South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-12

ought 90 know Dicky well
enough by this time not 20 be wor-
red by his flashes Of jealous temper,
but there was something in the lei
ness OF his tone 20 Mr.. Drake and
the black look he gave me as l fin
iShed my farewell 10 the brilliant Sc
cIet service man that chilled my
spirits when the two men had gone
out 10 the car which Dicky was 10
drive to the station.
That I was an excellent candidate
for a lunatic asylum / well knew.
but l could not get out OF my mind
tales Of automobiles driven by jeal-
oCs husbands being driven INTO stone
walls and turned over in bitches,
seemingly by accident. Suppose
DIcky-
brought myself to with a bitter
gibe at my melodramatic folly. and
7 tried 10 let no hint OF the anxiety 7
could not help feeling cloud my at
tention 10 my guests. But when the
few minutes necessary for Dicky's
trip 10 the station and return length
er cd first into an hour and then into
two I had to exert all my will power
TO listen attentively 10 the plans of
my former principal and the woman
he loved. plans whispered tremulous-
~ TO me by Alice Holcombe when
she lad come upstairs into my room
TO put on her wraps.
I'VE shall not see each other for
almost "a year" she said. Kenneth
is 10 begin over again in a far away
town. accepting the offer Of an old
college friend who found him in his
trouble. and / am TO keep on here
lJItil the school year ends. We both
viii feel then that we have not rob
bed that poor dead woman Of the
outward Difference which is all we
can pay her-and then-oh. my
dear, IS il wicked TO be so happy"
/ I kissed her and assured her Of the
I absolute rightness of her bliss, but
/ all the time my heart was frantically
lquerying What has become Of my
/ husband2"
! / was not 10 receive an answer 20
7 my query that night. however. ]
called a taxi for Alice HOlcumbe, my
father conducted Kenneth Stock
bridge 20 the guest room assigned
him, and I busted myself for a few
moments with ostentationus indiff-
erenCe i'm arran giuE the chairs in or
DERBY fashion. Lillian. evidently
busy with her own thoughts, paid
no attention TO me for awhile then
/ / saw her look at me searchingly.
! Let me give YOU your mother-in-
/ laws advice. Madge." she said.
Don't be seven kinds of an idiot
! just because YOU know how"
/ flushed and stammercd, but be
fore l could answer a low knock
sounded at the door leading from
, the hall. and when / opened it, Jim
stood there. fumbling his cap. his
I honest face embarrassed.
Mr.. Graham said ma'am. that
after the company was gone I was
( 20 tell you that he had been sudden
/ ly called away and that he wouldn't
/ be back tonight"
THANK YOU jim" I said calmly,
: but when I had shut the door I
turned TO Lillian panjc-striclen
/ what does il mean / said wilG-
Z ~.
Lillian walked over 70 mo. took me
( by the shoulders and shook me.
1T means simply that Dic5y has
taken one OF his Jealous tantrums
aeaiu-Allen Drake certainly did his
4 level best to help him along tonight
and YOU didn't. exactly hand Allen
the frozen face. did yOu2 And il will
take him a day or two to get over
it,"
Then YOU don't think"
That DiclSy has sp-pr-rung with
his hated rival over the nearest
cl-cliff." Lillian burleSqued NO. /
don't. and If I were you Ia either