Newark evening star and Newark advertiser., 1915-08-09
Many Revelations
of a Young Wife
BY ADELE GARRISON.

BY ADELE GARRISON.
"a Good Nurse Always Enforces Strict
0bedience."
Are you awake, Madge9"
Dicky's voice, almost a whisper,
reused me from the delicious half
sleeping, waking rest which fol-
lowed my terrific headache. | turned
my head toward the doorway of my
room. where he stood hesitating with
a look of such tender Solioitude in his
eyes as made me forget all the prob
lens OF our short welded life.
Not only awake, but much better.
thanks to your nursing" I answered
/ rose from my pillows. but Dicky
came forward swiftly, and, putting
tender hands on my shoulder, gently
laid me back again.
"a good nurse always enforces I'M
plicit obedience from a patient" he
said gayly, land I haven't discharged
you yet"
but Dicky," I protested, II told
you that when these headaches finally
leave me am perfectly we'll again"
You are not perfectly well until
you have eaten a square meal"
Dtoky's tone was strictly profession
al. Are you hungry2"
''Hungryl When one of these
headaches finally does leave me I am
perfectly ravenous. That's one reason
why / want to get up, so / can get
something to eat"
Madam" Dicky's manner was as
ponderous as that of a judge, when
married you | promised to cherish
you in sickness and in health, and
I am now going to do as nice a little
Job of cherishing as any you ever
witnessed That is" he added, pro
vided you obey as you should have
promised to do, only the ministers
nowadays don't dare to put 1t in the
service"
A Bedside Picnic.
He swept the things from the table
at the side Of my bed so recklessly
that l wondered half of them did
not drop or break. Then he vanished
into the other room, bringing back
an immense tray laden with covered
dishes which he deposited with
ludicrous air of pride.
IT guess this is not bad" he an
nounced grandly and vanished again.
Il
by the odor which Is the most grace
full to my nostrils of any in the
world, the fragrant aroma of hot
coffee
But when he entered, with the
stand upon which / keep the coffee
machine in one hand, and in the
other the apparatus itself tilted most
alarmingly, 1 had to protest
"DiclSy, Dicky, you'll drop thatl
Do be CAREFUL"
But Dicl1y promptly squelched me.
Now, Miss Schoolma-am, don't be
so fussy," he admonished II pre-
pared this coffee with my own fair
hands. after carefully sterilizing the
hands. You can be shouting sure
I'm not going to spoil the party by
spilling any Of it.
He put napkin over his arm In
the most approved walter fashion
and bowed low.
"Will madam be served?"
Madam must bathe her face and
hands flrst," I replied. do let me get
up, Dicky, and ] will be glad enough
to come back to bed and eat. That
always has been my idea of the lap
of luxury, breakfast in bed"
"All right" assented Dieky. but
hurry up, or all the things will be
cold"
Nellie Taught Me How"
I slipped out of bed and into my
negligee and japanese sandals,
twisted UP my hair and hid its dis
order under one of my breakfast caps.
which I took from a drawer In my
chiffonier. [ noticed Dick looking
at the drawer. so
was not much surprised at his ap-
pearance when | came back from the
bathroom with my face glowing from
dashing cold water against 1t, my
invariable morning practice. With
nv prettiest boudoir cap perched
rakishly over one ear, and big white
apron tied around his waist, he stood
at attention like q trained nurse
Would you like your temperature
taken or your pulse counted?' he in
quired solicitously.
mo, thank you, nurse" l returned
settling myself luxuriously
against my pillow. Il Will eat my
breakfast now, If you please
Dicky took off the covers with
great flourish.
"Dickyl" ! gasped you extrava-
CANT boy!"
For the daintiest imaginable repast
lay before me Broiled squab, baked
potatoes, salad Oh aspdr asus Ups
hothouse Strawberries and French
rolls. all served on silver and china
with the hall mark of fashionable
hotel near Dicky's studio.
"We aim to please. 1t is our
MOTTO" said Dicky meekly, as he
me a cup of coffee.
I grasped the cup eagerly ana
drained it. :, Il
ooh, Dicky! This is delicious" l
exclaimed "And you made it your
self? / didn't know you could make
coffee"
Dicky bowed extravagantly.
"You do not know what a culinary
genius you have married. Wait till
you taste some of my chafing dish |
stunts. But I ought to know how to
make coffee I've watched Nellie
often enough, and she is the best
in all the studios"
My appetite suddenly fed. The
tempting dishes no longer appealed |
to me. I was discovering things |
about myself which were not palata- |
Die. I always have been most critical
IF petty jealousy in others, and here |
lust the casual mention Of woman's
name was spelling the dainty meal
Dicky's loving care had provided Tor
ne.