Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-11-04
NY HEART and
! MY HUSH ND
Adele Carrison's New Phase f
Revelations
Of d Wife
What Madge and Lillian Set
Out to Do.

the seconds wore on into minutes
~ and there was no sound from the
hall into which Mrs. Durkee and
my mother-in-law had disappeared. my
anxiety increaasd. Despite my knowl
edge of Mother Graham's innate sense
Of Justice was not 30 confident az was
Dicky that she had followed Mrs. Dur
kes in order to bring that little woman
to her senses. Might she not instead
my anxiety prompted me TO ask-be EN-
ployed in condoling with the other wom-
ans grisf7
signalled my apprehension to lillian.
woman fashion, with q lifting Of the
All" she said with the authority Of
long friendship. turning to him. why
don't you take Leila into the library for
few minutes and tell her the things that
we all know you're dying to uttsrf Then
by the tims your mother comes back
down Of the curtain upon tho fourth
act"
Who're Are They7
Alfred flashed her a grateful glance
Come on. sweetheart he said ten
Derby. and without giving Leila time to
assent or dissent he hurried her master
fully out of the room.
As the door closed behind them Lii
lian rose. an air Of decision envelopins
her.
'I guess Paw Graham and Grandpaw
Spencer ought to be able to take care
OF one baby for few minutes" she
drawled. But think you'd better stay
with them. Marion. They might give him
pickles or salad or something"
Little Marion slggied happily. as much
was sure at this sign OF her restora-
ton to her mothers favor as at the
pleasantly. 1t is an invariaole practice
OF LiIlian's to follow any reproof of
Marion's with soma pleasant auip to the
child few minutes later
''I'll watch them. mother" she car
oiled "Oh, you beautiful darling. you!"
This apostrophe she directed to the
baby and was the last thing We heard
as we left the room. Lillian having
picked me up with her eyes" as we
rose from the table.
We found the living room deserted
and hasty though stealthy survey Of
the other rooms discovered no trace Of
either woman.
We came down the back stairs to the
kitchen, interrogated Katie in low voices
Sure zee them" Katie said a note
of disgust in her voice. "Dey go out to
gardens behind rose hedge. That Meesis
Durkee. she cry and gulp. and that
mother-in-iaw she keep saying. I know.
know, I have same ting vunce.' What
matter that Meesis Durkee, feel like that
ven she goin' get such fine young lady
like Meesis Fairfax for daughter7 What
she want. eh-Queen Of Belgium That
womans she married already yet"
Behind the Hedge.
You say they're in the gardsn7" 1
said swsetly ignoring Katies torrent of
comment. and without further parisy
we left tho house and took the path to
the lake.
"Of course, Katle's been listening at
the door again" said nervously. What
I'm ever going TO do with her / don't
know 1t seems as though nothing would
break her Of that habit
"Do?" Lillian turned on me In amaze
nent do nothing but get down on
your knees in thankfulness that she
Stiyb Will YOU. IA liiAfAhB 5OAiouSiy
Of carrying Betty's breakfast up to bod
for her II there's no other way Of IN
ducing her to stay. You know house.
keeper Is absolutely indispensable to me-
and never could break another one In.
But Bettys certainly feeling her oats In
these days of high wages. And from all
Indications Katie seems no different than
usual"
mo che DOESN'T admitted. Dawes
dropping IL no new thing with her.
II should say 1t was a congenital de-
feet" Lillian said dryly. And II she
has no thought of going out and making
. million dollars a minute I'd advise you
to 70 slow on the discipline until this
domestic help situation clears 4 bit. 1t
can't last long. but tho atmosphere 10
dynamite just now
II know" ! admitted Then a. the
distant sound OF voices carne to us
clutched Lillian's arm, and like con-
spirators we moved UP to the shelter Of
the rose hedge, from behind which the
voices OF my mother -in-law and Mrs
Durkss came in as1tated conversat ton.
1t was the second time that I had
savesdropped In the rose garden. The
hrst time was an Involuntary offence,
But this time Lillian and I were listen
ing deliberately. for we had to know
Mother Graham's attitude before We
took hand
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