The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-11-26
Revelations
of u Wife
What Etappensd a plnnsr Tlne.
Eiy ADELE GARRISON.

What Happened AZ Dinner Time.
arm beginning 20 believe that Grace
Draper - che evil genius OF nay lira
with Dlcky. During the time that she
was away visiting her sick relative
Dick and / had the most delightful
times. Perhaps ] am fancifuL but &
seemed to me that our meeting VIZ
her on our way % Marvin h6rbor was
the fore-gIinner 81 much misery for
me-
Diely was moody all the rest OF the
trip. I know that he has the most
easily wounded feelings OF any one IA
the world. and naturally he resented
the fact that tho beautiful model
whom he haG befriended and who was
his secretary and studio assistant. had
returned from her trip without letting
him know she was az home.
II | only could De sure that piQuo at
an employees failure 70 report 20 him
was az the bottom Of his sulkinessl
But the memory OF the good looking
youth who hung over the girl so as
siduously was before my eyes. feared
that tho reason for Dicky's moody
displeasare was the presence OF the
known sdmirer 81 his beautiful model.
or course. all pleasure in the days
outing was gone for me also, and we
were a silent pair as we wandered In
and out through the sandy beaches.
Diclxy conscientiously but perfume
torily pointed out 60 me al tho things
which be thought | would find inter-
estlng. and in which. under other cir
cumStances, / should have revealed.
"Lets Eat and Forget a."
The lobster pots drawn up on tho
shore, the oyster houses. the number
less flshirnE boats OF ali shapes. sizes
and degrees og repair. the shining
loads 81 fish which The beats brought
in: an of these were things which
had long wanted 20 see. but whsch I'm
eur interest in other things we had
hitherto neglected. I had BONG amtici-
pated this trip. I resented flerceiy the
chance that had thrown the girl / de-
tested in our path II only for a mo-
ment
well suppose we feed
Dlckgyrs voice broke in on my
thoughts / was Ia Just the mood %
be eapgious and I resented alike tho
slanRiness of his utterance and what
fancled Is be the bored WEAKNESS OF
has tone.
IL you are trying to find out wheth-
er I am ready for dinner" I retorted,
please put your question in English.
Dlcky stared frownod. and | expect
Ell him 90 burs az Ia a rage and pro-
pose returning home But with one
of his Kaleidoscope changes % tenn
permanent he threw back his head and
burst cut laaGhlng.
did she have Crouch because 81
her low brow husband - he Inquired
mockingiy, patting me on the shoulder
As il / were a peevlsh child. / drew
myself away pettishly
"Oh. come out IS lt" my husband
said good humorediy You talk like
an instructor IN pre- Eligabethau Eng
lish. Let's eat ard forget ="
I felt like making HIM tart reply
and eolng directly home. but con-
trollea the impulse. and forced myself
% chat smilingis a. we walked toward
the rude shack called the "Shafer
Place az which Dicly had stopped
and ordered dinner on our way 70 the
bar Dor.
"That Cat, Mrs. German"
II vas & most unprep0sse0Elng look
Tag place. and the bare side room in
whieh our dinner was served was as
unlnyiisng as tae rest 81 the house
Bat the dinner was as excellent a. ia
setting was crude. nscky noted nay
surprise With evident satisfaction.
queer looking dump for such bully
cats. isn't Hg' be inquired. and then
with a twinkle Of mischief in his eve.
4 beg your pardon professor mean
that i Is ar unusual appearing habl-