Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1920-01-10
Bob Declares His Affections Are In
tended for Me Alone
Co1Z14hhed 1919 By tho

GOD declares HIS AffeCttonS Are In
tended for Me Alone
If you are not for Certeis, then yoti
are not for any man. To save you
from that, I've got to put up a pretty
good imitation of sick man, my dar-
| ling" whispered my husband. And
SO, for a time. we discussed intimate
/ things. although it was urgent that we
| should plan n way to escape from the
hacienda. We continued. however, to
swap eXperienceS-our hopes and our
dreads-as true lovers always do when
1 they are at last reconciled after they
have been divided by jealousies which
/ hurt so much worse. sometimes, than
| the sting of death.
1t was terrible my suspense there
i'm the cave was awful. Bob darling.
| said pillowing his dear head upon
my heart Il expected that I. your
wife, would see you complete the con-
quest you had undertaken"
How complete?' Bob asked in u
tone of sincere wonder.
Il expected-that / would see you
from my dark corner-clasp Kath-
crime Miller to your heart-and kiss
her." / murmured.
/ was rather ashamed to make the
confession and awfully anxious,
nevertheless. to hear what Bob would
say. / was only in the first stage of a
reconciliation with Bob-a stage which
every jealous wife will recognize. i
was wild to believe in him-and yet I
was driven TO nag-nag-nag him-to
make him as unhappy as possible, as a
fair payment that he must make for
his fling"
We'll. I didn't kiss her. did 70" Bob
exclaimed triumphantly.
"No-you didn't--but for weeks past
you would have done so gladly-ff ever
you had had an opportunity" I went
on excitedly.
mo- You're mistaken, my dear,
Didn't 7 prove that, there in the ban
dts Lair
Bob Lorimer. be honest!" 1 ex-
claimed. You know as we'll as I do
that for weeks and months you've been
following unholy pull in Katherine
Miller's direction. You know that that
pull brought you down into this awful
country and landed you-and meas
prisoners in this extremely unsafe old
hacienda"
You expect me to admit--all that?"
asked my husband.
II don't expect you to admit any
thing" / answered. You'll never adj
NIT that I have had a single ground for
suspicionl Evidence in a wifes hands
that is the only power wife ever
has to get at the truth about mans
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. or the other
kind,"
Bob looked at me admiringly.
Jane, you've got some brains or you
never would have found out that BY
applying your brains to me. my dear,
do you find that I've polygamous
STRAIN"
do I do!v L struggled TO get the
hard words out. That way-most
men-I suppose are are all -
a Iii -kei" / sobbed.
Then I waited for Bob to repIy-to
deny what I said. but he was silent.
Few men would have had much to say
to that charge, / suppose / had to go
on torturing myself while / tried to
torture him.
'Dear." / whispered. II honestly
think | could stand it Tiff you were
TOTO fall in love with another woman
lin an ideal wayl'
What awful rot you're talking, Jane
Lorimer!" My husbands voice rose ~
indignation and had to put "A warnin
finger on his lips. Neither Certeis nor
one of his servants must be permitted
to guess that Bob was shamming a
sickness.
Rot. call it," he protested "Ah-