Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-31
My HEART and
My HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New Phase of
Revelations
of q Wife
What Lillian Advised Madge After
Dicky Had Gone.

Lillian and ! waited until we
heard Dicky's door close behind
him. Then with a simultaneous
exhalation Of breath we turned 70
each other. But before could
speak she put up her hand.
Wait" she whispered. and III, an
other moment she had moved to
the door of my room, opened it and
stepped into the hall.
II positively must run along" she
said clearly. Then as if she had
forgotten something. "Oh, bother!
I've got to get out that set of prints.
But | won't be five minutes. Go on
and undress. You. ought to have
been in bed an hour ago"
She came back into the room and
closed the door behind her.
"He's actually safe in his own
| room" she said in low tone. Il
wanted to make sure. for I don't
want him to get any fool notions in
his head about that desk"
"How will you ever manage about
tomorrow" l asked wonderingly.
"You mean his proposition to get
that hypothical missing key to the
desk from shop that doesn't ex-
ist?" she countered smiling. We
were talking in the lowest of muir
murs.
| nodded. 1t has been a quickly
conceived. cleverly executed answer
to Dicky's disconcerting offer that
Lillian had made. but / did not see
how she was going to get out of the
dilemma
Don't you see that I didn't dare
to object to his plans?" she asked
patiently. "He was curious enough
about the old thing as it was. But
by instantly falling in with his pro-
posal and acting as if it were ia
vor to me I fancy I disarmed all
suspicion. And I shall discover to-
morrow a plausible reason for visit
ing Crest Haven, and shall casually
remark to Dicky that he needn't
trouble and I can just as we'll do the
two errands at the same time
, Sabe?"
"Of course" I returned promptly
"But l can't help wondering if he
really suspects anything about the
! desk"
"Not a syllable" Lillian rejoined
promptly. "You ought to know BY
this time that your husband is jus
big boy, and will never be any
thing else in some things if he live:
to be hundred, although he is {
man head and shoulders above mos
of his fellows for all that, God bles.
himw she interpolated, evidently
with the thought of Dicky's gallan
war service before the eyes of he
mind.
amen" I breathed softly, m,
, own thoughts flying back to tina
time Of trial and triumph.
"He has just all boys curiosity,
she resumed. "He saw this new &C
QUESTION, heard us say somethin,
about secret mechanism-which, in
r cidentally, l shall try to bring il
casually sometime with a laughing
r remark calculated to Danish an,
/ further thought of it from his min
. and was idly curious about wha
= you were buying. Ten to one h
. will never think Of it agin. Blu
= we'll open the desk tomorrow afte
he goes away. clear oht everythin
that's in it, without, of course, hunt
ing for the secret drawer, and L
, fill it with Junk of my own The
> it can stand open for his casual in
\ spection, and all danger from hi
). curiosity will be over"
She picked up a bundle of print
as she spoke, although | knew thu
she had no need of them. But sh
was clever enough to risk no chanc
encounter with. Dicky in the ha
after she had come back to my root
cstensibly for them. She moved t.
" ward the door, but with her han
on the knob stood hesitating.
knew that there was something 81
$ wished to say to me, somethin
It which she feared might displeas
c me.
And with swift shamefaced intu
IF ton l felt what it was.
Ie "Madge, dear" she said after
=: moment.
d Eyes"
lie For my life I could not have ii
e tered other than the monosyllabl
+. And I was furious at the knowlede
TO that the color was rushing to II
20 cheeks.
"You know I don't very often Q
lie fer advice asked or masked" 81
X said, and the clear eyes she be
d. upon me held a deprecating look
ut if she feared my resentment at h
words.
lie | wrested with my own crav'
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