South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-30
Adele GdrriSon'S New
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
THEIR SECOND HONEYMOON"

any one outside 10 locate the posi-
ton of those within the room.
Are you hurt. Madge ?" he de
manded anxiously, looking me over
carefully. while Robert Savarin and
the Durkees rushed anxiously over
70 US. From the stairs came the
sound of footsteps. Iillian's. cropping
her way hurriedly down, guided only
by the dim light from the hall above.
AM Katie's shrill scream, mingled
with Jim's deeper exclamation from
the kitchen signalled their excited
rush into the living room.
Not a bit," l gasped. Are you 20
had hard work getting the words
out. for my lips were stiff. My knees
were trembling also, so that 1 sat
down as quickly as l could in the
nearest chair. But fortunately I
was able to disguise my nervousness
so that in the confusion no one no.
ticed il.
me! oh. sure! I'm MORALLY
wounded Dicky returned, trying to
laugh, but making rather a dismal
failure OF IT,
ANh9 sup that anu tell me
exactly what happened" demanded
Lillian, who had come into the room
l saw with a little thrill of pleasure
that il was the old Lillian back
again, the imperious, brainy woman.
who, whenever there was need for
her dominated the situation.
Il don't know exactly" returned
Dicky, who, 1 have learned, general
ly masks intense nervousness or ap-
lprehension with fippancy. Here is
the scenario. Wife and l talking
peacefully in hall. Shadows sill
houetted on glass of hall door. Sud
denly crash of glass. pistol shot, bull
let goes behind Madge into wall.
Person outside probably bad shot"
slow DO You Know"
Il wouldn't be too sure of that"
returned Lillian quietly. Its rather
difficult matter to fire at shadows
But don't you think you men would
better slip out the back door and
make sure that the woman isn't still
lurking somewhere about? I'm
pretty sure she isn't, she probably
beat il as soon as she fired the pistol.
but il won't do any harm to satisfy
yourselves"
The four men, Robert Savarin. Al
fred Durkee, my husband and Jim.
looked rather sheepishly at each
other, and then fastened out tc
search the grounds. knew that
they were all a bit chagrined that
they had waited to have the way to
action pointed out by a woman. and
L suspected that Dicky was at least
a bit irritated also. and wondered
secretly if Lillian. forceful and bril-
liant as she was, might not at times
carry her propensity for managing
/ things bit too far. 1t was a Ger
tainty that one of the men would
have thought of the necessity of
searching the grounds before very
long, and IL appeared 10 me for the
moment that il would have been
better if Lillian had waited for their
suggestion.
I think Mrs Durkee shared nv
feeling to an even greater degree
for there was a touch of asperity in
her manner as she turned to Lillian.
How do you know il was wom-
an who fired the shot ?" she demand
ed.
A wave of conjunction for my
critical thought of my friend rolled
over me l saw Lillian start and flush
in embarrassm at Mrs. Durkee's
tone. With her quick perception she
saw at once the reason for the other
woman's disapproval, and / knew
/ her well enough to recognize the
/ humiliation that came TO her with
the suspicion that she had been too
officiOus in sending the men out
doors. After all, said TO myself
there is but one Lillian Underwood
in the world, and there have been SC
many situations which she was
forced 10 dominate because there
was no one else 20 do il. that she
might surely be forgiven for a little
excess OF authority under the stres.
OF excitement
Robert Savarin Speaks.
She was standing by the lounge
where I sat, and I put up my hanc
and drew her down beside me as
answered Mrs. burke for her.
1T was a woman's face that littl,
Marion saw looking in upon her. anc
there is a woman who has a griev
ance against me and has threatened
me with revenge"
Lillian frightened her grasp upor
my hand, and I knew she under
stood my unexpressed champion
ship.
"A woman threatened you! How
perfectly thrillingi When? Where
You must tell me about it,"
was in a quandary. I did no
feel like relating Mr.. Savarin's pri
vate affairs TO Mrs. Durkee. and We
this thing had happened while sh
was my guest, and I had 10 give he
some explanation. l was cattishI
feminine enough 10 wish 70 tell he
! Just as little as possible. for Will
had mentally criticised Lillian my
self l was inconsistent enough 70 re
sent Mrs. Durkee's antagonistic AZ
8 titude toward her.
While we were in the Catskills.
comprehended. "a woman who wa
! staying al the Cosgrove farmhous
, with Us tried 20 steal the collectio
OF Mr.. Savarin's paintings owned b
, his sister. Mrs. Cosgrove. / happen
ed 10 overhoar her plan and was bl