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THE CONFESSIONS OF A WIFE A CLEVER WOMAN-WEARS HER PRETTIEST FROCK (Copyright, 1914, by the Newspaper Enterprise Association.) I wore my prettiest evening gown over to Eliene's last night because I know that she woulflfce "dolled up" regardless. "How did I know that?" How foolish of you to ask, little book. Any woman on this green earth would try to look her best, whether she was still in love with her recreant husband or not, when he was to see her after a year's absence. So I put on my "gladdest" clothes for poor dear Harry must not be made to think that Eliene dressed more than usual for him even, while seeing her in her best frock. When he first came in I felt as though I had no right to be there, but I soon saw that both husband and wife were glad of my presence. Harry was pale and much thinner than he was when he went away. He was much better looking. Eliene was radiant. Poor Harry looked some what surprised, I think he expected to see her wasted and worn with sunken eyes and streaks of silver in the gold of her hair. Of the two I think he shows the ravages of grief or perhaps it is the marks of remorse that Harry bears and Eliene, of course, has none. After the first plunge those two well-bred people acted as though they had parted on the best of terms a short time ago. Harry told of his European trip, not forgetting to mention the loneliness of a man all by himself in Paris. "Never again without my wife," he said with emphasis. "You certainly seem different from other men, Harry most men think, of all places in the world a wife is most in the way in Paris," said Eliene brightly. "Good for you," I said to myself, you're just as brave now as when you said: "I'll mother Harry's motherless children." I also saw that Eliene still loved Harry, although he, poor fellow, could not see it and grew steadily more and more discouraged as the dinner progressed. While we were dawdling over the coffee the telephone rang and some one asked for Harry. As the telephone is in the dining room we could not help hearing his answers and at the first words I knew he was talking to Dick. "How are you, old man? It sure does seem glad to hear your voice. "Yes, I've been looking for you all day, but at the office they said you were out. "Just now I am dining with the only two beautiful women that I have seen In a year, so I can't possibly come down to the club. "Yes, come up here-. Margie Is here with Eliene. "You want to see me privately? Nonsense, man, you have nothing to say to me that your wife and my wife may not hear. Anyway, whatever it is it will wait until tomorrow if you can't tell it to them as well as me. Tonight I am going to revel In the company of the two most wonderful women I have ever known." "Tell him to come up, the 'reveling' is fine, Harry," I said and he repeated it over the wire and turned from the phone with the words: "He Is com ing right up." (To Be Continued Tomorrow.) o o Because of modern fashions a Philadelphia scientist has figured that women must eat 10 per cent more food than formerly to maintain their normal temperature o o If you are annoyed by flies in your bedroom, soak a sponge in oil of lav ender, and tie It to the top of the bed. Flies hate the smell of lavender, and will not approach it. jUmmmmmmm