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TIIK ILLUSTRATED FEATURE SECTION- May SO. 1031 46 3 THREE WIVES 99 By RALPH MATTHEWS U In W »»lilngton would have nodi- asleep He ilipprd away from her. , ing to him - Mile belonged to aonir one H i» brain was In turmoil — aucbjelae He cursed under hU breath, "ig to do with me Hut It was w!»• ter and I could get no work I soon' thought»! A nickering light played I the whole Institution He cursed exhausted what rraources I had. and upon her face. Her drawn features Rupert. tonight I am destitute " were mute Isiti iaog y of what »lie had He could not go on thinking these "There la Hie alimony route," sug - gone through-and »he was once so1 things It was driving him mad. Ho tested Leslie, "most wives choose pretty, so talented, he thought j walked to hla radio and began ad- IhTtolte whs »tfetMlInc over Iwr now that." That hacking cough raised a qties-1 Ju»tlng the dials He had to do some- R N « T N O I I U r i M I I t o r %■ l-#sU<* tonine • > Halt U»MI »•» 4»« "But for me I have already been turn In hi > mind "What are you driving at?" lie d e Could she ever j thing to take the load oft hla mind, m in iu m *4 ill U n » , h o ( d i M l « H Ito in u la * »h in *>f imm «!•<! ia It* Hr m V a i l • <»•(• Ii accused of marrying that man for hla »mg again? Had Hie physical ex p o -' F.ven while he was turning the dials, manded * What not* ?" ha* matta an analatotoi iip u U H a n a* • »au| |lap suffered affected her Uie thought kept repeating itaelf over “ Forgetful boy.“ »lie Mkl when »he money and now 1 am done with him • iurr ^ I want nothing he has. You talk as tin *iu«p|K»in'nil’ll^ ha* mail* him a tmir ||»d recovered "T lir note you wrote voice? Had the disillusion »he had and over again—' She 1 » another though marriage m«-an* nothing to n • ntt ti* h a * lu in f d * * a m l a ll • ■« • to«*t*c*i ___ roan’s wife." I experienced robbed her life of Its »ai • i i Ha 1 ailing oft our wedding X ti»t hurt woman but money “ fhu.rh M. h.. r.l.tM la lilt IH»»». Al ! me. me Le» I couldn't believe my own I “ Well, I have come to look upon It -.weelues» — It*» melody? Bui why of hii ••••• t- y i t r t i i i n , h « « I*« t a t *>*♦» should he bother? She meant noth- Í untinoed on Pase Four. 1 tried not to brlieve that 111 a* nothing more than au accepted «* • • 11. ( i « r i h ] d l ) n M a in a rd , •t W a*liU i|lh ii. eyes. , form of proatltutton. Into which wom- I f Ma jh * i i r i m a n i • l » r w r r U«aHi«|p one wa» your writing, vour paper, but ^ U> x board and nl*h* i » I • i • MB ' »e thing you said in that note, although keep" »•• la hi* •t>«r(a»f> t a r « It# c « u l4 n«»4 m il Iw i tri«»< »«* it wwh four year» ago. gave me ' L ca H c ," ah r cried, “ how could you l a i at »<1 | courage to come to you tonight You N O W O O ON W I T M I H » a t o a r j said If 1 ever needed a friend to call .ay Mich a thing? Ha* New York' o i l you. and Clod knows 1 need one brought you a» low as that?" “ No. but you* have I can «re now.*“ CH APTKK 1! . . . Leah« made no comment. He v ia though, that prrhmps It wa» not your It WAM three lllllluteHg which knrrUnf at her feet aiul looking oft fault No. I^rslic," ¿hr replied, "it wa*; secme«! like as many hours t o ;into -.puce Hr could m *«* It all now dirty dog had sent l»er a let not my fault I could not ar-e It then, Leslie, before «he opened her .Some but could M*e our position later You| ter culling off the wedding; hud used eyes. His face flushed as »he M i pipiC and imit.i ind writ were so young You perhaps did not i own mind and then you drew away her hand which ing h m furg. t if ¡in M ' girl was talking again 1 were Just out of school You were he had been rubbing vijjor- The "I was hurt that night. Le*. I wa*. not adjuilrd then, your whole for- o tis ly . Tear« were in her mnd insane 1 must have been, fur tunc was before you. Your career. I ryi*.H a • ho pulled herself up. s 1 it'll Ituprrl came aluiui and asked f upbraided myself for my selfishness and forgave you