The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-19
Revelations
of Wife
BY ADELE GARRISON.
GARRISON.
CHAPTER LxIH.
How Madge Told Dicky the News.


headlines without in the least know
ing what they were, and threw it down
YEARLY.
A book and a magazine shared the
same fate. i had made Dicky angry by
giving up a delightful country trip
with him for the sake of keeping
business appointment with Mrs. Helen
Brainard Smith. president of the Lotus
Study Club. After he had left me an
grily for a long walk, Mrs. Smith had
called me up and airily asked to post
pone the appointment because the day
set was the one for the coming OF
her masseuse.
No wonder I could not settle my
self to read. Hot. angry tears came
to my eyes as 1 remembered my day,
such an annoying one. The woman
in the apartment opposite had angered
me by her insolence and ingratitude
in the morning, Harry Underwood had
annoyed me by forcing his presence
upon me while was riding on the
stage, and now this unpleasant expert
ence had come.
How 1 longed for the country outing
which Dicky had proposed, If 1 only
knew where Dicky was, 1 told myself, /
in the hope that we might go after
ALL But he had said he would be late,
and 1 knew that if he did not go to bed
before midnight there would be no use
planning any outing. Dicky, like mos.
men, is cross if he is sleepy, and to
go on the proposed trip would mean
arising early the next morning.
No, there was no use wasting re-
prptS The ntltincr or
tied myself again in my chair and
picking up book determined to read
and forget my troubles. The door
bell rang before had finished the first
page.
knew Katie was busy in the kitch-
en-. so 1 opened it myself. The man
and the woman from the apartment
opposite stood in the hall, both in
evening attire.
The woman's face flushed as she met
had the grace to be ashamed of her.
self. She knew that I must have
overheard her drawing comment to |
her maid in the morning. when 1 had
called at the door to inquire about |
her baby.
1--WE want to thank you for all you |
said, in rapid, embarrassed fashion
Believe me. we are deeply grateful"
mo thanks are necessary" I re-
turned stiffly, for the memory of his
wife's attitude of the morning ranked.
'The baby was brought to us in a con-
vuls1on. We simply did the best we
could for it, as we would have done
for any child in similar emergency, i
or lad m GO ha f1y11 rri
or you would not be leaving
it."
I could not resist that malicious
little fling. owed them something
for the wife's discourtesy. Besides. I
was repealed by the callousness Of these
parents in leaving for an evenings
pleasure baby who had been So near
Heath the night before.
"Oh, the baby is much better the |:
physician says" The man wiped his
forehead nervously as he spoke. The
,rained nurse is still there. and she /;
has our telephone number
"Our engagement is one we could
hardly break" drawled his wife. speak
ng for the first time 81 am sure
he baby will be all right. I am sorry
did not see you this morning" ]
There was no possible reason for
your doing So" I returned, with my ,
7oice as frigid as could make it. II
lad no intention of disturbing you.
simply wished to inquire after the
baby. The maid could have told me.
md when she left the door I went
tway, for l was in a hurry
Not for worlds would I have ac-
to this woman that I had {
heard her bored words to the maid
oh, the woman from across the hall. q
suppose I shall have to see her."
md had rushed away on that account
II think the machine is here" The /
woman turned to her husband. III
thew she was not anxious to pro. $
ong the interview.
Yes, we must CO." the man said.
You will understand that we are
Tery grateful for all your Kindness"
lie lifted his hat and bowed cere- Is
noniously.
Thank you." I said, perfunctorily.
Good night" and closed the door c
lpon them.
Thank goodness that incident was IS
losed! I felt that never wished to /
zee either of them again. To my
'ersonal grievance against the wom-
ms discourtesy was added the re- 4
I felt to father and mother
Who could go to any social affair >
While their baby was in such dam
.er.
I sat down again to my book, but !
he picture of the sick baby with no \
mother near it stayed before my eyes.
ever a baby came to me. / told my
elf fiercely. I would not leave it i'll,
70 matter how pressing the engage \
1ent was. I
resolved to wait for Dicky, even 5
he were very late. I felt that / Q
wned him an apology. But how /
readed telling him that Mrs. Smith
ad broken the engagement. / re-
rendered his second words when =
ed told him that I could not change I
~ business appointment with her ex-
ept for the gravest reasons.
"Fiddlesticks." he had said. TN 4
ct she'll change it fast enough if she
appens to think of any little thing 4