South Bend news-times., 1919-08-14
WHY II PROVED UNNECESSARY
FOR MADGE To BREAK TIE
NEWS TO DICK1.

mere Was no need, AFTER ali, tOf
the haste With which Lillian Under
wood rushed me away from her
house after luncheon
She WAS afraid that I wouldn't
reach home in time for her TO tele-
phone Dicky that she wished me to
get up some historical data for some
Illustrations OF course. this was
lut a mask for the real work she
had set me 10 perform but il was
highly important that Dicky
shouldn't guess the bizarre task
which + was to undertake at Lii
lian's bid0Ins.
was 10 make no explanations 10
my husband that dsy. however. for
when / reached home Katie greeted
me with an excited:
"Oh. MeesIs Graham. Meester
Graham. he telephone two. three
times for YOU He say YOU call heem
up as soon as. YOU COON in
] hurried 10 the telephone with
out removing my nat or even gloves.
Dicky's voice, with more than Il
trace of irritation in it. answered
hen the operator secured the con-
nectOn with his studio.
Il say. Madse. where the devil
have you been I've wasted hours
and almost missed my train trying
to get you"
Il went into, the city 10 do an er-
rand for your mother, / returned
quietly. although ] was consumed
with curiosity at the word train"
Where A t.foIrsr r.oinr IL .-t,~s
ly didn't mean the rain "a Marvin.
Must have been a lengthy errand
TO take YOU all day." Dicky retorted
disagreeably IL was fortunate for
my self possession that 1 am used
20 my husbands eXag selated state
ments--a few minutes delay II al
ways hours L. him-else I would
have been much disturbed at the
idea that Dicky had an inklins Of
my long conference with Lillian.
You're Not SOre?"
Lucky for you got you now
my husband went on, else YOU
wouldn't have known where | was
tonight until about midnight. I'm
going 10 Philadelphia with a bunch
of the fellows-theres stag dinner
down there tonight. and l won't be
back until late tomorrow evening.
But where could 1 reach YOU by
telegram II anything happened" /
asked with all a woman's ins:lnc-.
tive aversion TO being ignorant of
her husbands whereabouts for any
length OF time.
Telegram exploded Dicky.
twenty-four hours, end YOU want TO
know where you can reach me b.
telegraph, What's the matter, think
I'm lying 10 ycu?'
The cross vulgarity of the speech
made ne shiver mentally But il
had one effect Z would not have
repeated my request for Dicky's ad
dress if my life Itself had depended
upon the knovledse
lie gave me no chance TO answer.
however. even if / had wished tc
do so.
Agatha SAYS mother is very COM
Portable" he went on. and mis- tone
had an apologetic tinge. so there's
no reason in tile ~orl6 why 1
shouldn't go So ioAg. my dear.
You're not sore, are yOu2'
strugHed hard 10 answer him
pleasantly, but the hurt of his care
less ignoring Of my wishes was too
poisnant And the little ieerins
devil who never is FAR away when
there's any unpleasantnesS between
Dicky and me surely must have
prompted my answer.
Il Wait Oop."
Il don't see that MY state of mind
would either concern or affect you,
/ said frigidly
oh" Dichy gave a long drawn
whistle. Well. If that's the way
YOU feel about it good night" And
ne hung up the receiver with q
bang.
I turned away from the telephone
with my eyes hiled with tears OF
Self-pity. Woman-hke, j hadn't eX-
pected the conversation to END 50
suddenly In the back OF my brain
there had lurked a hope that Dicky
v Ould give me an opportunity TO say
something kinder before he left the
telephone. His sudden termination
of oSr conversation startled me 3S