Evening star., 1932-08-29
The Runaway Wife
By VERNE CONNELLY

the couch beside her. "It's very comfy"
She extended hand to each of them.
DR.. Junet allowed himself to be drawn
down beside her, but Martin stiffly ig
nored her outStretched hand.
Warren, constituting this as an insult
to Jean, said, hotly, Miss Rogers is
speaking to you, Webster"
Pardon me, but don't think So"
"She said sit down there beside her
do you hear?" He took a step or two
forward. "Sit down." He gave Mar
tin a little shove.
Martins temper rose, and if he had
followed his inclination, there would
have ensued a creditable exhibition of
manly fisticuffs. But he was too we'll
bred to stage row in girls apart
ment.
"If you will pardon me, Miss Eagan,"
he said, I'll be getting along"
wait, I'll come, too" said DR.. Junet.
and stiff good-byS we're said.
Jean was not wholly aware of the
seriousness of what had happened, but
she did protest to Marcia about her
unceremonious entrance.
you might have telephoned!"
dreamed Of finding anything like this
b.. . it is the worst thing that could
have happened so far as you are con-
cerned."
"And why, may I ask? What is
wrong with Jean and me having a few
drinks together? We're going to get
married some day-just you see If We
don't"
TRY and get her." Marcia replied.
II think Jean had better go to bed"
she told Warren.
In other words, you are asking me
to go home, take it,
Eyes, take it and your hat and 60"
Marcia's eyes we're afire. She wanted
Jean alone so she could find out the
reason for this strange conduct.
She went to the kitchen and meas
ured out some coffee in the percolator
then into her own room to change her
frock. When she came back Warren
Hill had gone and the coffee was
perked. She brought Jean a cup and
told her to drink it.
why did you leave like that?" Mar
cia finally demanded.
Martin was about to propose. and I
became frightened. I am still married
to Jim, and I've got to find him and
get a divorce before I can marry any
one else. Martin told me last night
! that he doesn't believe in divorce, and
would never marry a divorced woman" J"
Il see. But that was no reason for
doing the erratic thing you did You
could have pretended to be i'll and re-
! mained in bed-there were a dozen
| ways out. Sometimes, Jean, I can't ac-
count for the queer things you do. It
| is going to be hard to sell Martin on
the idea that you didn't come back to
town expressly to meet Warren Hill.
And that's not very flattering to him
/ you've lost a lot of solid ground"
/ II can't help it. I go almost nutty
| thinking about my marriage to Jim, and
| having to keep it secret. Suppose I
can't find him for long time, and
what if he contests my divorce when
1 do? If I let Martin propose, he
might want to get married real soon,
4 and what excuse can I give?"
/ Maybe he is not so struck as you
| thought-maybe he was not going to
| propose. 1t strikes me that there is
something strange in his attitude to-
ward you-a holding back"
Perhaps so. Probably it is because
I'm so mad over him, want him so
much, that am deceived into thinking
my love is duplicated. Oh, 1 can't
stand it, I'm going to call him up and
/ spologizel Was he going back to the
| country?"
mo, he told DR.. Junet he would stay
at his club tonight-they have some
sort Of a conference on tomorrow. But
I'd not call him up if I we're you.
Wait until tomorrow when he has cooled
down little"
(To be continued.)