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For every suspicion he could entertain, she had evidence of a certainty to ht have to prove anything, she had twenty proven facts And he knew it Why they had, during all these years, al unity they alone knew The modus vivendi suited them better than divorce: that was apparent, or had been until recently Recently Leila Mortiree that had perplexed her husband Her attitude toward him lacked a little of the bitterness and contempt she usually reserved for him in private; she had become more prudent, al," he said with a sudden snarl: "You'd better be careful there is no gossip about you and Plank"

She reddened under the insult

"Noe'll see," he continued venoo alone"

"Do you suppose," she asked calmly, "that I am afraid of a divorce court?"

The question so frankly astonished hiape, unable to reply For years he had very naturally supposed her to be afraid of it--afraid of not being qualified to obtain it Indeed, he had taken that for granted as the very corner-stone of their ue alar, he had not been at all careful of his own behaviour, neither had he been at any particular pains to conceal his doings froainst her, after all, except ancient suspicions, now so confused and indefinite that memory itself outlawed the case, if it ever really existed What had she against him? Facts--unless she was more stupid than any of her sex he had ever encountered And now, this defiance, this increasing prudence, this subtle change in her, began to make him anxious for the per all these years--doled out to hih her dor about?" he said harshly

"I believe I mentioned divorce"

"Well, cut it out! D'ye see? Cut it, I say You'd stand as much chance before a referee as a snowball in hell"

"There's no telling," she said coolly, "until one tries"

He glared at her, then burst into a laugh "Rot!" he said thickly "Talk sense, Leila! And keep this hard-headed Dutchman for yourself, if you feel that way about it I don't want to butt in I only thought--for old tied to say, her disgust al her