South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-09-26
Revelations of a Wife
My Hear and Ny Husband
BY ADELE GARRISON
BY ADELE GARRISON

element ] felt a wild longing 10
make her angry ~ me-
why don't YOU say what you re
thinking ] demanded with what /
sub-c0nsciousIv knew was perliously
near "a virago's manner. q rather
listen 20 ~ and get it over with than
20 have YOU watching me with lnat
en-preserve-t he-lnnocent enid
from her-own- folly expression. i
cant help IL. can 1. if a man who
feels that he was the cause on my
accident tries o. make amends 10y
sending me flowers and trying 70
make my couvalcscence pleasant
$40"
The monosyllable was in Lillian
Quietest tones She had turned
toward me and was looking attent-
lively at me quite as If she were
studying me.
Then what is your objection -
fared. you needn't pretend you
haven't any. / know better
so do T." she agreed with aston
ishing readiness. DO you really
want me TO tell YOU
Her voice 7 fancied. held q cold
disapproVal that began 20 chill my
temper. But 1 threw Up my head
defantly.
Yes. I snapped.
To my establishment Lillian's face
broke into merriment. and she
laughed heartily. Then she picked
up a hair-b brush from my dressing
table and held it up before my
eyes.
IF YOU weren't a real lady. she
said. I'd advise YOU 20 throw this
through the window. You don
know what a relief the crash would
give YOU. But as YOU probably
won't adopt such heroic measures
I'll propose a substitute. Let me
get you out Of these street things
and into a negligee and then III
brush your hair until the kinks
come out OF your nerves with the
tangles from your locks And when
you're ready 70 hear it I'll tell you
something very dreadful
about this Grautland business.
I'm ready to hear il now / said,
making "a wild attempt to hold fast
TO nay sudden mood, although
knew 1t was useless. Lillian was alb
solute mistress both of the situa-
ton and of my feelings. All at once
7 felt very much ashamed of myself.
the penitent tears very near.
lin sorry" I began tremu-
lousy Lillian shot a keen glance
at me.
"Wiu YOU keep quiet and let me
get these things Off" she replied
with just the right tingle of irrita-
ton in her manner 10 brace me.
When I want any apologies from
YOU III turn YOU over my knee and
make YOU say them 10 the tune of a
hairbrush tattoo. Just now I've
something else on my mind"
Gained. cheered in spite OF my
self. I submitted 20 her tender min
istering fingers. She undreSseu me
as If I We're the baby whose infan-
tile temper I had been Stimulating.
and after wrapping me in a comfort
able negligee, put me in a big chair.
and letting down my hair, proceeded
20 brush it with long. even strokes
that seemed TO extract every bit of
nervous irritation from my system.
1 closed my eyes and revealed in
the physical and mental comfort I
was experiencing But there was
one thing which I felt I could not
go 10 sleep without knowing After
a long silence L opened my eyes,
twisted my head toward Lillian.
looked up into her face.
Now for that objection / said
with meaning emphasis
Lillian's face dimpled with amuse-
ment. her eyes twinkled.
Wv ell 10 put the whole thing in
"a nutshell, I don't think il was quite
necessary for YOU 10 atone 10 our
military friend for your rudeuess by
by putting your hand so cOnhdinEly
upon his arm. Now, was it,"