Evening star., 1922-11-08
The Wife Who Wouldn't
Settle Down!
A Sequel to tsBrides Will Be Brides
BY Lucille Van Slyke

sanity thing when I'm just raging.
Take them away quickly" She clap
ped her hand over her mouth child
ishly. She looked defiantly away az
Susan motioned for Ethel to lead .tno
little persons upstairs.
Susan walked quietly over to the
amazed man.
"If you don't mind going up to
your room, sir" she half whispered
ITS sort of a-she can't help 1t; sir.
weeks, but now she can't hang onto
herself any more. and she wouldn't t
like you to see her. sir. and she's too
proud to run away"
The children were gone now. the
door closed behind them. Merriam
glaring at her father-in-l law.
Il can't stand this another minute!
she began. in a low. passionate voice.
i've been a fool to stand 1t as long
as I have! What a wicked. heart
less thing for him to do! To send
them things. and not word for me!
1 am going to find him and tell him
SO, And you will have to give me
that paper that came around that
package. because i want the post
marks; I want anything and every
thing l can have to flnd him: I'm
sick of waiting for the law to find
him. OF skulking around as though
1 had something to be ashamed Of!
And I don't care il forty-nine de-
tectives tag at my heels: l am going
to find John Lindsay. II he Is guilty
he ought to suffer--no matter how
you feel or how l shall iceland We
are perfect idiots to try to save him
or ourselves. And il he isn't guilty
he ought to come out and say So
ought to help US to prove that he
isn't"
MY child. my child" The old man
tried to soothe her. You are tired
and excited and you don't know what
you are saying"
"Oh, yes, I do" she cried I've
been sitting around like a silly goose
and I'm not going to wait any longer.
I am going to find him. If you won't
help me, why. my own dad will. or
Ralph Beecher will. or Rich Slocum
will-almost anybody woodland II
you wont give US whatever tnforma-
ton you're keeping back. 1 shall just
tell the police that you are keepinS
something back" Her little bronze
head was lifted defantly now.
Quick! Are you going to be the one
to go with me? Or are you going to
keep on doing nothing At all?"
with offended dignity. that I was
doing everything in my power.
want to have my SON protected be-
fore l start out to find him. It's my
duty to protect him.
What rubbish" she flashed back
at him. NO grown-up man like John
ought to need protection! I'm going
to find him and tell him SO. Susan.
you shall stay here with the babies.
I'm going to town as soon as l can
pack a bag. 1 think I can get that
9 o'clock train. and I know I can get
q train north at midnight. I'll wire
dad for money: I'll tell him to have
Ralph Beecher meet me in Montreal
I-Susan-'' She clutched at the
womans arm. why didn't l get
awfully mad before, never think
anything out until I get mad at it!
I've remembered something at last
something I couldn't remember.
know where Johns old mackinaw is.
He had it on that day he had the
letter from the Canadian men-it will
be In the pocket. He joked about it
when he put it in. and l took that
over to the BlaiSdelrs cedar room
when ] took my furs. Oh, Susan,
know l can find him now
She was out of the room in
twinkling of an eye.
And Susan Sue Bixby, general
her hands on her broad hips and
actually grinned at the dazed Mr..
Lindsay.
"Oh. sir" she exclaimed. there's
nobody like her! For when she gets
in a tantrum she thinks and acts like
unclaimed lightning!"
Copyright. 1927
Continued in Tomorrow Stnr.