Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-19
My HEART and
My HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New Phase Of
Revelations
of q Wife
The Way Mr.. Walters Responded to
Madge's Invitation.

Madge's Invitation.
When the door had closed behind
Jim, Lillian looked at me with eyes
in which lurked twinkle.
"Fess up now," she said, that
you're wondering why under the sun
didn't wait until tomorrow morn
ing to tell Jim what I wanted him to
do"
"Such 4 thought has crossed my
alleged BRAIN" snlilingly admitted.
II don't blame YOU" she replied,
and l wouldn't have told man of
another type than Jim. 1t will take
him all night to turn the thing over
in his mind and get it all settled to
his own satisfaction. II he had been
compelled to go on such an errand
knowing the importance of it, and
the imperative necessity for secrecy
with but few minutes notice he
would have been completely ratified.
As it is, Jim will be regular sleuth
tomorrow with nerves of steel"
"Who but you could have read
Jim that way?" I exclaimed, and the
words we're no idle ones.
What Lillian Suggested.
Wrap the nosegays in tinfoil until
we get through with this business. !
haven't time to make bow now
Lillian said impatiently, but knew
that behind her mirth lay grim truth,
and I Strengthened myself into an
attitude of attention and waited tor
her further directions.
Didn't you say this Walters chap
has a sister you know very well?"
she asked, after few minutes in
thought.
Eyes, Esther" I replied. "She was
a favorite pupil of mine last year"
Know her we'll enough to call
her UP and ask her and her brother
over this evening for 4 game of
bridge?"
"Of course"
"Then do it, pronto." Lillian rose
and stretched her arms wearily.
make the invitation so cordial and
insistent that when it is repeated to
the brother he will suspect there is
something up and break any other
engagement he may have made
Significant Words.
"What'll we do with the rest of
the family?" | ventured as | turned
toward the door.
"I'll drop a word in your fathers
ear that will keep him out of the
way, while as for your mother-irl-
law, you know that the merest hint
to the effect that there is some mys--
terious planning going on will send
her to her room in the seventh
heaven of thrilling suspense"
We both laughed merrily at the
remembrance of several occasions
when my mother-i -in-law's fondness
for anything that savored, of melo-
drama in real life had reduced her
usual arbitrary hauteur to abject
meekness and obedience to orders.
"As for the Dicky-bird." Lillian
went on, answering my unspoken
questions, ut isn't likely he'll hop
into the nest before the strange birds
fly away. But if he does, leave him
to me. I'll clip his wings"
I permitted myself bit of Won
dering speculation on my way down
the stairs to the telephone as to the
plan Lillian had for getting posses
sion of the desk. That she had some
definite course of action mapped ou.
was sure, but with my slower wits
could not guess what she meant
to do.
! could obey her orders, however,
and in another minute l had called
the Walters home and was listening
to a deep, masculine voice, which l
recognized at once as that OF the
young attorney.
"Mr. Arthur Walters speaking"
the voice said crisply.
"How do you do, Mr.. Walters" l
said with my very best air for the
benefit of any listening operator.
This is Mrs. Graham. Is Esther
there?"
Not just now" His voice held a
note of irrepressible astonishmert.
"She went out on an errand for
mother. But she will be back with
in 10 minutes"
"Oh, that will be all right them
I said. "Mrs. Underwood and
wondered if you and Esther could
not run over tonight and take hand
at bridge. We are the only iends
in our family, and we haven't had
a game in ages. 1t really is imper-
ative that you come and join us"
I tried to throw a significance into
my last words that I hoped he would
recognize. And l could not repress
a smile at my description of Lilliar
and myself as bridge fends. Lii
liam, if she chooses, plays a brilliant
game, but the pastime bores her to
death, while l am one of the persons
who possess absolutely no card
sense at all.
Mr.. Walters waited a minute that
seemed an hour before answering.
When he did speak his voice was
casual.
1--WE shall be very glad to come
over"
Continued Tomorrow.)
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