Evening star., 1932-02-25
Spite Wife 1,. % 1:,.,,.;

wanted you-you were cut with Eunice
Wilson. You we're arrested for spceS-
ing and having liquor and you spent
the night in jail. You spent the night
in Jail and I spent the night in
hell My baby dead and you no
where near to help :"
STAINS eyes had narrowed to thin
black Sits. and his lips were thin
Where did you learn that?"
Never mind. I've know it for
months. And kept still. What was
"All right''-stan was getting back
bis poiSo. L spent the night in jail
that time And yoI spent the night in
a deserted cabin in the mountains with
my brother. Which will sound the best
to the ears of a judge"
AS always when he mentioned Nick,
a sharp stab CT fear went through Judy
STAINS hatred OF Nick was deadly,
sinister thing. "Trat was an accident,
and you know it. Every one knows it
An accident will happen. Especially
with a plane"
You we're able to come in easily
enough in the morning"
1T vast was that sort Of an acci-
dent!" That sounded fatally weak even
to Ter. She amended it quickly. Mick
fa1 to land to locate the trouble. He
took of the engine CoWling to look at
the gasoline He explained 1t to me.
There was gas to the carbureter. so the
trouble was in the carbureter itself. He
couldn't diSmantle it in that twilight.
He had to have daylight. And the next
day it was only dirt in the jet. He got
it back together in no time. and We
cane back"
"Astonishly technical, aren't you?
The result of your sudden interest in
aeronautics."
Judy stamped her foot at him in ex-
aSperated fury. Don't be SO nasty and
sarcastic. You know that's truel'
Il know that you spent a night with
Nick alone. And it impressed you 50
that you come back and ask me for a
divorce"
A wave of sick anger went over her.
What a miserable thing to say. To
put it that way! You know Nick-that
Nick is-Nick is
Il know that Nick is a man. And
that you're damn good-looking girl.
And l know you've been in love with
him for long time. And 1 know what
the combination is in a lonely cabin
with no one around to spy. And you're
not exactly ice, my dear, when you
love-"
Judy spoke in a voice thick with
loathing Il didn't think even you
could be so nasty, Stan!'
He gave her a nocking bow. I'm
only voicing to you what the world S
opinion would be. A judge would be
liable, when confronted with the facts,
to look upon me as the aggrieved hus
band. Especially when 1 say that you
confessed as much to me, but that I
was so broad-minded as to take the
circumstances into consideration and
was willing to take you back and for
give"
Judy gasped Turned dizzy and
grasped the back of the chair.
You'd liep'
MY word against yours, my dear"
Stan shrugged He folded his arms,
handsome bronze statue, standing there
stripped to the waist like that. lamp
light cleaning his smooth, slim body,
his lowered black head, white teeth
mo witnesses, Nicks word is as good
as nothing Weakens your case, if any
thing Any man would lie under the
ircumStances-and no one would be-
lieve him! Your partiality to Nick
hasn't gone unnoticed in this house,
you know! Unstrung and repentant,
you confessed to me no witnesses!
My word against yours. And no one
will believe you'll The world knows hu-
man natureT
The trap! STAINS words, trap click
ing shut behind her Impossible as it
was untrue unjust, that was
what the world would believe! and Stan
would lie to hurt Nick
Judy was a sudden harpy flying at
him with clenched fists, pounding his
naked chest. A fury Of flying hair
and cleaning eyes.
IF you dare lie that way I'll-Ill