Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-18
My HEART and
My HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New Phase Of
Revelations
of a Wife

III AVSOSVSVVVO
/ of a Wife
What Madge Saw When She Open.
ed Her Eyes.
A little more water, please
There! l think she's coming out oil
it. Chafe her wrists harder. Not
that way, my girl, toward the ell,
bow. That's right. Keep it up, re-
member, after she opens her eyes.
The first intmation' of returning
consciousness that | had was the
impact of cold water dashed against
my face. A little later | realized
with the feeling Of finding ones
way home through pitched dark
ness, that some one--two some ones
to be exact-were chatting my
wrists, while voice. strange to me
at first, but which after moment
or two | recognized as that of Major
Grantland, was giving terse direc-
tons concerning the treatment l
was evidently receiving.
1t seemed to be "a herculean, al
most impossible task for me to open
my eyes, but Twas compelled to
the action by the cold. unpleasant
feeling Of the water which some
one kept dashihg in small quaint
ties against my face. And when
did open them | looked upon an
anxious group.
Mother Graham with grim. set
face was chatting one of my wrists,
while Katie with the tears running
down her face was rubbing the
other. At the foot of the library
couch where they had laid me. my
father stood with white lips, hands
tightly interlocked and tense, an
guished eyes strained toward me.
With tightening of my own heart
strings ! realized how much greater
his anxiety was than that Of any
other in the group around me.
feebly put one hand out toward
him-tried to smile. .-
Major Grantland 1ntervenes.
II am-all-right-father," I said,
then with sudden, thought Of my
mother-in-law | turned my eyes to
her
"Dicky-wasn't-lfdrt-m I
faltered.
81 know it," she returned curtly,
never stopping in her brisk massage
of the arm she was holding. "And
I'd like to be informed why he isn't
here with you instead of your being
dumped at the door like a sack of
oats. Where is he, and what's he
doing?"
| glanced up at Major Grantland
involuntarily, was in time to see the
lines of his face CONCEAL into ice,
and to catch the CLINT of steel in his
eyes as he turned them on Dicky's
mother.
II shall be happy to place my
self at your service for the answer
ing of any questions after Mrs. Ora
ham has been taken to her ROOM"
he said crisply. Now, if you will
just direct me, I will carry het up.
She should be gotten to bed as soon
as possible, and | would strongly
advise that a physician be sent for
Immediately"
Mother Graham's Advice.
II have already telephoned for
one" my father said quietly, and
saw Major Grantland's fine eyes
flash in approval.
But fancied | saw the antithesis
of his feeling in my mother-in-
laws face, and I struggled to sit
~ think I can walk" I said.
Major Grantland put a gentle but
firm hand upon my shoulder.
"Lie down." he said authoritative
iy. "You must let me manage this"
To my surprise my mother-in-law
acquiesced in his decision with her
favorite aphorism.
Don't be an idiot, Margaret, just
because you know how" she said
tartly. "This way, Major Grant
land"
Despite the pain in my side, which
seemed to be growing worse every
second, | smiled Involuntary at
the militant figure my mother-in-
law presented as she swept across
the room and opened the door. She
was very like a major herself of
the drum species, l thought whlm-
sically.
Mai. Grantland bent over me. /
"Can you raise your arms and
support yourself against my Shout
der?" he asked. "Ah! thought
not" as I cried out sharply. rs
it your arm or your side at the left?"
"My side" | whispered, "but my
right side does not hurt"
"Then lift your right arm. There!
That's right. Don't be nervous now.
shall be very careful, and ! don't
think I shall hurt you much"
He stopped and gathered me in
his arms as if I had been child and
held me as gently and deity as a
mother would a baby. But he could
not help the pain which caught my
lungs as in a wise and made it al
most impossible for me to breathe.
| tried hard to be brave, but l
could not keep back little means
of pain as we mounted the stairs,
and when he put me down upon my
bed which Mother Graham with deft
efficiency had arranged in the few
seconds 1eeway allowed her, l was
utterly spent.
Continued Tomorrow