South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-04-27
Adele Gdrrison's New
REVELATIONS OF A WIFE
THEIR SECOND HONEYMOON"
HOW KATHERINE AND MRS.
ASKAITIIWAiTE TALKED
THINGS OVER"

THINGS OVER"
1 started and looked at Katherine
searchlnsly when she told me that
much 20 her sorrow" DR.. Braith-
waite. the head of the hospital unit
OF which she was part. had chosen
her az his wifes request, TO look
after the apartment. the servants
and his personal comfort during Mrs.
Braithwaite illness.
You don't mean that Mrs. Braith-
waite'-I never could call the state
- woman Harriet" even though
she were my husbands sister-''was
also jealous?"
Mrs Braithwaite is too big a
woman to be jealous" Katherine re-
turned. Il have the greatest ad-
rniration and affection for her. Il
was through her good sense ana
tact alone thai / was able to get
out OF a most embarrs ssing situation.
don't think she likes me particu-
larry at that. 1 don't see how she
could, either" she added reflective
~. Il couldn't, in her place"
Katherine Sonnoti" | gave her a
little impatient shake. "If you don't
tell me this minute what you really
mean instead OF giving me all this
cryptic conversation, I'll do some
thing desperate 10 you"
she laughed. but there was no
merriment in the sound.
cit Isn't True
1T isn't a particularly pleasant
reminisceDce for me-" she said. II
am always wondering If 1 were by
any manner CT means TO blame, al
though my conscience thoroughly ac-
quits me. But the long and the
short and the short of it is that Or.
Braithwaite began to depend too
much upon me. and to show a little
too plainly that he aid So"
The old-goat!" In my dismayed
resentment / couldn't think of a
word in my own vocabulary. so
snatehed one from Dicky's. How did
YOU ever manage the situation? 20
knew how Katherine's sensitive.
highly strung nature must have re-
fairs But / was surprised TO hear
her say quickly:
You mustn't blame him. He
really doesn't deserve IL. And he is
such a wonderful mani
For an instant q doubt OF Rather
Inc crossed my mind. Could it be
possible that Dr. Braithwaite's gen.
| Jus and his wonderful personality
had won something more than ad-
] ~ 20 >
Don't think that, Madge. 1t isn't
true"
Why Katherine Sailed.
Katherine's quiet, reproachful
voice made me flush shamefacedly.
was thankful that she spared me
rejoinder by talking OH.
IF YOU had been professional
nurse. Madge, YOU would understand
rs I do, that men are just like chill
dren. They need TO be made COM
for table above everything else, and
there is an especial appeal about
the woman who takes care OF their
physical comfort. especially ii she is
-weIl-not positively ugly"
! What II she is distractingly
pretty ?" / interrupted. thinking that
any man might be pardoned for los
! ing his head over Katherine sonnet
They're like children, too. in their
appreciation Of anything novel, and
/ in their prompt forGetfulness of the
novelty as soon as they've grown
used to it," she went on as if she
/ hadn't heard me. That Is the rea-
son why almost every man fancies
/ himself in love with his nurse when
| he is i'll, and promptly forgets all
about her when he gets well. All
good nurses realize this, and none
save very silly or a really knaVish
woman ever tries to take advantage
: of II. II only wives realized the
truth of this. and the ephemerality
4 OF the feeling aroused there would
4 be fewer heartaches.
Luckily. DR. Braithwaite's wife is
a woman of rare common sense. She
saw even before she came home
from little things her husband said
/ how matters stood saw also that the
only reason for his feeling was that
/ he so sorely missed her at first, that
| ne was like a bewildered child. Then
l my presence in his home. my care
/ Il him went TO his head like an un-
accustomed drausht Of wine. 1t only
\ needed his wife's return TO steady
\ him down"
II What did she do?" / asked
brCathlessly.
sent for me. and we had Ions
\ and most satisfactory talk. ! never
\ knew a woman who could so dt
rectly go TO the heart OF things she
1 was lust enough 10 realize that
wasn't to blame. she was also wis'
enough 10 know the value OF separat
ing her husband from my presence
for a while. Z never knew how sh'
managed II. b. II was she who pull
ed -thc wires Coz my trip over here
10 see 10 things"
WHY MADGE TRIED TO kFEI