The Washington herald., 1921-04-09

=
TION.
by the way, Nancy, who are
these Langwells with whom you
have been stopping?" asked Connie.
as the two women waited for Stan
ley and Maj. Desmond to come back
= to take them to dine.
Don't you remember Edith En-
dicott, who went to our boarding
school. / used to chum with her
otter you left. She married q
Chicago surgeon. ran across his
name quite by chance in the tele-
phone directory"
Not DR.. Frederick Barton Lang
well7" cried Connie, her eyes opened
zawfde.
-Do you know -him?" inquired
. Nancy in surprise.
do 1 know him?' repeated Con-
rie. well. no. don't know him
. personally, but I've heard . lot
= about him. He performed q very
difficult operation on a friend OF
mine once and she has never ceased
!. to talk about him Apparently. he
- left q greater scar on her heart
.athan he did on her body. Every
= body knows his reputation as q phi
landerer."
She turned to Nancy with suspi-
.1 cion in her eyes.
=, rHas he been making love to
.Sur''
slightly" laughed Nancy. The
amusing part of 1t Is that Edith
Ass asked me to encourage him. she
:. .rynlnks 1 will keep him away from
more dangerous affairs He Is one
OF my borrowed husbands. you see
Connie sprang to her feet.
Its monstrous" she declared en-
sh phaticaIIy. Perfectly monstrous!
-1I can't think what you mean in
permitting a man like Lansweh 70
fIrt with you. It's not playing the
ram.- Nancy, as you assured Gerry
e you'd play it,
~ 1-wny not?" demanded Nancy.
> Indignantly. 'I told Gerry I would
20 about only with the husbands
of my friends, and Langwen is the
husband of the girl have always
been very fond of. I'm really doing
her favor in helping to divert
: her husband"
But Langwell isn't safe.
"Poof! I'm not afraid. Who
wants safety always? Besides, he's
really q child to manage. Edith
has muifed IL by being in love with
him You can't be a successful wife
and . loving wife at the same
time"
Connie brushed aside her argu-
ments-
"of course you'll 60 back to New
York with me at once!" she an
nounced.
Nancy opned her eyes in amaze
ment-
az. - A.u.zs. H.
faintest idea of going back to New
York now. In the first place,
there's no reason why / should: in
the second place. promised Edith
I'd stay; and in the third place,
!, have no place to live since Peggy
Lewis moved her in-laws into my
apartment"
you'll stay with me. Of course" T"
said Connie decisively. II really
need you This charity bazaar is
taking up most of my evenings. and
Curtis hates to. dine alone"
'So?" said Nancy. I'm to cease
diverting one husband and begin
diverting another. Well. Connie,
think. IL you don't mind. I'd rather
be a diversion in Chicago than in
: New York. That Is not meant as a
= disparaging remark against either
= husband It's merely a matter OF
personal whim."
TT you don't come back with
me-" said Connie, deliberately, 81
= shall send a message to Gerry tell
ing him that you are in danger. ]
feel that my friendship owes him
tfat much"
IF you darer" cried Nancy with
fsshing eyes. DO you think I'm a
ehfld to be ordered about In this
< fashion? Ever since Gerry has beer
: away I've been a slave to my
friends. I have no life OF my own
at all. any more I've less con-
= liberation than> the old-fashioned
Z spinster. wish Gerry were back
= she declared dehantly. "I didn't ex-
pect to say that for many months
yet But do wish it, wish Il
with all my heart"
Z tcspyrisht, 1871. BY wheeler Syndicate, Inc. }