Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-02
My HEART and
MY HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New Phase of
Revelations
of d Wife
What Madge "Felt in the Air"
When She Joined the Others.

avn SAS JSAASN sAAS ONNs~sss
Katie's whole-souled compliment
was absurdly grateful to me. For
several weeks | had felt old, very
much married and settled" Youth,
gayety, seemed to be slipping from
me. Not happiness--I was not NOR
bid enough to feel that was losing
that. but had the distinct sense OF
belonging to an older generation,
and the idea was most unpalatable,
1t had taken me some time to dis.
Germ the reason for my feeling. Then
/ had realized that the presence first
of Bess Dean and then of Rita
Brown on my social horizon was the
cause of my vague discomfort. Both
have the faculty of making other
women thoroughly uncomfortable
and they exercise their skill most
relentlessly, especially when there
are attractive men in the offng.
| had been vaguely distrait-un.
easy, even. as I dressed-because OF
the knowledge that Rita Brown was
one of the merry party summoning
me. | had no reason for my feeling
so far as Dicky was concerned, for
he had expressed his disgust with
Rita freely and frankly at the time
of the distressing incident at The
Sand Pile" But, absurdly enough,
I dreaded to be one of any party
of which Rita Brown was men,
Der, because, in some indefnable
manner. she managed to relegate
me to the same region of late mid
dle-age to WHICH little Mrs. Durkee
belongs.
Katie's words, therefore, were just
the flip my spirits needed. My
little maid is too guileless soul to
say things she doesn't mean, and l
knew that her little paean OF praise
came from her heart I could not
resist snatching a last glance at my
mirror as I left the room, and my
vanity thrilled to the thought that,
whether or not Katie's prediction as
to "joost knocking the spots off"
Rita Brown came true, | at least had
the satisfaction of knowing that my
gown was unusually becoming, and
that l was looking my best.
found an excited group waiting
for me when | reached the lawn be-
low. Dicky and Alfred Durkee, in
the background, were grinning
broadly with the sheepish air which
the most sophisticated men some
times assume when they have sprung
a pleasant surprise upon their wo-
mankind. Little Mrs. Durkee was
fairly dancing up and down with
glee-,she is the most naive, child
like soul when she is pleased of any
woman l know-while Rita Brown
and the Fairfax girls plainly betray-
ed their pleasureable excitement.
ooh, Madge" Mrs. Durkee CAROL
ed. "You never can guess what
these reckless boys have brought
home"
'I'll grant that at once" I return
ed. smiling. I'm probably the most
wretched 'guesser' in the world"
Come along, then, we'll lead you
to it," Alfred Durkee announced
galy, offering his arm with grand
lose courtesy.
Get off the reservation" Dicky
growled with mock surliness. you
act as if this we're all your own sur
/ prise. Remember the thing is half
mine. Indeed, l think l paid $40
more than you did on it, at that. I'll
exhibit it to my own wife. my own
self, IF you please"
What wonderful devotionr" Rita
Browns laughing words held a pail
pablo sneer. "Why don't you blind
fold her so that the full glory of the
surprise shall burst upon her, at
once?"
Her tone and manner were the
acme of feminine cattishness. In
clever, subtle fashion they belittled
the surprise the men had brought,
the fuss that was being made over
it, and Dicky's anxiety to show it to
me. I felt-and was furious at my
self for allowing myself to be affect
ed by the girls airs-that we were
acting like set of silly, enthusiastic
children, while Rita Brown looked
down at US jeeringly from pima
Gle of superior worldly wisdom.
Continued Monday