The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-08
New Revelations of
a Wife

By ADELE GARRISON

What Harry Underwood Asked of
Madoe.
However else LIQUOR may affect
Harry Underwood it certainly doesn't
dull his perceptions. He caught my
meaning almost as soon as 1 realized
it myself, and a brick red flush spread
over his face.
"I suppose you pity me-" he said
thickly. after pause, "as you would
some dog or horse that gets caught in
quicksand and sucked down. That's
just about what's happened to me,
Lady Fair. If it's all the same to
you, Id rather you'd hate me. I new
er could stand being whined over"
That he was being purposely brutal
in his manner in order to hide his
real feeling I was sure. Therefore.
L ignored his last words. harked back
to the striking smile he had used.
81 don't believe it's hopeless
quicksand," 1 said resolutely. you
surely don't mean to have me under
stand that a man with your brain and
will is entangled in any situation from
which he cannot eXtricate himself.
And know Lillian would be glad
Let's just have Lii out Of it, if you
please" he retorted. I'm not asking
for any consideration from her, es-
pecially after this last six months"
He hurried his last words together
avoiding my eyes as he spoke
knew he was thinking OF Grace Drap-
er, and l was glad there was manli-
ness enough left in him for shame
Besides" he went on, don't make
any mistake. The old SpaFtans had
nothing on Lii when it comes to her
idea of duty. She probably hasn't a
bit Of resentment toward me in her,
but she'd haul me TO a firing squad
a $ quickly as she would any stranger
il she thought it was up to her to do
it,"
az Don't Understand"
"Granted that" l returned prompt
ly, for he had pictured Lillian with
camera like fidelity, nevertheless. she
would move heaven and earth to avoid
having such a question confront her"
/ stopped, a little GREATNESS. as
realized how he had tacitly admitted
and ! had accepted his participation
in evil If not reasonable activities.
l saw the same realization in the eyes
he turned upon me, saw something else
also. that for the moment there was
no use in making any further appeal
to his better nature. Reckless deter
mination was written in his face, but
l fancied. hoped. that I could also sec
distaste for the task he had set him
self, which 1 guessed he had nerved
himself with rotations to perform.
Look here" he said roughly.
there's no use our sparring around
like this. We've got to come down to
cases, you and !, or the buzz saw
you've been monkeying with will cut
you into bits, pronto."
Il don't understand you" I parried.
81 suppose you have news of my ia
Their, or you wouldn't be here. That
is what you wished to see me about,
is it not? Is-is-it bad news?'
The thought of my father had been
with me ever since Mr.. Underwood
had telephoned. But my zeal in Lii
uan's service had made me delay any
inquiry concerning him. ! couldn't con-
troll the tremor in my voice, however,
as I asked the question.
"Only One Way
IT have no news at all" he re-
turned bluntly, which is generally
good news. you know. / told YOU be-
fore that he has escaped the peril
outlined to you in the anonymous
clippings. I've heard nothing since.
but I'm reasonably sure that hes
safe, though where, nobody knows
Then why" 1 began, but was
never allowed to finish the sentence.
"Why?" he repeated, and saw that
he was under the spell Of rOr1e
strong emotion. why? just because
you've been Helping Lii in this fool
Job she's tackled, ard as a coase-