South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-31
WHAT HARRY UNDERWOOD
THREATENED AND MADGE
COTNTERFD.

There was no escaping Harry Tn
derwood's !nsistence. He had made
Up his mind 20 learn everything
knew concerning D.cky's escaDade
tho newspaper account OF which
had sent him hurEying 20 Join me-
and knew os Old the fl-illty Of try
ing % thrwart him once ne had set
his vii! 20 functloning instead Of
aubordlnating u 20 his INDECENT .ner-
ia as Re so often did.
Yes, Dicxy wired me this morn.
ing" I answered. and with the words
realized that I had not uttered them
With tho reluctance 7 had imagined
I would feel.
Indeed. / was 4 jscovering that de-
spite my usual aversion 20 Harry
Underwood I was distinctly glad 90
sec him upon this occasion. I had
felt very lonely and bewildered,
especially a. I cherished the queer.
resentful feeling that meeting my
husband after what had happened
would be like meeting some one
strange 20 me And the advent Of
so douEhty a champion as Harry
Underwood hearteued me more than
would have been willing TO admit.
Wired. eh2 I'll bet he did
When ne saw those newspapers this
morning. III wager my last collar
button that he made better time to
the telegraph office running than
any airplane flight he ever did That
boy Just naturally spread himself
and few What did ne saw"
laughed for the first cime since
had seen the newspapers. Mr. I'm
derwood shot a keen glance at me,
and I caught shadowing his eyes
something which IS rarely seen I'm
them. an expression Of plying ten
derness such as one gives a grieved
child
That's right" he said heartily.
"Im glad the old clown hasn't for
gotten his bag Of tricks. You need
a laugh or two today It's the only
way for you TO treat this little
spreading OF The Dicky-bird's wings.
sure would like TO have been there
when the old boy first lamped the
newspapers this morning. After I'd
given him the thrashins he needs
I'd have had the laugh Of my life
But all this is beside the point
What did he wire you2"
Madge Repeats the Telegram.
"He asked me TO disregard the
newspaper reports. saying they were
greatly exaggerated" replied slow
" land that the situation was the
fault OF no one but busybodies. And
he asked me 70 come TO him at.
once. because Miss Foster and he
need me-"
had not intended 70 detail all Of
Dicky's telegram. but Harry Under
woods piercing black eyes were like
probes. and had given il all before
I realized II. ] must have sounded
unconsciously in my last words the
resentful bitterness which was mine
AZ Dickys sending for me because
Claire Foster needed me. for there
followed instantly an explosive vol |
iey OF words from Mr.. Underwood.
Curse the Dicky-bird'S impu-
dence. anyhow he exlaimed. and
his face was dark with anger. ITO
ask you"-he stressed the pronoun
ITO come up there and subject
yourself 10 the stares and comments /
OF lot OF blasted old tabby cats. in /
order TO protect "A girl who hadn't I.
any more sense than 90 get herself /
into a scrape Ike this-just wait till
I see His Nlbs Hell get what's
coming 20 him once in his life. or
my fist hasn't lost its punch. that's /
all"
"Just Like All Women"
Now. while I knew that much OF /
this was only Harry UnderwoOd's /
meIo-dranatfc way OF expressins 4
disapprOval, yet there was the ring
OF enough truth IN Il to affect me in F.
a most curious way For instead of
being grateful and pleased az h!sl