Evening star., 1928-12-26

pretty well this way. she is satisfied,
and it's too late to change now"
DR. Loring nodded You mean you
hate to admit you made a mistake
when you exacted that promise" he
said.
Not entirely" Richard disputed. Il
I still prefer my wife to be modest and
home-loving. and then after living
with her several years I frankly don't
think she is fitted for anything ex-
cept the life she is leading
You've asked me to tell you what
is the matter with you, Dick" Dr.
Loring moved the chessmen here and
there. The matter with you is that
you are leading the life Of a hermit
when you ought to be taking your place
in society. You need friends, recre-
alton something to take you out of
yourself now and then"
But / tell you that's impossible,
unless l leave Yvonne alone continu-
ally"
Dress her properly give her a few
English lessons, and you'll be surprised
at how big a success she can be
socially"
mo. I am sure she hasn't the flair
for it. 1t would either go to her head
and make her impossible, or she would
be utterly Observation-Disclosures COM
plex and so on. Besides I don't want
her changed. She suits me quite we'll
just as she is"
Then l suggest that you 60 out once
or twice week Women don't shy
off from married man the way they
once did. You can have the COM
panionship of a pretty woman at the
theater now and then-spend part of
the time at the club with other men
An.V,ix g.
turn into fossil and you're too young
yet for the process"
Richard stared thoughtfully at the
smoke from his cigar. YVonne listened
breathleSsly, her head bent over her
sewing, in which she had been taking
great jagged stitches
'No-that'S not the trick either"
Richard said at last. My wife is the
most faithful soul in the world. Icould
OF course go about with some of the
girls and women in our crowd without a
suspicion of inf1delity. But Yvonne
couldn't understand 1t that way. She
has the French idea-if 1 were to be
friends with another woman Yvonne
would conclude that there was a great
deal more to 1t. She has never caused
me a moments uneaSiness or unhap-
plneSS since we were married. / don't
intend to make her unhappy II 1 can
help it,"
That's up to you. of course" Dr.
Loring answered. But the truth of the
matter is that unless you alter your
way OF living. you are headed for the
worst kind Of breakdown. And then
everything will go to smash"
IN have to risk it," Richard said.
III try playing golf couple of after
moons week this Summer, and I'll take
Yvonne to the movies oftener. We may
go back to France next Winter and
visit her grandparents.
The doctor arranged the chessmen.
presently the game was in progress.
YVonne forced herself to sit quietly
until the two men were too absorbed
to notice her agitation. Keeping her
voice level she said after q little. DO
you mind, Richard, if / go to bed? /
am very tired"
Not at all. my dear" Richard said,
hardly pausing in his game. Run
DR.. Loring rose and held out his
hand. Yvonne's trembled as she laid
her fingers in his. The doctor looked
at her keenly You'll be needing me
next" he said. Ask her If she has
been sleeping badly"
In surprise, Richard repeated the
question. Yvonne nodded miserab blv.
longing only to escape. DIR. Loring
wrote on slip of paper. Your wife
has bad case of nerves." he said.
You take my car and run up and
get this filled. I'll look her over a
little while you're gone"
When Richard returned Yvonne had
gone to her room. He took the Sleep
ing powder up to her and watched her
while she drank 1t. She did look pale.
and there were great circles under her
eyes. Stays in the house too much"
Richard decided. He patted her hand.
kissed her cheek, and went downstairs,
Anything the matter?" he asked
DR.. Loring
The doctor shook his head. "Jumpv
nerves good deal like yours. IT'S
nigh time some one exploded some
dynamite under you and that pretty
wife OF yours. my friend"
Richard laughed. 1T would take
more than dynamite to shake us out of
our present way Of living" he boasted.
Then the two men settled to their
game.
To Be Continued.