The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-05-25
Revelations of a
Wife
STILL MORE MISTAKEN

STILL MORE MISTAKEN
felt truly sorry for him In spite OF
the annoyance he had caused me. for
he was flushed and perspiring as IT
he had run race.
my mother died almost a year ago."
l said softly. Mr.. Lawrence's embar-
rassment was overshadowed by his
real concern at my news.
Dear, dear! l am sorry indeed" he
said sincerely. Mrs. Lawrence will
be much grieved when she hears that.
She always admired your mother very
much"
How Is Mrs. Lawrence" I asked.
clinging desperately to the convention
alities until / could recover from the
mental shock his words had given me.
'She is very well indeed"
as she with you?"
mo, not this trip, which is a hurried
business one. She will come with me
next summer"
81 shall hope to see you both then"
said formally. ooh, yes, indeed" he
returned. Then quickly, This is my
station, good-by"
He shook hands and tipped his hat
with bow that included us both, and
which my mother-in-law did not notice.
and then hurried out Of the door. I
had not given my address when l ex-
tended the invitation to come and see
me, but knew he had not noticed the
remissness. l would never hear from
Mr.. Lawrence and his wife again, l
felt sure of that, and l was not sorry.
The memory of this incident would
always be .unplea SAINT.
How Madqe Saw Jack Bickett's Ship
Put Out to Sea.
Don't ever ask me to ride in the
subway again. 1t is the most uncom-
Portable place l ever experienced"
The elder Mrs. Graham snapped the
words at me, if one can use such a
word in connection with the stately
dignity of my mother-in-law. as we
climbed the stairs from the South
Ferry station to the street.
Her usual dignity appeared to be
a trif1e ruffled at the edges anyway,
noted, smiling inwardly albeit with
much mental trepidation I knew the
real reason for her displeasure. 1t
was not the discomfort of having to
stand in the subway car which had
upset her, but the ridiculous mistake
of my old acquaintance, Mr.. Lawrence,
whom we had met unexpectedly.
He had not known that l had mar
ried, and when l told him he had
promptly congratulated me upon be-
ing Mrs. Beckett! And Dickys mother
had heard him!
/ knew she was too proud to make
any reference whatever to the Incl
dent. But l also knew that she would
nevertheless resent it in every little
haunting way she could. Her COM
plant of the subway was the first shot.
l felt that l had reason to dread the
day.
why. we are not at the harbor at
ALL" This was the next remark as
we reached the entrance of the kiosk
and faced the ferry buildings which
separated us from the water of the
harbor.
"You cannot see the water for these
buildings" l explained patiently "You
will get a wonderful view of it from
the Aquarium, the old Castle Garden"
"Oh, yes, Castle Garden. l remem-
Der that very WELL" she said with more
animation, and then ENORMOUSLY, but
l do not see it,
at is right over there" l said, indi-
eating it by pointing, something l de-
test doing. But l felt a breathless
anxiety to smooth down my motheF-in-
laws ruffled feathers in any way pos
sible She turned her eyes to the
squat old building, which has seen so
many vicissitudes, and which has help
ed so much in the making of the city's
history.
But what a distance away" she ex-
claimed WAS there no nearer way
of getting to it,"
l began to feel badgered, and / en-