The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-21
Revelations
of a Wife
-cHAPTER Ixv.
BY ADELE GARRISON.

I'll BY ADELE GARRISON.
CHAPTER Lxv.
An Accident Avoided-How Madge
Explained the Psychology Of "5e-
ing Guided" Across the Street
rs this Mrs. Graham?"
Yes: Mrs Smith ~
.sYes.p
4 / flashed Joyous glance at Dickey.
Our Q iting was safe, as far as this
i telepht ne message had power to dis
i turb 1t. After my experience with
Mrs. Smith knew no request of hers
would have any effect upon any plan
Of mine.
Pardon me for calling you up SO
early" the smooth tones of Mrs. Smith
/ went on, but / wanted to be sure Of
i catching you in. My nasseuse teie-
/ phoned me late last night that she
would be unable to give me my hour
today. and I wanted to reach you be-
! fore you made any other engagement.
i Will our original appointment be all
/ right"
/ Il am very sorry used the con-
ventional phrase without thinking un-
! til saw Dtcky's wide grin-"but my
husband and / are just, taking the
train for q long day in the country.
I and it will be impossible for me to get
back in time to meet YOU"
oh. dear!" To my establishment
the smooth tones took on tinge OF
impotence. Il have some unexpected
engagements for the rest of the week.
Wouldn't It be possible for you to get
back. say 4, or half after? Then we
could have our appointment today
| after ALL
I was SO amazed at her effrontry
that could scarcely gather my wits
together to answer her. She had
broken a business appointment with
me for q visit from her masseuse. The
/ fact that had insisted upon keeping
the appointment before heard from
her had almost brought on q serious
quarrel between Dicky and myself.
Now that her masseuse had disap-
pointed her she calmly expected me
| to give up part OF my day to suit her
within. There was a patronizing note
| in her voice which resented. 1t was
ALMOST as il she were speaking to a
prospective employee.
1T viii be absolutely impossible for
me to do as you request" I purposely
made my tone deliberate and cold.
You will pardon me for hurrying
away now. am afraid will miss
my train. will call you up when
return. Good by.
heard a shocked, protesting
Good by as I hung up the receiver.
Evidently Mrs. Smith was accustom-
| ed to having other women accommo-
date themselves to her whims. / felt
a rapidly growing dislike to her. But
ovtv,shadowing everything else was
an unholy joy at having paid her back
for the unpJeasantness she had caused
me-
asked as we walked down the street,
with the early crispness OF the morn
ing air filling our lungs and stimu-
iating our nerves. Il gather her dear
nasseuse or chiropodist fell down
and she was trying to ring you in as
second fiddle"
You are en1inently correct in your
deductions. however puzzling your
language, returned, pischievousiy.
Il know it's wrong, but am so glad
to have had the chance to get even
with her for all the unpleasantness
she caused me-
1T gives just the right kind Of fiIlip |
to. the days enjoyment, eh That's |
q good feminine feeling, isn't it,"
OF course q man never enjoys get |
ting back at sanybody."s returned,
spiritedly. 81
Sure. Nothing like winning a good ,
knock down fight to give a man an i
appetite You can't start any argus
ment with me On that question. Great /
morning, isn't 1t ?
Indeed it is" I returned. glad of {
any excuses for getting away from the /
subject Of Mrs. Smith. IT must be I
splendid in the. country" s.ss~
Just wait till you get there, Dick
ey rejoined In the plenuer of barker I
describing the virtpes. Of q side. show
attraction.
We are both rapid walkers, and It
seemed no time at all until we reached s
the imposing station Of the Pennsya-
Yania road.
Come on, this way" Dicky grasped !
my arm, and started across Seventh {
avenue. along which street to the
TAXI entrance q bewilderiug proces-
sion Of automobiles was rushing.
But + hung back. pulling on Dicly's
arm. As did 80. an auto horn sounds Z
"a right behind us. picky jumped 4
forward. pulling me with him by main {
force. and the auto glided past, miss
ing US only an inch or So.
did not realize the danger we had
been in until we reached the curb on !,
the corner of Thirty -third street and /,
Seventh avenue. Dicky had rushed
grip on my arm that the flesh felt
bruised
'Dicky!. 4 gasped. please let my
arm 60. You are hurting me terribly.
hope am hurting you. Dicly +
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