South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-19
Revelations of a Wife
3d. My Hear and My Husband
y By ADELE GARRISON
BY ADELE GARRISON

The color flowed back into Lii
hans face 90 my utterance of the
name. and her eyes lost the terror
which had come into them when
she thought Harry Underwood was
the guest whose visit had am
uOunCc 10 her.
Robert" she said slowly. Rob
ert SayariB.' and the name was like
a caress on her lips Then az she
quickly regained the poise which
SO rarely deserts her. she seemed
10 draw an impaiInJle mask over
the jos in her eyes and face.
Isn't this a sudden whim OF his
she asked with apparent careless
ness Il thought ne was rooted IN
his beloved mountains
Wei. he's going 20 be trans
planted for a while."I retortcd with
the feeling OF irritation at Lillian
which always comes TO me when she
speaks OF Robert Savarin with care
fully simulated Indifference. I know
50 we'll the faithful. tender worship
which the gifted recluse offers her
know also the passiOnately protec-
tive love for the lonely artist which
Lillian daily brushes beneath the
JuggernOut wheels Of her Quixotic
duty 10 Harry CnderwoOd-that i
tnd IL hard sometimes 10 restrain
my spoken disapproval Of her
course.
The man must live, you know"
I went on, even IN he does immune
himself in the Catskills. and It seems
he has painted a number of new
things He wrote 10 Dicky saying
he doubted his own judgment upon
them. and asked Dicky TO form his
honest opinion upon them before ne
IL L. Il. L.. IA
course. we both wrote at once asking
him 10 make Us a visit and ne has
accepted. lie viii be here Satur-
day"
And this is Tuesday" Lillian
said. evidently checking of in her
mind the interval remaining TO her
before the arrival Of the artist. 4
shall have time 10 get back from
Washington and moved back TO
town before he gets here
Lillian / eNpOstulated angrily.
TOO wrought up 20 remember the
rule / had -SlWays follOwed-that of
never questioning nor commenting
upon Lillian's actions. You must
nOt-cannot do thgt. 1t will be 50
pointed. He will know you have
lived out here all summer. and can
not help but guess the reason Tor
your sudden fitting"
Il know" she said YEARLY, and
The bright color faded from her face
again. but. Madge. L cannot, simply
cannot live next door 10 Robert Sa-
varin for the weeks that he viii
probably be here. Meet him occa-
siOnaliy i suppose l must but 70 be
thrown into such neighbOrly lntlm-
acy--I-I can't, Madge."
Ii was the first confession Of
" eakness 1 had ever heard from her
and for moment establishment held
lae. That Lillian. who was always
e. tower o. strength for the troubles
ana weaknesses of her friends, who
kept her own joys and sorrows Sc
Curely hidden-that she should ac-
knowledge her own inability 10 cope
with a situation seemed an almost
unbelievable thing 10 me.
The next moment 1 turned away
my face TO hide the jubilant look
which l was afraid was rejecting
the inspiration that had come 10 me.
W Lillian was afraid that being
thrown in Robert Savarins company
would weaken her resolution 10 sac
riice him for the devil may- care,
callous and INSCRIPTIONS adventureT
whose name she bore, then L re-
solved that 1 would compass such
l'roximity II it were within human
power 10 % So
\ weapon lay ready TO my hand
and / did not sCrupIe TO use IL. With
my faCo full of CONSERVATION that
was nos altogether assumed / turn
ed back facing her.
"But-but-What about Jake VIII
Sey. and the things that have 20 be
done about the StOckbridge Case?''
D faltered. "I-I am foolish. I know.
bat I'm absolutely terror-stricl1en
at the thought Of that man, I have
cen SO busy with Mrs. Durkee that
haven't gone outside the grounds,
rut I cannot stay in forever IL
seems as though / couldn't stand
the suspense of this whole miserable
business much longer. And IL you
aren't going 10 be with me"
Lillian gave me "A remOrseful
glance. in which. however. / saw a
IiuEe Of speculative shrewdnesS
Il know" she said quickly, then
more slowly, IF YOU feel that way.
wonder how you dare 20 make this
rip TO sag Harbor that I have asked
of YOU
Because" answered as quickly
my wits sharpened by the emergen-
Cy. that village. as you know, is
the last place Jake Wilsey is apt 10
De. He has q wholesome horror, ]
not dare 10 drive out there. But ]
think l can manage the railroad
Journey without any ones suspeCting
my absence
Lillian considered q minute. then
she threw up her head with her old
air Of facing emergencies.
Il wish / knew she said at last
how much OF your panic is real
how much is due 10 your desire To
shield Roberts feelings. But
WELD In either case IL Will simply
mean an extra thickness of armor
for me. And now-please help me
pack this baC. I must catch that
train. and 1 haven't many minutes
20 spare
7 started upon my mission 20 81 e
lIarbor the morning after Lillian left
Tor Washington with the satisfied
conviction that no one outside my
family knew OF my destination. and
that 7 should be back home before
any one had a chance TO discover IL.
Lillian had snatched two or three
minutes from her packing. and SO