New Britain herald., 1915-12-13
Ve1ps for Theater Goers and Women Readers
REVELATIONS0F WIFE
By ADELE GARRHyON

across the road to the grove beyond where the brook danced it's way along. An immense tree With spread ing limbs so low to the ground that child could climb to it's branches commanded a full view of the bridge. Along the low branches sat four red Capped, overcoated youngsters, three toys and a tiny girl, the four ranging in age from ' to 4. They were looking straight at us their eyes round as saucers. At first | thought there was no grown person With them, but in another moment saw woman, evidently a nurse, walking slowly along the stream. Her back was toward us, and I hoped she had not seen Dickys kiss. There was no hope of eNading the youngsters how ever They scrambled down from the tree, and met us as we entered the grove. ...,.
 Did you kiss her, cause that's the Kissing bridge?' demanded the small girl.
 T guess I did, Dicky answered smiling down at her.
 My papa says," drawled one of the two older boys, bro>n-eyed lads who looked like twin>, my papa says you mustn't kiss anybody on that bridge unless you love them very much. Do you love her?''.
 You bet I do." Dicky was enjoy ing myself immensely but I was nsortally afraid the nurse would over hear the conversation. She was watching the children smilingly, but making no movement to come nearer us, for which I was devoutly thankful.
 The Large Sign.
 Lets divide them,' Dicky said teasingly (Which two do you want %
 'I'll take the boy with the big eyes, and the little chubby boy with the red checks" I replied.
 And Inl take this serious-looking ycungster and the little girl,'' Dicky said.
 The children laughed merrily. Evi- dently they were used to good natured teasing.
 You won't take any of us,' the little girl said saucily, "because my papa won't let you"
 Come children,' the nurse inter- posed, tits time to go home now"
 They trotted off obediently, and we watched them out of sight.
 'What sturdy looking youngsters" I said as they vanished around bend of the stream.
 "Yes, this is a great place to bring up children,'' Dicky assented.
 We wandered on till the fences stopped us, then came down the op- pcsite bank, finding new beauties at every turn.
 "I'm starving to death," Dicky an- ir fn hn little lake into which the stream flowed. Aren't you?'
 ''I'm fearfully hungry" I admitted. '1s the inn very far?'
 "Only few blocks down here." Dicky consulted his watch. Its just 12 Old Forsman serves a noon-day meal in the winter time that's one of the most satisfying things I ever ate, and you know I'm pretty good judge of food. He will have sea food of some kind, that's a cinch, and I'll bet there will be chicken-he raises his own fowls"
 Do keep quiet, Dicky. You make me so hungry, recounting all those appetizing things" We walked swiftly down the road bordering the lake until we came to row of imposing old pines Here's the place." said Dicky I saw a magnificent old mansion, but to my mind it looked strangely deserted
 "Dicky, there's no smoke coming out of those chimneys," I said. Are you sure the place is open?" "Now don't begin to croak," re- turned Dicky, but his tone betrayed doubt, and he fairly rushed me around to the entrance of the build ing. On the door there was displayed a large sign:
 For rent. Caretaker will show the , house.
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