The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-08-03
Revelations
Of a Wife
Being the Confessions ot an Aver
DGo Married Woman
BY Adele Garrison.


/ ! awoke. after my farewell 10 Jack
and the reconciliation 10 Dicky
which had followed
The sounds startled me- Who could
be with Katie al this hour. ior Il was
barely daylight One would NATURALLY
think that after my long wakciulne,S
OF the night before. when ] could not
shut the image ot my bro,hcr-c cousins
sad stern face from my mind. that
would sleep late But II J., a peculiar.
. lly oi nine that wakeiul nigh, with
me means an unusually carly awaken
inc
nicky was 'lo,ping 'oundly his
mouth q 'riile open He DID no, look
particularly attractive IN the ,tragglng
light OF the gray dawn have heard
n ,aid somewhere that mo- ore bat a
little child should ever be- ,c'n asleep.
and ! thoroughly agree with I've lcr,on
who said H.
/ tipped quietly out Of bed so as
not 10 awaken Dick, and drew the Gov
cr, which ! had displaced ,nugly about
HIM Then put on my h,ayy bath
robe and thrust my feet into a pair ~
high. iurtrimmed bedroom shoe, before
going into the kitchen
As neared the kitchen door could
distinguish the identity OF The voices
/ They we're those oi Katie and my moth
erin law wondered II Dicky'S.
mother could he III and had needed hot
water or kauc', AID
/ Is opened the door saw ms lear,
were unioundcd My mother IN Law
stood hy the kitchen cabinet, FULLY
dressed m The rca'c,t II gray wool
gowns sheer embroidered linen bands
~ her neck and throat Her hair was
carefully ,olicd with the mcrc,i trilc
| ot lace 'ei on the top oi IT, \ huI-
nrs, like white apron cu,clopci her
from head 10 foot
! Before Mr., Graham on the cabinet
'nud q handled saucepan \ glAs, az
freshly ground coffee. an egg an egg
,np q measuring cup and ,poon were
also "n the .hcll ut the cabinet Katie
stood hy with cuuously mingled emo.
tons written ON her ia,c SHE was 4
tflilc Suleu. evidently , hiI te,enliu
a. 'hc elder Nj, Graham, invasion ~
hcr kitchen But also ou her lace was
written the look ri cagcuc,, with
which kau' welcomed The learning oi
any hcw culinary trick
Very Special Instructions.
, suppose INV iI,r must have shown
. mF ilUuishmrnt hu, my mother iu.
I Lass v,. mot IN the least discounted
uund morning Margaret she said
pleasantly "l W.. ur showing ksuc
how iu make coffee
u was un ihs up y' m. tongue ~
saw we alVay, have been perfect,
satisfied with kalieN .aiiec hui n.
Trained
"lou do na' care ior ,oiies made In
,hc pcfcoA'nt" inquired trying To-
keep nv ,uirr casual
III I, nv ~ IN drink ,hs returned
/ rf,plv and then TUNED IN Katie with
'h' appearance oi ignoring mc com
rlr'sl,
"Nov kluc" ,h, ,ah bu,kl,
please attend ,o mr. I hall have ip
~ over these instruction, again Her
manner Vl, that ut ihr m,tr,, NJ the
kitchen fc,eniing the intrusion NJ an
B.. outsider
icl' a, though my presence va, uo,
b de,rcd But there IS streak NJ oh
,inary IN me. and made up my
mind tha, ! would No, hc driven from
INV own kitchen Nv the cover, in,ulcnrc
, n' tu, woman even that ol m, hu.
r buls mother
Take uuc tablespoonful oi .'ii,, irr
each yuu that ,ou c,rs,i in ,rNr .sii
900, mother rn Law "lpr instance. At
NaNt iakv two cups m, ,uu unr Mr.,
nuham here she pau, a hr,i,atugh
e. Usually one taid ,pldh
y| One she repeated calmly. "ani
A yourself onel' ,he looked. at Katie
Katie always take, NOR, than one
cup" I ,aid. knowing Nv, girls fond
mess iof cniiec
"Shc can add NOR. water then my
mother IN law said htusqucl, More
/. 'han ono yup isn't good ict = g,fl
makes her sluggish about her work
4 ! saw hattie flush tc,cu,iull,
kntN a ,auc, answer was trembling NH
her tongue flashed her an appsa iine
glance. aud saw h,t lips tighten u,si
The teiutt which she va ready n
y fling
6 NJ, mother In laws vuit, flowed On
!, She wa, smoothly unconscious OF an,
!. unpl,a,an,ne. That make, iiv,
cups" she 'aid. ",h,f,iot, YOU will mi
in this saucepan five ,,hle,pconiuls
4 rounded NOT htarinr. ~ its,hl, ground
roiic, Now break ,h,, ,ev into that
n hiils messutine ,up ,hs commanded
y. kat. ,hrrh
katiet Chesiiulncs, Gone
, hattie did a, shy va, b.ilsu hu,
X saw tina, underneath her seeming ala,
rty lay a smouldtting ,ullenne,, which
= threatened TO buts, into ilame "peal
n The svu siirhtix wtth a .n,,, - ..,,