The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-23
Revelations
Of a Wife
Belng the Confessions Of an Aver
age Married Woman
BY Adele Garrison.

kS\/OU are not eating your lunch
con at all" NV mothcr-,n- law
spoke accusingly. What IS the
matter, isn't your salad good'"
"Oh. yes. indeed, it is delicious,
replied warmly. but | am not Al all /
hungry, and that hot chicken broth
was very filling
My hcr-n-law looked at me
kcculy
Nonsense" She said bruSquely .
You're too healthy a young woman To /
content Yourself with a cup OF hot .
chicken broth after cold morning .
tramplng There must be something .
ON your mind /
made NO answer, only toycd with .
my salad IN an attempt to eat somc .
thing did not look Al my mother
m law. but knew that she was gar- !
ing at me ,hrcwdN
Well its your own affair" She
said at last and returned to her salad
She did not refer to the subject
again. Tor which | wa, truly grateful
When she was through with the salad.
and I noticed that She finished every
Bit of It despite her d,-paragcment oi
restaurant cooks She bcckoncd to the
waiter
"lla,c YOU any preference a, to des
,crt, s' she asked couycnlionalb as the
man appeared
u think ! should like a lemon ice OF
a lemon shcrbet IT they have It,
/ replied. feeling that the light ice with
/ rs tartucsS was lust what ! grarcd to
,oothc the fever that felt IN my
veins
She turned to the waiter "One lemon
ice and one baked apple with cream
she said
Yer, well. ma'am" and he vanished
again in the wake at the omnibus who
had cleared our table
II was while We were eating the
dessert that received another lesson
a, to my status in my molhcS in laws
scheme Of lie g
waiter That did not surprise me, for
she had taken the head from the mo
mcnt We had entered the restaurant |
FULLY expected to see her bring ont her
purse and settle the bill had made
| MP my mind to utter conventional
protest. bu, not to oppose her strongly
and then when we reached home tell
Dickv about 1t so that he might give
her back the money
"Madge's Come Back"
But when she had scanned the bin
thoroughly, and knew the waiter
,harcd my icrvcnt hope that the items
we're correctly added. She reached ovct
and laid it beside my plate without
any comment whatcvcr Then calmly
without looking at me, She began to
draw ON her gloves
II was exactly the manncr her type
oi woman would use toward paid at
lcndaut was conscious OF the wait
cr'S ewes upon me, and | ielt myscl
flushing But my manner was as cain
VI a, her own as ! took 4 bill from M
purse. placed 1t upon the added list %
items which lay before me and reach
, ing o,N laid It beside my mother-in
laws plate
Il am so sorry" ! murmurcd meek
u " and apologcucally that did no
notice YOU had not enough with vow
Why did YOU not tell me bciore;"
Then without waiting for an anSwc
ID arose aud began putting on my Goa
IN | do not know whether my ruSc I
- avoid acting as a kind oi uppc
mr. servant 10 my mother law Woul
K have succeeded W not II the waiter ha
been less quick Ru, the cagcrncss Z
'hc average restaurant waiter to x
= hi, order paiT7or and his tip secure
r. was something ON which | had couutc
- had scarcely laid the money and II
= hlll in front Of my husbands moth,
: before the man had taken both ar
= hurried away 10 the cashiers desk
- | finished fastening my cloak al
. turned to find the elder Mrs Orr
: ham smiling grlmly to herself W.
relieved for ! had feared she might I
. angry al me
= MIS-. Graham, Decision.
= Shall ! help YOU on with yor
= cloak" ! asked. a, saw her 'aI
. up the heavy garment fully cNpc,
= cd her to refuse knowing her dl,ll
= of being assisted m any way. but
my surprise She aSSen,cd
= III YOU please she said quietly. Al
= them luSt a, finished putting it q
realized the reason for her sudd
- acquicSCcnCc
Give the waiter quarter she 81
= coollN and walked toward the ha
- leaving me to- wait ior the return
= Inc man with the change.
= She had scored | recognized III
II had possessed a less thrifty Sc
. should have followed her ,mmcdiat
. ly leaving a much surprised wait
with a tip beyond his widest dream
. But my horror OF unnecessary rxpcn,
= 'urc chained me to the spot until I
man returned.
He was late IN coming back and
. was glad that he was, for in the
= ,crval an illumlnatlye flash OF san
= came 10 me which not only gave me
. KEY to my mother in laws conduct. |
= also revealed Ia my ashamed ewes
. utter iut,llty and stiffness Of my q
- childish behavior
= saw that my husbands mother 1
= 1o' intended any slight to me in
= action She simply was so accuSton
. to being an absolute dictator that
= manner OF one was second nature
= her The daughter with whom she I
. lived the wife OF busy surgeon