The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-05
Revelations
OfU Wife
CHAPTER IL.
How Lii Managed to Save the Evening.
BY ADELE GARRISON.

How Lii Managed to Save the Evening.
Whatever her other faults may be,
LILLIAN Gale is a tower of strength in
an emergency. I discovered this fact
when Katie, my maid of all work, ut
tered frightened little cry at the
lsight of Mr.. Lester coming through the
ldoor and then stood, like a statue of
In,,-slaring at him.
quick, unosIes- standing at my Side
MRS. Lester in your room quickly she
moved swiftly to Katie's side. Dickv
salo aIterward that she muttered:
| Hush! Come with me-" with which
LII propelled Katie to the kitchen, was
regular third-act-to- the-rescue stuff 7
could not see what she was doing
however, for l was too busy trying to
obey her whispered injunction.
1t was hard task, however n,
course, l had to wait until Dicky had !
introduced me to both Mr.. and Mrs
Lester. AS l murmured the conven-
tionai things and started to escort NV
guest to my room. Harry Underwood
barred the way.
Nay, nay, my child, you do not pass |,
me this way without a word or Iool I;
tnat may CHERISH he said. grandiIo- Il
quently to my guest.
mrs. Lester dimpled and eigled. Is
on awful man. I'm not going to /
talk to you at all tonight. Frank savs &
you are bad man for little girls 70 10
KNOW" eiS 10 r
Piease unsay them croo-el words - h
1e Durlesqued, and then turned to me n
= ne saw me trying to draw Mrs. Les
er toward my room. s.
Ana, my proud beauty: YOU do no, RI
IKE 10 near me make pretty speeches If
E.
-et." ' pi4uei
He bowed mockingly, and reached e
- oWH room with Mrs. Lester. As ! s,
losseo the threshold I drew a deer gt
reatn or relief. The danger of an
npleasant scene was over Ka+;o No.. CT
aIe IN the kitchen, where. if I eauped m
lrs. Underwood's powers correctly. She tie
ouio soon be reduced to sanity. wbiIeI
y guest, all unsuspecting. as I honed sa
as removing her wraps. tn
VI course l had grasped the sienifj- lvo
nee OF katie's frightened cry. 7 re-
fmpered the night she first came To ter
y LOT me, her terror at sight of De
my, ana ner sudden flight. We had
pusnt ner back, and Dicky had ne;
ieneo that the reason she was in or
sn rear of him was on account Of
.imoney he had given her with which
toay bill. When she was maid Of
work in the bachelor apartment
wen Dicky and three other artists
sleo she had disappeared with thei
ney and he had never seen her again. [
~ ne met her in our apartment {
memory of her broken words of
eArhation Of har fight came back TO
u know when you left that morn
nheester Lestaire, he was paintinrI
~ Wen. Meester Graham, 1 always |
sogiri In old country and here. |
50 confession. always keep good }
an Lestaire, he kiss me, say badl :
~ 20 me. He frighten me. / afraid
= ny, never be good girl. So I
uieeck away. I never dare GOMEZ
oac Dot Meester Lestaire, he oneI z
oadn. one devil" 2
curse. "Lestaire," was Lesterf ri
naulught nothing of the coincidence
oI rs until Katie's cry had thrown
: Iisgnt upon the situation.
ed at Mrs. Lester. who for 1
una had heard and seen NOTHING
Snes pretty creature. birdI;La Y.
N hmallness ard daintiness and Al
cnirpy brightness. 1 judged n
Id. mentality about equalled theI
;ahH a sparrow. but I admitted
liso the fact did not detract from
her sctiveness.
SnS the sort OF women to be-
'rote to be cherished She was the,
oVlnnocent, helpless. And her hus- gam
'auo amused himself by persecut-