The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-28
Revelations
of a Wife
CHAPTER LxxII.
why, Dicky Minicked, Don't Speak
That Way, Madoe,,n
BY ADELE GARRISON.

Inc deserted Putnam Manor Inn
where we had expected to find warmth
and food and the picturesqueness Of
a century back. Instead of these
things we had found the place in the
! hands OF caretaker. Dicky had
asked to go through the house on the
pretence of wishing to rent it.
| i haven't a bit of a Crouch" j
tried to speak as cheerfuIly as
could, for dreaded Dicky's anger
when told him my feelings upon the
subject of going over the house under
/ false pretences. But I don't think
/ 1t IS right for us to go through the
rooms. The woman wouldn't have let
i Us come. in if you hadn't said we
wished to rent it. It's deception. and
/ wish you wouldn't insist upon my
going any further. I can't enjoy see
ing the rooms at ALL"
Dicky stared at me for a moment
as if l were some specimen of human
lity he had never seen before. Then
/ he exploded.
Another one of your scruples, eh
BY Jove, | wonder where you keep
them ALL. You're always ready to
trot one out just in time to spoil any
little thing I'm trying to do for your
pleasure or mine"
Please hush. Dicky," I pleaded. /
was afraid the woman in the next
room would hear him, he spoke in
such loud tones.
I'll hush when I get good and
ready. l longed to shake him, his
tone and words We're so much like
those of spoiled child. But he low
cred his tone, nevertheless, and stood
n nr- tue H..
before the empty fireplace.
"Welll Come along" he said at
last. I'm sure there is no pleasure
to me in looking over this place. I've
seen it often enough when old Fors-
man had it filled with colonial junk,
and served the best meals to be found
on Long Island. It's like coffin now
to me. But thought you might like
to look it over, as you had never seen
it. But for heavens sake let us re-
spect your scruples.'
l knew better than to make any an
swer.. ! wished above everything else
to have this day end happily, this
whole day to ourselves in the country,
upon which had counted so much. /
feared that Dicky would be angry
enough to return to the city, as he
had threatened to do when he found
the inn closed. So it was with much
relief that after we had gone back
into the other room I heard him ask
the caretaker If there were some place
in the neighborhood where we could
obtain meal.
DO you know where the Shakes
peare House is?" she asked
Never heard of it, Dicky an
swered, although I've been around
here quite bit, too"
Its about six blocks further down
toward the bay" she said, still in the
same colorless tone she had used
from the first. Its on Shore road,
20 Shore road. The Commons own it.
Mr.. German, he's a builder, and he
built an old house over into a copy
of Shakespeare's house in England.
Mrs. German is English. She serves
tea there on the porch in the summer,
and I've heard she will serve meal
to anybody that happens along any
time of the year. although she doesn't
keep a regular re turant. That's
the only place / know of anywhere
near. OF course. down on the bay
there's the Marvin Harbor Hotel
You can get pretty good meal
there
Thank you, very much" said Dicky,
laying a dollar bill down on the
table near us. / had a sudden flash
of understanding. Dicky meant all
the time to recompense the woman in
this way for allowing us to see the
house. But the principle of the thing
remained the same. Why could he
not have told her frankly that he
wished to look at the house and given
her the dollar in the beginning?
l did not ask the question, how
ever, even after we had left the old
and were walking down the
road. I felt like adopting the old
motto and leaving well enough alone.
Il hope we don't have to go clear
to the harbor before we eat" grum-
bled Dicky as we trudged along.
echoed his wish silently but heartily.
The sun was just as bright, the winter
just as beautiful as it had
been an hour or two before, but "our
eyes were holden" in the ancient
phrase We could think of nothing |
but the savory meal of which we had |
been robbed by finding Putnam |
Manor closed.
Perhaps they have telephone"
suggested IF we pass any store |
JF pace tIldI has PiAoii0 We NooAo |
ind out whether or not this woman |
1T the Shakespeare House could serve
u.s.
Dicky stopped. and putting up an
monocle. surveyed me from
head to foot.
Sometimes you have CLEAN of |
almost human intelligence he COM
uented gravely.
Thank you very kindly / re-
urned in the same spirit of raillery.
Had to have his good hurnor restored.
Dicky, good -natured, is delightful
Dicky. sulky, IS about as
.ompanionable as the traditional bear
With the sore head.
swa'al. by heck. here's about what
we're looking fer" drawied Dicky
With an intonation he fondly imagined
o be a successful imitation of coun-
ryman's voice. Look at this joint.
will your
s.This joint" was country store.
which evidently had been the old
ashioned .parlors" of an immense
/ went slowly up the
teps trying to think of some slight