South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-05-04

There was 50 little in my own life
taat cared 70 face.
Bob and remained in MS
fathers house all week. Chrys'
nurses were splendid. but we agreed
that she might become conscious
very suddenly. and should that hap
pen, It was important that she find
some familiar face near.
So / took the night watch Bob
was busy with his fathers affairs
and with Morrison who believed ne
had found a clew 10 the gems.
saw little OF my husband except at
the table where the conversation
was limited 10 our late adventure.
10 "elews." and 20 ChTys' condition,
Katherine Miller had gone home
the day after the discovery and the
loss or the royal rings and things.
More than once I let myself think
that she might know something
about the inside job" but / real
lied that I was almost willfully un-
just.
The tawny-haired beauty was
never out OF my mind. AS / sat by
Chrys' bed. my thoughts went round
Bob and Katherine.
At no angle id I find them torler-
able. But I did not refer 10 them
when Bob and met
Spence proposed hypnosis TO raise
Chrys from her trance but postponed
the execution Of his plan from day
10 day. Since Chrys was not suffer
ing from her long slumber. ne would
give nature a chance TO solve her
own mystery.
This decision being announced, .
Bob came TO me with.
Jane. let's go home tonight"
Il am not uot-goin back-to /
your home!"
You're not-your'e mott don't +,
understand you. Jane" Rob came I
toward me but 1 raised a forbidding /.
palm.
You never try to understand /
me" I replied. "YCu take a great /
deal of pains to understand a woman /
with red hair!''
Jane. Janet You're unreason- /
able! You've no right to be bitter," /
"Oh yes. / have" I ragged. I'm /
bitter because I've found out at last I
where you've been spending your
spare time. 1t wasn't a nice discOv- /.
cry I guessed YOU were with Kath- /.
erIne-I told you that. weeks ago. |
But how could how could 1 i'm
agine-everything?
81 you're so good atFguessing, why (
don't you guess something plausible /
Because / know your advanced
TO 'tqf fl
and wives-abou. the right OF man
10 be human and to have his frank, .
honest friendships with women rs
with men! Well, you've been frank .
enough with Katherine. no doubt,
but you haven't been honest with .
me-" Thus / lashed my husband and .
scourged myself And according 20
your precious selfish theory
haven't any right to be bitter! Bob II
you've made your choice. In many
a time of your need have I given
you my strength. my uplift. my
peace. But these are forgotten
when a pretty girl calls YOU. But
there's one thing, Bob, that I've
never surrendered my right to leave
you"
Jane ne WOA0 Neh9 I'M 49,
moan of a sick man.
heaped my hurt and my wrath
upon my husband: II
bob, you're going 10 be an ola I.
man some day. Not unu3 then Will +.
Won realize that the love / gave you \
was fine and high. Now you want
change and YOU find it in a silly
woman's smile. For that, you we \
treated me shabbily. But when
von're old. youIl realize that your
wife was fine and honest and brave \
an fdeahst who set YOU apart from
all other men.' n
,.Isne, Jane," Bob groaned. Il
ms never as good as you thought
when you married me. i am "o' '9
had as you think me now
Rut I. the wife who had kept silent
for 50 long. had no mercy
you always said that YOU would
tell me when our love ceased 10 nave +
a meaning for you. could have
made the supreme sacrifice for truth 4.
even for that truth could nave
,-o,a away in silence. If you had .
Lant our love fine and high, until
. ended could have slipped out .
of vour life. when my hour was
49, could have let you SO 20 an
other woman # you loved her. But
!, e for your half-truths and eva 4.
stons YOUR intent 20 give me half
and make me take 30 for the whole. f.
that suffer. That Is the common .
MANS common way and I suffer be-
cause YOU have made II your way! 4.
fell to weeping. Bob cried, +.
s.Tone' Janet" But he did not come II
~ comfort me. After a little while /.
7 grew calm enough 10 ask:
Are YOU not going 20 explain -
II cannot tell you anything you \
will not misinterpret in this mood.
You don't trust met
Bob walked ont OF the room.
So Bob aud I had quarreled! He .
had left meVinsa hun!
II was unthinlSable!
was furious with him. with my
SELF was Inundated. We who .
nretended 20 be sane well-poised.
seIs-controlled. had actually ex-
changed hot words like angry school 4.
childrenl
Life il such "A miserable fuss
ahout nothing" I walled 10 myself
maj night. in the great bedroom in F.
the grand house OF the Hon. James
-. Lorimer.
To that room had come as q
bride There I had slept while my
husband was with the 4. r. 7. But .
dfd not sieep that night.