South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-27

takes so much OF my time"
Forgive me-" pleaded sincerely,
and believe that 1 had no thought
OF blame for you in my speech. II
simply occurred TO me that II Jack
had noticed DIR. Braithwaite's un-
usual interest in you he would be
very unlike other men if he weren't
Jealous"
Katherine put her hand over
mine in a loving little clasp.
Don't mind me-" said she, ire
mulously. I'm getting TO be a reg
ular vinegar cruet with all this
heavy enough for two women, al
though I'm glad and proud to be
entrusted with IT. And then Jack
is behaving like a regular bear. II
ne would get smashingly angry now
and then and he sunny in the mean
time 1 wouldn't mind so much. But
his face is like a tombstone all the
time, and ne has the most martyr
tied-to-the -stake-air.
do you know. Madge. really If I
thought that was his real tempera-
ment. and that he would be apt to
keep this sort OF thing up all our
lives, l don't believe I'd dare to
marry him, much as I love him.
Tell me, you have known Jack from
childhood, Is this sort of thing his
natural disposition"
"Why, No."
why, MOI" I stammered. anxi-
Gus TO put my brother-cousin in the
best light possible. and yet to tell
the truth concerning him. Hes
very intense. and has a most rigid.
almost Puritanical sense of right
and wrong, but I've never noticed
any jealousy in ,his nature 1 could
hardly judge Of that. though" I
added. for he wasn't in love with
me. We were brought up together
like brother and sister, you know"
am. afraid the words were not
conyincingly uttered. for even as
they left my lips my memory fash
ed back to the time when Jack had
come back from years work in the
wilds Of South America, not know
ing that l had been married dur
ing his absence. The impassioned
declaration of love long suppressed
which he had poured into my ears
at that memorable dinner we had
together. and the agony l had seen
on his face when / told him I was
married were not things TO be for
gotten.
Yet l had no qualms Of con-
science in telling Katherine that
Jack hadn't been in love with me,
for IL was my sincere belief he had
deceived himself rs 10 his affection
for me, that because of our long as
ISOLATION and the fact that he had
never known any other girls init
mately. he had imagined his heart
TO be broken when he found me
married. That his meeting with
Katherine had taught Jack his mis-
take quickly I had abundant evil
dence. But Wv eyes fell before the
knowledge In her eyes as she look
ed at me.
Isn't There Something"
It's good OF you to try to make
me believe that" she said, and
fancied there was just a tinge of
irony in her voice, but you see part
Of Jacks creed is that people who
are engaged should have no secrets
from each other, so he has told me
all about his suffering when he re-
turned and found you married"
Jacks overturned conscience
Will be the death of him some day"
| returned shortly. for / was really
very angry at my cousin for making
so untactful a revelation TO his little
fiancee And | can assure you that
he deceived himself as TO his feel
ing For instance, he was never
jealous of me. II wouldn't have
worried him if 20 principles had en-
trusted me with their most import
ant work.
And now / am going 10 send you
10 bed" I finished. rising and slip
ping my arm around her. You
need a good sleep more than any
thing else, and I'll warrant you'll
wake up thinking better of Jack. He
needs a good old-fashioned scoldinc
more than anything else. ina
| CINE, and / believe that I shall ad-
minister IL the next time ! see MIN
You are so good TO me. Madge. "
she said gratefully. Il am tired
but 1 don't know whether l shall bc
able 10 sleep or not. Tell me first.
/ dear. isn't there something trou-
bling YOU. too? Your face looked
strained tonight"
At her question there rushed over
me the full realization of my own
worries. my anxiety over the ter
rible predicament Of my father. my
terror OF Mrs. Allis, who. for all ]
! knew, might even now be lurking
! somewhere in the shadows outside
But there was no help which kath.
/ crime could give me.
Nonsense I returned with a.
/ dne an air Of nonchalance as
cou'o manage. I've no worrie.
that a good nights sleep won
cure"