The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-23
My HEART and
MY HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New
Phase of
Revelations
of a Wife
The New. That Allen Drake Told

The News That Allen Drake Toll,
| looked at Allen Drake with quicl
Concern.
us your news something that af
fects Mrs. Underwood personality"
asked.
III Very much" he answered lacon.
1cally. and my resentment began II
rise again at the offhand manner IL
which he had asked my aid and Al
the same time rebuffed my appar.
emily innocuous question.
Tell me-" he said, after an interva
kof silence in which he appeared tt
be bordering some problem moi
worked out to his satisfaction, SIS
Mr.. Savarin better?"
Decidedly; I resolved to be az
laconic as he.
Physically and mentality"
Mrs. Underwood has only spoken
OF his physical condition"
Madee Rebuffs Him.
caught the CLINT of an amused
smile in Mr.. brakes eyes and was
Immediately on my guard. realizing
that while he was evidently carrying
K out some serious purpose in question
ing me he was getting a good deal
of quiet amusement out of the re-
sentiment which l had not been able
to conceal, and which I believed he
was deliberately trying to arouse.
is he going back to the Catskills
soon?"
My lips shut tightly over the answer
that had almost left them at his ques-
ton. Lillian had told me but a few
hours ago that the artist would soon
be able to go back to his beloved noun
tains with his devoted sister. Mrs. Cos
grove. And Mr. brakes manner held
so imperative a touch that ] had al
most given him the information. But
stopped myself in time.
II am afraid you will have to go to
Mrs. Underwood for that information"
I said coldly. Il am not familiar with
Mr.. Savarin's Plans
And II you were you would not tell
them to me-" commented Mr.. Drake
lazily. "A very proper spirit. my dear
lady. one that reflects great credit upon
your bringing up / suppose l really
ought to beg your pardon for asking
you. but on second thought l don't be-
lieve I will, for whether you believe it
or not my questions were not actuated
by an idle desire to make you talk"
His drawing voice with its touch of
mockery made me furious not only be-
cause of his lazy fun making mental
attitude toward me, but because he
the wrong. I felt suddenly childish.
realized that so able a man as Allen
Drake must have some reason for his
questioning that was vitality important.
I had realized It all the time, ac-
knowledged. with pitiless self-scoring.
but had allowed my wounded vanity to
blind me to everything else.
Lillian's entrance with the coffee ma
chine saved the situation for me. l was
conscious that my cheeks were burning.
my eyes full of Inundated wrath, and
that had no words with which to reply
to Mr.. brakes hooking insinuation.
"Mr. Underwood Is"
Now we won't be but a minute or
two," Lillian said lightly. II hope you
children haven't been quarrelling while
I've been gone"
1t was the veriest commonplace-Lil-
liam is apt to say things like that when
her brain is busy with some question
she is revolving-but / felt the burning
flush deepen in my cheeks and was alb
surdly grateful to Mr.. Drake when he
retorted as lightly:
We've been positively turtle dove
lsh, Gee. but that coffee looks good!
Show me how you make it."
He had effectually diverted Lillian's
appeal to her culinary
the conversation in that direction u1til
we had finished our coffee Then, as If |
scorning any preliminaries. he leaned |
forward and spoke earnestly:
Mrs. Underwood / have news for |
you. Mr.. Underwood is alive. in fairly |
good health, and we have reason to be- |
ieve is on his way to America" Il
(To be continued in The News |