The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-06-21
Ny HEART and
My HUSBAND
Adele Carrison's New Phase of
Revelations
of a Wife
Why Modge Worried as She
Watched Dicky.

r MENTALLY brushed Bess Deans
mischievous threat aside as II 1t had
been an annoying insect. knew
enough of the girl to realize that she
would endeavor to monopolize Dicky's
attentions during the dinner and recep-
ton to which she had been invited. She
is the fiamboyant. assertive type or
pretty girl, who is never content unless
she has the most attractive man in the
room bending over her chair and neg
lecting all social amenities for her sake.
But though I realized that her attitude
might cause me petty annoyance later
in the day. I was too absorbed in the
haunting fear that Dicky might not
cover himself with glory in the after
noon exercises to pay much attention to
anything else. Yet couldn't help notic-
ing that when she had settled her class
In their seats she left them and came
back to the desk of trophies and bent
over it as II making some trihing re-
arrangement.
Miss Holeombe's Comment.
pipe the pose"' The sibiiant whisper
rose from the row of high school pupils
seated directly behind me. but when l
turned every face in the row was placid
ly respectful. Miss Holcombe. however.
who has been long enough in the Bay
view school to know the very thoughts
OF the youngsters i'll her charge, spoke
in n low tone without turning her head.
George Brooks. come here n moment,
please"
The boy in question. a chubby. black
re- hT-tn
chief that he was always in hot water,
FASTENED to her side. HIS round face and
big eyes the personification of wonder
ing innocence.
''If this affair bores you. George" Miss
Holcombe drawled with the utmost af-
liability. you may go to your class
room and spend the time in demonstrat-
ing those geometry theorems. You can
use them in YOUR monthly report stand
ings. you know"
George flushed, for his low standings
in mathematics were proverbial.
II don't know what you mean. Miss
Holcombc," he protested earnestly. II
wasn't"
"Oh. yes you do. George. and you
WERE" Miss Holcombe responded. IT
haven't listened to that sweet voice of
yours all these years without knowing
1t. You may so back to your seat If
you can keep quiet. But the next dis
luTDdJtCo VIII NC ny SCfuc-
thing else than geometry theorems."
The boy returned to his seat and good
behavior. but his whispered exclamation
remained with me. 1 think Alice Hol-
connbe appreciated 1t. too, for her eyes
rested upon Bess Dean with a quiz
zical light in them.
Bess Dean Forgotten.
For the girl was, Enthusiastically posing.
and had to admit that she was re-
markably effective as she picked up one
of the small shells Dicky had brought
back with him and examined it closely.
She has a remarkably good figure, lis
SOME slender without being too thin,
and 1t was well outlined by the gown
she wore, a one-piece dress of brown
cloth cut to almost a daring at the
front and back OF the bodice. with bands
of fur outlining the V-shaped neck. the
wrists and setting off the bottom of the
skirt. The gown was of a shade which
had been cunningly and artisdcally de-
signed to bring out the mahogany shad-
ing of her masses of brown hair. the
tawny lights in her really wonderful
brown eyes. I was not surprised when,
as Dicky entered the door with Mr..