South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-03-19
REVELATIONS OLA WIFE
BY Adele Garrison

kept you waiting. Run along now
and I'll be ready in no time"
Don't hurry. There's no life and
death matter waiting"
/ slipped on a neligee and break
fast cap, stockings and japanese
house slippers, bathed my face and
hands and came out TO the break
fast table did not feel comfort
able, for / always tub and dress
completely before breakfast. but l
did not wish to keep Dicky any
longer
You ought to wear the rig often
err Madge" Dicky's tone was ad-
mjring. you look ripping in it"
I'm glad you like it, 1 feel ter
ribly sloppy in it,"
Katie brought in the breakfast
things. her face beaming.
Dot baby, him better"
That's good" Dicky said. How
did you know" He winked slyly at
me.
Dot girl, dot Susie, across the
hall. she bring back hot water bag
early dis morning say much oblig-
ed. baby better. tank you. Den she
hurry back queeck"
Rather discourteous way to treat
us, don't you think dear? / should
have thought the mother would
have brought the bag herself and
thanked us for our trouble"
Don't be such a stickler for the
proper thing, Madge. Perhaps she
thought you might need the bag.
They probably are pretty upset, you
know"
/ dis not answer. l did not wish
to argue with Dicky, but I had an
inward conviction that the people
across the hall were snobbish and
ill-bred. L resolved, however, that
lack Of courtesy on their part
should not make me forget my own
training. l meant TO go 10 the door
later in the day, and ask after the
baby. BY the reception received
could judge whether I should Of
fer any further courtesies.
We'll, goodbye sweetheart"
fingered over my breakfast. I
felt lazy. tired. J am not used TO
late hours, and they exhaust me.
AS 1 finally rose from the table the
telephone rang.
As I took down the receiver. I
heard an unfamiliar feminine voice,
its tones cultured. pleasant.
"Js Mrs. Graham there"
II am Mrs. Graham. / am Mrs.
Smith of the Lotus Sunday club. /
would consider taking the leader
ship Of our history section. am
so glad. Where can / see you and
when?"
II have no engagements this week
at ALL" 1 answered. ANY day that
will suit your convenience will be
all right for me-"
How would tomorrow afternoon
at three do. them"
we meet?"
Let me see. You are at Twenty
ninth st. Suppose we say that dear
little tea room on Twenty eighth st.
The sign of Spinning Wheel. isn't
The sign of the Spinning Wheel
isn't il called"
ooh! yes, I know the place per
fectly. How shall I know yOu?"
How perfectly absurd, We Meth
er of us know what the other looks
like. Suppose We initiate the mar
riage correspondence schools and
each wear a pink carnation."
81 think that will he quite thrill
ing" / replied.
All right, at three then; good
by"
"Good-by." and 1 hung up the re-
ceiver.
I felt quite excited. shaken out of
my laziness. / resolved 10 dress and
take a walk.
on my way out of the building I
thought of my resolve TO ask after
the baby who had been brought in
to my apartment the night before.
I came slowly back. and rang the
bell of the apartment opposite mine.
The maid who had rushed in
with the baby the night before,
opened the door. She smiled at
me. but said nothing.
How is the baby this morning."
/ asked Better I hope"
Wait a minute" she said. IT will
call my madam"
She vanished and / heard whis-
pered comment:
oh, that woman from across the
hall. / suppose I shall have TO see
her"
But the woman from across the
hall" was walking rapidly away,
her face aflame.