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room Sne. looked 80 Irhll-me glrllAn
slenderness which was really one Of
her chief charms seemed inst skinni-
ness. Sick for several days she had
failed to get up to prepare his break
fast as usual, and he had hurried home
from work. anxiously wondering what
the doctor had said. NShs4 S,1
"TIe hasn't been here-yet," Sally an
svered. eJosle phoned for him first
thing this morning. bur he said II
would be late before he could get
around" II yaa sr Tssy
"well, how do you feelT' jim sat
down heavily on the edge Of the bed.
"oh. no worse than I've been feel
ing" 1t was the best that Sally could
think to say In an attempt at cheer
fulness. ~You haven't been worrying
about me7r Af gf si1 re .i9T
3 "How can help III" Jim reached
for Sally's hand, and noted with grow
Ing concern how hot and dry II
seemed ao"If anything should happen
60 you, sally s.s'....f,. s-,f.
"You would go looking for Number
Two in a little. while" sally's playful
ness did not irrltate Jim. It seemed to
make him sad 'i ,VH
d" "rd lock a long time before found
anyone like you" Again he reached
for her hand, and tried to hold it,
when Sally would have pulled 1t away.
Il haven't been very good husband
to you. have L, Sally?" ..- bee. 3
Don't be sillyr" Sally told him.
you've never heard me say sol"
"of course you wouldn't"
Because I couldn't"
"Well, in a way | haven't been so
bad" Jim admitted slowly. II haven't
beat you. and l don't remember that I
ever got drunk-eyen since prohibition
but. haven't done as much as l
might-as much as l ought to have
done for your a
Sally pulled her aching bones to the
far side of the bed. She had never
discovered this crazy streak in Jim.
Alarmed. even more than a little fright
ened, she surveyed him incredulously.
II don't blame you"--Jim was speak
ing again-"Ive been brute to you"
!, you've been nothing of the Sort
but you talk like fool" Sally
snapped. Then, as the buzzer sounded,
Thank goodnessl The doctor! Let
him in. and stay out till he goes-do =,
Jim recalled the day when he had
married her. 1t had been a double
tr-a.1Iinn Snllvtc fvitl oh rnoEvpfper
q chap with whom the girls had both
gone to school Aud it had ended
In the divorce court-that other mar
riage. .,,.s,.,, ..ss q, .,;s--s4s'
He walked into the hail as the doc
tor came downstairs. ''i-.' j-'
anything seriousT His concern
was real, at least
Nothing worse than one Of these
spring colds that everybody seems to
be taking q turn at. I'll leave pre-
scription that ought to get her out Of
bed in a couple Of days"
The doctors cheerfulness, perhaps.
was the reason for Jim's haste to get
upstairs. He took them two at time1I
81 believe 1 feel better already" 4
was Sally's greeting as he pushed
open her door. 4
Huh! Doctor said you weren't sick
at ALL" Sally's husband stood cycling !
her scornfully now. 'Such fuss you
made over nOthing-getting me all |
worked up over your sly insinuations
about dying, and all those things Had
to take 1t out telling me what "a hard
time you've had of 1t with me. Any |
one might think was really the
meanest-"
Hurry, if you're going to get that
prescription filled tonight" Sally |
yawned and turned her pillow to find
a cool spot. Its after 10 now"
Jim shrugged himself into coat
and rubbed his hat with his sleeve
"You might bring me little Ice
cream The doctor said could eat
it"
"Bring you nOthing" Jim grOwled.
you'll be costing me enough with
druggist charges and doctors bills"
But he took the stairs very softly,
and Sally did not catch even an echo
Of the closing door as he went into
the street.
In - minutes he was back, the /
much-wanted Ice cream in a paper box,
and Sally's fayOrite magazine. flanked
by a basket of selected fruit, was
under his arm.
''Thought you'd be too lazy to even
try to get up tomorrow" he grunted,
80, to keep you from setting me
crazy | got you something to read.
And, Just SO you won't have me run
ming my legs off waiting on you
called Josie on the drug store phone |
shes sending her girl over tOmor-
row 10 get something done In this |
house"