The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-09-11
Loves Masquerade
A Dramatic Story of Love and Romance
 By IDAH MGLoNE GIBSON

"Jim," remarked Davis, reflective ly, to Clavering that evening at the club, that little tragic drama en- acted at Claire Adams grave this afternoon has given me a decidedly creepy feeling.
 There, at the head of the grave stood the man who had killed, her tears streaming down his face while he muttered: I didn't mean to dc it, Claire, I didn't mean to do It. Meanwhile, just few feet away, sit- ting far back in my coupe, sobbing. with tears also streaming down her face, was the wife of the man who was perhaps more to blame than the slayer.
 T was afraid some of the report CTS would learn that Doris was there but she insisted upon staying. As good luck would have it they didn't recognize either of us. I think they were too occupied by the services at the grave.
 "Jim," continued Davis, T will never again say that know anything about women-or that have the least Idea how any one of them will act under given circumstances
 T have seen Doris Glendening treat some old friend of Harry's with snobbish contempt. Yet here she was not only pitying her rival but seem- ingly to actually grieve for her.
 Poor thing, she exclaimed. Poor poor woman! I wonder if, where she is now. she is conscious of all this I wonder if she thinks 1t is worth while.
 G@ At,zI~ l. us poor women, John. She gives us usually much too adequate to fight against our physical inclinations; much too slow in battling with mag netic attraction, and much too stolid to really understand that the jingle and thrill of nervous tension usually presages danger"
 Great Scott, John," exclaimed d Clavering. T had no idea that Doris Gfendsning ever stopped to analyxe anything. If thought about her mind at all. thought she was too train-lazy to exercise 1t. If she had talked like that to Harry, she prob ably would have held him. You know he Is a shark for the woman who analyses and shows mind as well as good looks-and Doris is good looking"
 "She also has brain, Jim, although she has almost let 1t atrophy by her calm satisfaction in her own way of living her life. I hope this tragedy has knocked some of the pins out from under her ego and that there will be some sort of compromise patched up between Harry and her. self. You know habit is ono of the strongest forces in the world. Harry has the habit of Doris. if nothing else. although don't think he could ever be true to one woman"
 T have been wondering if Harry is going to pull out" interrupted Clavering. T still think that herc Is the logical place from which Harry Glendening ought to start on the great adventure.' Life can givs him no more thrills and from now on they will be fewer and milder.
 But Fate evidently has something yet in store for him on this earth, for he was decidedly better this aft ernoon. He was not delirious and seemed to realize everything that had happened, although he did not know that Mrs. Adams had been murdered. When told that she was dead he whispered to himself: It should have been l.
 When got to tho hospital, ~the first question he asked was: Do the doctors think I am going to pull through?' There was no particular eagerness In his voice as he asked