Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-11-05
My HEART and
My HUSBAND
Adele Garriscn's New Phase Of
. Revelations
Of q Wife.
What Mother Graham Had to
Add to Dicky's Plan.

i dlQ not know whether ! wa
pleased or sorry at Dicky's sugges
ton that he teach me to run thu
car IS panaeea for my ennui. TX
be an efficient motor driver was ont
Of my secret ambitions, but Dicky
as = teacher, with his erratic tenn
permanent, promised complications, te
put it mildly.
| But, of course there was only one
reply to make to my husband.
made it so promptly that l am sure
that he did not suspect the menta
indecision which had preceded it.
"Oh, I'd love it, Dicky" ! ex.
claimed. "When' can we start?" ;
This minute" he returned, little
to my discontinue, for l had not
expected so prompt response
from my naturally indolent hus-
band. y
But I'm not dressed" I pro-
tested, looking down at the fluffy
negligee which l was wearing.
you can be by the time I get the
car around" Dicky informed me
coolly, getting up from the chair and
depositing the book he had been
reading upon the ground in his usual
careless fashion. Better wear some
thing you don't care about. I'm
am likely to put you through all
sorts of PAGES"
"On the contrary" I returned de-
murely, Il think l shall put on my
prettiest things, so tomorrow morn
ing's newspapers will describe me
as 'exquisitely dressed"
Dick put back his head and
laughed heartily.
Guess you're convalescent all
right" he commented. "But don't
worry. You won't land in the
morgue, although I'll not guarantee
that we both won't spend the night
in a hospital, for it's cinch you
won't obey me. You didn't promise
to at the marriage altar, remember"
His teasing look brought the
blood to my face. Dicky has never
forgotten that l insisted on having
the "obey" taken out of the mar
riage service, and he torments me
about it whenever he happens to be
in the jesting mood. ..
"But III be regular doormat
today" I promised as he held out
his hand to help me out of the ham
mock. ..
Headed OFF.
eyes, have fve-reei film of you
in that role" Dicky scoffed. Then
secure in the shelter of the trees, he
slipped his around me.
But, of course, you know, Get
heart mine, that I wouldn't trade
you for 10 of the patient Griselda
variety" he whispered.
Il should hope not" I countered
gayly. "This isn't Turkey, you
know"
eff you don't hustle and get
dressed" Dicky retorted threaten
ingly, I'll stage marital discipline
act that will make a Turkish hus-
band hide his head in shame be-
cause he hadn't thought of it first"
I threw him kiss and hurried
across the lawn to the house, my
spirits unaccountably high. The
prospect of anything new always
allures me, and this proposed out
ing with Dicky quite thrilled me.
Mother Graham met me in the
upper hall as / was hurrying to my
room.
"Where are you going In such a
hurry?" she demanded. ] had
noticed since morning that it was
one of her "off days." as Dicky ex-
presses it, and felt in my bones" that
/ was in for a disagreeagle moment
or two.
"Whyl Dicky wants me to go out
with him in the car" returned,
wari1y concealing the fact that he
wished to teach me to run it. When
my mother-in-law is in one of her
temperamental moods we all make |
up our communications with her as
near the scriptural "yea. yea and
nay, nay" as we can possibly man.
age.
ITS wonder he'd think Of any
thing except dawdling around and
reading trashy novels" she retorted
tartily, this shot being directed at
the romances with which Dicky had
been regaling me.
l prudently made no reply to this
speech and after a little pause she
began again querulously.
Well! Margaret, / hope you will
never live to see the day when you
will sit by the fire day by day. while
he young people of your house take
their pleasure, regardless Of your
wishes" Il
AS the day was a torrid one this
speech with its reference to
sitting by the fire did not affect me
except with apprehension as to my
nother-in-law's next procedure.
For its tenor indicated one of her
:eary, martyred moods, and those
ire things devoutly to be avoided
f possible.
Nonsense, motherp said
;heerly. "You know that Richard
md l always see to it that you
share in our pleasures" !
She threw up her head haughtily'
n quick transition of mood.
"If that to be the case, then you
will, of course, not object to my
presence and that of Richard Sec
md in your proposed drive" she
aid.
Continued Tomorrow