The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-10-23
Revelations of a Wife
show him out If you feel you can't
RY ADELE GARRISON

show him out If you feel you can't
stay. Won't you please Gomez"
Her voice was eager, cordial, but I
fsncied I detected beneath its appar-
ent friendliness, a feminine triumph
that Dicky had come without me, and
feline curiosity to know how l was
taking his detection. Almost any bride
Of three weeks standing, I fancied,
would show some resentment If her
husband left her alone and went to
the home of another woman, even if
the cause Of the going were a bitter
quarrel.
A cold determination took posses
sion Of me- This woman should learn
nothing from me of my real feelings.
Dicky was evidently playing the game.
1 certainly would not lay down my
wards. My voice was as cordial as her
own as l answered her:
Dear Mrs. Underwood, if l only
dared l would be with you now But
l have things on hand this week that
absolutely m"st be attended to. If
do not rest after one of these head
aches of mine I am apt to have
real fit of illness. l am going to bed
now, and please tell Dicky that there
is no reason why he shouldn't stay as
late as he likes. I am so glad he
could go, and you may be sure if you
will forgive me this time and invite
me again l Will surely come to YOU
There was note of admiration in
her voice when she spoke again. Real
OF feigned, 1t gratifed my vanity,
You're a dead game little sport
anyway" she said, "and I appreciate
Your letting D1cky come. 1t wouldn't
seem like ore Of my parties without
Dicky here. You can wager anything
you like I'll invite you again, and
make sure you come, too, Good night"
She did not offer to have Dicky
come to the telephone. for which I
vas devoutlv grateful | was not so
dense either that l did not grasp her
Parthian shot concerning Dieky's con-
slant attendance upon her whims. I'm
less I was greatly mistaken, Lillian
! Gale would never give up my hus-
bands friendship unless Dicky him
| self banisned her from his life.
! / felt suddenly old and desperately
| weary. l knew there would be no
sleep for me for hours, but longed
| for the darkness of my bedroom. At
=, least l could rest II 7 could not sleep.
turned out the gas crate. pushed
back my chair, took from the table
! the money which had been one cause
of our quarreI-how I hated the very
| touch of it-went to my bedroom and
put it away.
Every nerve in my body was throb.
bing. l decided to take a warm bath
in the hope that the effects OF 1t would
enable me to sleep after awhile |
| went to the bathroom and turned on
the hot water. then went back to my
room, undressed and put on my bath
robe and slippers. In the bathroom
again, I tempered the nearly boiling
| water with cold water and when it
was at the right temperature slipped
into its grateful warmth.
/ thought that it would quiet me.
hut after drying the moisture from my
body and getting into my nightgown,
l found myself shivering with a ner-
vous chill l threw on heavy bath
robe and, without waiting to plat my
hair, my nightly custom, l hurried
| into bed, drawing the covers tightly
around me.
After awhile l grew warmer physi-
eally, but felt as if my heart were
frozen | did not expect that Dicky
would come home before the early