Omaha daily bee., 1919-09-04
My HEART and
NV HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New Phase of
Revelations
of u Wife
Why Nervousness Gripped Madge
On Her Way to School.

haQ Deen Otnef tndH IL was din
afraid l should have experienced a
distinct thrill of gratifed feminine
malice at Katie's revelation. Dicky's
discontinue when he learned that
in his own phsaseology l chad
beaten him to" the very scheme he
had outlined for not meeting him
at the breakfast table had indeed
something mdicrous in it. but my
sombre mood held no opportunity
for tightening.
For as the moment approached
for my return to the Bayview
school my facing of the gruesome
tragedy in which my principal was
involved-in which, indeed, Alice
Holcombe and might be enmesh-
ed-my nerves began to assert
themselves again. The delicious
iced cantaloupe suddenly lost its
flavor, and l pushed it away only
half-eaten.
Katie, coming in with the cereal.
was voluble in her disapproval.
"Oh, Meesis Graham! You not
eat dot melon, and it look so nice,
too. Vot matter? Was dere bad
spot in eet?"
mo, no, Katie. 1t is delicious,
but | do not feel like eating this
morning. l don't wish any cereal
either. Just bring me my coffee. Is
it strong?"
"She joost way I always make
her. rejoined Katie, with the
idiom at which in a less perplexed
moment I should have hugely en-
joyed But l no bring coffee till
you eat dot mush," she went on
with the solicitous tyranny Katie
reserves for me sometimes. "You
rot can go to school and no eat
your breakfast. Coon, Katie feex
for you, nice
"All Right, Katie"
Her voice was the same as she
would have used to Junior If he had
been year or two older. She
busted herself with the cereal. pre-
pairing it as she knew I like it best.
and put it before me with an ap-
pealing little glance which asked
pardon for her importantly.
"All right, Katie" I smiled for
givingly at her. "I'll try to eat
this, but bring my coffee at once,
please, and nothing else"
"Oh-h Meesls Graham" she pro-
tested, wen l feex you sometimes
500 NIGEL!
Pm sorry, Katie, but l cannot
possibly eat anything more" I~said
firmly. Suppose you cat it for
your own breakfast"
Il feel like trowing eet at dot
cat" she muttered in fearful child
ish rebellion as she left the room.
But when she returned her volatile
nature had thrown off her disap-
pointment and She was intent only
upon the coffee, over which she
fused as if it were some life-sav-
ing medicine which she was
charged to administer.
"You drink dot, every Drop" she
asserted, and I gladly obeyed her,
for the hot, fragrant liquid always
puts new vigor into my veins.
At the Station.
/, ! felt the need of all its bracing
influence as l left the train at Bav-
view. 1t was much earlier train
that | usually take, for Alice Hol-
combe and / had agreed to meet at
the schoolhouse very early in the
morning, so as to get out of the
way the administrative work which
awaited US in Mr.. Stockbridee's
absence. and as I stepped off at the
platform | saw a large group of the
commuters whom l miss with the
later train.
Lhey were excitedly talking to-
gether, and | heard the name Stock
bridge two or three times, and
knew they were discussing the
tragedy. Then as I hurried down
the platform past thin, looking
neither to the right nor the left, I
heard a comment which ANNOYED
| me.
There's one of 'em now" a
mans voice said in a low tone.
,.Where? a woman's shrill voice
whispered.
That pippin with the auburn
hair"
Her? I don't think she's any,
thing much for looks"
where's your eyes?" the man
rejoined tactlessly. Il don't won
der Ken decided to bump the old
girl of when he had anything like
that in the school"
Shut up" apprehensively. "You
don't know that he did it, and
you've got no business"
The sound of their voice. left
me, but l had heard quite enough.
| had hard work to keep nv knees