South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-10-04
Revelations Of a Wife
My Hear and Ny Husband
BY ADELE GARRISON

Sometime fancy ;net L...an
Underwood possesses an unlanny.
hypnotic inEuen 20 over people OF
course. / know thIs theory 90 rc Tie
veciest drive aut / can explain IN
no other way the instant acceptance
By any auditor Of hers If any pro-
osition which she may advance
For instance. l knew. ana Arthur
Walters must have SURPASSED uiaU
Lillian in rea,it" had but the mos,
SEetchy Of frSmcW Jr'tS up iu which
20 construct the theory # kenneth
tDCkbridgt 5 inn1:e1ce Whi, she so
confidently advanced. Yet ! th.rk
l. occurred 90 uci her II Us 80 doubt
Ter knowledge Instead wa lSscpt-
cd her statement with the same .oy-
FIJI child-li<e fifth as ,ta- uiul.I-
tested by pretiv, YOU hful Gstn"r
Walters. who aspel her hands to-
sether at Lille = words. AND with
her eyes fiN'd admi"vS.y up"n Mis-.
Uuderwoods iace. exclaimed fer
vently: oh Tn so glad.
Lillian turned smiling friendly
eyes upon her.
Thank you, my dear" she said
softly. with evident pleasure al the
involuntary tribute.
Then she turned 10 US with q lit
tie air of depreciation that sat fun
niiy upon her after her absolute
confidence Of the moment before.
7 am used 70 such contradictions i'm
Lillian. but but 1 think Mr.. Walters
was puzzled for a moment or two.
'Of course. I realize that YOU
must know 1 have no real authority
for such Il sweeping statement"
she said. but 1 have the strongest
I~F. 4
better call il for want Of a better
word-that I'm right. and from
long experience I've learned TO fol-
low my lunches They almost in
varia Div guide me the right trail
II can testify to that from my
own knowledge l commented
quietly.
PLEASE" Arthur Walters leaned
forward earnestly. his fine. earnest
face agIow- Il do not need any
thing hut that first affirmation Mrs.
Underwood And if your words
only mean what dare hope they
do--that YOU are going 20 throw
your wonderful insight and know
ledge and reputation into the scale
on my friends side
Just "a minute" Lillian held up
an authoritative hand. ''whatever
small skill I may possess is already
enlisted. but it must not be known
tnat ! nave any connection with the
ease. This is absolute"
"Of course Arthur Walters said
promptly. but l knew he was disap-
pointed, that in the last few minutes
had been born the hope that ne
might convey 10 the worried attor-
ncyS for Kenneth Stockbridge The
news that Lillian. whose standing
in service circles ne evidently knew
was working in conjunction with
them brought 70 them through his
instrumentality.
II am afraid Mr. Walters Lii
Ian went on. THAT vcu will have 10
take the esponsibility-and incid-
entaNy the credit or the discredit-
for any services Mrs. Graham or 1
may be able 10 render Mr. Stock
bridge II YOU viii do this. If you
will report 10 Mr.. Stockbridge'S at
torneys and discoveries Of ours as
having been made by yourself. we
shall be able TO work unhampered
and report 10 you from time 10 time
anything we may find out
The young attorneys face cloud
ed. The innate honesty OF him is
printed upon his cOuntenanCe for
any one 10 reod ] could see that
the thought OF taking credit for
ideas or work which ne did not him
self furnish was exceedingly repus