South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-09-14
Revelations of a Wife
Their Second Honeymoon
BY ADEI Z GARRISON
by ADELE GARRISON.

I toiittA iiilib marry Cllltl " OCu III
nocence Of the personal plots
against my peace OF mind it must
Z have vanished as 1 saw the horror
7 depicted on his face when the idea
that might suspect him first
dawned upon him.
| II might be acting. but if it were
his emotion was so skilfully stimu-
/ lated it would have taken person
much more experienced than ! TO
! detect il. But / was sure that It
wasn't acting. 1 fastened TO re-
| assure him.
If l had thought you had any
/ thing 70 do with those 2nonymous
clippings l should hardly be telling
/ you about them" / said quietly
A look of relief flashed into his
eyes.
Thank you" he said earnestly.
But the wrath still fingered in his
| eyes. wrath which was certain had
/ a definite object He bent his eyes
on the table. tracing vague lines or
the cloth with his fork, and | saw
/ that he was bordering something
deeply.
Look here" he said suddenly
/ glancing up, and there was a world
of panied humiliation in his eyes.
| you've given me a confidence and
I'm going TO give you one. And
I'm not going to exact any promise
of secrecy either. I'd advise you
not to tell old Dicky about it, but
II might be worth while TO confide in
/ Lii, who Is the one BEST bet for you
to tie 10. But I'll leave that 10 your
own judgment"
Il will not abuse the confidence -
l said quietly.
Harry UndcrwoOd'S Promise
1t gave me an eerie sort of feel,
ing to hear this man speak Lillian's
name in such a confident, friendly
fashion after offering her the su.
\ preme insult a husband can give e
wife-caddish desertion for another
woman. But l put the emotion
down. 1 felt sure that Lillian would
approve what 1 had accomplished
so far Harry Underwood was on
the brink Of a confidence, which, I
felt sure. concerned Grace Draper.
1t might eventually lead to the
knowledge of the plots against the
country. in which Lillian was SO
confident Grace Draper was in
volved.
This hellish business is an abso-
lutte surprise TO me-" Harry Under
wood began slowly. But notwith-
standing that. L think 1 know who
is responsible for it, and l think you
/ know the person 1 mean"
He stopped looked at me fixedly.
and there must have been something
almost hypnotic in the gaze, for my
| lips moved, involuntarily, and
breathed the name 1 had no inten-
ton of mentioning directly to him
Grace Draper?"
Exactly" ne returned. "and a
lucky thing it is that you happened
to tell me this today. 'Au revoir for
two weeks that thing said, didn't
ito"
1 bowed my head in assent
And you said the two weeks are
/ almost up" he unused. We'll, I'll
have my work cut out for me to
keep her from any more beastly
tricks like that, but 1 give you
my word that I'll keep her i'm order
for a while at least"
My lips and tongue were parched.
feverish with suspense. 1t WASH /
the letters themselves. but the aw-
ful uncertainty concerning my ia
Their their contents breathed that
| primarily had brought me 10 this
tea room with Harry Underwood.
And so far l had learned nothing
\ The promise TO keep Grace Draper
| from further annoying me was re
I assuring enough in its way. but il.
/ didn't relieve my most poignant an
Xiety. l looked up at the man op-
I pOsite me pleadingly
others Came To Lunch.
is there nothing you can tell me
about my fathers fate2'' 1 asked
/ Across his face fitted an expires
sion which 1 couldn't fathom. Il
might be pain, remorse, fright
! Whatever it was. it was gone in an
instant, and he bent toward me. nj
I usual courtly imperturbable self
Dear child" he said Il wish
knew the truth concerning your IA
Their. Where he is now 1 haven't
the faintest idea. or whether he's
alive or dead. But one thing / do
+ know, although l am practically
taking my life in my hands by tell
ing you. The woman that sent you
. those letters believes his fate L,
+ have been what she pictured 10 you
/ But / know, what she doesn't. thai
F he escaped from just such a peri
as she outlined. So you need pay
/ no attention TO the anonymous clip
pings"
The truth flashed upon me in an
/ instant. revealed by that subconsci-
Gus self Of mine. which Lillian de
/ clares 20 be almost clairvoyant. Tn,
/ man across the table had been in.
trusted with the fate Of my father
/ by the terrible organization IL
\ which Grace Draper must hold G
place. and with which he. too. mus
be connected. Instead OF carrying
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