Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-10-24
MY HEART and
NV HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New Phase Of
Revelations
of a Wife
What Madge Found Awaiting
Her at Home.


when you girls get through with
that flub-dub, just clear out, will
you, and let Jim and lime have the
room for while"
Dicky put his head in at the door
of the dining room where Lillian
and ! were putting the finishing
touches to the decoration of the
dining table. BY careful manage
ment after my return with Dicky
after meeting Alice Holcombe, I
had succeeded in avoiding haste in
my little tasks, something which l
detest. And then, of course, with
Lillian to help, things could not but
go smoothly. have never known
any one who could soften the edge
and round the corners as Lillian.
ION one condition only" Lillian
retorted erisply.
Name itp Dicky demanded.
"That you do not come within
two feet at least of the edges of this
table"
saw, have hearth Dicky entreat-
ed exaggeratedly.
II have-of adamantw Lillian re-
piled smiling. "I've seen you in
action before my laddie, and have
a very vivid photograph in my men
tai camera of the state of this table
after you and Jim got through ar
ranging your gifts for Junior on it.
Nay-nay-Dicky-bird! Two feet
away, fix up any display you want
but that's the absolute outside limit.
Otherwise Madge and I mount
guard with machine guns"
ooh. WE'LL" Dicky said loftily, If
your little two-by-four display of
flowers and favors and birthday
cakes means more than the real
chef-d' ouvre of the occasion, why go
ahead by all means. Pm the most
chivalrous man alive. But l warn
you that my son will not take a
single look at all your fussing when
he sees my display"
well probably have to carry hin,
| away from the table in a spasm Of
fright and send for a physician
Lillian retorted grimly. But that is
beside the question. We have your
solemn oath?"
"Doubled-barrelled," Dicky re-
piled laconically.
Two Lovers Lost.
"Then clear out. Well be through
| here inflow long, Madge?" She
turned to me her face as sober as
the traditional jurist's, but her eyes
twinkling with amusement.
Give minutes" affirmed
promptly.
"All right" Dicky closed the
door and we hear him noisily re-
treating down the hall vociferously
calling for Jim.
"There!" Lillian stepped back
from the table and gazed approx
ingly at our handiwork. That's
simply perfect. OF would be if those
roses were changed. ! thought
they'd last--didn't you-but their
edges are beginning to- look bit
frayed."
Il asked Leila to get others an
hour ago." l confessed. ALFRED
volunteered to 60 with her, and-I
haven't seen them since"
They're probably sitting on some
grassy bank or fallen tree anywhere
within the radius of mile, gazing
into each others eyes, the roses and
everything else in the world for
COTTON" Lillian commented. "Ive
seen a good many love affairs in my
day but nothing quite to equal the
intensity of this one"
"But I don't think they are at all
obtrusive, do your" | asked.
"No, but the mental atmosphere is
so surcharged with romance that it
is almost dripping" she retorted, but
there was no ,cynicism in her voice
for all her apparent gruffness, and
l knew that in reality she had a
warnfeinterest in the outcome of the
affair.
"You Mean"
II think I'd better get those
roses, however" said.
"If you expect to have them to-
day." she smiled. /.
| started for the door and turned
to ask question which had been in
my mind all day:
do you think they have settled
things-that they are really engag-
ed?" :
II hope so, for Alfred's sake"
Lillian.
"If they haven't, it's only because
of one thing" Lillian returned
soberly.
"You mean" asked, almost
knowing beforehand what was in
her mind.
"Item, one devoted son." began
Lillian. checking the words off on
her fingers as if she were making out
an inventory. "Item, one over
scrupulous young woman; item,
last but by no means least one fool
ishly temperamental little mother"
II was afraid of that" / said, bit
gloomily, for gentle Leila Fairfax
had made a secure place for herself
in my heart, and I had quite counted
upon seeing her romance reach its
logical conclusion. l am afraid
as 1 hurried into my garden to
gather the few roses I needed l felt
decidedly "crossway" against my
little friend, Mrs. Durkee.
Continued Tomorrow.)
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