Omaha daily bee., 1920-02-17
My Heart and My Husband
ADELE GARRISON'S New Phase of
"Revelations of a Wife"
How. Richard Second Greeted
eMadpe.

How, Richard Second Greeted
Madge.
Dicky's idle words worried ME un.
conscionably during the remainder
of our journey home. l realized, oi
course, when | thought the matter
over, that it was the height of folly
for me to expect baby little more
than a year old to remember any
one, even his mother, during an alb
sence of almost a month. But the
thing had never occurred to me be-
fore, and | felt all the foolish but
no less real anguish which is the
portion of young mothers concern
ing many experiences with that most
wonderful of all creatures, "the first
baby"
was on fire to get home and see
for myself whether or not Dicky's
supposition was a true one. I'm
consciously speeded up the car un-
til | heard from Lillian a low re-
monstrance.
DO you mind driving a little more
slowly, Madge?" she asked gently,
but the quiet sentence meant more
to me than the most hysterical pro-
test from another woman.
Lillian is the bravest woman /
know. She also makes it a point
never to interfere with another's
conduct. This is almost a fetish with
her. I knew that if she had not
had Marion in the car with her she
would have said nothing, having no
fear for herself, and believing that
any protest should come from my
father or husband. But that she be-
lieved my driving too reckless for
the safety of her idolized child l
knew with her first word, and slowed
down at once to Dicky's intense dis
gust.
Two Views.
whats eating you, Lip" he de-
manded Grossly. This is the first
time Madge has shown any speed,
we've been crawling along like
snails, and here, just as she begins
to jazz up a little you bring out
the crepe and hang it up. Madge,
are you going to crawl like this? !?
I'm ashamed of you. Remember the
first qualification of motor driver
is"
ITO s1ay his thousands and his
tens of Thousands" Lillian inter
posed lightly. Don't worry, Dicky-
bird. You'll no doubt leave a trail
of dead and manned on every road
you strike, but don't encourage
Madge to get reckless. You ought
to know that if she ever had seri-
Gus accident in which anyone beside
herself was hurt she would never
get over it."
She had begun her little speech
laughingly, but her voice was deadly
earnest when she finished. | sur
missed that she had seized the sud-
den opportunity to give me over
Dicky's shoulder the sound advice
which she might otherwise never
have found a good chance to offer
ME.
That is sound PREMISE" my
father put in quietly, and l realizesl
that he, too, had disapproved of my
fast driving. I knew betterh how
ever, than openly to fout Dicky's
views for theirs. so contented my
self with compromise.
The Home Coming.
"I'll be good all the rest of the
way home, Lillian" I said, "and then
Dicky, sometime I'll take you out for
a spin all by ourselves and we'll
probably land in the police court" "
"Or the morgue," Lillian said SEN
tentiously, but | caught note of
relief in her tones, and realized that
she knew me we'll enough to be as
sured that l would do no more
speeding.
As we finally turned into the drive
way of our home l heard an ecstatic
whoop, quickly smothered, from the
house, knew that Katie had seen US,
and had been promptly squelched by
my mother-in-law. The next minute
the veranda next the driveway seem
ed filled with people, but as l stopped
the car saw that only Mother Gra'
ham with Junior, the Braithwaites
and Mrs. Durkee were gathered
there. Jim was already down the
steps, while Katie stood in the door
leading to the dining room, her
volatile face clouded by the rebuke
she evidently had received, even
though her eyes were smiling well
come at me.
What do you think of our lady
taxi driver?" Dicky demanded, as
DR.. Braithwaite hurried down the
steps to help us out. drove every
step of the way in herself with only
one stop for lunch. l tell you you've
got to slip it to her. She's going
to take a route in New York, l
think"
was too preoccupied with tho
thought of my baby to recognize the
note Of sincerity underlying his fool
lery, which later I appreciated. Dicky,
despite his first rancor, was actually