New Britain herald., 1915-12-10
Venvs f0v Iheafer G0eYy and Women Readers
REVELATIONSOF A WIFE
By ADELE GARRIGON

to scene because of his open admira- ton of the girl who sat so serenely unconscious in the next coach.
 l must remember, I told myself. that l had married an artist. I fore saw, however, many cOmplicat tons in our lives together. If every time we took a trip anywhere Dicly was to spend the time planning to secure the services of some possible model I could see very little pleasure for me iE our outings
 ~~ But I knew an apology was due Dicky, and I gathered courage to make it.
 'I am sorry to have annoyed you, 1 Dlcky,' I said at last. But l did not ] dream that you were looking at her 1 as possible model.'
 "A Lucky Coincidence
 And looked at from any other standpoint it was rather raw of me- admitted Dicky. But let's forget it. : She'll probably drop off the train at Forest Hills or Row Gardens, she looks like the product of those su- burgs, and I'll never see her again." But his prediction was not fulfilled When the guard called: Next stop Jamaica. Change for Pachogue train '' the girl in the cerise hat and the pony coat was right behind us as we alighted on the wide elevated plat 1 form.
 The Patchogue train was waiting, ! and as we took our red upholstered 1 velvet seats she came down the aisle and took seat near the front of our coach in plain view, but we'll out of earshot.
 "The plot thickens'' said Dicky. His tone was gay, but saw that there was real interest beneath his raillery If she gets off at Marvin I shall con- sider it a direct intervention of 1 providence.''
 Shall you really try to make her acquaintance, Dicky?" I asked. Even with the Knowledge that it was only as an artist seeking a model that Dlcky wished to meet this girl, I could not shake off a feeling of distaste fol the whole affair.
 Dicky shook his head dejectedly.
 NO, of course that's all rot,' he said. "If she were only some shabby ! poor girl to whom the money I could pay her for posing would mean some thing I might try it. But those
 clothes she has on spell money ant
 tots of it. Shes rather a classy dame too not the kind that's crazy abou
 posing for the sake of seeing her fac on the cover of a magazine, the way some of them are. No, l guess it's 8 hopeless proposition.'
 I struggled With a sudden tempta ton. I knew the thing for me to dt was to tell Dicky the things I ha6 observed about the girls clothing IC any man, and to many women, she looked as if she were very prosperous But accustomed to making over my own clothing, I had detected all the little makeshifts by which she hac transformed clothing which 1 Knew was old into a very clever limitation of a new outfit. From many little things I knew that this girl, if not IT actual want, was in strengthened cir
 cumstances. Probably she would Dc F very glad to accept Dicky's offer. . But I knew in my heart I did not
 want to tell Dicky | did nou wish
 this beautiful, stunning creature tt pose for Dicky, to be thrown with hin daily in the intimate companionshiI
 of the studio.
 I made sudden compromise witt
 my conscience. If the girl got off a
 Marvin the station which was ou
 own destination, I would tell Dicky But if she did not I would keep silent