New Britain herald., 1919-04-02
MY SOLDIER SWEETHEART
 Adele Garrison's Contnuaton of REVELATIONS OF A WIFE

to find out what it is Now you tell me what's up You've been going around here looking like the chief mourner at funeral long enough
 I detected real kindliness for me beneath her brusqueness, and re- solved to tell her everything l knew save the scene at Lillians She would not have understood that, and would have strongly resented what she would have deemed Mrs. Under woods unwarranted interference.
 She listened, tapping her foot and frOwning, to my account ot D1cky S ultimatum to me, then rose and began to pace the floor.
 "I knew you ought to have taken some other position than teaching, v she said irritably when I had finished '"rhen you wouldn't have been bound by a contract" This in superb for getfulness of the fact that she had never intimated anything of the kind before. "But, of course. you've got to go on with the thing now. A promise is a promise Drat the boy, don't know what ails him! Keep on flying forsooth, He might just as we'll sign my death warrant. l was glad to give him up when his coun- trv needed him, but he's doing this for spite. Just wait till l see him to- night! I'll put a flea in his ear.
 I uttered a" little exclamation or disrnay. It was Saturday, and not only Dicky, but Lillian and Marion were coming to stay over the week end At first I couldn't analyze the impulse that made me thus protest my mother-in-1a laws determination. Then I realized how strong was my yearning to have my husband resclnd the petty stand he had taken, be- cause of his own principles, not on account of the potent pleading Of an aged and infirm mother.
 My mother-i-law looked at me sharply, angrily, as I said;
 "I wouldn't say anything to him about it this time. Mrs. Underwood is coming also, you know
 "When I have to consider Mrs. Tnderwood's convenience in speaking to my own son it will be time for me to get out of the world!' she said icily. "By the way, let me remind YOU that the lady's train will be ln shortly If you expect to wheel the baby up to the station to meet her, aS you had planned, you'd better hurry.
 went out of the room, Respondent, feeling that l had only made matters worse by my response to my mother in-law's questions. And Dlcky would no doubt be furiOusly angry-Justly SD. I admitted drearily-at my reve- 1a+ior to his mother of his ultimatum to me.
 What's the Usc?" My heart was heavy indeed as tucked Richard Second, cooing and adorable, into his carriage, and started slowly down the gravelled walk to the gate. And my heart didn't grow any lighter during my walk through the streets to the rail- 1 road station. Over and over again my brain trod the treadmill of my problem while a diabolical little voice
 kept sounding in my ear: whats the use? Why not accept 1 Mir. Stoc1bridge's offer to release your"
 1 With a sudden quiver of passionate resentment I bent over my laughing | baby.
 1 "I couldn't look you in the eyes, baby. if I did a dishonorable thing like that" I murmured, for the l moment oblivious of anything save the touch of the tiny hands I had 1 lifted to my lips.
 1 A whir of sound on the concrete wlk startled me. l looked up. in 1 stinctive1y thrusting the carriage to one side, myself in the path of the racing boys on roller skates, who, 1 with heads down, were charging around the corner near which ] was standing. I had no time to get my self out of the way, and my scream 1 was too late to warn them.
 i The next instant l was thrown violently to the pavement. l felt a crashing pain in my head, and-knew 1 nothing more.