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REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
The Story of a Honeymoon
I 4 Wonderful Romance of Married life Wondertull Told by
I ADKLU UAKR1SOX
little KimiaD's maimer. "Whatever
am I jrolng to do when you're gone?'
We were Heated In my neighbor
itiense room
length of the hou.e. At the , rearl 'n he phrasing of ft.
CHAPTER 671
flOff MOTHER GRAHAM OPENED
; HER HEART TO MADGE
are devoting their lives to the
cause!"
Her tones were dripping with
scorn, but there was also heartbreak
in them. 1 cast wildly about' for
My mother-in-law's sorrowful cry some excuse that 1 could offer for
ill J AUSCIIl UUSUdUU. Deium 1 tuu iv
think of anything she turned her
eyes compelling. y on me.
"You must feel about this thin
as 1 do," she asserted. "Have you
ever talked with Richard about it?"
With, her searching eyes upon me
I couldn't evade a direct answer.
some French wirhlows opined out to
lilac i
a Ion, arched arbor of old
bushes, just now in full bloom.
My words were not at all idle ones.
I felt decidedly gloomy at the
I thought or Mrs. Durkee inovlnjj
! away. She has a soothing charm for
concerning ber son found a mourn
ful echo in my own heart. It brought
back to me all the morbid thoughts
1 had bad concerning Dicky's cur
ious apathy toward the world war.
But: the woman at whose bedside 1
at Was old and weak with illness. 1
mast shield that mother heart as far
as lay within myj power.
. "Why. I don't think anything is
the matter with ; Dicky," I said, try
ing to make my voice sound honest.
"Don't make matters worse by
lying to shield him' she retorted
with a touch of acerbity in her tone.
Then, mournfully, "I'm not blind.
.Margaret, neither am I a fool. And
you cannot get behind plain facts.
The very life of our country, the ex
istence of freedom the world over,
is in deadly peril, and where is my
on?"
i Supreme and " utter humiliation
was in her tones. I didn't speak; I
couldn't. And after a pause she an'
swered her own question.
"Making illustrations for an avia
tion . serial, drawing the figures of
men of his own age and younger who
put by in the bank for all your little
needs, and that I would be only too
glad to go back to my position and
take care of you as I would my own
little mother had she lived."
She put out her band and clasped
mine tightly.
"You're a good woman. Margar
et." she said. "What did Richard
say.?"
"He was very .angry at me." I fal
tered, "indeed, he is still anything
bat himself. And he said that you
woman i ue w.u.ng 10 live upon f , ,hal ft.w
-bounty as he expressed it." possess. I have grown to have.
uver my uiuiuer-in-iaw s
swept a remorsef
in whih. stuirr I like, she kept all i middle west as a construction super-
sorts or odds and ends beside her i Intendent.
knittinip drew i.lll n ail vurl i.u.mn W. V. 1... it V a V .1 - Y..-n
pleasant, sunny living room, an im-i dipped from a paper, and handed it I connected with the Warren Coni.rnc-1 IJng. manger of the local branch.
ru mi uk mi- wuoi uie. i uere wan nomine unusuai tioti comoanv as superintendent anu i loo per was eruDioyea ny lue nyir
the American Rllway Express om
panr. Delbert Cooper was arrered
Tuesday on the complaint of Elmer
Wanted Ity two gentlemen,
one an elderly invalid, with one
servant, furnished hvtie with
Mound in quiet country or su
burban neighborhood within 25
mile radius of New York. !xnK
Island preferred. Address X. Y.'
7... N. Y. Sentinel.
I read it through and couldn't ac-
' as representative of the Warren ro- company.
A Final Word.
Hher-in-law s face; ' rea, affeftion for her, and of count for the queer, tingling feeling , Chi
ul expression. t u,n hen ,hings are depressing at ; of "lenient that crept over me. It Fou
; home I steal over to her home for ,f somethlnr warned me that . Kv
a few minutes chat with ner. . pn-cw 01 papr nem
Not even the departure of Alfred, j i'l"n of v,ul interest to me.
her idolized son. for Plattsburg had!. "'A.?0" ever, k.now.of anything
uc-iiiituur-u nine jirs. iur
kee. "It -seems as it thev wore de-
"What Did Richard Say?"
