The Washington times., 1930-09-05
Wife Accused By Chester
AS Hot Words Sizzle

milk. Drink this, it will help
you to sleep. And don't you
worry, Mrs. FArnsworth, dear.
1t will soon be over"
Words of Mystery
What would be over? Cathie
wondered a little, as she lay
there, tense and aching from
head to foot. She'd have liked
to ask Marguerite what she
meant, but it wouldn't do to
get her started again. She lay
there worrying about Chester,
crying a little. thinking OF
Gordon how he'd save
her from all this If he only
knew -" She, thought she
could never sleep, but the next
thing she knew the sun was
shining in at the window and
she was thinking about break
fast. ."
That was the way it was
=" up and down up
and down. When you thought
things were going all right
something would happen, and
when you thought you could
never be happy again there'd
be a new book, or a box OF
flowers from Gordon, and may
be a little note. .
One day in April when the
world was heavy with Spring
and growing things and Cathie
was whistling to herself as she
filled the flower vases in the
open-windowed library with Il
lacs and syringa, the Chinese
boy came in bearing two cards
on a tray. Mrs. Edward
Paige" Miss Ruth Paige"
Family Calls
Cathie stared. Mas card
with it's old-fashioned script.
Ruth's up-to-date thin paste
board with the old English en-.
craving ]" = Why. Ma and
Ruth must be calling at last,
but why the cards and the
formality?
My heavens, why didn't they
come M" she cried, pushing
the Chinese boy and the tray
aside. and rushing across the
hall to the small. blue drawing
room. There they sat on the
edges of their chairs hated
and gloved. the very picture
of old-fashioned gentlewomen
making a call. .y.
Nuns Ruth; TO think
that at last :. oh, I'm so glad!
Kiss me again, Ma oh, Ma,
I've wanted you for SO long, and
here you are! But why, for
heavens sake, didn't you come
right in where was? I'm out in
the library, fixing flowers. It's
much the incest room in the
house come out there and
we'll be cosier and I'll. get some
tea and"
She was a little breathless. a
little shy :. It seemed so funny.
Ma and Ruth coming for the
first time like this -. Oh, it
should have been different.
They should have come right
away, then it wouldn't have
been awkward =.
Scandal-MOngers
Fright in here!" she ran
ahead, throwing open the door.
They followed, still with their
company smiles, and Cathie ex-
perienced the odd sensation OF
being tongue-tied in their pres
ence. She chat ted of the
weather, the flowers, asked
about her mothers neuralgia,
the latest letters from Jean and
Eddie, Ruth's teaching .. Got
mincing, polite answers.
Shall we have tea first. or
would you like to see the house?
Maybe we'd better have tea
first, and then I'll take you
through. It seems so funny.
you're just seeing it now. I'll
ring and then"
mo, don't ring. Don't call
any servant" Mary Paige said
quickly. She looked at Ruth,
as if for help, but Ruth was
looking out the window. She
took long breath, Catherine,
darlin'," she said in her frank
natural voice, so much like
Cathie's, "I came because I'm
worried. I had to see you.
Mrs. Hennessy has been talkin'.
She says there's talk about
you. She got it from her Lii
liam. She says that you and
your husband are having trou-
BILE. She says there's talk in
society that he is changing his
will, and that" her voice
broke little-"that he is going
to divorce you."
Ruth went on staring out the
window.
Cathie just looked. She
couldn't find any words to an
swer.
Mary Paige's sorrowful eyes
neverTleft Cathie's. I'm askin'
you, darlin'-it isn't true, is it?
It's just talk?"
CONTINUED Tomorrow
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