Omaha daily bee., 1920-01-06
My HEART and
My HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New Phase of
Revelations
of q Wife
What Mother Graham, Herself, Sug.
gested.

L
laws excited planning for house
cieaning--always her first thought
when unexpected guests are in the
offing, no matter how immaculate
the house may bel reflected whim.
sically that one could always gauge
her estimate of the Importance oI
guests by the amount of cleaning
she thought necessary to do fol
them. l also wondered how she
could think of anything else save
the wonderful fact that the daugh-
ter she had not seen for years was
coming back to her.
But as / scrutinized her closely ]
saw that her animated chatter was
only the foam cresting the deep
wave of emotion in which her whole
soul was engulfed. Her hands, DELI
cate and blue-veined, were trem-
bling perceptibly as she talked, an
frequently shiver swept over her
whole body.
was not surprised. after a few
moments of almost random talking
to see her begin to shake as ii will,
a chill. The next moment, with \
little pathetic extending of her
hands toward me she leaned toward
the ready arms | held out to her,
and was sobbing against my
shoulder.
There, there, mother" | said as
if were talking to Junior. Every
things all right, and I'm so glad for
you. Just come over here and lie
down for little while. Then when
you're rested you can tell me all
about it. 1t is going to be wendr-
full to see them again.
She submitted docilely to the per
suasion OF, my voice and hands, lay
back in the chaise Tongue with eyes
closed while | stroked her hands
tenderiy. 1t was but little while
before the color stole back to her
cheeks and she opened her eyes.
gazing at me steadily.
I'm perfectly all right now" she
said briskly. 1T just came over me
for a minute that | hadn't seen Har-
riet since before America got into
the war, and how nearly came
never seeing her again."
81 know" l said tenderly, press
ing her hands, and for long minute
we were silent, my mother-ln-laW
with thoughts l could easily guess,
while nv mind ranged swiftly over
the many things which had happened
since Harriet Braithwaite sailed with
her famous surgeon-husband tor
France.
They had not come back with the
rest of the war workers. DR.. Bralth-
waite's hospital was one of the last
to be discontinued, and he had yield
ed to the hattering invitations of his
eminent colleagues, both in France
and England, to spend some months
inspecting the foreign hospitals. His
devoted wife, without whom the. emit
nent surgeon was as helpless child
in all relations excepting his strictly
professional ones, had, of course, &C
companied him. Thus it was that
their homecoming had been so de-
layed. ,.
Even Katherine Beckett - the
Katherine Sonnet of one of my me-
morable friendships, who had been
at the head of DR.. Braithwaite's
nursing staff-with her husband, my
brother-cousin, Jack, had been in the
United States for several months,
although we had had but the brief
est of visits from them.
l brought myself back with start
from the realm of conjecture which
the association of the four names
brought up, put behind me a wonder
whether Jack Beckett still cherished
his wild jealousy Of DR.. Braith-
waite, and forced myself to pay at
tention to my mother-in-law, who,
once more herself, was outlining her
plans for the accommodation of the
guests. .. .-..
They will be here in just one
week." she said. IF we all turn in
and hustle we will have the house
in fit condition to receive them"
Her tone implied that the guests
would find themselves laden with
dust and germs if they entered the
doors of our home in its present
state. My lips twitched, but heroi-
cally repressed the smile that trem-
bled upon them and thanked my
stars that / was sane enough to
smile at her captious criticisms of
my housekeeping instead of weep
ing, as / used to do.
The next question is-where are
we going to put them?" she said
meditatively. "Since your father has
been here that takes the only guest
ROOM"
l flushed angrily, my sanity for
gotten. | suppose it was because |
had so recently convicted myself of
neglect where my father was con-
cerned that | resented this intima-
ton which my mother in-law did not
even take the pains to veil that she
would like to have my father give
up his room to the coming guests.
you have forgotten" | said a bit
stiffly,s "that | am going away to the
east end OF the island in a week and
| shall be very glad to give up my
room to your guests"
l knew my use of the pronoun
was catty one, but was in rather
a feline mood. If my mother-in-
law noticed it she made no sign.
THAT will leave but one room
Free" she said, "and they must have
two bedrooms. Why can't your ia
Their go with you on your trip? 1
am sure he would enjoy it, and that
would settle everything nicely"