and tiled to forget — but I couldn't Leslie I loved you (hen. and I still do " " I am to believe that. I suppose?" asked Kayne ruefully I f my expc-| Hence around New York has taught me nolhhig else. It lias at least laught ‘ me not to believe a woman's pretense at lovr when—when site wants some thing " '•Why. Ita lic It matters not what j other treatment 1 deserve at your ■ hands I surely do not deserve your j j insults. Has not life been cruel j j enough to me without that from you? : My happiness, my family, my home— J everything and everybody —has turn-' | rd against me. and now you, like ail the rest Ycu once said that 1 w A Hundreds o f women, men, worth more than anything In the' boys and g i r l s are g e t t i n g world to you.* Site burst Into tears when she saw astonishing results with G e n no trace of sympathy in those cold l uine Black and W h ite O in t relentless eyes that looked Into hers ment and Skin Soap. This ' And I suppose you expect me to place the same vmlue on you now that a m a z i n g s k i n t r e a t m e n t I did when you were young and Inno clears a w a y bumps and ecze- cent? You target that the best that mic i r r i t a t i o n * a n d at t h e you can offer nir Is damaged goods. same time lightens, whitens Damaged by marriage, damaged by j that viper. Kupert. your husband Ev and brightens your skin. en In human souls you must allow a discount for second hand goods ' "You are Just like the rest of your sex The one who Is to blame for a girl's condition Is the first one to con- ( A ll you do is cleanse your deinn her, and you arr responsible f o r j skin with the r i c h , p e a r l y mine. Your fickle tier's made me ma.ry ] Rupert and that marriage brought me lather of Genuine Black and W h ite Ointment accordin g to where I ini tonight * “ Not my fickleness but Rupert » de d i r e c t i o n s on the package. ceit." corrected Kayne. "Listen, and It's as s i m p l e as tw o p lu g Ml tell you a story " tw o. T r y it tonight! “ I think we were both victims of late,' said the girl, after Leslie had related hit experiences on the night | that they had planned to wed Kavnc Mnk<*n a I . o s i l i " I* ¡ « ' l l ! \"ains! I alliii" in l.ovr with Mis Former n “ Swrrllirart. Non tin* Vtifc oí Another IT ’S AMAZI NG! BUMPS. P IM P L E S . ECZEMIC IRRITATIONS GO LIKE MAGIC AND DARK SKIN QUICKLY BECOMES LIGHT AND BRIGHT DO THIS TONIGHT WATCH THOSE BUMPS GO “ E v e n in h u m a n s o u l« y o u m u st a l l o w a d is c o u n t f o r s e c o n d - „ 'I'lesaT iw n ^over ''her d r a w in g '" a • K n o w n throughout A m e r ic a h a n d jfo o ilit ," Huitl L r.slio . j heavy blanket about her shoulders. , Nothin g you ewer used is and many fo reig n countries, Her arm crept up qver hla ahoul- so sure and safe and quick as there are more than fifteen ders She pulled him closer " I know -you think I am the worst me to go for a ride I went, and when " I t '* been to lonely for me here; this combination treatment. million packages o f Genuine woman im i earth." alle (altered, "com- he asked me lo marry him, I did—to Use it fo r seweral nights and lug lo your a|>ar(ineiit at this hour get even with you. tes. I regretted New York is so cold ' B la ck and W h it e B e a u ty She was brrathing rapidly Leslie thosa u g l y bumps, pimples In the night | It a moment after and have regret Preparations sold each year. could see her lieavtng bosom His Ups a n d r a s h e s w i l l g o l i k e " I d o.' said Ieslie, coldly. "I»u( not led it ever since." T h e r e is n o t h i n g “ j u s t as almost touched hers. Hr pulled h im -! m a g ic ; skin e r u p t i o n s and for that reason Here drink this. It . ' You have left him. then?" g o o d ," nothing that e n j o y s self awav with a Jerk will bring you around “ eczem ic irritations w i l l d r y "Yes. Lea. I could stand Ills beat •'I can't Owen." he cried, "by Ood. the w or ld -w id e fa m e o f this He handed Iter a glai mgs hla ranting*. his liquor parties , c ' n\\ You mnolhfr m, n s 9 i t f right up and go a w a y ; and 8he pushed It aside origin al and Genuine Black _____ , no long.