Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-15
My HEART and
My HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New Phase Of
Revelations i.
of a Wife
The Fear With Which Madge
Awoke From Her Nap.

| idtler, Hldnuate, TOOK long nap
following her brushing of my hair.
! tried ;a say something to her con-
cerning the call of MIR Walters, and
the disquieting message from Ken
meth Stockbridge, but she promptly
vetoed any conversation upon my
part.
"All that can keep until you wake
up" she said dccisively. lust now
there are no names in my mind but
those of the we'll known biblical
gentlemen -Shadrach. Mcshach and
Tot -bed-you-go,"
>"Oh.. did you learn that non
sensical paraphrase, too:" ! asked,
smiling at the "reminiscences of my
childhood, the whinsically twisted
name brought up,
What youngster didn't?" she
countered, turning the covers of my
bed down and patting my pillows
skillfully into place. Nov, Mrs.
Hercules, please hand me that bun
die containing the weight of the
world which you have OH your
shoulders and go to sleep. I'll see
that no comet collides with the
earth during your slumber."
Imagination Active.
! smiled gratefully up at her and
realized that in jest she had voiced
a truth concerning me. With Lii
lian so near me | shook off every
vestige of care and went to sleep as
untroubled as baby.
When | awoke the soft summer
twilight was enveloping the world
outside, and outlined against the
window was Lillian's profile as she
rested in big arm chair with her
face turned toward the last wine and
amethyst tints in the west. AS |
looked | was startled to observe the
thinness. he general look of frailty
which her face suggested. Her
phrase came back to me ironically:
"The weight of the world"
1t was on her shoulders that were
piled not only her own burdens, but
those of the people she loved. She
is so poised. so efficient, SO generous.
she does things SO easily, that it has
become the natural thing for her to
take the initiative in any emergency,
to dominate any situation into which
she enters.
/ do not think the possibility of
Lillian's breaking down had ever
entered my mind before. Pos
sessed of wonderful vitality, and still
more wonderful will power. Lii
lian has always seemed indomi-
table. But as | looked at her a
chilly little fear settled around my
heart. The emotional strain OF her
life has been something terrific. and
she has always worked like the ira
ditional horse. The most remark
able constitution could not 60 on
forever under such conditions.
A world without Lillian!
A Plan Disclosed.
By this time my overwrought
imagination had her consigned to
the tomb, | think | must have given
little involuntary moan, for Lii
liam stirred, rose and came swiftly
down beside ne.
What is it dear?" she asked.
put up hand and drew her
downbeside me.
"I-I--don't know" ! faltercd,
II saw you sitting there by the
window and you looked positively
i'll, and l got to thinking how you
always look out for every one and
never for Yourself. and then be
gan imagining such horrible
thingsw'
II suppose you saw yourself walk
ing slowly behind me with crepe on
your arm," she laughed. ! know
what's the trouble with you. You're
hungry. You've waked up just in
time. Dinner will be on the table
in 10 minutes. There is no need for
you to dress. III put that pretty
breakfast coat on you. You're still
an invalid, you know, with all the
privileges"
| think she saw in my face that
l was still troubled beyound the
power of her nonsense to heal. She
kissed my cheek tenderly.
Look here child" she said
briskly. you're having a lot OF
worry for nothing. I'm not UP to
NY uoudi SCll. hioWt dud
week or two | think you and Mar
ion and l will run away out to the
east end of the island for a good real
rest. l didn't mean to tell you this
before. Dicky wanted it as a sur
prise He says he's going to spend a
good deal of time out there himself
But | know you'll worry yourself
sick about ME once you get the idea
in your mind that I'm not well.
And as for there being anything
the matter with me that rest
won't fix up, why you're way
way off the running track"
you're sure?" | said doubtfully,
even the alluring news of the post
poned trip dwarfed in my mind by
my anxiety concerning her. Posi-
lively" she asserted with convincing
cheeriness. "And now, let's
get ready for dinner. We have
a long conference before us about
that Walters-Stockbridge thing, you
know"
(Contjnued Tomorrow,