South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-28
REVELATIONS OLA WIFE
BY Adele GaIrioOn

country road ana came 70 a VIDE
/ porched old inn bordering a little
lake The porch was screened, and
few tables overlooked the lake.
Fortunately we were able TO secure
one and Dicky ordered a generous
meal
1 really enjoyed the little dinner,
something farthest from my
thoughts when we started on the
trip But the knowledge that the
woman who presumptuously consid-
cred herself my rival was uncom-
I forta BILE gave my appetite hllip.
/ Ii was when the waiter brought
+ the salad that Grace Diapers OPP
portunity came. The man bent def
1 erentialIy to Dicky.
VIII YOU dress it, sir, or shall
/ u"
With cooling note in her voice,
the girl spoke quickly.
oh Mr.. Graham, won't YOU
/ make one of those wonderful an
/ chovy dressings Of yours. with the
sherry? You have anchovies and
/ sherry here She turned 10 the
waiter.
/ I think Dcky was even more
startled than ] at the girls assur-
ance in my presence. I realized that
| she meant 10 rouse me 10 an UNI
dignifed exhibition of jealousy by
/ Haunting in my face the fact that
| she had dined with Dicky fire.
/ quently, and was familiar with his
ways of dressing salads
But I fiattered myself that not
even an eyelash huttered unduly as
/ I turned 10 her.
/ q am so glad YOU spoke OF that
/ dressing. Miss Draper. had for
/ gotten for the moment that Mr.
+ Graham mad told me Of your fond
/ ness for It. 7 like il also. and let
me tell YOU little secret The sur
est way 10 Mr. Graham's heart is
/ to praise his salad dressings. He
/ is really absurdly conceited about
his ability in that direction"
/ I flashed a mischievous smile at
/ Dicky as I spoke As / saw the
flush Of embarrassment on his face
at Miss Diapers indiscreet allusion
/ change 10 a look which I recognized
/ as sort Of amazed pride in my
( quickness. I knew I had scored
! knew il also by the sight Of Grace
/ Ora per's face which for a moment
was startled from its usual poise.
The little episode of salad dress
\ ing put an effectual damper on the
\ gaiety OF the dinner which Dicky,
1 Grace Draper and I were discussing
/ at the country inn Piqued at her
I failure TO monopolize Dickys at
tention. she had asked him 10
make a certain favoriJe salad dress
/ ing OF his. and thus revealed 10 me
the fact that she and my husband
I had lunched or dined together with
sufficient frequence 10 make her
| familiar with mis- tastes.
Remem boring Lillian Under
woods warning ! had been able 10
meet the situation with smiling
nonchalance, to the discontinue Of
the girl. and 10 the bewilderment
Of my husband But the revelation
OF the extent 70 which the friend
ship Of my artist husband and his
beautiful model had been carried,
daunted me I remembered miser-
ably that this very trolley trip
home with its accompaniment Of
dinner at the country inn. had been
planned by Dicky for Miss Draper.
and that my presence with them
was due 20 an accident.
forced myself 70 continue the
careless. friendly chatter with
which I had enveloped the entire
+ tourney. but the zest Of the conflict
+ for which Lillian Underwood had
armed me was gone IF il had not
been for my promise 10 her. ] think
/ I would have given up the light
against Grace Diapers machina-
tions az the moment when she cooed
/ her request for Dickys favorite
dressing.
We were all Thoroughly glad-at
least 7 knew 7 was-when the des-
/ sert had been discussed and we
found ourselves outside the inn
f once more.
Gee. it's peach OF a night"
Dicky exclaimed as We walked back
20 the trolley.
I murmured an assent but
hardly knew in what words IL was
counched Miss Draper did not
answer AZ all
II was wonderful night. warm.
with the langour Of September. fra
grant with the heavy doors OF rip
ening fruit and the late autumn
. blossoms There was no moon. but
the long summer twilight had not
Welded entirely 70 the darkness and
/ the stars were especially bright.
I'm the past nine months the Amer
lean Red Cross has aided $50 tuber-
. culosis hospitals and dispensaries.
. representing a total of sO147 beds
. The second requests OF 167 institu
uons have been granted The value
OF the goods reauisitioned Tor this