New Britain herald., 1919-10-29
MY HEART and MY HUSBAND ADELE GARRISON'S NEW PHASE OF
 Repelations of Q Wife
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 Djcky'S Diplomacy.

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 Dicky's Diplomacy.
 q didn't need you to tell me that! she snapped But there are any number of things which might be too bad for him, and this is decldedN one of them.'
 Although my sentiments colhclu0a exactly with those of my hioIhel -i,i law, yet I found mysell llo6 iC"''S championing Dicl1y's cause, resentllls her criticism of him Ot cou''e' WI" a wary eve 10 the success or my oli- ner, I knew better than to opp p'e',-1,, view onenlv. but I surreptltlously gave the arm nearest Ile ct li'I'o .iS. assnrine squeeze as l stood beside him.
 AIfredS DigrcSSion.
 s.What's the big idea, Dlcky-phu dravled Alfred Durkee lazlly. f4s- ,,,,ing on making the little chap nremi>,r jockey? Now that's what l oou n1a aving it low down upon year. ling, How do you know but 'hea prefer an art editorship ?'
 "Heul never qualify Dicky re- torted hotly. My son has the usual amount of brains and then some, and the nSlde or nlS CI eililuilh N"e'NA to be absolutely empty to make success of the, career you mention anu are supposed to grace
 "Please, children, I'm starving 10 death," Lillian interposed. Then her tone changed quickly. Look! LOOK! she cried. What do you know about that?"
 We followed her glance and polnt- ing finger to where the baby, Whose attention had been suddenly attracted by the big rocking-horse, was stretching his arms toward 1t and wriggling in his fathers embrace.
 "Of course!" Dicky said proudly, Didn't I tell you so?"
 He swung his small son to the sad dle of the horse, gathered the reins and put them in his baby hands. And then-just as if he really compre- hended the use of the Richard Second" kicked his tiny white kid bootees against the sides of the horse, jerked the reins his father held and uttered a loud, growing gurgle of delight.
 'sGuess it's the jockeyship after all' Alfred Durkee commented mourn fully. ''Too bad. I'd have taken great pleasure training the kid to walk in my footsteps
 Which would have led to Sing Sing without a doubt" Dicky retorted. "But let's have dinner. Go along, get seated, anyway. I'll probably have time separating my son from my gift, which I hope you are ready to acknowledge is @ real hit.'
 Don't puff him up by agreeing with him." Alfred Durkee urged inn passionedly. 'I won't be able to do anything with him now for a month as it is-he'll insist on his own ideas in everything-you know how he is, Leila?'
 The girl at his side blushed in distressed and becoming confusion. which confirmed my opinion that there had been some sudden emotion al crisis to their relations That Alfred Durkee had thus appealed to her simply because he wished to seize every opportunity to talk to hel, - was certain. I saw Lillian look searchingly at them and know that she shared my surmise, but little Mrs Durkee kept her eyes averted from the girl whom her son delighted to honor.
 As we took our places at the table, I saw Alfred Durkee bend his head to I4eila's, asking her something. She shook her head, looked up at him pleadingly, and I saw her lips form the words:
 Not yet, please"