New Britain herald., 1919-06-16
Y HEART and MY HUSBAND ADELE GARRISCN'S NEW PHASE OF
 Revelations of q Wf1e

that they had for a time been sta- +ioned near each other in France. huaged to my heart the belief that Dicl1v held for her only strong brotherly liking.
 The innate justice of my mature co,npelled me to respect and sym nathv for Edith Fairfax, even though the primitive jealousy which in greater or less degree is hidden in the nature of every woman kept me from the sincere liking I am sure I would have otherwise entertained for the girl.
 The contrast between her and her sister was a marked one, although I knew that before Edith's expedition to France the girls had been much alike. But Leila's development was all in the future. She was still essen tially immature, inexperienced, and as she sat close beside me in the tOnneau of the machine almost huddled against me, in fact. I had a sudden feeling that she was instinc- lively shrinking from the proximity of Rita Brown on the other side nf her and that primitive jealousy was awakening the possibilities of her soul.
 Rita Brown was in the widest of spirits Her laughter undeniaby muscial. but loud. bubblcd forth at the slightest provocation. She kept up running fire of railIcry with Dicky and Alfred Durkee who sat facing us in the tonneau and once challenged Alfred's mother who had insisted with the pretty fussiness which all ways gains her point upon sitting in ht }yiy
 'Oh Mother Durkec."
 "Oh. Mother Durkec!" Rita called audaciously. and then, as my little neighbor vouchsafed no answer. she called again, "Mother Durkee, cant you hear me. or are you so concclted at sitting in the front seat that you don't want to ?'
 Little Mrs. Durkee gave. low laugh one in which [, who know her so we'll recognized the dainty, mali ciOus note of which she is capable on occasion.
 q never answer when I'm called 'outen my name. ' she said merrily. ''If you'd said 'stepmother now it would have been all right. I'm old enough to be mother to young things like Edith and Leila out not to Madee or you. "aSn1 iiidilleu III 'iiS cradle you know.'
 I was catfish enough to feel like clapping my hands. With unerrlns intuition little Mrs. Durkee had found the weak place in Rita Browns armor. Uncommonly youthful look ing, she had always pretended to be of the same age as he Fairfax girls. It was a pretense which was success frl with men, but I 1ad known when I first met her, as indeed would any woman that the girls thrtieth birth day was either a thing of the past, the present the immediate future.
 Leila Fairfax, next me, gave quick indrawn breath: Dlcliy. oppo- site me, unable to chuckle as knew he must be longing to, kicked my shoe lightly. Alfred Durkee's face in the moonlight showed a tightening of the lips, a drawing of the eyebrows but he said nothing, although l was sure that his mothers little speech had both displeased and disturbed him.
 But Rita Brown, although l was certain her slender fingers were mo- mentarily twitching with the impulse to strangle some one any one gave no slightest indication of dis coMposure. Tier lt"us'h r''F' ""t '' lightly as ever
 You rcust be like my r1Otner,' she satd ;n2rrilv. "S'>. makes every daushter and d3uShte'- " call her sister,
 we drew Up to inc entr>nce or 'rrhe Sand Pile" as she spoke, so there was no opportunity for com nert or retort u Don little Mrs. Dur 1xaa'c r,at4 if she had wished it. FGt I wondered if there had been q chai-