New Britain herald., 1920-10-02
DING A HUSBAND Adele Garrison's New Phase of
 bueLafions Of q Wfe

pltcd to her an importance which made her the cnvied "f all h'r ',,''',, 1'',, tsh comrades in the quiet little N'''"-o. she came up to me-
 with au anxious air.
 ..I shanr Forget.
 .,,.s,, Ia inc namc. please ~ne ..,..'t vitb such an air or gray t,,, ,b,t had all [ could do to ~''p s,, tsuybtng. over her head her ,nohcr's eyes met mtnc with iooN ar apusement in which there N"' ,Iso n touch of mother pride "Ntrs Graham dear" sald "i'H
 a1r of gravity of which the nlte evidently approved. u, "T shan't forget" she said impor'- antIy. and | wont out of the room W''n the measurable little glow "hiSh .ontact with n child always SiNeS | me. , .-. t,n,c.- ~han yyas located was Q very ordinary ! aupsartnE structure, but therc WIS nothing ordinary about the room to | which the side door Tod. a door wnleh | held above it the lettered s'gn' me fattIe shop" At one side brisk fire snappeh i'm a big. old fireplace, while opposite n wide. low easement window with
 broad. comfortable seat beneath It, , looked out over beds Of brightly col ored crocus The window seat anu the comfortable looking chairs In the room were covered with cherry. taste fuI ehintz and on a low table n ooWl of trailing arbutus sent out its tra- grnncc to all who entered. A tea
 wn.gon with most attractive china stood near the fire. china when my
 eyes glcam appreciatively. It was
 the sort of thing one sees in homes
 of taste. far different from the ordin- ary tearoom china, pretty as that sometimes is.
 While Madge Waited.
 Tn one corner. the inevitable postal card revolving stand was redeemed from conmonplaccncss by its decora- tions of sprays of the long-leafed pine. while a table and set of shelves near were covered with queer and at tractive articles. which made me long for a closer view.
 All this 1 saw through the wide double screened doors at the entrance, for there was no one in tho little room. and no one had apparently hcnrd my knock. So after standing In delighted survey of the little shop for q minute. I knocked again-this time -louder--and was rewarded by tho sound Of n cherry voice coming evidently from another room.
 Come right in and sit down." it said. "I won't be a minute"
 | obeyed. and sank into one of the comfortable chintz-cushioned chairs with a feeling of delight, realizing that several days must pass before regained the strength -sapped by my sudden nertous collapse. heard the snapping of a fire in another room and the sound of dishes being moved. Then came a peculiar rolling and tapping sound, a wide door op- posite me was pushed open. and | through 1t rolled q low wheel chair. | propelled by the hands of the woman | who sat in it. |
 I had been prepared for a pale. l interesting cripple, waited on by some | other pcrson-L saw a plump. cherry. | rosy e heeked woman, in her late | forties. with silver hair crowning n strong and beautiful face. She was dressed in an immaculate white blouse and gray skirt instead of the loose gown one would have expected her to wear. while the pretty feet. which knew were useless. were shod in dainty slippers. and rested against the end of her wheel chair.
 Here was a woman. [ saw instinc- lively. who was not trading on her misfortune. but bravely putting the very best front possible on a calamity which would have crushed q Ieaser spirit into the dust.
 pn the spot l fell in love with Betty Kane.