"Yes."
"What did he say to excuse him
self?" My face flushed painfully. How
was I to tell this fiery old patriot
that her son had made her support
his excuse to me for not enlisting?
But I was spared the necessity. My
mother-in-law's eyes-keen as those
of a lynx, in spite of her age and
illness saw my confusion and in
terpreted it rightly. '
"I see," she said sadly. He plead
ed the necessity of taking care of
me. What did you tell him?" Her
last words were almost a. snarl in
their intensity.
There was no use deceiving her.
I told the truth baldly.
"I told him we had money enough
3
"I wonder!" she began, and then
she put whatever thought she bud
I behind her.
"Send Richard to me as soon as
he comes home." she begged. "And
f now. Margaret, if you'll fix things a
! bit I'll try to go to sleep. Don't go
for Agatha, you'd only subject .your
self to another of her airs. Send
Katie to tell her I want her to stay
with me while 1 have my nap."
"Are you sure she won't annoy
altered the outward placidity of the.
little woman. I strongly suspected. I
rininv i n l u v i .svao - v na i lit as w u ii.u- . . .
nav. 1 knew, that sne nad ner hoursi " " " " " 1 ,l- ncwm. w. r . i uuut,
i of Gethsamane and Golgotha, but ! car- m?n lost no time in an-: the First Presbyterian church of.M
j save Tor a certain Taint' heaviness i 8Werins ,n advertisement. And j bany. and an old friend of the fam
1 and redness of her eyes there was' wnal kind of an answer do you think', ily. will officiate. The body will be
trace of them. !' rYcp,TJ i taken to Sa:em lor burial In tne
ue nauMsi nra naiin r i iimnv n m
"I haven't the slightest idea." l J
iriuiiiru. nuiuuriQg ner. y p.
"A brier note, written on the sta- j LUTTtncy UlSappeOTS,
lionery of the lxmbardla hotel.' mw j m .
saying that mine was the only one LOpptT UlUltT ATTISI
of tb answers they had considered !
asking me to call at the hotel as soon Following the receipt of an ex
as possible, and enclosing a return j press package consisting of currency
ticket from Marvin to New York." consigned to a Portland bank, which
"Of course, you went." I smiled. mysteriously disappeared afie.r bv
"Naturally," she returned. "And t Inr delivered at the local office of
found the handsomest man. a for
eign. Spanish-looking chap with mus-
tachlos and a pointed beard. or
coutse I had never seen him before.
Bu, tell me. who, .mvm . .
uia j ' fsaw v -
creepiest feeling, as if he and I had
known each other and talked to each
other before."
(To be continued)
t thers. It was in this capacity that
, he superintended the laying of the
lirt pavement in Albany. During
i his residence in Albany he Is ?id t-
have been reputed as one of AlSan) a
j be.tt citizens, and since his departure
j became similarly known throtignoul
the eutlre state.
Mr. Chipman is survived- by Mm.
Cblpman. who was at his bedside.
Four years ago their only eon. Elgin
rett. met death by accidental
drowning in the Long Tom river, and
the funeral was held In Albany.
Funeral services for Mr. Chipman
will tie held at 1 o'clock from the
residence of Judge and Mrs. If. II.
never any outward
"Whatever would I do with this
house if I stayed?" she retorted
smiling. "But I know you'll miss
ma 1 1 Viti K vrhii a n "t t m I . a
with a recital of her grlevanc-i , ' , whhoul you. Bu, rm
esT" I asked. rememDertng tne omy ,t,t i. . .. Ai...-t..
, . . . . , . . . ..,. ii'ifeuij Klu w.ii. rue uiiiiuim.
too evident tantrum in which tons- wouldn., be a verv good recom.
in Aaiua uau ivu iuv iuwi. morwl it inn fr.r mo if ha.l K.n
neignoors and close iriends so long
you
mother-in-law's smile was
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grim.
"Not me!" she said. "I shall pre
tend to be asleep when she comes in,
and she knows it's worth her stay
here to rouse me on any such pre
text as that. No. Agatha knows
very well on which side her bread i
is buttered. She'll go just as near
the limit as she cap. but you notice
she's mighty careful not to overstep
the line with me.
