Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1919-08-05
My HEART and
My HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New Phase of
Revelations
of q Wife
The Way Dicky Settled" the Sit
uatior,

uation.
I'VE can try it right now," Dicky
announced with a glance of pride at
the touring car which he and Alfred
Durkee had just brought home to
our infinite surprise. You're all
ready, l see," with a swift approving
glance at the lilac gown and access
series I had donned when l had
heard the voices underneath my Win
dows and knew that l must forego
tie rest of my nap. you look like
a million dollars or so left around
loose"
l flushed at his extravagant en-
conium. Dicky never does anything
halfway. If in one of his flamboy-
ant moods he pays me compliment
one can never mistake for anything
else.
Rita Brown stirred restlessly.
Must the rest of us come up to
the same standard of sartorial Gle
gance before we are permitted to try
! the new carr" she asked, a note of
piaintive playfulness in her voice.
Dicky glanced at her with appar-
ent nonchalance, but | guessed that
he understood her perfectly, and
meant to thwart her feline plans
wherever he could.
"Oh, no, you'll do as you are" he
said carelessly, but | could have
shouted with malicious glee at the
subtle note of disparagement he had
managed to put into his voice. No
need to doll up. We won't stop at
any social functions on our way.
What do you say, little lady"
He turned to Mrs. Durkee with
the charming Difference he always
pays her. The little woman's face
was full of dismayed regret.
Leila's Offer.
ooh, I'm so sorry, Dicky," she ex-
claimed. 81 can't possibly go this
afternoon. The fruit man delivered
my strawberries for jam an hour ago
and they can't possibly be left. |
have some of them on the stove now
Don't you see my hands all stained?
The girls have been helping me, too.
But they can go now. The berries
are all stemmed, there's nothing
now but what I'll have to do by my
self anyway"
l cast a furtive glance at the
fingers of the girls standing near
her. Those of the Fairfax sisters
were rosy-tipped, plainly stained
with the juice of the berries. But
there was no stain upon the correct
ly manicured digits of Rita Brown.
mentally gagged the amount OF
help she had furnished Mrs. Durkee.
ooh, the jam will keep" Dicky
returned. Just set it off the stove
until we come back. Come on, get
your bonnet and hop in"
"Richard Graham!" Alfred spoke
in sepuchral accents. "You know
not what you do. Lay not your sac
religious hands upon my mothers
plans for strawberry jam. I've tried
! it before, and l know. Nay, nay, I'll
take the Mater another day. The
rest of you pile ill.,"
Il think, if you don't mind, I'll
stay with Mrs. Durkee." Leila Fair
fax spoke shyly. She's been show
ing me how she puts it up, and it's
different from the way we do it at
home I'd like to help her finish
the job"
Madge Is Troubled.
Alfred Durkee's merry eyes
glanced at her with a swift, inscruta-
bic expression. Before he could
speak, Rita Brown had struck into
| the conversation.
What touching devotion to duty,
Leila!" she drawled. According to
the story books you ought to reap a
rich reward"
The Virginia girls face flushed
painfully. | saw Alfred Durkee's
eyebrows contract-infallible sign Of
his displeasure, and he looked to.
ward Rita Brown with an expression
far different from the admiring al
most infatuated glances | had seen
him give her but a few days before.
If she had seen the glance | fancy
| even her rock-ribbed vanity might
have received shock, but she was
occupied in gazing mockingly at
Leila Fairfax, making her as uncom-
Portable as possible
Little Mrs. Durkee interposed with
pretty decision.
"Nobody's going to stay but just
me, myself. Ask Alfred if l ever let
anybody into my kitchen when my
strawberry jam is jamming. You've
been a dear, Leila, but there isn't the
slightest use of your staying with
me. And as for learning my way,
you know it already. From what
you say | can see it is only ques-
ton of different measurement. SO
run along and enjoy your ride. |
was going to have cold pickup
dinner. so it doesn't matter what
time you get back. Stay as long as
you like"
ooh, we'll stop at some little res
taurant for dinner" Dicky said cas-
lily, with his usual disregard for the
cost of any outing. made a swift,
dismayed, mental calculation of the
probable cost of the evening, and
travelled in rapid retrospect ove.
several indications l had recently no
ticed of Dicky's attitude toward
money, and thought again Of the ex-
travagant car. l wondered YEARLY
how | could best cope with this
alarming tendency of my husband to
| live beyond our means.