The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1918-12-21
MY SOLDIER
HUSBAND
Adele Carrison's Continuation Of
REVELATIONS
OF A WIFE
What Dicky Wrote to Madge.

ATIE'S innocent query, charged as
it was with childish partisan de-
= sire for Dicky's glory. revealed to
my own heart the unsuspected strength
Of the craving myself felt that my SOL
der husband should realize that burn
ing ambition of all hyers-to be ac-
credited an lace"
He will be one soon, never fear.
Katie" said. Remember. he hasn't
been flying over there very long"
ST no care" Katie retorted stubbornly.
"Someting wrong. somewhere. I tdnk
he get it already. und some bunch Of
soup greens cheat heern. take away from
heem someway."
The absurdity of her viewpoint made
me smile, not only then. but often in
the weeks that followed. for Katie. onoe
having broken through the barrier ]
had Intentionally raised against discus
sion of Dicky's doings. Haunted her
theory concerning the injustice she
fancied to have been done to Dicky in
season and out Of season, disresardfng
both my amused smiles and the disap-
proving frowns which I later. in sheer
evaporation. gave her.
The Anxious Waiting.
And when at last the wonderful news
came, as in my heart OF hearts I had
known all along 1t would. oven katie's
wild fiamboyant JOY didn't make her for
get her ridiculous contention that 'Mees-
ter Graham would nave been ace weeks
ago only somebody swiped 1t on him"
1t was but a meager account Of Dfcky's
achievement that appeared in the newS-
papers. for every day of the late sum-
mer was filed with the most wonder
full news in the history of the world. and
space for details was limited. But we.
who loved him, knew that the few words
telling of his exploit were simply the
sketchy outlines Of wonderfully brtlli-
ant picture, longed Infinitely for the
background. the coloring which would
bring 1t more wildly before our eyes
and compensate though lily for the
awful terror and suspense which was
our constant portion.
Perhaps Richard will write us all
about it," his mother said hopefully.
Perhaps" 1 returned non-comM1t-
tally, for while Dicizy is apt to be rather
conceited about trifhng attachments of
his he's modest to a fault concerning
either his drawing or the flying in which
he is now risking his life. OF course. I
knew that he would tell us something
concerning the honor he had been given,
but hoped for very little informa ton
outside of that we had already received
from the Newspaper accounts.
Luck Was with Me-"
Nevertheless, when his expected letter
came. the sight of it gave me an excited
thrill of anticipation entirely outside of
the keen joy with which 1 always greet
a missive from my soldier husband.
was selfish enough to be glad that my
nrother-in-law was out walking. so that
I could enjoy the precious first reading
of it alone. I am not generally so for
turate. for I haven't the heart to read
Dicky's letters to myself first unless his
mother receives one at the Same time.
Her hungry old eyes would haunt me II
1 did,
Sweetheart Wife," the letter began,
just as have all the letters Dicky has
written me since going cover there
"Have Just returned from a little JOY
ride over our next door neighbours front
yard. Awfully inconsiderate chap, too,
tried to set his little Archie dogs on me,
and turned few Of his birds loose to
chase me. But 1 managed to get clear
Of them ALL and get back without a
scratch. and with the informa ton I
went after. 80 I'm going to call 1t a
day. write to you. and then-guess I'll