The Glenwood post., 1924-08-14
Found 'l.'
Letters in
His Desk
By ELLA SAUNDERS
g, 1924. Western Newspaper Union.)

lWNNIE MEARs stood staring
at the bundle of letters, feeling
that 1t couldn't be real. Love-letters
m her husbands desk!
She had only gone to his desk to get
a pen, but then she had seen the
bundle Of letters, and she had looked
at Just one Of them. And this was
her reward.
| Love-letters of passionate nature,
addressed to devoted lover by
woman she knew very well-Maud
Rensley. Maud, one of her best
| friends
J The Mears had only been married
three wears. Charlie Mears was law
yer, shrewd, practical, hard-headed-
the last person one would have
dreamed of doing such thing.
And Maud Rensley-why, only six
months before she had had an entan-
| clement with an absolutely worthless
man, and had been so glad to escape
from it. And now-entangled with
her husband!
"Why. 1t was impossible! Only an
hour before Charlie had kissed her at
the door of their little house, and had
seemed perfectly devoted. And all the
time he had been carrying on with
the Rensley woman.
A ring at the telephone interrupted
her gloomy meditations. 1t was Maud.
"Did. Charlie say he had anything
for me?" There was agitation in her
voice. Winnie wondered whether she
was referring to the letters that her
husband had left in his desk so bra
zenly. NO? Oh-well, I'll be round
this evening to see you both"
''You never enter my house again"
thought Winnie, as she hung up the
receiver.
OF course there was only one thing
to do. She was going home to her
mother. She would not deign to enter
into explanations with Charlie. She
would just disappear leave him to find
out where she had gone. A divorce?
OF course-at least, she would never
live with him again. She felt here
inc. Her horror disappeared i'll a
blaze of anger She began to pack.
One can get quite lot of things into
a suitcase. Winnie packed hers tight.
satisfied herself that she had got ev-
erything in she wanted. and said good
hour before Charlie was due to return.
It was more than a mile to the sta
tion, and the suitcase was heavy
When at last Winnie reached 1t her
husbands train was just coming in.
She fled into the waiting room, and
from there saw Charlie walk by. hold.
ing his head in the air as II his perfidy
weighed lighter than feather on him
How difficult 1t was not to run oui
to himl
But he was gone, and then-Winnit
discovered that she had left her purse
behind.
And there was only one thing to do
She must go back and get 1t.
Leaving her suitcase, she started on
After all, it would be easy to slip into
the house, take the purse, and slip Out
again, especially If she could get there
before Charlie And she couldn't face
him.
Running along quick cuts and de
tours. she reached the house before hel
husband, found her purse, and wal
Just going to slip out when she heart
Charles voice in the hall.
And that awful Maud Rensleyl
For few moments Winnie was
tempted to make some physical assault
upon the creature who was defilins
her doorstep. Why should she, thu
lawful wife. cover upstairs in hiding
while Charlie and that creature.
What were they saying7
Charles, I don't know how I car
thank you enough"
"Oh, that's all right. They're in my
desk. I meant to bring them to yor
this morning, but l was late"
Did he give up every one Of the let
ters7"
Everyone, Maud. had a tough
fight at first, but pointed out to thu
fellow that his attempt to trade upor
the fact that yeu had been engaged to
him was blackmail. and that we should
prosecute unless he handed over all
the letters, which he did You're well
rid of the fellow"
Charles, feel that my life's my
own again. You've done wonderfully
getting them back. eau hardly keeI
from kissing you"
swell, If Winnie were here, as wit
ness"
"Oh, kiss her Charliel" cried Win
, ME, running down the stairs. with q
beaming face. And give her one
from me-"