South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-07

known the sweet revenge" my ruse
TO prevent her posing for Dicky had
brought upon my head l am very
sure she would have "crinkled up
her eyes" IN Katie's parlance. more
than ever and enjoyed hearty
laugh at my discontinue
! felt decidedly like the scriItural
person who had "digged a pit" for
another and promptly fallen him
self therein. / had played upon
Dickys obstinacy. which I so well
know, until ne had smilingly re-
fused Miss Deans wish to pose for
a magazine cover. And then, while
still secretly .eIated over my tri-
umph he had punctured my COM
placence with the revelation that ne
needed Grace Draper sorely for
some illustrations. and that II she
were out of prison he would employ
her again.
Better q thousand Bess Deans in
Dicky's studio. thought. with 8
whimsy born OF my panic. than the
one woman who had so injured me-
who still held for me, / well knew.
! a malignant hatred. That Dicky was
! ignorant Of the virulence of her
| feeling toward me I fully realized.
/ had never told him Of that first
attempt of hers 20 drag me down
1 into the sea when We were swim
ming together. for I felt bound by
/ the Eledge Lillian and 1 had given
I her at that time. And I knew also
/ that Dicky's easy-going irresponsi-
l. ~
/ girls other evil deeds with the same
| stern Judgment that Lillian and I
/ gave her. \ man can forgive much
4 TO woman whose deeds are rooted
| In a mad passion for himself. and
I il was that-to do her Justice
which had led Grace Draper in the
/ beginning into the horrible course
she had pursued.
/ That the latent possibilities for
l evil in the girl were unusual how
/ ever, Lillian and 7 had also known
/ with an insight which Dicky lacked
! utterly. / surmised that he consid-
cred her very largely a victim Of
; circumstances. and feared hat he
would actually carry out his fan
| tastic suggestion and employ her
/ again as a model of something did
not intervene
Dicky had forgiven Harry Under
I wood and had admitted him to intl-
I mate friendship again after that
! dastardly attempt 10 wreck his air
/ plane. which Grace Draper had in
/ stigated. j knew that owing to the
/ loyalty of her associates she had
/ been saved from proof Of completely
] in that crime. and ] feared that if
! she ever saw Dickv she would
I have no difficulty i'm persuading him
\ of her innocence. He would be no
I less lenient, 7 knew. TO the girl who
| loved him so m8dly than TO the man
\ who had atoned for his treachery
! by wounds and the risk of death.
My brain worked swiftly in that
! moment of panic Dicky was as vet
/ ignorant of the fact that Grace
/ Draper was actually at liberty in
/ stead of in prison. 1 must let no
muscle of my face. no tremOr If
/ speech bet4ay my knowledge And
( 1 must go 10 Lillian as soon as
possibly could She was the only
person who could helI me in this
Z dilemma.
/ airded my brain for action as
I heard Dicky's next words.
strikes me YOU aren't quite as
| enthusiastic over the Draper as YOU
were a minute or two over Miss
Dean. me gibed, and I wondered
/ AT The volatile nature of this hus-
! band of mine. who could forget so
t easily the reasons 1 had for fearing
: and hating Grace Draper. But
| YOU needn't lose any sleep over it.
I The poor devil is planted for some
1 years TO come. BY the time she gets
I out of that prison shell only be fit
] to serve as a model for knitting
I woman OF the French revolution.
I It's "a shame, too. that beauty such
as she had should have to fade in
/ prison The artists and art editors
/ ougnt 20 start a parade or some
\ thing 90 free her. I'd carry "a ban
| ner myself. But ] suppose you'd
/ Richard"
His mothers voice hoated down
! The stairs with the commanding
\ note i'm it which Dicky always recOg-
I DizeS as "a summons TO her room.
/ often il has irritated me, for she
{ .-r'-o~ consider any convenience
I but her own i'm summoning him,
I~l often interrupts our CONVERSE
/ ion when il Is most annoying. But
/ / welcomed il now with inward ex-
/ Iltatiou even though knew It
( prcsaeed complaint 10 Dicky
l about my refusal 10 give up my
/ trunk for the trip south.
Eyes, mother, I'll be up directly"
I he said dutifully. and in another
minute / was free 10 telephone Lii
/ liam I knew that I did not dare
/ do il in the house. however, and L
/ flew i'm search Of my father
Father. dear" / said breathless-
4 ly when I found him Something
/ has come up which makes IL inn
/ perative that I see Lillian tonight.
/ hut DiCky mustn't susT ect that 7
/ wish TO go. Will you please go TO
/ the nearest phone ont OF the house
and ask Lillian 10 call me here.
I making some excuse 10 summon me