New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-10-21
MY SOLDIER SWEETHEART
Adele Garrisons Continuation OF
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE

near every WOTO, THAT CdnllOC psi
nit you to address me in the man
ner you have just done, or ever again
to treat q visitor Of mine as you have
Mrs Underwood"
followed Lillian up the stairs, en-
pecting every second to hear
whitening blast of anger from Dicy's
mother with an accompanying de-
claration that she would leave the
house at once. But to my astonish-
ment her rejoinder, although vine
gary enough, was for her a mild one.
Il ought to wash my hands of YOU
and the baby BOTH she said querui-
ously. But for Dicky's sake, I'm
not going to desert his baby just be-
cause his wife is an anOinted idiot.
And when that little daring comes
near dying With the measles, he'll
need his grandmother, poor precious
little lamb
now Do You hnow?'~
Bravo! Bravura!" Lillian ex-
claimed softly, When the door of our
room was safely closed upon us
Then she turned me around, facins
Eer, with her hands upon my shout
81 and brilliant eyes searching mine
With merry mOckery, But 'fess up,
n.r, you're wondering way back in
Ir brain, what you would do or. say
the baby should happen to come
wa with the measles
Sow do you know ?" | stammered,
go suddenly taken off my guard to
luke q successful evasion.
Marion was LADY once" she re-
.l..1ded me; and her grandmother
WIS strictly on the job
tier words We're hgntly, even mer-
rily spoken, but l caught the momen-
n hat
Ways came with an reference to that
;&iuaNs came with any reference to
mat Tar off time which had held so
much a tragedy for my brave friend.
You are horribly Indifferent" |
told her hastily, to the TACT that the
most wonderful child i'll the world IS
await your inspection.
e Not Indifferent she retOrted,
only humbly awaiting your gracious
permission to approach him. Also,
icing vt.y GLrc that ] am not TO-
colo to touch him. We mustn't risK
chilling lis Majesty, you know
She had thrown off her wraps, and
was warming her hands before tins
Lg4azc. [ went TO the crib and lnth,5
my small son, who WAS fortuna KY
awake. /" bore him trium phAntly 10
Lillian, and put him into her open
eager arms.
Then did l see an entirely new facet
of my friends complex personality.
Seating herself III an easy rocking
chair she gave herself up to a raptur-
Gus cuddling of the tiny form, COM
mentng with pretty exaggerated en-
thuSiasm upon the various eNcelIcnc.2.s
she pretended to find in HIM Grooming
all sorts of absurd endearing By
talk" into his impassive tiny cars.
Don't mind me- Madge," she said
at last looking up into my face with
apologize winsimencss, I'm perfCctlt
daily ever babies, but ! always m~.l-
age to hide it unless | know the
mother very well. But l SO wanted l.
chance at this child. You've simply
got to share him with me, Madge.
n Listlcss Dicl<y.
Suppose YOU consult mo about
that" Dicky drawled, strolling laZ ~
in from the alcove. where he had neo.t
be asleep and did not intetd T..
awaken him until later. You kno,
l.e went on, we are most @ r2tu
about our chiId's associates. 1 n>.
lieve Madge requires them to b
boiled every morning, then te.<>,,
with a thenm ometer and as for my
self, [ demand the very highest testi-
monials of responsibility, and intelh-
gence. I doubt vcry-">
Il never can be thankful enough,
baby" Lillian Interrupted piously
pretending not to see or hear Dicky,
that Providence has permitted YOU
to have me as a friend. Perhaps by
constant endeavor we can raise you
properly, even put some manners on
you in spite of the terrible example
of your father"
More truth than poetry in that.
ILL., Dicky said idly, but / saw Lii
liam cast d quick shrewd look at MIN,
knew that she remarked, as | had, the
listlessness and detection beneath
his palpably forced persifage. With
unfai1ing tact she turned the CONVEX
sation imperceptibly to other subjects,
and with seeming carclessness a little
later announced her intention Of going
down to the docks at Marvin Harbor
and securing some fresh-from the
Water-o oysters to take home with her
you'll do no such thing" Dicky
announced. II have to take a walk
every day, anyway, and I might as
we'll go IL that direction. I'll go after
them myself"
I knew that Lillian had counted
upon his doing this very thing, a1d
J was not surprised when he was
securely out Of hearing to have her
turn upon me with a comment upon
him. But the form of it surprised
me.
Look here, Madge, what's eating
Dicky? There's something he's
worrying about That's the reason
he isn't getting we'll"