Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-31
Many Revelations
of a Young Wife
(contlnued from Yesterdayl


| telephone, and knew that no acci-
dent had befallen him, did not
realize how intense had been my
| anxiety for his safety. / had told
myself over and over that nothing in
the world could happen to two full
| grown men, even if they were half
intoxicated. But Lillian Gales evil
dent worry had affected me, and l
had distressed myself ever since her
phone with visions of DiclSy In vari-
Gus dangers.
When l heard his voice, however,
still urging with drunken insistence
that l go back with Harry and him
| self to Lillian's all-night party my
anxiety vanished and my anger re-
turned / purposely made my own
voice as cold and incisive as l could
when I answered him:
you know l am not going back
with you. Diclxy. Where are you, and
why do you not come homer"
"Where am II" Dicky's injured
voice fioated back to me. I'm down
in a place that's got an all-night IL
cense, | am. and Harrys with me,
and here we're going to stay till you
get ready to go back with us to Lil's
party. Poor Lii, having a nice party,
and We don't dare go back without
you. That's three of us Lii hasn't
got. Poor Lii poor girl"
His voice trailed off brokenly, as IL
Ihe were overwhelmed at the thought
of Lillian's wrongs. / spoke slowly
and distinctly into the telephones:
"Dicky. listen to me. Mrs. Under
wood is very much worried about you
and her husband. She wishes you to
go back to her house at once IL you
do not want to do that come home"
II. ii a.,4 fo11
/ can't go back unless | take you,
he reiterated. My patience suddenly
fled.
"Then stay there" snapped child
ishly, and hung up the receiver.
Promise Kept.
AS did so l thought of Lillian Gale
and the promise i had made her that
liz heard anything of our husbands
would call her up. The task was most
distasteful to me, but | said to myself
that a promise was a promise, and
turned to the telephone again.
Chelsea, 1884," j said in answer tc
centrals demand of Number" ano
in another moment heard Mrs. Under
woods worried voice.
Yes, yes, she began. "Is that you
Mrs. Graham2 Have you heard any
thing?"
"Dicky just telephoned," / replied
that he and Mr.. Underwood are in
some place with an all-night license
and that they intend to stay there
until | come back with them to your
house. AS l assured him that he was
expecting an impossibility, | suppose
they will stay there for some time
"Oh, dear!' she returned. "How
wish YOU had come with Dicky this
evening. Then this would not have
happened"
II might as we'll have done So"
agreed. 81 can imagine the state my
head will be in tomorrow If this per-
formance keeps up"
my dear girl, am so sorry" Mrs
Underwood's voice seemed to holo
genuine contrition. Don't trouble tt
telephone me again, and | won'i
bother you with phoning' | know
. where they are, / fancy; at Flacks s
an all-night restaurant they poti
like. They won't be home until break
fast time, so you may as well ge
some Sleep"
"That is good advice" | replied
smoothly. Il shall take It,. Good
bye" and / hung up the receiver.
| could have laughed aloud at thu
idea Of sleep for me which billiai
Gale had so glibly advised. Sleep
Rest! | felt as II | never should
know the meaning Of the words
again. My eyes met Katies, herr
round and eager with cuFosity ant
interest. ! felt sudden rage tina
anyone should be witness OF m!
emotions.
katie" l tried to speak kindly
but / put a note of decision In IN,
tone which / did not think she woult
disregard. you must go to bed.
cannot have you sit up here an!
longer. You will not be fit for any
! thing tomorrow, and ] shall want yo'
J feeling all right in the morning. To-
I am afraid / may have headache
! Then l shall want you to take car
of me. Please look IN at my doc
Y when you have dressed in the morn
ing"
Katie evidently recognized the in
evitable In my voice, for she ros
, without word and went toward tn
kitchen. At the door she looke'
: : "You go to bed, too9" she queries
: anxiously.
Eyes, Katie, presently" I an
=. swered.
: "You be sure to call me If yo'
: want mef"
, "Yes. yes, Katie. Good night"
: felt as II the door would never clos
"Ail right, good night" and sh
4 had gone.
I Huniliatlons Bitter Taste.
; sat very still until I heard he
g shut the door of her tiny room. The
' l eprang to my feet, every nerv
a-uulver. Action of some sort wa
q imperative to me. I felt a primitiv
}, impulse to throw my arms high abov
nv head and scream with all m
Q might That being denied me, / di
I the only thing I could do-began t
y walk swiftly up and down the lengt
of the living room and dining room
? while rage. humiliation and a col
| fear alternately had their will wit
d me.
AS I paced wondered grimly ho1
many other women had kept sinnlla
. vigil. 1 had known and pitied wome
\ whose husbands sometimes stayed ou
drinking until all hours. A wave,
4, bitter humiliation swept over me tina
= I, while yet bride, should be sub
:. 1ected to this ordeal
!, Then rage at Dicky overwhelme
:" me. felt that l never could forgiv
= him for the nights suffering. I rapid
: ly reviewed his offenses of the even
ing. He had broken a treasured vas
of mine in a fit of rage. He had gon
to Lillian Gales without me, that
itself being q humiliating thing t
bear. He had come back half-intoxi
Gated at midnight and frightened m
half out of my wits by insisting tina
I go back with him to the party An
now he was probably drinking himsel
: into q state where he would not
responsible for what he would do.
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