South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-08-03
Revelations of a Wife
My Heart and My Husband
BY ADELE GARRISON

Now, tell me all about it," Lillian
commanded. when we had reached
my own room and she had turned
precautionary key in the lock
'All about what" l evaded fool
ishly enough, for 1 had been long
ing to confide in her.
This mess out at Bayview." Lii
Ian retorted. I've been watching
il from the papers, and l tell you
it's dynamite. The indications Of
such a thing are endless, and some
of them might hit you or any other
Innocent bystander. I've been wait
ing for you 10 tell me something
about il, but I've come TO the con-
clusion that you don't realize the
gravity Of the thing or how il may
affect you.
DO you think so?" / asked sig
nificantly.
She whirled on me.
Then there is something" she
declared. Il felt it in my bones"
Your bones are prophetic" l re-
torted. Il was just on the point Of
coming 10 see you when you arriv-
ed"
L knew it," she declared triumph
antly. Now you sit down there,
and, as the lawyers say. refresh your
memory l want everything from
ihe very beginning, and please
don't leave out anything, no matter
how trivial"
felt sudden lifting of the
heavy burden of anxiety | had been
carrying concerning the complica-
tions surrounding Milly Stock
bridges death. Lillian's trained
mind, her bOundless energy, her low
ing heart, were all enlisted in my
behalf. Ii would be a malevolent
fate, indeed. which could thwart her.
l did not need to refresh my
memory" as she had requested. Eve
~ incident not only surrounding but
leading VI TO the tragedy was etched
indelibly upon my brain. And had
already marShalled them into a con-
nected story for Lillians hearing.
when after the appearance of the
pSeudo-lawyer ] had decided 10 ap-
peal TO her for aid in unraveling the
tangle in which l seemed to be en-
meshed
Lillian cupped her chin in her
hands with her elbows on her knees.
almost at my first word The old
familiar attitude would have in it
self treasured me il her words had
not already done SO. II swelled Lii
liam in action, definitely ION the
job" as Dicky would say.
began my story with Kenneth
Stockbridge's odd behavior when he
had first asked me to take the posi-
ton of assistant in the Bayview high
school, and traced the chain of
events conscientiously down to the
n--sterious death OF the principals
wife. At two points she interrupted
ne. but without looking up or
changing at all from her tense at
t.tude.
Say that over again" she COM
manded. when l was describing the
dramatic moment when Kenneth
Stockbridge had dashed from his
wIfe's hands the glass OF fruit
punch" intended for me.
"H-m," she commented when I
had gone over the incident again.
"Sae knew where 10 lag her hands
en- poison. all right. and he knew
that she knew. Ii shows one thing,
she had the Borgia type Of mind, no
straightfoT ward villainy for hers
knew better than 20 make any
comment upon her monologue. Lii
Ian always soliloquiZes when she Is
intent upon problem, and nothing
50 enrages her As 10 have any one
interrupt her train OF thought.
Therefore said nothing until Lii
Tan. still without raising her face
from her hands. said CURLY:
GO on"
Her second interruption came
when I was relating the seemingly
color - incident OF the luncheon
which Nilly StocAbridse had shared
with the teachers upon the first day
or the prinCir ais absence. In blind
obedience 10 Billian's command /
omitted nothing in the recital. even
describing the packets OF tea which
| had taken 10 the school. some OF
which had given 10 Mlly Stock
bridge because she admired them.
Wait a minute Lillian COM
manded. You say she asked you
how 20 prepare that tea 30
Yes, and / had TO repeat me d.