Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-16
My HEART and
NV HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New Phase of
Revelations 4
of a Wife
The Way Madge Began Her Con-
fession to Dicky.

| ndQ an opportunity TO 1ulT1ll tnt
promise | had made in the summel
house to tell my husband the rea
son for my excitement over the
newspaper the morning he had LEFT
| home.
Alfred Durkee and his mother hae
strolled across the lawn in the eve,
ming after dinner to greet oul
guests, and there had ensued wha,
Dicky dubbed IAN old-tyle pow.
| WOW, with a snack at the end of it.
| Katie, who never objects to extra
work if it takes the form of concoct.
ing goodies for little evening fetes
her volatile nature revels in the
excitement of such affairs-had
served some most delicious dishes
Dicky supplemented these by a
weird connection in chahng dish
which tasted much better than we
had feared from his rampant ex-
perimenting.
Juniors birthday party is mighty
apt to be turned into a hospital
clinic" Alfred Durkee drawled as
he rose abruptly from his chair after
sampling Dicky's pet dish. Leila.
have you seen the moon from the
veranda out here? The Dicky-bird
claims it beats, our view, but | chal-
lenge him. Come on out with me
and decide it."
She looked at the rest of US with
pretty confusion.
run along, DEAR" I said with an
effectionate smile. But | shall ex-
pect you to vote for our VIEW
"Briber! Corrupter of youth" AL
fred Numbered back at me as he es-
corted her triumphantly away for
the first few moments alone with
her that he had seen able to secure.
Lillian looked after them visit
fully.
Roses and moonlight and
youth" she said as if to herself, but
l detected the poignance Of her own
.thwarted dreams in her voice.
To Gain Time?
That Dicky had recognized it, too.
I found out when, after the Durkees
had gone and l had seen that Lii
liam and Leila were settled for the
night, l found him stretched COM
fortably on the bed in my room. his
own having been given up to Leila.
did you hear old Lii tonight?"
he suddenly broke out.
| turned from the mirror where |
was braiding my hair for the night.
"You mean" I said a bit uncer-
tainly.
when she emitted that bit about
youth and moonshine and roses.
Poor old girl She hasn't had much
of that stuff in her own life"
"No, she hasn't" l returned, Won
dcring a bit at Dicky's sudden
purge into sentimental speculation,
''What dye think of the Durkee-
Fairfax affair? Think it will really
come to anything?"
This was his next contribution to
the conversation, and realized all
at once that he was simply making
talk until the time when | should
tell him what l had promised to re-
veal. He was far more curious, far
more insistent, I felt, than even mys
fears, though he was scrupulously
voicing not the least inquiry.
Why Dicky Interrupted.
hnishedsmy hair, slipped gauzy,
pale blue negligee over my night
dress and sat down upon the side of
the bed.
will you listen now to the story
Of the morning you left?" ] asked
quietly.
He changed his position with a
laziness that was ostentatious, put
his head in my lap and slipped one
arm around my waist.
go ahead if it burdens your con-
SCIENCE" he drawled. But remem-
Der | don't ask it"
"But remember ] wish it," l re-
:orted, a bit piqued at his seeming
Indifference, even though my better
sense told me that he was alert.
ense, interested to the nth degree.
"All right, then, shoot" ne said
well, then to begin at the bey
ginning" l said hesitatingly. II
lever told you, because ! feared it
would trouble you, that Mrs. Stock
fridge was an inssnely jealous
woman"
"You didn't need to tell me" Dicky
'eturned. Dye think I've forgot
en- that night at the cafe when she
,awled out your friend, Miss Dean"
SShe didn't mean Miss Dean" The
words escaped me Involuntary.
Dieky loosened his clasp on my
waist, raised his head from my lap
md looked at me steadily.
"The devil she didn't" he ex-
laimed. Dye mean to tell me
hat"
II don't mean to tell you any
hing when you talk like that" l
aid spiritedly, but in reality to gain
ime to think.
81 beg your pardon" Dicky put
lown his head again. I'll be meek
n than Moses ever thought of be-
ng. But go on"
There were three or four teach
RS of whom she was especially
ealous." | went on slowly.
"You mean," drawled Dicky lazi-
y, but looking UP at me intently,
that there was one teacher of
whom she was especially jealous.
nd that's the lady | have the honor
o have and to hold?"
'Dicky!" l exclaimed, flushing
"that is not"
Nudge, my dear" he retorted
With a flippancy that I instinctively
cit was forced, you're a model
wife and mother. and daughter, and
and housekeeper
nd school mann, but as a liar
.ou're an awful flivver."