Everything's all right now," Mo
ther Graham commented a little lat
er after I had made her as comfort
able as possible. "Now kiss me, my
dear, and then go and take a rest
yourself."
She held my hand In her uninjured
one after she had kissed me. and
gazed into my eyes, a long, loving
look such as I never before had re
ceived from my mother-in-law.
"I've been unjust to you, Margar
et, many times," she said. "No,
don't shake your head, you're gen
erous. I know, but facts are facts.
But I think you could find it in your
heart to forgive me if you knew how
proud and thankful I am that even
if my son is shirking his duty to his
country, bis wife my dear, dear
daughter is doing such yeoman ser
vice." t
My answering kiss was blinded
in a swift rush of tears. Tears of
living gratitude for the mother heart
at last opened wide to me without
reservation, but also tears of sorrow
ful bitterness against the man so be
loved of us both.
The record books of the company
attested to the fart that the currency
consignment had been received at
the office, but no record of its de
liverance to the railroad company
could be found when the report t
its non-arrival was received by the
local branch of the express company.
It was said 1st night that the con
signment was valued , at between
00 and SsuO.
Cooper tarnished a cash ball -t
2i0 and was given his liberty pend
ing action by the grand Jury. Offi
cials of the express company and po
lice authorities are carefully guard
ing information or the circumstances
in the case.
Read the Classified Ads.
and you not miss me would it.
now?"
An Air of Mystery-
mm
A ai ifw tinned
COMXWJMD COSAJmA
AT YTXJH PKUCCraT
CHAPTER CT2
WHO ARE
RENTED
HOUSE?
THE MEN WHO'VE
MRS. DURKEE S
"Oh. I'm so excited!" twittered
Mrs. Durkee. "What do you think.
Madge? I've rented my house!"
"You can't expect me to be glad
of that. I returned smiling at the
"If that's all you need for a rec
ommendation it will be a good one.
I asurred her
are to be my new neighbors? I am
sure I shall dislike them, because I
can't bear to think of some strange
woman using your things and sitting
here.".
"You won't have to think of it."
she returned gayly. "I don't believe
there will be a woman around the
place, not even a servant. It's to be
a bachelor establishment, my dear.
What do you think of that? And
such distinguished looking men!"
She put her head to one side and
eyed the sock she was knitting with
a tantalizing air. I s'miled to my
self, for I knew my little friend's
weakness for making a mystery ont
of her bits of news, knew that she
would be disappointed if I didn't
quiz her concerning her tenants.
"How very thrilling!" I exclaimed
and was rewarded by the gratified
little smile that played around her
pretty child-like mouth. Tell me
all about it this minute!"
Had They Met Before?
"Well." she drew a long breath
and laid her knitting in her lap.
sure sign that her subject was an ab
sorbing one to her; "yon know
made np ray mind the minute Alf
told me he was going to Plattsburg
that I would try to rent the house
furnished. I'm going to follow Alf
around just as long as I can. and th
minute i.get tne nouae orr my hands
I'm going straight to Plattsburg. Of
course. I put an advertisement In the
New York papers, and. curiously
enourh. the same Sunday I had mine
in. I found J his advertisement in ev-
ery New Tork piper."
She fumbled In her kntttlnr bag.
Harry E. Chipman Dies
in Albany, Burial Here
Harry Everett Chipman, aged 6?.
former resident of Albany but for
the last 20 years of Portland. dlM
at the hospital at Albany recently
following an operation that was ne
cessitated by the aggravation of an
illness from which he has been suf
fering for many years.
Mr. and Mrs. Chipman arrived in
Albany three weeks ago en route to
Newport. Mr. and Mrs. Chipman
lived in Albany and Yaquina for sev
en years while the former was mas
ter mechanic on the Yaquina branch
of the Southern Pacific railway, then
the Oregon-Central railway. They
went to Albany.
Mr. Chipman was born In Wetland.
Canada. December 7. 157. but went
to Buffalo. New York, when he was
a year old. He came west 3 j years
ago. and in 1890 he and Mrs. Chip
man were married at Salem. Pre
viously he had been employed In ll.e
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