The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-05-15
Revelations
of Wife
81 ADELE GARRISON.
CHAPTER XXxIIi.
he Heart That Loves Forgives.


Until I heard Dicky's voice over
dent had befallen him. did not real
ize how intense had been my anxiety
for his safJty. I had told myself
over and over that. nothing in the
world could happen to two ull-grown
But Lillian Gales evident worry had
effected me. and I had distressed my
self ever since her phone with visions
of Dicky in various dangers.
When I heard his voice, however,
still urging with drunken insistence
that I go back with Harry and him
self to Lillian's all-night party my
anxiety vanished and my anger re-
turned. 1 purposely made my own
voice as cold and incisive as I could
when l answered him:
You know I am not going back
with you, Dicky. Where are you, and
why do you not come homer"
Where am II" Dicky's injured
voice floated back to me. I'm down
in place that's got an all-night Ii
cense, I am, and Harry is with me,
and here we're going to stay until you
get ready to go back with us to Lis
party. Poor Lii, having a nice party,
and we don't dare go back without you.
That's three Of US Lii hasn't got. Poor
Lii! poor girl"
His voiced trailed off brokenly, as
if he were overwhelmed at the thought
of Lillian's wrongs. spoke slowly and
distinctly into the telephone:
''Dicky, listen to me. Mrs. Under
wood is very much worried about you
and her husband. She wishes you to
go back to her house at once. II you
do not want to do that, come home"
But Dicky was adamant. Il tell you /
can't go back unless I take you" he
reiterated. My patience suddenly
fled.
Then stay there" I snapped child
ish1y, and then hung up the receiver.
AS I did SO, 1 thought of Lillian
Gale and the promise / had made her
that if heard anything of our hus-
bands 1 would call her up. The task
was most distasteful to me, but l said
to myself that promise was a prom
Use, and turned to the telephone again.
Chelsea, 1884," / said in answer to
centraPs demand of Number" and in
another moment heard Mrs. Under
woods worried voice.
Eyes, yes;" she began. us that you,
Mrs. Graham? Have you heard any
thing?"
'Dicky just telephoned," replied,
that he and Mr.. Underwood are in
seine place with an all-night license,
ard that they intend to stay there UNI
til I. come back with them to your
house. As I assured him that he was
expecting an impossibility, 1 suppose
they will stay there for some time"
.'Oh, dear!" she returned. How I
wish you had come with Dicky this
evening. Then this would not have
happened"
81 might as well have done So" I
agreed. II can imagine the state my
head will be in tomorrow if this per-
Torrance keeps up.
my dear girl, am so sorry" Mrs.
Underwood's voice seemed to mold
genuine contrition. Don't trouble to
telephone me again, and 1 won't
bother you with 'phoning. I know
where they are. I fancy, at Flacks,
an all-night restaurant they both like
They won't be home until breakfast
time. SO YOU may as well get some
Sleep"
.That is good advice" I replied
smoothly. Il shall take it, Goodby."
and I hung up the receiver.
could have laughed aloud at the
idea of sleep for me which Lillian
Gale had so glibly advised. Sleep.
Resti I felt as If I never should know
the meaning of the words again. Ny
ewes met Katie's, hers round and eager
with curiosity and interest. / felt
sudden rage that anyone should be a
witness to my emotions.
"Katie!" I tried to speak kindly, but
7 nut a note of decision in my tone
which I did not think she would dis
regard. "You must go to bed. can
not have you sit up here any longer.
You will not be fit for anything to-
morrow. and / shall want you feeling