Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-04
My HEART and
My HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New Phase Of
Revelations
of a Wife +
What Lillian Underwood Declared
to Madge.

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81 think Richard Second is getting
tired, Marion"
: II was hard to recognize Mother
Graham's voice, usually noticeable
for its austerity, i'll the asoftened &C
cents she employed toward Lillian's
charming little daughter But Mar
ion long ago stormed the last citadel
of my mother-in-law's heart by her
absolute devotion to the baby, and
lis now so firmly entrenched that the
elderly woman INDUCES her almost
as atrociously as she does her small
grandson.
DO you want him to take his
nap" the little girl responded in
stantly.
1T is time for it," the grandmoth-
er said smiling.
| 'And mayn't T come, too, while
you go that funny humble bee ways"
Mother Graham's face flushed with
pleasure. She is very proud of her
ability to put Junior to sleep with a
sound suggestive of the buzzing OF
bees, l know, of course, that it is
contrary to the last word in baby
psychology to allow him to be put
to sleep in any such manner, but
Mother Graham takes such manifest
comfort in the performance, and. be-
sides, it is SO marvellously effective
that | have. never opposed it,
! Lillian laughed with amused ten
derness.
II think if Marion were given her
choice between listening to that buzz
zing lullaby and watching the most
fascinating motion picture in exist
ence, the lullaby would VIM" she as
serted. "She seems never to tire of
watching you put the baby to sleep.
Mother Graham, although she must
have seen you do it dozens Of times"
Eyes That Follow.
"she has front seat at every per-
torrance" my mother-in-law re-
turned with grim little smile which
softened into tenderness as she turn
ed to the dear little girl. "Come
along, Marion. Well go up into tho
veranda and put this young man into
his carriage"
Lillian's eyes and mine followed
! the trio as they made their way slow
ly toward the house. Marion's
dancing footsteps and my mother
in-law,s slow ones accommodating
themselves to the faltering steps of
my small son. whose chubby little
hands were clasped by those of his
grandmother aid Marion on either
side of him. Marion's childish fig
TIRE was intensely protective as she
bent over fhe baby.
What wonderful mother she
will make some day!'
| spoke Involuntary as I turned
to Lillian. An instant later l re-
| GREETED the little speech, for her
| eyes were wet as she watched the
child.
Madge Detains Lillian.
God grant that motherhood NAV
come to her happily" she said fer
vently, and | knew that again | had
rashly uncovered the obsessing fear
of Lillian's life-that she might not
be able to avert from her idolized
daughters life the unhappiness that
had been her own fate.
The sound of high-powered mo-
tor car turning into the Durkec's
driveway drew both Our eyes in that
| direction. Through a gap in the
trees we saw Major Grantland alight
from the car and go up the steps.
Lillian rose abruptly from the gar
! den bench where we had seated our
selves. $50.
I'm going in the house" she
said with decision. Mrs Durkec
said this morning she was going to
bring the poor, dear maJcr over if
he came today, and I should be
shocking company for any one. I'm
i'll simply horried mood
put out my hand and seized
her arm firmly before she could
| move
You're not going to take a sin
gle step away from herer' I said
grimly. IF you do ! shall scream
loudly, and when everybody runs
cut | shall firmly assert that YOU
have been kicking me brutally-"
That may not be falsehood if
you don't let me co. she threaten
ed, then as she gliinpsed the very
real discomfort in my face she
changed her tone abruptly. whats
the matter' You look as if. you
were in blue funk"
i ann | confessed miserab7y,
IF either Major Grantland or Mrs.
Durkee were coming over I-could
could"
Stand it, but the combination
makes you Woody" Lillian finished
quickly. Same here. / don't know
what has gotten into her Flufiness.
but she has evidently desided that
she is the goddess in the machine Of
a romantic affair between YOU and
the poor, dear, major. and she
means to involve you both in more
Or less platonic triangle. if she has
to take yod both by neck and heels
and chuck you into it. But don't
worry. Seeing the performance is
like taking a dose of quinine, but III
stick. Never, never shall it be said
that | deserted Mrs. Micawber.'"
Continued Tomorrow