Evening star., 1922-04-09

her poor choice of swains. that artful
creature merely arched her eyebrows
at him and shook a playful finger.
"Oh, you naughty old darling" said
Kitty, with a dissmulation which she
had never suspected in herself. You
go out every day playing golf with
that charming widow. as the men call
her, and you get cross if I so much
as chat once with Ray Lowrie-and
I've known him all my life. and he's
just as harmless as he can be. Don't
be dog in the manger, Duddie." And
she dropped kiss on the top of his
head by way of punctuation to her
speech.
But though she carried it off very
we'll. her heart was heavy and she
had grave doubts of her chances of
success. 1t was Alice who strength
ened her. She was struck with ad-
miration when Kitty rehearsed the
conversation. You're simply Won
derful. Kitty" she declared, land /
am positively. dead sure that you are
estly think that I'd urge you to go on
with it if l were noto Don't you
think ] want you and Dudley to be
happy again? You ought TO be
pleased that he was so angry about
Ray talking to you-it shows that he
ence is the hardest thing in the world
to combat-all the greatest writer's
say so"
do they?" said Kitty. w;stfully.
Well maybe they're right. But l do
wish that things weren't so mixed
up should think it would be
enough, after I've married Dudley. to
keep house nicely and be attentive to
him. and take good care of baby. and
listen when Dud talks. and love him
every minute should think that
was enough for any one woman to do.
Alice. If l had known marriage
meant so many other things and such
queer things as this-I don't know
but I'd have stayed single, no matter
how much loved Dud."
Alice smiled a superior smle-the
smile of one who knows life's Sc
crets intimately. ITS always so.
Kitty" she said, thrillinsly. Il must
bring you some books to read. After
all. what would life be If it did not
always mean more experienced"
With that question before her.
there was nothing for Kitty to do but
In
had planned.
Suppose we make brief synopsis
Of the principal things that happened
next in this strenuous wrestle with
life and experience.
A-There was the first time when
Dudley came home and found Kitty
entertaining Ray Lowrie. To be sure
they were chaperoned by baby. but
even so, it did not seem to please
Dudley.
B. There was the undeniable fact
that Ray Lowrie was not the only
man who beheld Kitty with eyes OF
interest. Tommy Hastings. Johnny
Lowell, Ken Brownell, and others
were more or less in her train-at
least they always made it point TO
be very attentive to her, and, some
times, when they dropped round in
the evening, Dudley felt blackly GER
tain that it was not to see him. All
! this was effected surreptitiously by
Alice, aided by Johnny Lowell. VINO
thought it only right 20 teach Dud
Tennant that other people appre-
| ciated his wife, IL he didn't.
c. There was Kitty herself at nome
| Never had she seemed so sweet. sc
beguiling. so desirous Of making her
husband happy; but always with the
maddening air of reserving some
thing-of seeming ever and anon tc
! withdraw into the Businesses Of bel
spirit and think of things he wo'
| not of. Ha--a fine thing if a man
| isn't to know what his wife's think
ing Of!
+, D. There were Kitty's appearance:
at the Country Club. always in the
gayest of attire. When Dudley de-
manded to know where she got hel
frocks she prevaricated without
qualm and told him that she'd made
them herself out Of cid things tha
Aunt Teresa Tenant had sent, ant
as Aunt Teresa every once in while
did send, Kitty box Of old clothes
Dudley was silenced and convinced.
E. And most horrible was the emer
aid green evening dress. nine inche'
off the floor. and almost as much of
l the shoulders. that Kitty mad wor'