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gulity following tho

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Mabel was plump, had a big ap CHAPTER XXXV

exceedingly sweet Mrs. Planter's head was in a whirl-thought of Mrs. Planter knew Bill's polite and an She had just uncovered the choicest tomper. Eventually he would thank loath. Whispering that she would bit of scandal it had ever been her her for opening his eyes to the facts, save an extra plece of mince plo fer but she could hear his recriminations her if she would give the letter to Lem, luck to come across. Whether Mado-when he was first told that Madeline Mrs. Planter slipped the envelope

land. lino Siddal had gone through a mar-was unfaithful. Mrs. Planter had no into the waitress'a

Thon Mrs. Planter pecked through riage ceremony trainer or not, whether they wish to take part in such a secne.

Studying over the problem, ale crack in the swinging door and saw been lovera and parted, one thing was cartain. The grond-looking young went about preparations for the noon the envelope pass hands. Knowing animal trainer had come to Lebanon day meal. Janie Saber, one of the that the stamp she had placed on it for only one purpose and that was to chambermaids, assisted with the copk-insured its arrival at its destination, Onions and she hummed "Saving Grace" under continued dish up

tó, hold a rendezvous with Dill, Siddal's ing-peeling potatoes,

carrots, opening cans of beans and her breath and

the food with zest that amazed her wife!

Womon who secretly met men other peas, and slicing the bread.

Always at noon the Commercial assistant.

It happened that Lem Holden had than their husbands were Jezebels in

Mrs. Planter and House offered roast beef, roast pork the opinion of should be ostracized. Madeline might and a choice of two kinds of pic, but promised a friend to drive him into hold her hond in the air now, but on the day after Thanksgiving thero the country when he went on his after to-morrow she would not do so! was cold turkey and mince pie, left, delivery and that the friend delayed

At first Mrs. Planter was uncor-/and Mrs. Planter's tasks were light. him almost 45 minutes. After that, Home Line steamers and at Ports of Cailing businese transacted.

She was no nearer the solution of being late already, Lem decided to tain just how to make use of her her problem when Rade came into the wait until the 2425 train arrived. of kitchen to see if the meal were ready. Thus the letter that might or might and There's a crowd in there," he said, not have brought Bill into Lebanon thought

"Better

runs out. Got enough pie?" at the Siddal farm until after three o'clock. Yes." Clerks from the drug store, Blaney a terrible insult.

Donna had hung up the telephono It she had been at liberty for the who was the lawyer and Dempster, the afternoon she could have spread the postmaster, besides some drummers receiver feeling utterly, trapped. nows to a few cronies who could Lo who had arrived on an early train Slowly it was being forced upon her trusted to see that it would kindle and led into the dining room. Mrs. that Con David was not the man she flame like a forest fire before 24 hours Planter was busy dishing up food for believed him to be, and that Grand- paased, becoming the chief subject of Mabel's trays, and momentarily put father's money was what had brought

ation at Lebanon (

dinner

nothing of the lover in the tone of But my tales Madeline and Bill Siddal out of her Cen to Lebanan. There had been

thoughts. that the person inox concerned in the

was the waitress who brought voice he had used, nothing that affair might never hear this scandal. them back again. "Ilurry up, Mis indicated a friendly desire to see her Madeline might meet her lover over and Planter," she said. "Lem Holden's in again.

Unquestionably he believed she over again and everyone in town be there and he's anxious to get going wanted Grandfather Sidda!'s money

of it without Bill Siddal learn-on his delivery." Aware

Doc ing what was going

Kadn't on,

Lem Holden was the rural postman. and, just as surely, he would stop at Freeman's wife been

around, He traipsing

delivered mail to the Siddal farm. nothing to circumvent any plot he she might have on foot. Only Mrs, Planter wrote letter to Bill | **** with their boarder since last June? Everybody for, miles around knew and gave it to Lem, it would be de- the fear that he would come to the Grandfather Siddal had made her about it, but Doc didn't. Poor fool!livered before Madeline went to meet farm to demand an audience with Mobbe when he found out about Clara, Con David! Of course there was a promise to ricet Con. and Bill found out about Madeline, chance the letter would fall into Made-I Once the promise had been given, the two men could consolo each other. line's hands, but she did not know she could not break it, much as she

No that Clara Freeman Whe as Mrs. Planter's writing

was torn be- and the older

regretted Dorma ornery as Madeline. She might invo woman knew also that Madeline never tween the devil and the deep sca."

Bill would not forgive a meeting some excuse with a doctor for a hus-epened her husband's mail.

"Janic," Mrs. Planter mumbled, her with Con if he learned about it. band and him chasing off day and night, never able to take

her any voice thick with excitement, "dish up Neither would be forgive her con place.

a minute, will you? I gotta go-up-iinued deception when she had had Mr. Planter recalled, with righteous stairs."

ample opportunity to confess.

Why andn't she told him the whole pride, that when the sewing circle of

hadn't

·told it she Considering her "rheumatics," she story? Oh, the church had held a meeting to dis

marriage? Bill cuss the advisability of telling Doc showed Amazing agility shell to him after their marr Freeman he should keep a closer sprinted up the sinira to the third would have overlooked a great deal watch on his wife, she had voted floor room she occupied with Mabel: then that he could not overlapk now. against it. That she had voted thus it was when she sat down to write Suppose he, too, should believe that because the minister's wife was op that it occurred to her that, for her money had played a vital part in the posed to meddling did not rob Mrs. own anfety, it would be better not to schemel And her silence about the death seemed even Planter of feeling that she was a kind sign the letter. She would ask Mabet real Madeline's ly, generous soul.

to give it to Lem. She had a good One moment she was ready to run

But

*

Bill

worac.

Why

Ir out to the barn where Bill was busy with some baby lambs and tell him everything, sparing neither herself The next moment she nor the dead. was determined at all costs to defend her happiness and, if necessary, to Sho in the face of all evidence. paced the hallway, nearly insane with

excuse, as she was not supposed to ga no meeting to

the dining room anyway, determine itato whether or not Bill should be kept in questions concerning the letter arose ignorance need be held. In the first later Mabel was too stupid even to place. neither Madeline nor remember the incident after a day attended the same church ns Mrs. or so.

At best Mrs. Planter's handwriting Planter. In the second, Mrs. Planter intended to

to get the information to was a scrawl. Now, her land shook Bill in nome manner and with proof so that the letters were all away, and that could not be doubted.

blots of ink smudged the paper.

"Dear Mr. Siddnl," she

Tu telephone him would be out of

To

wrote, be

seem

worry.

Some excuse to get into town must

could Invented. What the question. She knew Bill's habits "As a friend I am writing this to plausible when Grandfather was so too well to believe he might be in the you. Maybe you won't thank me now that only an hour ago they had farmhouse to answer the phone him but some day you will. Your wife dessired of his Ilving through the

If you self. It his wife answered she would is a bad woman.

want proof day 7 "No excuse was better than s

Bee

Message.

to it that he' did not get the be at the Baptist church cemetery poor one. Perhaps something would The fiformation must rench Bill in today, Friday 27, at three o'clock. take Bill out of the house if wond is going meet an old sweetheart nor and she need say nothing at all. less than four hours if he were to who used to travel with the circus. With a wordless prayer in her heart, witness the meeting between his wife is name in Con David. He is stop- she watched her husband as he cut and the circus performer na Mrs. ping at the Commercial House now across the now-covered field and came Planter intended. She would have to and came to Lebanon to see her-Your toward the house. gel busy at once. Going out to the Well Wisher."

To Be Continued).

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