Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-10-21
My HEART and
My HUSBAND
Adele Carrison's New Phase Of
Revelations
Of a Wife
Birthday Surprises and the
phone Call That Inter
rupted Them.

- UR house was q busy one upon the
I morning Of Juniors birthday. 1t
had seemed to me that everything
possible had been done the day before.
but Dicky was like a boy In his deter
mination to make the day q real fste.
replete with surprises.
He shrouded in mystery the big box
Jim's assistance. to the barn and un-
packing 1t there. threatening with dire
penalties any one who tried to ind out
beforehand what the gift was. He was
equally airy and mysterious about other
bundles which he had brought with him.
OF course all this set little Marion
wild with anticipation and speculation.
while Alfred Durkee. who lounged over
early in the morning on the pretense "
helping Dicky-hut in reality, as knew.
to snatch a few words with Leila-saw
to 1t that the noisy, laughing confusion
did not lapse for want of his aid.
In Other Years.
WELL" snapped my mother-in-law.
who at first had looked on conplacently.
but upon whose nerves the nonsense OF
Dicky anc Alfred soon reacted unpleas-
antIy, whatever you will do with that
child in after birthdays. II this Is sam
pie OF his frst one. I don't know. It's
lucky he can't understand It all or he
would get SO excited that no would be
sick"
They'll get over It gradually" laughed
little Mrs. Durkee comfortably. She had
also run across the lawn for as she ex-
pressed It, "a share in the ructions"
u remember when Alfred was 9" she
went on with a reminiscent chuckle, I'VE
bought him a railroad train that would
really run and a printing press. toys
that he would have appreciated at u
years. And a little later we found hin,
in the kitchen having the time Of his life
with the potato masher and a pie tin.
remember how cried because he didn't
appreciate his presents" She laughed
delightedly. then sobercd quickly. but
] can tell you 1t wasn't any laughing
matter TO me then" she finished with
an evident wave of self-pity for the dis
appointed girl-mother OF SO many years
ago.
IT bought Marion a complete doll
house her first Christmas" chimed In
Lillian. II had it done over for her last
year, and now it is delight to her. But
that hrst year 1t frightened her. and she
screamed with terror every time ]
brought her near it,"
I'll bet You had good cry, too" as
serted little Mrs. Durkee.
You win. hands down" Lillian re-
torted dryly. But what do you suppose
Dlcky has in that big box"
Madge's Guess.
knew why she had changed the sub
feet go quickly. / had seen that doll
house swathed In coverings in Lillian's
rose-pink bedroom. waiting mutely for
SO many weary years for its tiny mis-
tress to come back. My friend had
spoken of 1t. involuntarily, but 1 knew
she had no desire to dwell upon that an
gl:ished time OF her life before her little
daughter was mercifully restored to her.
"An airplane. probably my mother
in-law said acidly. That would be Just
about like Richard"
Now. Mother Grahami'' little Mrs.
Drrkee protested with her pretty laugh,
you know you think Richard Second is
perfectly capable of operating an air.
plane this very minute
MY mother-in law grinned reluctantly.
I'm not so sure that he couldn't at
that" she retorted. What is t.-Katie? %
NY little maid stood hesitatingly In
the door, reluctant to interrupt us. but
evidently spurred by necessity.
Il nc-can feAx dot telenhoce, she