Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1919-05-03
My HEART and
My HUSBAND
Adele Carrisons New Phase Of
Revelations
of a Wife
Why Madge Worried as She
Watched Dicky.

7 MENTALLY brushed Bess Deans
mischievous threat aside as II 1t had
been an annoying insect. I knew
enough Of the girl to realize that she
would endeavor to nonopoliss Dicky's
attentions during tho dinner and recep-
ton to which she had been invited. She
Is tho famboyant. assertivs type of
pretty girl. who Is never content unless
she has the most attractive man in tho
room bending over her chair and neg
lecting all social amenities for her sake
But though realized that her attitude
might cause me petty annoyance later
In the day. 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 MOTTO
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 1t as IL making some trihing re-
arrangement
Miss Holcombs's Comment.
"Pipe the posev' The sibilant whisper
rose from the row of high school pupils
seated directly behind me but when I
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 in her charge, spoke
in low tone without turning her head.
George Brooks, come here q moment.
please"
The boy in question, a chubby, black
eyed younGster, 80 Drumming with mis-
chief that he was always in hot water.
FASTENED to her side. his round face and
big eyes tho personification Of wonder
Ing innocence.
'If this affair bores you. George" Miss
HolcoInbe drawled with the utmost at
liability, you may go to your class
room and spend the time in demonstrate
ing those geometry theorems. You can
use them in your monthly report stand
inss, you know"
George flushed, for his low standings
in mathematics were proverbial.
IT don't know what you mean. Miss
Holcombc." he protested earnestly. IT
wasn't"
''Oh. yes you do. George. and you
were" Miss Holcombe responded. 1T
haven't listened to that sweet voice of
yours all these years without knowing
II. You may go back to your seat II
you can keep quiet. But tho next dis
turbancs will be punishable by some
thing else than geometry theorems."
The boy returned to his scat and good
behavior. but his whispered exclamation
remained with me. think Alice Hol-
combe appreciated II. too, for her eyes
rested upon Bess Dean with . quiz-
aicsl light In thom.
Bess Dean Forgotten.
Tor the girl was unmistakably posing.
and I 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 1t closely.
ehe has q remarkably good figure. lis
some. slender without being too thin.
and II was well outlined by the gown
she wore, q one piece dress OF brown
cloth cut to almost a daring at tho
front and back of tho bodice. with bands
Of fur outlining the v-shaped neck. tho
wrists and setting or tho bottom of the
skirt. The gown was Of shade which
had been cunningly and artisfically de-
signed to bring out the mahoscny shaa-
tavny lights in her really wonderful
brown eyes. was not surprised when.
a. Dicky entered the door with Mr..
Stochbhdee. he gave q slight start OF
surnrised admiration. for knew that
the rirl made q picture calculated 10
appeal TO the soul Of any artist.
She glanced up In pretthy simulat ne.
eonfusiou as Mr.. Stockbridgs formally
and unsmiiingly introduced her to Dicky.
murmured something which We could not
nasr but which was evidently an
anoioxy for allowing her interest IN the
trophiss to 20 engross her. and walked
back 10 her position near the rear Oh tne
rccno. Il was apparently the most trivial
ana natural Of incidsnts.- but ! knaW