Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-26
WHAT TROUBLED MApGE As
SWE WATCHED CLAIRE
AND DtCkl

Long before We had finished Mrs.
Barkrts delicious supper l had sat
,.bei myself upon two points al the
ptohlcm which tho cscapadc oi Dicky
aud Claire Foster had presented 10 me.
naitc Foster was not m love with my
husband. and there had been no tender
passages between them.
wes sure. also, that the girl. head
strong Scll-ccntcrcd, careless oi Other
pconl,.s rights rs she was, YET had not
deliberately attracted Dicky's attcn-
tion ne had Ross Dean. f0r instance.
pt,tv had taken the initiative, had
,,nrhi her company. and had urged the
,u rNcurs,ons upon her | would have
talked y great deal upon the truth ct
u, convictions.
nn there was another question that
~. vital 10 me. winch puzzled me
utr,tlv and set my pulses throbhlng
WIth nn emotion holding both fear and
turrr in a..
What was pickys feeling for Claire
tn.tct'
Whether hocusc OF my own vanity or
tnu nv wears of experience with my
psrr PAN. o. bad not occurred to me
iu ,lnuht my husband essential loNa't.
u ,pttii. had hccn bitterly angry " -
hon for Whicctng mc 90 such a per
tnmnnoe a. this winch had Just been
sump,llrd 10 cNpericncc. but | had iclt
nn icnr ol losing his love such aS had
tunie 20 me tNicc before. once m the
hrst wear of my marriage when Srace
nrpner had caused me 80 much mental
anguish hy DickN q apparent inlatua'ton
int her. and later when had felt that
ldih latlaV's dr,p and apparently
hopeless love for him was at last meeting
fcsporsc.
Madye l. rerturhcd.
ilw there was something an the way
m.kNs eyrs kept gmng hack to the
gu' face. - though the art were SOME
thing outside ms vohtion. winch troubled
ur I knew that her type eft beauty was
unr that he greatly admlrcd-wc had
both remarked her resemblance oGtacc
ntsncr. AND ~ long ~ llie y LEFT 10 me
hall remember that once hc called
Grace praVts beauty practically
inultlrss
90 course, knew that never moro
would Grace Draper have power To stay
his pulsrs With an, thing save aversion
nui horror her attempt to spirit away
oHt how had settled that. but here was
sI oi the same type, th" type he
ndmrrd % much. and Who possessed ~
H..nIuu youth giouous Noiih ana
a.. nfirs oi heart aud brain VII ch Grace
nrnrt never had known Had aS>ocia-
tDn So M her led hrm
shall STAY with Miss Foster
900 mVsct short Ugh' there, and
forced myself 90 stop watching my huS-
lnuI. even ~ the unohstrIsivc manner
o. Nluh ! had vcilcd nv surveillance.
t.r be- cared for her or he didn't. !
.l 90 ~, self With q frantic attempt
100 ..f nav common sense m the saddle
I dd. ! must face the music.
,.l uo'. there wac no rcason FOR met
0. Id. ur'pthcd
t..i ,udccd. WAS % sec Miss Cargill
tfutt rf me dinlnc-ruom door Nctluu
N HnN Ind was rchci from the tor
i.rfg iho"rhts whi.h possessed m".
O.. .his she audl,no, We - 80 stand
pr ..t how'd lcgs for, prkv dcmandc,
g. whisper as De- caught s.ehi OF hrr
had explained 20 HIM that Miss Cargi.
NuHld como 90 us Cor n minute or TIVE
T. tsrccment WITH M
nodded assent. and dcspite nv ange'
= Inn and the sccret trcmorS which hl'
1tu.~s o. Clsirc lo.fer had gwen me
a.. nurh I gave a. hfs exaggerated 60
Do pretended ono.
&C. nfang ~ h.s ic't a. Mis- Cargil
r.thrd our table. murmurci q courfl'
O.. NOW Judgement 20 fhe lniroducuoi
anI .ra'cd her o. q char next himsci
vfl great emprcssemtu-.
How about that Madgo'' he Dc
o. r.lrd of mc with mi-chIrt written al
o,.f his fare Did I go that night &C
,ofd,nr 20 tho chapter on introductI on
o. tha' ctiou,t'e book We have ~ home
And What do ! do ncN'. Offer tho lad
snme cold chicken ar bean her with
Gun You 800. Miss Cargill b. turne
e. her smiling. tho hook. compreheu
49,, asiti s. gives mo absolutely no hiu
POI 90 What - expected OF ono when pa
t.NIrvcd
m not going 90 stay long enough =
uI.hr ~ worth vour while 90 remeu
lFf Mrs CargiI .sld brightly An
nrrd not ask whether ~ not MISS n
'rf has recovered She smiled a. IN
rrl Bu' may ak when YOU leay
hrr''
omorrov Do ] strIrk In promptly
.hn.l stay here with All.- 0stor tonigh
hud tomorrow w. shall JON Nv Grshal
fn tnldWIn IA time for the first tram {
Nrv \ orb
wa. watching Dichy iuriIvelv n
sf,ohc Tor had not set told nam
ihs pi1n. and wac VIciously gad Of n
pu,d pstouishmrut winch 'or al d
.'Hu' flashed into hl. eve.
The Reason Nadge Knew She Wa
Playing Correctly.
rha' Miss CafEill realized soinc'h.;
a. ihr Impressed emotion, which We
tuginr beneath my mask Of pieasal
hlppnnry ! found oI' when after ~
puanr Dlcky with the n0nchaiant ass
soon hat ] mean 60 remain with ClaI
lusier during thr mRh' leaving MN
u ufn Geo b., ho',' Ir q rIdvil rf Mm-.