Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1916-11-28
MY MARRIED LIFE
Rolv Liyan Gqle Starts Out to Wake Madae Like He,
By ADELE GARRISON

| CttRIOUSLY enough my first distinct
" emotion after hearing Lillian Gale
| calmly tell me that her husband fell in love
with every new face he saw that he was
| attracted by me- and would probably try to
make love to me- was resentment against
| my husband.
why l asked myself passionately, had
! Dcky insisted upon my friendship with
| these people? Suppose they were his most
| intimate friends? / was his wife, and had
nothing whatever in common with them
Knowing them as well as he did, he must
have known Harry Underwoods propensi-
ties. lie must also have known the gossip
that connected his own name with Lillan's.
He should have guarded me from any con-
tact with them. / felt my anger fuse to
white heat against both my husband and
Lillian.
An ugly suspicion crossed my mind LII
liam Gales absolute camness in the face
of her husbands wayward affections was
unique in my experience of women was
the secret of her indifference lack OF IN
terest in her own husband, an excess OF
concern in mine? Did she hope perhaps to
gain ground with Dicky with the develop
ment of the situation? Was her warning
to me only part of a cunningly constructed
plan whereby she would stimulate my IN
terest in Harry Underwood?
was ashamed of my thoughts even as
they came TO me. Lillian Gale seemed 100
big n woman TOO lTiIh anu HOlANoN -
tenance for such a subterfuge. But could
not help feeling all my old distrust and DIS
like of the woman rush over me. 1 had
struggle to keep my voice from being tinged
with the dislike | felt as / answered her:
"I am very sure you must be MISTAKEN
Mrs Underwood Such a possibility as that
would be unspeakably annoying. We VIII
not consider it."
YOU'LL LIKE ME-
.rTfII haV n
consider it," she returned brusquely, with
curious glance at me- But we do not neeu
to spoil our afternoon discussing IT. lsh
there something we can do while we are
waiting for those onions? This bread ought
not to be cut until the filling Is all ready
to spread between the slices.
Like an animated answer TO her question
Katie appeared at the door.
"Oh Missis Graham, Vot you do dose
nuts? Heem dry like bone. You feex now
Il will be there in a minute Katie l
said and when she had gone l turned to
Mrs Underwood.
II have some almonds ready to brown
In the kitchen. But l really do not need
any assistance with them. Won't you talk
to DiclSy while ! do them?"
Indeed, | will do no such thing, child
she returned you can't get rid of me that
easily. Dicky's no novelty. i see him every
day; you know our studios are on the same
floor But I'm not acquainted with you
yet, and I've made up my mind to make you
like me-
'Srhat ought not to be hard to do" re-
piled, and felt myself a fraud and cheat
for the answer.
II don't know about that" returned Mrs.
Underwood. The shrewd glance that ac-
companled her words was an illumination
TO my mind. l realized that this woman
read my dislike of her, my prejudice against
her, as she would read the pages of book.
She did not press the subject further. how
ever. TO my intense relief, but led the way
into the kitchen IL she were at home,
aren't you the ambitious lady, though,
to prepare your own sailed Almonds" she
said, as l lifted the towels and she saw the
rows of white nutmeats. "NeVer mind, my
dear, two years from now you'll be buying
them at the corner delicatessen like the rest
of u.s. l can remember ages and ages ago
l did this same stunt, but l got brayely
over It. I am always glad TO be invited to
the home of a newly-wed. Brides are the
only women ambitious enough to do these
things, and there is no denying that the
nuts you get at the shops are not 10 be
compared In flavor to the ones you fix your
self"
BROWNING THE ALMONDS
II cannot bear the apologies for salted
almonds they sell I'm the shops" / returned,
a bit aeidly / did not quite relish the
patronzing way In which she dismissed my
labor for the evenings supper as the ambi-
tions of a bride For years whenever /
have entertained my friends / have pre-.
pared them myself II really is very little
trouble, and 1 cannot imagine changing my
habit of years, no matter how long 1 am
married"
/ took my largest frying pan as l spoke,
poured boiling water over Il, my inyariable
practice when using a cooking utensil, and