New Britain herald., 1919-04-15
MY SOLDIER SWEETHEART # Garrason' Continuation of REVELATIONS OF A WIFE

Well, if you think I'm going to cart my moonlights around the coun- try and change my clothes in some school principals guest chamber, you've got another guess coming" he declared with finaity. Dicky Gives in. "But,'' I said demurely, there won't be any need for you to change if you'll only wear your uniform" ''Noth-ing do--'' began Dicky, but I interrupted him hastily. "It will be only for this once, Dicky, dear. I'll not ask you again" coaxed. And you have no idea how disappointed the schooI pupils will be if you don't wear it.' To my surprise DiclSy looked re- l f1ective instead of uttering more ex- plosive objurgations, and after 8 mo- ment he grinned reluctantly. "Of course it's those fool school ! a'ams you're thinking of more than l the kids,' he said. Want to prove you haven't been fbbing when you 1 told them about me, eh?" He leaned over and tweaked my ear. Well, 1 believe me, I'm going to have 8 re- ward if I get on the old outfit again. 1 I'm going to pick out the prettiest girl
 
 l course" he waved grandiloquent hand at me, land hirt desperately with her all the evening"" "I give you full permission" I re- turned lightly, but for a second the laughing face of Bess Dean rose in- voluntarily before me. She was by far the most attractive girl in the group of Bayview teachers, and I knew instinctively that she would have no Qua1ms about flirting vio- 1ently'' with anything attractively masculine in uniform or out of it. One Stipulation. ''So far, so good" Dicky retorted. 'But now here's another thing. What are you going to wear? I haven't seen any new duds for you around l the diggings lately"
 'I don't need evening clothes" ! 1 protested. Mrs. Durl1ee and have ] remodelled that white dinner gown l and the coat you liked so well. untl ! they're absolutely like the latest vint- age, and those people Tn BayVle" l have never seen them, anyway. l ..No. that's SOL DicI1y agreed. "But l VOL can bet they've seen that street ] suit and that hat. I'll agree to say nothing about the evening rig, but I'll serve fair warning on you that I'll go to no afternoon affair at a school or anywhere else with that lid you've
 been sporting, and that tWo-year- old . suit"
 1 I bit my lip to keep back the ] spirited retort that rose to them. But l the victory of Dicky's agreement to | the Bayview schedule of entertain
 ment was too precarious 8 thing to
 risk by undiplomatic replies. | The next minute I was glad indeed
 I hadn't spoken, for my husband put i his face close to mine.
 Don't let her little feelings get
 hurt" he coaxed. You know I honor
 you for managing things so splendid | ly, but it's time now for a little let up. And, praise be, it's the old Dicky- | bird that has had @ few stray twigs
 and grass drift his way. I've had | ders-they're coming in quite rapidly ] now thank you-so this won't cramp
 me a bit, and I want you to spend l every cent of it on duds.'' 1 '"This," pressed into my hand, was l a most generous check. Tangible evil | dence not only of the return of the 1 blessed easeful days of old but of
 my husbands love and care for me. I touched it to my lips with a gay, ! yet loving, little gesture, before I 1 kissed the giver.
 1 Dear boy!" I said gleefully, 'I'll get hold of Lillian and Mrs. Durkee, 1 go up to town Saturday and have a regular shopping orgy