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About The Omaha morning bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 2, 1922)
r V fl Marriage of Barry Wicklow By HUBV M. AYRES Copyright, 1922. (lealUm) frues Valr4sjr.) Tlit smart maid tame to the door. ' The Um i her, mi.H Delia blew a kit to "Mike yourself mi home, and for heaven's lake theer ui," lic Mid. She unit off down the stairs and out into the street. The taxi driver stood nailing at the door of hit cab. Delia cave him liarry Witklow" addrf . "And look sharp," the ald'd. Harry had iuA rratlied hi roomi hrn Delia drove ui. He turned ana glanced carnally over hi ihoulder; then he saw Delia and Hopped. She called to him from the window of the taxi. "Come and help me out, you rude man!" Barry obeyed ulkily. "Have you come to ee nu ?" he asked, ungraci ously. ' I've jut leit Hazel at your Hat' "I know. That's hy I'm here. Can I come in? 1 want to talk to you." Barry hesitated. 'I'll drive along with you if I may," he said flnafty. He got into the taxi betide her. Delia looked at him with a twinkle. 'Well, you've made a nice hash-up of everything,' she said, cheerily. - He did not answer. "Hazel wants to tay with me," Delia went on. ' She' mad to go on the stage. Be tween you and me, my dear boy, the rather welcomes her freedom for that reason. However" ' : Barry flushed furiously. "I won't allow my wife on the stage. I hate , everything to do with the stage." . "Well, you won't be able to stop her," Delia told him, easily. "The , day is past when she was witling to lio a you told her. Oh, I'm not . preaching! Don't look so angry I As' a matter ot tact, i n going to try and befriend you both for a consid eration!" She looked at Barry from beneath her long lashes. She laid a hand on x'the sleeve of his coat. "Come, you ; know I'm aa poor as a church 'mouse," she said coaxingly, "And i you're notl What's it worth, Barry, . ir I look after this little country girt tforyou?" , Barry sat staring at the floor, and there was a hard line between his 't eyes. "What are you proposing actual ly " he asked, drylv. v, Delia laughed. "Well! I thought ; perhaps you'd think it worth white 'sto keep in with me" she s aid, lightly. i"l know wou don't like me. I know you won't like the idea of Hazel liv img in my flat, so if you care to pay . for it I'll try to send her home, or 2 at least I'll see that she doesn't gf - on the stage, since you are so again .it." . She made an impatient gesture. "V "Goodness!" she said with a touch of exasperation. "What are you "scowling like that for! If you're so mighty keen about the girl you J shouldn't have let her quarrel with t you in the first place. I'm only of- tering to help you. 5he is going to be a nice handful, I can see." i- . Barry had never cared for this 3 girl, but he felt now that he hated her; he could not trust himself to ' speak. Delia went on, irritably: "It's all very well, but I've got my- - self to think about. It's no use put ,:"ting on that saintly air with me, Barry" "I object to being called by my 'i. Christian name," Barry said with f temper. But she only laughed. "I shall call you what I like, and s if you're not very careful I shall tell ; that wife of yours a few interesting little details that occurred in your t life before she knew you. Ah 1 I thought that would rouse you." . She opened her handbag and drew i out a powder puff, with which she Cabbed her nose viciously. "Well," . she said presently, "what offers " Barry set his teeth. He loathed the position. He did not want Hazel ;' to have anything to .do with this girl; but for the present at least he. sup- posed he had better be diplomatic. I "If you look after her," he said with an effort, "really look after 1 her, mind you, I'll see you're not the 2 lpser. I'm not going to let her stay iwith you more than a few davs, ; though," he added, darkly. J She looked at him with good-natured scorn. . J "It isnt question of what you're going to let her do, my dear boy," she told him, bluntly. "Hazel's '.made up her mind to wash you out -once and for alt, take it from me.' ' I Barry let down the window with a ;s!am. ?"You can drop me here," he -said, shortly. - j,'She changed her manner at once. ...She laughed. "I'm only teasing. Don't take any notice. It's my way. '-I'll look after her for you, and let you know every day how the darling Igets on. You don't like me, I know, ibut I'm not half a bad sort, really. ' Barry smiled in spite of himself. . v Delia saw her , advantage and ' pressed on. j "You give me a tenner a week and Hazel shan't go on the stage; ,but if you don't" - - His temper rose aeain. H answered almost rudely. "I'm not going to be bullied like this. Any thing I may do wilt be for my wife, ,and not for you. Besides, it's only for the next few days. Hazel will foon want to go home.' "I hope she will," Delia sala en Vergetically. "She's too weepy for Imt The first thing she did when ' ' she got there was to cry all over my - - cushions." : Barry looked away. He hated to think of Harel jn distress, with only this girl's doubtful sympathy to help ; her through. "Welt, you can drop me here, any-.way,'- he said. "And I'll see you ' again tomorrow. And, look here! If Harel leaves you, you let me know that minute. You fan ring up." "Very ' well," she nodded and Special 5 Any Styl. LUUO Eacb Battered Toast or Brad, Be Ex. ALL SIX RESTAURANTS BUY TODAY 32x4 Non-Skid Cord $23.40 At tka Sprague . Factory, . : ' IStk mi Canting smiled. "So long!" Barrv left her and walked away, He did not trut her in the least, but he knew Harel had no money, and he tuppoied he had done