The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-01
Revelations
Of a Wife
Being the Confessions of nm Aver
age Married Woman
BY Adele Garrison.

/ NIN NJ y seem ldlcd 10 say inc
wrong thing When Drcky wS,-
fully told me that my Cousin Jack
was better man than he was. he cyi-
IDENTIFY expected, maullkc that ! would
contradict HIM II ! were like most
women ! would have protested at once
that he was doing himself an mus
urc. and that what he said was TN
true would have believed what !
said. too, Tor ! think with most women
I love is. indeed blind
But, unfortunately think, for my
! happiness, my head and my heart have
never been N accord With all the
/ strength ul my emotion ! worship my
/ husband But my brain remorsclc,Sly
/ tell, me that he IS not and never will
/ be the man my brothcr-couSln is.
/ Perhaps that Is one reason ! adore
I the one and feel only a slStcrly aitcc-
. ton for the other
However. this insight of nine was
/ mo- c.cuSc for my woundlng Dlckys
feelings had said simply But !
| love YOU" 'u answer TO his half.
question could see clearly II ever
expected to make Dr,ky happy !
would have To- learn tu tell am unlrmh
gracciully'or at least lo stretch the
truth
He va, silent the rest oi the way
home It was not one OF his angry
moods, but hurt depression that
llllcd me with rcmorSc
! longcd for an opportunity TO atone
for my tactlcSSneSS. but found no
chance Tor even the yericst common
places IN the trip on the subway from
Brooklyn bridge TO Twenty eighth
street.
Very Quiet Entrance.
As We walked the short distance
from the subway station to our apart
mrnt DicN chartered br,kly Of
everything and nothing ,dw thar
either he had rcDoycrcl from he, an.
uusaucc or had determined to hide II
Lucky have uy latch kew he
and a, wc mounted the stairs TO our
apartment III We ring the bell sup
pose Katie will stage her welcome OF
the prodlgdl m the hall here
smiled At h, nonsense hat the
thought ot tho clrl waiting ior mc m
ms little kitchen touched me dccpl,
knew that Katie, devotion wa,
rphcmeral. that . ltilc unusual strict
neS, on ny part. few cross words.
would transform her affection into dis
Ike hut. nevertheless, the tact that ,h~
vas waiting Tor me worrying about
mr. warmed my heart
There are lew enough people In tho
world who care about me can count
them uu the finger, oi one hand
DlUky. Jack Mr., Stewart. ono ur two
gumradc, ot my teaching dly, these
are an For Tins reason suppose
Katie, whole ,oulcd. warm hearted al
mlfauun hA, been unusually pleasant,
tu INC
Digky opened the door very softly
hut Katie heard the sound She cyi
icn'', had been waiting Just inside tho
kitchen duor for %, We entered The
room ,hc 'r1rF forward
"Oh' ms Nisu, Graham. uN dear
Ni,N, Graham. ,hc whispered with
iuft,c glance over % shoulder A.
'hc door ui the room winch sheltered
pl,k,', mother Evidently m, moth
erin law had put lear into Katie,
soul u 'o glad YOU ,oom I rfy me-
m, eve, out Imklng mayhc Won never
COON back"
Katie, You're 4 Brick"
She ,cVrl m hand ,ul kissed ii
and ! irl' Nrr tear, upon r The gitl
had fr1llN hrru weeping. as ,hc ,ail
Il, eve. were fci and her 'a,e ,hshil,
swollen
There lh,r, Nate I ,ad. ,rolh
mglt ,'rokns her hir Everything
b, an right now Inn hum, again :,
Va1
She raised hr. head her eve, brm
wiug with itlft
'\ri tur rn' lr' Iu' old woman,
srui wr aNbN ifum tuu che WIN,
rrrs' vNh , w1'r.H',u' glance st lh,
closed IuUf ui wi wN'hrf iu law
wHw n.kN had gur, 'H uHf uwm
and fortunately IiI nn. hear hrt
Nu kUr, tu.NrfIl .Nw tuu
must un' speak m chat wa, ui NJ
Graham, mother
mi rgM ! tsmwhrf f,phrl ka
ne changing from tear, in ,mils, a, 3,
her wont Ew Ni,t. Ir,h,w. Won
,'vn uu' n iHwrgFuHm wr'' uu,rtk
irry tun n.,, supper 5000 and N,,,
Ger Dpl1m
That. iHr .u' ktnt" sad Dick,
VHw' ''Hw U. IrNmi III, W. had
urf t. quietly r'u ifr furm that Wr
| had mos hF4fN Hfu uutfi D.. .f..Lr