Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-25
My HEART and
My HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New Phase Of
Revelations
of a Wife
The Glimpse Madge Had of Two
Hearts,

OuI rose garden, = un8le OF OLD
fashioned bushes, into which have
tried to introduce some order and
some Of my favorite newer varieties
is separated from the rest Of the
grounds by trellises of climbing
roses, planted by former owners of
the property, but which when we
bought them were in a shocking
state of neglect. Jim has worked
wonders with them, however, and
now they rival the bay tree of-script-
ural tradition. They form such an
effective screen that one may stand
on one side of them and be totally
unseen by a person on the other
side.
The whole fragrant mass seemed
browsing in the sulight as came,
SCISSORS in hand, to the rarest
blossoms l had, wonderful pink and
cream buds just bursting into
bloom. My slippered feet made no
sound upon the turf, and for a min
ute or two heard nothing but the
drone of the bees and the snip of
my scissors. Then from the other
side of the rose trellis suddely came
Alfred Durkee's voice, tense, impas-
stoned:
Words Overheard.
But tell you I have made it all
right with mother"
And in soft, tremulous tones
Leila Fairfax answered:
"Oh, but Alfred, am 50 afraid
she has only said so because you
have been so insistent, have over
persuaded her. Perhaps you have
made her think that she would make
you very unhappy if she persists"
"Unhappyp The word was like
an explosive in its sharp quickness.
THAT isn't the term at all for what
my life would be like without you.
Oh, Leila. sweetheart"
He made quick step toward her.
| knew, because of the heavy cursh-
ing of his feet upon the gravelied
path. And with the sound gather
red my skirts around me and re-
treated noiselessly from, their vicin-
ity. | had been too startled by the
knowledge of their proximity as be-
trayed by their voices to move from
the spot where | had clipped my
last rose, for had feared that they
might hear the noise of my depart
ure and realize they had a listner.
But I guessed that with-Alfred's last
words he had gathered the girl
into his arms, and | assured myself
that they would pay no attention
to anything but the most obvious
sounds beyond the rose trellis.
| hurried back to the house, re-
placed the fading roses with the
fresh ones, then Lillian and l threw
open the doors to Dicky standing
chafng and impatient outside.
Balcony Seats"
rs this, your idea OF FIVE min
utes?" he demanded.
Il was delayed by having to
change the roses" / explained
apologetically. "How long before
you are ready, so that I can tell
Katie to serve dinner?"
"Oh, we'll be all through in IS
minutes" Dicky returned loftily,
land that will include my washing
up afterward. So you can have
Katie serve the first course in ex-
actly a quarter of an hour"
Il would advise you to follow that
schedule exactly" Lillian comment
ed amusedly as we walked up the
stairs to my room.
81 don't intend to-" I laughed
back. Il shall tell Katie half an
hour, and have her watch proceed
ings at that, for fear she may be de-
layed."
"Wise lady" Lillian commented.
"By the way, look out here NOM
ent, will your"
"Out here" meant a view of the
lawn between our house and that of
the Durkees. Across it coming
from the direction of the rose gar
dens, Leila Fairfax and Alfred Dur
kee were sauntering, his head bent
devotedly above hers. his hand
clasping her elbow as if she were
cripple in need of his constant sup
port. And coming slowly toward
them from the veranda of the Dur
kee house was Alfred's mother, a
fluffy, dainty, little figure in lavender.
We've balcony seats for the third
act of this little love drama" Lillian
remarked bit hippantly, Evident
ly we're just going to tell mamma. |
can tell it from the set of Alfred's