Omaha daily bee., 1919-11-24
My HEART and
My. HUSBAND
Adele. Garr:son's New Phase Of
Revelations
of a Wife
The Message Mrs. Durkee Brought
Back to Madge.

| Lillian whirled from the doorway
and confronted little Mrs. Durkee
militantly.
what do you mean?" she de-
handed sharply. Il saw Major
Grantland drive away in his car an
hour ago"
Her Flufiness" bridled.
Suppose he did," she retorted.
| He could come back, couldn't he?"
Unique stionably." | sensed Liz
lian's disapproval in her intona-
ton.
He didn't go far" little Mrs. Dur
kee volunteered with hint of mys-
| terry as if she were in the secret of
the officers expedition. Just long
enough for an errand in which he
was very especially interestd.
You'll know all about it, Madge, by
and by"
Mrs. Durkee's Idea.
Her tone held coquettish teasing
for all the world, told myself with
disgust as if were young girl aad
Major Grantand a sutton. But it
was worse than folly to utter any
protest. "Her Flufiness" is not
particularly amenable to discipline,
especially to moral suasion.
If she were the child she often
appears that one could take an old
fashioned hickory switch to her. AZ
it is there is nothing to do but to
smile at. or ignore her impishness.
Lillian took the latter course.
guessed that she was in no mood
for mirth, knew it by the way She
left the room to summon Katie.
When Lillian is displeased her very
back is eloquent of her disapproval
Il wish | was 20 years younger
"Her Flufhness" observed pensivelyt
rot so pensively, however, as to pre-
vent her sending a saucy shrug il
Lillian's direction. "I'll bet I'd
break two ribs but what I'd make
Major Grantland sit up and take
notice. He just about the peachiest
thing I've seen since | was girk
He isn't so handsome, indeed, somsS
times | think he's quite plain, but
there's something so very special, 50
different about him-don't you
think so, ). Madge"
She shot bright, shrewd glance
at me, one which l knew held more
than spice of mischief. Little Mrs.
Durkee is like naughty little girl
sometimes in her good-natured
malice. .-..
He is a very remarkable man, OF
course" replied, making my voice
as sedate and non-comnlittal as
possible, but I never thought him
as a particularly attractive type"
"Her Fluffiness" looked at me
arehly. ....
A Surprise for Madge.
you're either telling a tall one Or
you're as blind as bat" she re-
marked and never noticed anything
the matter with your eyes since I've
konwn you. But | must run along
back to thespoort man. Goodness
knows | never saw so forlorn
specimen. He's got 1T into his head
that he's to blame because it was his
car that struck yours, and he's GER
tainly in an awful state about it.
did my best to cheer him up with
my very best tea, also my most
cheerful brand of conversation, but
it wasn't one bit of use.
Gee, | wished | could have
man as concerned over me as he is
over you. I'd lead him a dance l :
promise you Well, so longl What
shall tell the major about you!
He's sitting over there with his
tongue hanging out, waiting to see
whether you've walked with high
tempature or not. He seemed TO
thing the fate of the world depended
upon the record of your thermom-
etcr. wish you would send him
a word or two. He might kiss me
in his gratitude"
ooh, do stop that nonsense" I
exclaimed pettishily, There isn't
a word of sense in what you're say.
ing. Do be serious minute and tell
me one thing. Does Major Grant,
land really imagine that he is to
blame in any way for the accident"
what have l Just been telling
you?" she demanded huffily.
"Then you have give him mes!
sage from me-" said earnestly.
Tell him I said l was alone to
blame, and that it is only owing to
his skill and quickness that terri-
bic accident was averted.
"I'll take him that message in a
hurry" the little woman said from
the doorway, and her high-heeled
pumps click-clacked rapidly down
the stairs.
Lillian was feeding me Katie's
delicious concoction, with my little
maid herself lowering anxiously
around us, when Her Flufiuess" rec
turned with an immense florists
box in her chubby arms.
81 would't let anybody bring these
Up but just myself" she said, tug
sing at the wrappings. | made
Major Grantland give me just one
ook at them back in his car-that
vas his errand, and he's been wait
ng every since for you to wake UP
o send them up. I'll bet your eyes
will pop out of your head when you
zee these"