Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-06
My HEART and
My HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New Phase of
Revelations
Of q Wife
How Rita Brown Rose" to Alfred
Durkee's Smile.

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Durkee's Smile.
II don't know what mother and
Katie will say about our going out
to dinner" | protested family. you
Know mother doesn't like to have
her plans upset, and l think she has
planned something special with
Katie for dinner. Katie will be
disappointed. And-besides-ought
not mother to have the first ride in
the new machine?"
l had drawn Dicky aside so that
the rest should not hear my argu-
ments. Dicky threw up his head i'm
patiently.
"I'll fix the matter" he said de-
cidedly. you know I can always
bring her around. Just leave it to
me. And you know Katie never had
grievance that a one-dollar bill
wouldn't assuage. So you see there's
nothing for you to worry about"
"How Fortunate"
As he turned away he threw
laughing command to Alfred Durkee
to tune the old piano up while I
run home minute" strobe
hurriedly toward our own side door
Il thought grimly that I would
have something to worry about,
and that soon, if Dicky kept on with
this absolute disregard of the value
of money. Buying automobiles, Or
dering expensive dinners at restaur-
ants while good ones went to waste
at home, salving Katie's feelings
with dollar bills-I would better set
my sails for financial squalls ahead.
For a moment my troubled
thoughts made me ablivious of the
excited group near me. Rita Browns
voice recalled me to myself.
1T is awfully good of Dicky to
offer to take US to dinner" she
cooed, but it is entirely unneces-
sary. l should think you'd be fear
fully annoyed after having planned
for dinner at home. 1t is simply
double expense"
Her words on the surface were
friendly, considerate But her tone
subtly accused me of niggardliness,
and of petty unwillingness to have
my husband entertain his friends
httingly.
Luckily I haven't the tempera-
ment that gets annoyed at trifles,"
l retorted smilingly, "and even if
had, this proposal of Mr.. Gra-
hams to take dinner out would not |
displease me. In fact. he no doubt |
considered me in making the pro-
posal, for he knows how deadly |
tired l get of always dining at home,
and how very much l like an occas-
lonal restaurant dinner"
She did not believe word I was
saying. l could see that plainly, but
little cared l for that, for again I
had scored against her. She had
given me her hooking coincidence
in a high-pitched voice
hat reached the ears of every other
member of the little group. But my
'eply was also audible, and I flat
cred myself that l had left her no
hred of satisfaction in her attempt
o embarrass me bfore the others.
How fortunate to have so we'll
rained husband" she said lightly,
nd turning from me went 10 the car,
ooking it over critically. putting a
esting hand upon the upholstery
nd the little luxurious appointments
which set the car apart as something
Rita Would Promise.
"Some jazz wagon, Allie" she
ommented at last. Come, now, tell
IS the real inside story about this
urchase. You know you never had
he cold cash to put up for a new
uggy of this make"
eve got it at an instalment
ouse," Alfred Durkee replied flip
antly. "Ten pounds of tea down
nd pound a month the rest of our
atural lives. We also had to sub
cribe to three ladies' magazines. l
ad those all put in your name, Rita.
hey contain lots of advice for
Dung women that ought to benfit
ou."
1t was the merest idle badinage,
ut Alfred Durkee cannot talk to
ny woman pleasantly without smil-
II down at her in friendly, guile
ss fashion, which unfortunately has
Il the earmarks of devoted atten-
on. 1t is trick of his that has got
N him into trouble more than once,
I'd will probably continue to get
i'm into hot water all his life.
I saw Rita Brown begin to preen
.r feathers for conquest. She had, :
it'll rare good judgment, avoided .
herself upon Alfred since
le unfortunate incident of the even
g at "The Sand Pile" I don't
link she had anw idea of the enor-
ity Of her offense against good
'eeding, but she was wise enough
recognize Alfred's changed at
tude toward her and to avoid any
,pearance of running after him"
is raillery, however, had given her
e opportunity for which she had
.en watching. ii
She put her head upon one side,
oked up at him coquettisly.
"I'll promise to read 'em all re-
yiously if you'll let me sit in front
It'll you and help drive she said.