New Britain herald., 1916-08-31
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REVELATIONSOF A WIFE
By ADELE GARRUsow

who had come up to the beach just ahead of us, accompanied by pr. Petit and Alfred Durkee
 Her suggestion was received with approval, and soon we were all stretched like mummies in the sand.
 "You're a fine looking bunch" This was Dickys greeting as he came up to us little later.
 Grace Challenges Madge.
 Never mind our looks," retorted MT. Underwood. What about Jim and that dinner?"
 ''Jims all right" returned Dicky nonchalantly, deftly tucking himself under the' sand near us. He's get ting his fire ready. He'll have the niftiest clambake, with fish and hot corn and potatoes, you ever ate if you give him time."
 How much time?" demanded AL fred Durkee.
 "Oh, four or five hours" Dicky re- turned, winking at Lillian, near whose feet he was ensconced.
 Here's where I strike right now" MT. Underwood declared. T know there's grub of some sort in those baskets, and I demand that we have an immediate, if simple lunch, right now"
 Second the motion," laughed Alfred Durkee.
 Lillian rose and shook out her skirts. T can manage a little snack. think I'll get Katie to unpack some of the baskets and give each of you handout. But remember, everybody takes what I give them; no second | Eelpings and no favorites." It was but a few minutes before she | returned with Katie, and in an in | credibly short time there was placed before each one of Us pasteboard plate with sandwiches, roast chicken and the cakes Katie had baked upon them.
 Lillian had the forethought to bring 1 basin of water and towels so that we were enabled to remove the sand from our faces and hands before | eating.
 We made a merry picnic of our inn promptu luncheon, and after it, when | we were dried by the sun, we spent a | comfortable lazy two hours lounging | Ii the beach. If I had not seen Grace Draper's 1 blanched face and the terrible look in her eyes when she had heard DiCky's exclamation of indifference toward
 her I would not have dreamed that her heart held any emotion except | that of happy enjoyment of the day.
 She laughed and chatted as if she had not a care in the world, directing l much of her conversation to me. It 1 crossed my mind that for some reason l of her own she was trying to make it appear to every one that we were on especially friendly terms.
 It was after one of Dicky's periodi- cal trips to Jims fire, which Harry l Underwood did not allow him to for get, and his report that the dinner would be shortly forthcoming, that | Grace Draper rose, and said careless ly: Suppose we all have another Gip before dinner; there won't be time before we leave for swim af- l terward, and the water is too fine to miss going in once more. What do you say, Mrs. Graham? Will you | race me?"
 | I saw Lillians quick little gesture of discussion, and through me there crept an indefinable shrinking from going with the girl, but the men were | already chasing each other through the shallow water, and did not wish l l., humiliate my guest by refusing to l go with her.
 Tt can hardly be called @ race" I | answered quietly, for you swim so much better than I, but I will do my best"