-. 1 hen. too. he was run-1 Tmj can t stay her.- tonight, even your d a r k , r o u g h skin w ill "I'm all right now. eserpt for Ih L and W h i t e B r a n d . So be Not Ulou(|| W)> lovr raih other There cough," site added, a , stir wav seised » ‘ " f »round with other women becom e soft, s m o o t h , clear ware! Don't be fo ole d into Mist I was Jealous or cared where he >rf thog, d , nmwj custom-made laws,! with a spell of roughing ,,anIK(t l w mir rn p H l and m any, m an y shades accepting substitutes. W h e n ' Wc(L hurry and tell me what you went or what hr did. but he was try hu-slwnd. and the way he treated me V(MJ.U haT, |0 ,M Vf Owen." ligh ter and brighter. C o to you ask for G e n u i n e Black wish. It's time I was In bed now. I j Tile girl was crying Her body shook ' your druggist now and ask wriiild ask you to I W your thing . kUl i , was common gossip and W h i t e O i n t m e n t and »w ay , h over. Leslie thought It was emo- fo r the 50c p a c k a g e o f G e n I am not in Ihc habit of entertaining I • You must have cared, to run Skin Soap he sure you get it; _______________ ____ _ you Probably expected him (o look lor you tlon. but a second glance told him women In my ______ rooms; _____ and thrn uine Black and W h ite O in t fo r this w onderfu l treatment will lie going «way soon. I presume?'' » » d beg forgiveness." j it wav a chill He felt her forehead 1 ment (w h ic h contains three is the old reliable in clearing •'That's Just the trouble, Les. 11 "Why. Ieslie. That Is so different It was hot. She was till h a v e n 't a friend In New York. I'm from what I had rkpected from you, I Leslie rushed Into hlS bed. .torn, and; t i m e s as m u c h as the 30c a w a y b u m p s , p i m p l e s and «lone I saw you the other day and|evrn though you told nie that you soon he reappeared, fully dressed " I | s iz e ) and the 25c bar o f G en eczem ic i r r i t a t i o n s , and in have been looking for you ever since | realised that I was not the kind of ' am going for a doctor. Owen." he j uine Black and W h ite Skin making the s k in l i g h t and I need your help, las. don't you un- girl lor you. f, at least, expected said. Soap. bright. dersland?" i sympathy for old time's sake " "Don't leave me." she cried, “please I •'Too darned well from your ap \ Well, why did you Irave?" | don't. l* s I'll be all right. Just stay W ISK WOMKN K N O W S , .( pearance, but I wonder that you had "Because I came home late one j here with nie.” She struggled to her' .1 a lt r s c d m em » a S » l a . a a a a l . i l t » . A a 4 O m m » k a night from a club meeting and a feet. "Please stay. Hold me. " nerve enough to come to me sfter • r . t r a i» n a » r i l á a a i B la c k » a k W t a l, S a S r brother of one of the girls aceom-| She threw her arms around his neck after the wav you treated me." «waa>. . . . . . a s i l a m í a I k a l . . . r e a m a . >H kaSr * » • .• L a r , , t a k . . l> r. The girl looked her bewilderment. p a n t e d me home because It w h s dark hysterically. "Treated you," she replied. "Don't I on our street Hupert was drunk. He ! Leslie took her In Ills arms, and, [ you think It wus the other way saw us. and walled In the vestibule ' wrapping the blanket more closely ■ around? I was the one who was mis- ¡1 saw him He would have beaten around her. he settled down on a .set- treated. I swore that I would die be-1 me. as he had done on previous or- j tee. 8he snuggled close to him There fore I would come to you. but I re 1 easloiis. But I revolted against his j was no sound but the methodical | meovbered your note mid f was In | treatment. I did not go home that tirk-tork of the mantel clock as thej such reduced circumstance:. dhe night and have not been home since, j minutes drifted by and soon her again broke Into coughing. I came to New York hecauae mv fa m -' liren'hlrvg told him that she was / r u in e BLACK AND W H ITE OINTMENT»ndSKIN SOAP