The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1919-12-09
Confessions
of a Bride
Copyrighted. 1919. by the News
paper Enterprise Association
non DECLARES HIS AZTEC.
TONS ARE INTENDED
FOR ME ALONE

'Vf HhtfF ~
III TONS ARE INTENDED
] FOR ME ALONE
III you are not for ccrtels. then
I you are not for any mani To save
YOU from that. I've got 20 put UP a
pretty good Imitation OF sick man.
my darlingr' whispered my husband.
And 80. for n time. we discussed In.
Innate things. altho IL was urgent
that we should plan a way To oh.
cape from the hacienda. We contin-
ued. however. 10 swap experienceH--
our hopes ana our dreads--as true
lovers always do when they are at
last rcoonciled after they have been
divided by jcaioumics which hurt No
much worse. sometimes. than the
sting OF death.
| 1T was tcrribie--tny suspense
there in the cave was awful. Bob
dariingr' | said piliowing his dear
head upon my heart II expected
that I. your wife. would see you
complete the conquest you had un.
dertnkcnr'
''How--complcteT" Bob asked in a
tone OF sincere wonder.
II e1pected--that would so~ you
| from my dark corncr~-clasp Kath.
crime Miller 20 your heart--and iiAs
herr murmured.
| was rather ashamed 10 make the
confcsaion-and awfuily anxious.
nevertheless. 10 hear what Bob
/ would may I was only In the first
I stage OF reconciliation with Bob
a stage which every Jealous wife will
recognize. was Wild 20 believe in
/ him--and yet | was driven 10 nag
I nag-nag him--to make him ms un.
/ happy as possible. aH a fair payment
that he must make for his fling"
We'll. I didn't kiss her. did II"
l Bob exclaimed triumphantiy.
"No-you didn't--but for weeks
past you would have done 80 gladly
If ever you had had an oppor-
tunityr' ! went on cxeltedly.
mol You're mistaken. my dear
Didn't prove that there In the
. bandits lairr''
Bob Lorimrr. be honest- er-
claimed. You know as well AZ 7 do
that for weeks and months you've
been following an unholy pun IN
Katherine Aiiiicr'H direction. You
know that that pun brought you
down into this awful country and
landed you-and meas prisoners
In this extremely unsafe old ha-
cirnda-'
You expect me 20 hdnit--aii
thatT'' asked my husband.
Il don't expect you to admit any.
thing" answered "You'ii never al.
NIT that I have had n single ground
for uusplcion' Evidence In a wife'r
handH--that In the only power a wife
ever has TO get AZ tho truth about n
mans disloyaity-transient--or the
other klndr'
Bob looked At me adrniringiy.
Jane. you've 70, some brains or
you never would have found out
that ny applying your brains 10
me. my dear. do you ind that i've
a poiyKamoua strnin7-
IL dor' I struggled 20 get the
hard words out; THAT way-most
men - suppose are--arr all
ALI lker' uobDed.
Then I waited for Rob 20 reply
10 deny what said. but hn was
silent Few men would have had
much 20 say 20 that charge. sup.
pose. ! had 10 so on torturing my.
self while tried to torture him.
''Dearr' ! whispered. 81 honestly
think could stand q, if-if you were
Toto fall In love with another
woman--in nm ideal way"
what awful rot you're talking
Jane Lorimcrr' My husbands voice
rose in Indignation and had 20 put
a warning finger on his lips. Neither
Certeis nor ono Of his servants must
be permitted TO gucsa that Bob WINS
Ehamming n sickness.
Rot. call g." h. protested
Absurd nonsensel A. long M you're
my wife couldn't give any other
woman--an atom OF 'ideaf lovel
Quite something else, I assure you"
My rcjoindcr was more hysteria.
"Cut tho tears. darlingi And cut
TINT now idea about sacrificing your.
self for possible rtvail Oh. know
lite rather n fad---isn't it7--for m
oidish wife 90 retire with her dignity
and an income-when husband
over middle age tires OF her and
fang In love with a girl It's n fad
~ this rotten sre--and false as--as
the emotion the old duffor thinks he
fecla for the girl Anyway, Jane.
you're too young for the part Here
kiss me again.
Il win not klss you while 7 feel
likc thisl 7 am not too young 10
rive you up 10 some genuine aff"c
ton for worthy woman But this
primitive elemental stuff--this lure
~ physical beauty-lilso that of
Katherine Mlllcr--why. Boh-didn't
you expect u would get on my
nerves. II you didn't, you took a
mighty long chnncer'
ITO Re Continued