South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-12
Revelations of a Wife
A My Heart and My Husband
By ADELE GARRISON
By ADELE GARRISON

spent ar extremely bad quarter
OF an hour with little Mrs Durkee
IN the interval between arriving at
her home ln response to Alfred's
frantic call and the coming OF DR..
Gibson.
She evidently was IN great pain,
and moaned continually. j cndeav-
ored % allay the pain by putting hot
Concentrations on her foot and ankle
and resting them against the cleo
trio foot warmer. one or the many
COnveniences which Alfredo thought
fulness had provided for his mother.
But although I arr sure they miu-
gated her suffering somewhat the
changing Of the not wet cloths
seemed % annoy her so much that
/ soon desisted. contenUng myself
with dnal swathing Of her foot IN
hot, dry flannel.
CuriOusly enough. her foot, pain
ful tough Il was, appeared to have
secondary place IN her mind. Her
first concern was the routine OF her
husbands tasks, which she feared
would be interrupted by her acct
dent. Ny little nelghbor IS the
most domestic OF women, and she
makes her housework a fetch in the
manner hAAAHHA 0AAAr ~ AAAg ~ DAAAHAA
OF the older generation
"Oh. Madge! Whatever shall
do2" she exclaimed. punctuating the
words with means as the throhs Of
pain IN her foot and ankle racked
her. I'm just In the middle OF put
ting up my tomatoes and pears and
making Jelly. Suppose I've broken
my leg or something everything
VIII spoil"
Suppose you don't cross the
bridge until you have to2" I return
Ga lightly and banally. You may
have only a painful sprain which
viii yield readily 10 treatment, and
in any case you have Jellies and
canned stuf enough in your fruit
cellar 10 feed two families"
mo such thing!" she retorted.
You haven't the slightest idea Of
Alfs capacity for his mothers pre-
serves and jellies. And I wanted TO
put up an extra lot this year. I
suppose there's no way out but that
AIFu be married before another
year. and I don't want him to miss
the things he's used to-"
Her tone was subtly full Of dis
paragemeut Of A1fred's gentle, lovely
fiancee. l felt a sudden hot desire
Indeed. I think you'll find Leila
IS a pretty capable little girl." said.
Don't you remember that straw
berry
"Oh. she can do a few thingsl"
she said loftily. But as for buck
ling down and doing a whole falls
preserving OF the things Alfred
likes-well. you've got another
guess. OH VIII that doctor ever
Gomez He's just got 20 give me
something to quiet this pain. And
III just tell you right now, I won't
have any trained nurse bossing me
around, no matter II have both
legs broken"
NV little neighbours idea OF q ply
stefan has always appeared 10 me 70
be a hay mixture OF a respectful
mental. and a divinely inspired pro-
phet She expects miracles Of heal
ing from the practitioners who min
lister TO her She also demands that
they humor her wishes. no matter
how fantastic or how opposed 10
their prescribed course OF treat
ment- Those OF US who know and
love her best always anticipate q
hectic time when she IS III.
Dr. Gibson, however, is not a mar
tinent IN the sick room. with an
exaggerated idea Of his own import
auce. but a genial. delightful man.
who humOrs his patients as much as
possible, reserving his frmness for
times when 1t is necessary for him
20 exercise 10. then no one can be
more adamant than he Alfred has
always said that DR.. Gibson under