Omaha daily bee., 1919-10-28
My HEART and
My HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New Phase Of
Revelations
Of q Wlfe
Madges Victory and Dicky's Sur
prise.

over the telephone with little Mrs.
Durkee. With a curt "Yes, it is
readyr l snapped up the tele-
phone. | purposely made my voice
sound offended. | wanted her to
have that to Worry, over in the
minute or two which must elapse
before / could see her.
/ fairly ran downstairs, and skim
med over the lawn lying between
the two houses with celerity l had
not suspected l possessed. The side
door of the house was open except
for the screen which could see was
unlocked. | rang three short, sharp
rings, always my signal to Mrs.
Durkee, then, as was my custom,
opened the door without further
ado and made my way up the stairs
to her room. -.
/ heard her voice in a plaintive
murmur before / reached her door:
"No, Alfred, dear, don't ask me"
she was saying. GO on with Leila.
Don't let me spoil your enjoyment,
| shall be perfectly all right"
"But, mother" Alfred was ex..
postulating worriedly as l knocked
lightly upon the Intel of the halt
opened door, and without further
ado pushed it farther open and
crossed to my little friends side. >,
"I'll see to your mother SAID
crisply, please go over with Leila
at once, Katie is having seven dis
tinct kinds of spasms about her din
ner. Get everybody together Just
outside of the dining room. Dicky
is planning a big surprise OF some
kind you know, and wants it to
burst upon us all at once. III be
there almost Immediately. Please
hurry"
Madge Takes Charge.
I flung the last words impatiently
over nv shoulder as | bent over my
little friend who was lying back III
a rocking chair with every appear
ance of suffering. | think Alfred
who knows his mothers little tolbles
very we'll, although he never betrays;
his knowledge, was only too glad
TO leave her to me. | cast furtlve
glance after him, saw him seize
Leila-who, troubled and reluctant
was standing just outside the door,
by the arm and hurry her down the
hall. Iwaited only until ] was sure
thew were out of earshot before be-
ginning my campaign against my
little neighbor. :,
"Sec here. you little fraudp | said
with surface merriment, but witt
underlying grimness that l knew
she would recognize. If you THINK
Pm going to let you spoil my whole
party YOU have another think com.
ing, as Dicky says. Here! J.
brought this along with met i
absolutely warranted to relieve Z
headache, and if it doesn't, why
there are plenty of couches at oul
home. But be there at the begin
ming of this dinner you've got to be
so Swallow this, bathe your face ano
eyes-that's what | always do whei
my head aches-and come along.
The Surprise Disclosed.
"This," which | held out to her
was a pellet of a kind prescribed
for me long ago by DR.. Petit whei
| was suffering from nervous head
aches. knew that if she were real
" suffering it would relieve her, anc
iii she were shamming, as ! more
than half suspected, it would no
hurt her.
"Will it cure heartache, too
Madge?" she asked, with a pathetic
ouerulousness that appealed to me
even while it irritated me.
"I'm sure of it." | said flippantlly
Because heartaches are usually
nothing but Indigestion. Come
where's wash cloth or do you pre-
fer some powder?"
"But | look a fright" she pro
tested weakly, and l knew that m,
battle was won.
"You'll look worse il you dom
hurry" retorted, snatching a pow
der puff and a mirror from hel
dressing table.
"I'll give you so seconds tc
primp," I said. :
"You're-just awful, Madge," sh'
replied. daintily applying the pow
der puff. But I suppose | ough
not to spoil your dinner. But
never thought of it in that way, a1t
it just seemed as if I couldn't"
"Never mind that now" | said
bringing her a glass of water, an,
standing over her relentlessly unit
she had swallowed the pellet | ha'
prescribed. Nov tuck your arm
along"
We found everybody gathered il
the living room outside the closet
dining room, and there was a gen
eral shout of relief when we ap
peared. Only. Leila Fairfsx's fai
face remained vaguely shadowed:
| "Now, let the show beginP Lii
Ian chanted.
Dicky. holding Junior perche
upon his shoulder, put his ham
upon the knob Of the door.
Nov you'll see a birthda.
present that is a present. h
boasted. "None of your ratties an
balls and silver dinguses in mine.
He threw open the door, and W
trooped in to see in the midst OF
pile of other toys an immense rock
ing horse, almost as tall as Dick
himself--a magnificent, costly toy
suitable for a child of S!
Continued Tomorrow.)