Omaha daily bee., 1919-05-09
MyHeart and My Husband"
ADELE GARRIsoNs New Phase Of
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE"

of the drapery. unhem it, and turn
it inside out. No"--examining it
critically, "it isn't just the same on
both sides, but / don't believe it
will be noticed so very much, and
anything will be better than wearing
that other thing"
A Lucky Surprise.
Her face expressed doubt, how
ever, of the practicability Of her
scheme, and we'll it might, for the
white crepe of my gown was en-
broidered with gold threads, and the
appearance of the turned panel
would be distinctly wrong sidey."
Luckily, however, had a surprise
in reserve.
I'VE won't have to do that" I
said confidently. when I get
through with that dress, if you'll
help me, no one can possibly guess
it was ever hurt"
She looked at me with twinkling
eyes.
"If you don't tell me what you
mean this instant!" she said omin-
ously, and l obeyed her.
Several years ago l tore hlmy
gown badly in a theater"-my
thoughts went back for a swift
retrospective moment to that night
of the first play Dicky and | saw to-
gether after our marriage. "and
| would have given a good deal for
a piece of the goods when l was
mending it in the dressing-room of
the thcater. Ever since then--I sup
pose it's fussy-but I never wear
an easily torn gown without having
at han piece of the goods"
"And you have it here?" Her
voice was gleeful. The next instant
it Swallowed. "If it's in your dress
case something's happened to it,"
she affirmed soberly. "Milly'd never
overlook a bet like that"
But it isn't in my dress case" I
returned. Luck was evidently with
me this morning. | forgot to put it
in the case. At the last minut, re-
memBered it, and tucked a length
of the goods into my opera bag"
l took up my opera bag as I spoke,
opened it, and drew out long. flmy
piece~of the delicately embroidered
stuff of which my gown was made.
! Miss Holcombe Explains.
"What colossal luckl" Alice Hol-
combe breathed. 1T will be the SIM
plest thing possible to make another
panel jus i Ike this and put it III.
Here's the Time we put one over on
little Milly. But we mustn't let her
get the slightest inkling of what we
are doing, and while she's perfectly
satisfied that you're doomed to
wear her gown, yet she won't be
able to resist the temptation to come
back and gloat bit. I have it. Slip
off your suit and get into this
atrocity. In the meantime, if you'll
show me where, I'll rip that stained
panel off your gown and hang the
gown back in the closet. 1t will be
easy to hide the small panels if
she comes, and I'll also take few
slashes in her old gown. pretending
to fit it to you. 1t will serve her
right, as we'll as mislead her, if she
comes in"
What do you suppose she did
this particular thing for?" I asked,
when l had invested myself with the
salmon-pink atrocity, which made
me present decidedly unattractive
appearance. ! gave a little shudder
at what Dicky would have thought
if he had seen me enter the dining
room in that particular guise.
"Milly's no fool" she said. "Ken
wouldn't let her wear this thing,
which represents her general taste
in dress. and happen to know that
the white lace gown she speaks of
looks like very poor country cous-
in beside this beauty. She has just
sense enough to realize how the
two gowns would look if contrasted,
also that the thing you have on,
while it wouldn't be so bad with
her sallow face and dark hair, would
be mighty unbecoming to you. Now
let me slash that Bit"
She was on her knees beside me
when a peremptory knock sounded
on the door.
CONTINUED Tomorrow.)