Omaha daily bee., 1919-12-13
Nv HEART aud
NV HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New Phase OF
Revelations
of a Wife


kept me from the anger otherwise
| would have felt at my friends inti-
| nation that | had been unwise in
the manner in which l had atoned to
Major Grantland for my rudeness-
although think if any other woman
in the world but Lillian had uttered
the words they would have ended
our friendship Immediately. -,
Don't misunderstood me, child!
Lillian's voice had lost its mischiev-
| Gus intonation and became as
tender and soothing as the stroke
of the brush she was plying upon
| my hair. Il am not censuring you.
1t was a perfectly natural action,
and if it had been almost any other
man of your acquaintance ! should
not have word to say. 1t IS prob
ably an impertinence to speak about
it any way. But my dear, I've lived
long while in this world OF tears:
long enough to recognize cask OF
high explosive when see one. And,
Major Hugh Grantland is as high an
explosive as ever wish to set eyes
upon"
Like HIM"
1--WE guessed of course, that you
didn't like him." l said, banally
enough.
Like him! calculated Lillian.
"My dear, Pm mad about him. If l
were Younger or he were Older"
she broke off abruptly, as it she re-
allied the absurdity of her own non
sense. "But seriously, Madge, l like
him immensely, still that doesn't
blind my eyes to the fact that he's
a high explosive, who ought to be
labelled with danger signal where
either his anger or his romantic at
fections are strongly concerned.
She gave my hair dozen slow
| strokes with the brush before she
spoke again. AS for me, l was 81
lent, because I did not know what
| to say.
"Of course, l know you think I'm
an awful old fusser," she returned
at last, "but I'm sure you don't real
\ ize just how deeply Major Grant
land feels concerning you.
wouldn't have told you this at the
time when you first met him, be-
cause it would have set you specu-
lating about him and-to speak
plainly, for we might as well have
| this out right now and then never
refer to it again-at that particular
time you didn't need any extra in
centive for thinking about him
Frankly, was worried about your
peace Of mind at that time, never
about your actions, because YOU
have too high sense of what is due
| yourself to say nothing of your hus-
| band to lose your balance. But yor
rounded that corner beautifully, anc
Grantland's admiration for what
Dicky was doing, his sense OF JUS
tice because you were misJudglne
your husband, kept him sane. But
now
| "But You Forgive"
| Another long silence. Evidently
Lillian was framing her words care
fully. was breathless in attention
| by this time, putting far away from
me all the foolish resentment | had
felt.
"Now you have literally beer
thrown into his life in most roman
tic fashion, and to make matter:
worse he evidently has pressed the
idea in his buzzum that Dicky i:
negiecting you. OF all the asinine
times for the Dicky-bird to get rest
lessl You and know that i. ali hi:
behavior means, but then, that's
man all over. If we could always
depend upon 'em this world woult
be the feminine millennium
4 Her off-hand way of assuming
that neither my fault nor anothe'
woman's attractions were RESPONSE
bic for my husbands recent defec
ton was balm to my wounded van
lily. / suspected that she hae
shrewdly planned this very effect
but ] was too happy in believing
her to bubble at her method.
THAT neglect notion is the dan
gerous one for the dear major t
cherish" Lillian went on, and
want you to realize not only that
but another thing, the fact that any
unusual kindness or gentle appeal
ing for pardon on your part is dis
tinct1y like a match applied to thu
powder barrel. As I said, wouldn'
have told you this before for feal
of the effect it might have upof
your own imagination, but ! know
you have a pretty good balance
wheel out there"
She indicated the lawn outside
where my small son, refreshed iron
his nap, was having most gloriou
romp with Marion.
"You know that! Bless his bah.
hearth / calculated fervently.
"Amenp Lillian said with toucl
of solemnity. Then she gave lit
tie laugh, and l knew that her lee
ture was over. =,
But l don't need to go on wit
this farrago any longer" she SAID
; 1--WE warned you, and anything
!, more would be a superhuous i'm
! pertinence. But you forgive me
don't your"
ii A lump in my throat made it har
for me to reply in words. To thin
that I had resented the criticism o
this wisest, most interested Q
friends! But with my arms aroun
L.. %t.:<,1, s,,,J> my n vuAr Flea