South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-03-02
Adele GarriSon'S New
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
THEIR SECOND HONEYMOON"
WHY MADGE DECIDES TO WAIT
A LITTLE LONGER BEFORE
FACING nICKV


DO not remember much Of the
time 1 spent in the darkened emer-
gency room of HambeTs following
my faint.
The nurse scrupulously observed
my request 10 be left alone. and L
had time TO fight out my battle with
myself, with all its racking accom-
paniment Of tears and sobs.
AT last 1 conquered the first wild
rage which L had experienced upon
seeing Dicky pay for the hat he had
just selected for Edith" the pretty
art student from Virginia, and real
lied that I must do nothing hastily.
and that, above all, l must not let
Mrs. Durkee guess my secret.
She is a dear. sweet little woman
ard l am very fond Of her. But she
has neither worldly wisdom nor the
discretion of Lillian Underwood.
without meaning it, 1 was afraid she
might let slip some hint of my trou-
BILE if she knew anything about il.
How 1 longed for Lillian! But with
Mrs. Durkee on my hands there was
no chance for me TO see Lillian with
in the next few hours. See her
would, however, l determined, the
first moment could cali my own.
The first thing, of course, was to
get myself into some kind of physi-
cal shape. / rose from the cot and
walked, unsteadily enough but still
surely, 10 the door and beckoned for
the nurse. She came at once and
with rare understanding began to
minister TO me without appearing
to notice the ravages my storm OF
rage and grief had made upon me.
She bathed my face and hands.
arranged my hair. brought me u
bowl Of delicious hot broth and a cup
Of strong coffee and made me take
them, and then, assisting me with
my wraps and putting an extra
heavy coat of her own around me.
went with me 10 a little balcony out
side the emergency room, where the
fresh winter air revived me more
than anything else.
Madge ReyicwCs Her Problem.
"Sit here a few minutes" she said
kindly. drawing a big veranda chair
forward, and tucking a rug about
my feet. L will tell your friend
where you are when she comes"
Thank you" 1 said gratefully.
and then, braced physically and
mentally, 1 reviewed my problem.
There was but one thing which
did not fit in with the shameful ex-
PLANTATION, the only one that APP
peared possible to me of Dicky's pur-
chase of the beautiful hat for his
Virginia friend, and that was the
innocent, childlike appearance Of
the girl.
I pride myself upon my business,
and even through the jealous rage
which consumed me when 1 saw
her on such intimate terms with my
husband. I had to admit that she
wasn't at all the type of woman one
would imagine would accept. cloth
/ ing from a man friend. She was the
embodiment of all that was gentle
and good, or at least that was in her
! fower-like face. and the patrician
traditions of her native state show
ed in every line, every movement, of
Z her body, and in the lOw-pitched
/ sweetness of her voice.
But One Possible Explanation.
Was it possible that she was so
utterly unsophisticated that she did
not know what Dicky would under
stand by her acceptance OF such
costly clothing as he had bought?
The question flashed into my mind,
and then I laughed aloud in Geri-
sion of the idea Besides, such in
nocence and ignorance on her part
would make Dicky that most des-
picable OF all villains. the ensnarer
Of a young and ignorant girl, and
that would be utterly foreign to
him.
No. I decided. there was but one
possible explanation for the thing
had witnessed. The next question
was the best way for me 10 manage
the separation from my husband
which I knew must follow.
For to remain with him, facine
the knowledge which had just come
10 me. was impossible. Some WON.
en- might be able to do it, tc go on
but not 7.
And yet
10 not hHoW AloHl NASAOe Ndit'
the urgent insistence that I wait FOL
a little while before bringing the
matter 20 an issue with my husband
I have thought since that Providenc,
itself stayed me from going at once
10 Dicky with my knowledge. as II
my first rage and grief I haC
thought OF doing
BY the time Mrs Durkee came
back I had carefully planned m,
next proceeding. Not even LilliaI
Underwood. I decided. could help me
must do the thing I had set my
self 10 do alone.
For the first time in its long his
tory the Dundee Royal infrmary. Il