the bett thin? notible in the circum stance. Deli would look after her all right as long as she was paid to do it. There was some small grain of comfort in the thought. He walked round to the hotel where his uncte stayed when he was in town, but Mr. Wicklow was out. He had heard from his son of the scene with Barry and had discreetly betaken himself ott. lit had seen Barry in a rage before and had no wish to repeat the experience. Barry walked aimlessly away, won dering what the deuce he should do with himself. He was still wearing hi wedding clothes. His eye fell on the dead flower an his button hole and he tore it out with an angry hand and flung it away. He was really very miserable. He went back to his rooms and stood looking round him wretchedly. It was all Narmo's fault con found him I Some day he would give Norman the biggest thrashing! What a wedding day for a man to have I He looked down at the frag ments of smashed glass which still lay on the floor. He stooped and picked Agnes Dudley's portrait from the debris. He scowled down at the smiling face. It was her fault, tool if she hadn t written him that infernally silly let ter three weeks ago none of all this would ever have " happened. He would never have seen Hazel. He would never hav got himielf into this unholy met. He tore the photograph in halves and threw it into the coal box. Women were all the same. You couldn't rely on any of them for more than two minutes at time. Jilted by one and deserted by an other on his wedding day I Life was a rotten concern; he was fully persuaded that he did not care how soon it ended. Of course, Nor man would take good care that the news of his marriage and its result should be heard at the clubs; he gritted his teeth; he hated being laughed at, and he knew how people would laugh. He poured himself out a strong drink and felt better; after all, mop ing never cured anything; he changed his clothes and brushed hia hair; he would go round to the club and see how much Norman had told already; one might as well know the worst at once; he was getting into an overcoat when the doorbell rang; he opened the door without waiting for the houiekeepr to come. Joe Daniels stood there in the dim tight. He looked very tall and overpow ering, and for a second Barry felt slightly apprehensive; then he pulled himself together. fcr howd ye do, he said, er won't you come in?' The farmer obeyed and Barry shut the door. "Er I suppose you got my wire?" he said, awkwardly. "Yes. We got your wire. The elder man's voice sounded heavy. He kept his eyes on Barrys face. "Yes, we got your wire, he said again. Barry shuffled his feet. "Well er that's all right, then," he said with an effort to speak cheerfully. He had an uncomfortable feei ng that something was wronsr. He in dicated a chair. "Won't you sit down?' he asked. "No, sir. I will not," the farmer answered. "I have come to fetch my niece, and when I have found her I will to away and trouble you no more." His fate flamed suddenly. He clenched his fnt. "I knew what you were from the first T he said, with an outburst of rag. i saw through you before you'd been in our hou 24 hours. I told her pother " He broke off. Barry shrugged his shoulder. "It's useless arguing I know," he said, coolly. "And your niece is nt here. She's with her coutin, Mist Bentlcy. I can give you the addre. If you care to go there you will see for yourself that I am telling the truth." He met the farmer's ryes steadily. He wished the old beggar wouldn't glare at him like that. "I will take you to her this min ute, if you like," he said atiain. im patiently. "Come, Mr. Daniel, it's no ue adopting this attitude; it's not mv fault that Hazel ran away from home; I knew nothing about it till I went down to the farm and saw Mr. Bentlcy; she will have told you, I dare say. We'll go along and see Hazel-I'l! send for a taxi." The farmer stood ntotionlcs by the table as Barry walked out of the room: he made a stilt, lorbidumg figure; he never moved till Barry returned. There's a taxi watting. Barry said shortly. "If you'll come along." They went down the stair and drove the short distance to Delias flat without speaking. On the lauding Barry stopped. "You'd better let me go an tell her first. Shea rather afraid to meet you. iJanicis made no answer, ana Barry went on, with a shrug of his shoulder. Obstinate old brute! he muttered under his breath. The smart maid admitted them. Miss Bentley was not yet in, she told them, but the other young lady- Barry brushed past her and went on to the sitting room door. 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Inc., Battle Creek, Michigan. waa there, llu!ely turning the pages of a migasine. When the saw him the rose to her feet. Barry broke into incoherent ( planationt, "lit your unite Mr. Daniels. I had to bring him." The farmer had folio J him into the sitting room. For a moment he looked at Haiel without speaking; then he said; "So he has spoken the truth for once, and you are here with your coutin!" Hit voice was bitter. Harel did not answer. She look ed very pale, hut her tycs were de fiant. "I'm going to stay here," she broke out, excitedly. "I'm not going back to Cleave Farm. Delia is willing for me to stay here, and you can't make me go hark, Mother wouldn't with it if she knew everything." She Hopped, struck by something in the farmrr't cpreion. "Oh, what it it?" she akcd in a whisper. The elder man's hard face quiv crcTTfor an instant, then he said, al most brutally; "Your mother will never wish anything for you again as long as you live, my girl. 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