The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-26
My HEART and
My HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New
Phase of
Revelations
of a Wife
Why Madse Worried as She Started


Why Madge Worried as She Started
for Home.
stayed the night at Lillan's, and
she and l talked until far into the
a morning hours. II seemed as though
4 We discussed everything and every
body we knew, always expecting the
n one topic which lay nearest our Ups,
N .tb> news of Harry Underwood's re-
4 appearance in the land of the living
h ana the effect his return to life would
have upon Robert Savarin.
OF course. my lips were sealed until
4 Lillian preached the subject, and
1 though she several times skirted the
TOPIC. yet she quickly veered away
fron 1t again. gathered the impress
sion that she wished to speak to me
or the matter. yet sternly depressed
the Impulse.
A Quick Breakfast.
At any rate, she finally left my
room to go back to her own with no
more weighty confidence than the
Just look at that clock, will you
And You with school on your hands
tomorrow morning, I'm a shining
mark as hostess. Good night, and
----aincerest apologies"
And in the morning we had both slept
30 eoundly THAI Betty sulked ever our
hurried breakfast.
sTain't no use at all cooking for
folks what don't take time to eat like
quality" sne declared.
we talked so late that we oversight"
Lillian said placatingly.
Doan' need to tell me muffin bout
dat talking so late" Betty rejoined
with the privileged impudence of her
long service, What with dem cats in
de court a yowlin' an a man down
street singin' at the top OBJ his voice.
an you two gabblin' all night. All
jest plum laid out with a misery in
nah back and haid dis mawnin' count
oh getun' no sleep. All cert-in-ly
wouldn't have mixed up no biscuits
with nah haid in dis condition II Aid
knowed you wasn't goin' to care nothin'
wen eat double portions next time"
lillian promised carelessly, and Betty
departed grumbling.
do you suppose we did disturb her
sleep?" l asked concernedly.
Madge's Mind Disturbed.
mot a chancel" Lillian rejoined.
"She probably never moved an eyelash
all night. But she saw a chance to be
martyr. the role dearest to her soul.
and she promptly took it. There's the
taxi now. No, finish your coffee. you
have a minute or two. to spare"
put down my cup alf-drained.
Remember I'm not the efficiency ex-
pert you are. laughed. I'm going
to get into that taxi this minute and let
the driver have the minute to spare"
He'll take it to monkey with the
engine and make it UP on his way to
the station" Lillian reJoined lightly, as
we hurried down to the street.
Don't forget to keep me posted about
that Bayview matter" Lillian cautioned
from the taxi door. I'm worried about
that mess, some way"
''I'll let you have all developments"
promised, and the knowledge that Lii
Hans clear brain and loving heart were
at my service lightened considerably the
burden of anxiety l was bearing about
affairs at the school.
My journey schoolward wasn't par
ticularly pleasant one. for besides my
worry concerning the behavior OF Mrs.
Stockbridge, l was frankly anxious as
to my fathers reception of the news
that the woman who had bounded him
would hound him no longer.
& I didn't know in what manner Lillian
meant to convey the news to him. I
only knew that l must affect complete
ignorance of the whole matter. MY
fathers heart would be broken II he
ever knew of my dramatic experience
with the woman whose existence he
had tried so hard to keep from me.
CTo be continued in The News Mon
day.