South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-12-29
HOW MADGE LEARNED AZ
AMAZING TRUTH.

that 4 should telephone Mrs. Stewart
ms old landlady. and go 20 stay with
her until he should come to his
senses.
Without a seconds consideration
OF the curious faces around rs 7
dashed past Dicky, up the stairs
muttering some disjOinted excuse
10 the astonished guard about 'hav-
ing forgotten something. and ther
on into the shelter OF the women's
waiting room, where I dropped into
a rocking chair 10 pull myself to-
gether before telephoning Mrs.
Stewart
To my surprise 7 found that I was
shaking with a nervous chill The
excitement Of the evening had been
too much for me. felt weak. dizzy.
almost as II I were going 20 faint
away I took the bill from my dress
where I had hidden 70 before start
ing for the mass meeting at the Car
den and called the woman attendant
OF the room
I'm feeling a little faint" 7 said.
''Will yJu kindly get me a cup of
strong. black coffee from the lunch
counter"
Certainly madam" she an
Ewered. and then solicitously: rs
there anything I can 90 for you be-
fore I go? Won't you lie down here
on the couch until I get back?"
mo. thank YOU" I rejoined. 81 am
quite comfortable here. I shall he all
right when 7 get the coffee"
she hurried away an I nut my
head back against the chair and
closed my eyes. content for mo-
ment 70 shut out the exciting events
OF the evening.
Don't BE Cross"
But 7 found that closing my eyes
only brought them more wildly be-
fore me. Fresh waves Of humiliation
and anger went over me as there
came 10 my mind in rapid success
sion the series OF unpleasant hap
penings 10 which I had been sub
5ected on account Of Dicky's
thoIghtlessness and temper.
Ally terror at being left alone in
the mob surrounding Madison
Square Garden. when Dicky forget.
ting all about peril. had dashed to
the rescue of a girl acquaintance
whom he had seen fail in the crush.
my embarrassment at having d..
Petit find me alone in the mob, my
humiliation OF Dicky's childish be-
havior when he saw me with the
doctor inside the Garden. and my
rage at his sneers in the station,
all swept over me.
Ny Thoughts went back 20 the
only other time I'm my married life
wh,a 7 had hung away from Diczy,
so angry at his words that I did
!, rot dare 90 stay in the same house
with him. Upon that occasion II was
the letter from Jack Beckett. nv
4 brother cousin, telling me that he
was going 20 the war. and my de
termination % bid him goodbye
3 shat so reused Dickys anger And
now. T shuddercd at the thought.
Jack was lying dead somewhere
in France" and my problem OF liv-
ing happily with my husband ap-
peared still 20 be unsolved
Here's your coffee, madam said
pleasant voice. and I opened my
eyes 10 ind the woman attendant OF
4 tne waiting room standing over me
. with a cup Of stCaming coffee in her
hand.
n 7 tipped her literally out OF the
change she brought me. and gulped
i down the hot. stimulating drink.
i Whether the coffee steadied my
nerves or whether my common sense
j began to reassert itself. ] do not
know. but began TO feel very much
Il ashamed OF the childish temper in
which 7 had turned upon Dicky in
the train shed
7 was I'm no mood TO make excuses
Tor Dicky. however: 7 FULLY realized
: the idioCy and cruelty OF his be
q havior. bat I told myself sharply
tnat his actions were no excuse for
mine.
7 suffered a loss or dignity AMI
i self respect when I lowered the
standard or nay own conduct to
match that Of Dickys when in one
OF his Jealous RACES
How 7 wished that 7 had never
made that unlucky reference to tel
cphoninE Mrs Stewart. she did uot
like Dicky 7 knew that she did not
believe I would ever be permanent
Is happy with him. 7 felt a strong
reluctance TO facing her with the
news OF any fresh outbreak on
4 Dicky's part
But 7 must 10 something ] could
not stay in the station an night;
neither could 7 go 20 a hotel without
baggage Then the thought Of Lii
liam Underwood came 20 me- or
course, would telephone Lillian.
pretend that T had been accidentally
4 separated from Dickv and wait for