Omaha daily bee., 1920-03-05
My HEART and.
My HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New Phase Of
Revelations
of a Wife
The Way Madge Enlisted Marion's
Help and Met Katherine and Jack.

her son-in-law went for drive with
Dicky in the early afternoon. A
hastily whispered word in Harrie,
Braithwaite's ear outlined my plans
for the afternoon and insured them
all being on the veranda when Jack
| and Katherine should arrive.
After they had gone I flew around
with Katie, putting glowing autumn
flowers in all the rooms. NV father
suspected nothing, for he knows nv
weakness for flowers everywhere
Then dressed Junior in his very
best baby toggery and left him ii,
katie's charge to the great deligh,
of both of them.
Marion took with me. partly be-
cause | knew of the child's great
affection for Katherine, born OF the
devoted care the little nurse had
given Marion's grandmother in her
last illness, partly because oi
Katie's ultimatum, delivered shortly
after the departure of the family for
their drive.
"Vun ting sure. Meesis Graham
she said decisively, 'nutting doings
et dot Marion and dot babee lef,
togcdder by me. Me, take vun OF
take oder vun, no ,ogedder. Dot
babee he joost have iiees clothes all
rumpled opp if dot Marion she stay
play by heem. | no mean dol
Marion not goot kid'-,nagnifcent.
ly--"bat she love dot babee SO
mooch she ffu~can keep her hands
off heem."
Heroically | repressed a smile
for the weakness she criticised in
Marion was one she displayed her
self in season and out of season
But I knew her pride in juniors
appearance would prevent her hug,
ging him unduly before the guests
came, and silently agreed with her
that Marion was better off with me
| The child was wild with delight
| when on the way to the station in
the car | explained that the "1Auntie
| Katherine she adored was coming
and that the arrival of the visitors
would Be surprise which SHE shoult
| have the honor Q. announcing
Marion had been undeniably lone.
some since the departure of hel
mother for New York, and | fell
| an additional responsibility for hei
comfort becausc Lillian's errand was
OH my account exclusively.
Marion's Question.
N"Oh--oh" she carolled "Just tc
think of seeing Auntie Katherin.
again! l think she's the sweetest
woman in the world. next to mother
and you," she amended loyalty
"You know"-this with the mos
confidential air in sthe world-"]
tried awful hard to like Uncle Jacl
just as we'll as | did Auntie Katf.
crime, but l just couldn't, someway
although / s'pose when folks .ge'
married you ought always to like
the husband or wife just as we'll a.
you like the other one, oughtn't
you. Auntie Madge?"
II don't believe relatives-in-law
generally think that, Marion"
said dryly. "At any rate wouldn'
| worry about it one bit if | were you
Just go ahead and love Auntie Kath
crime best. She needs all our love-
| l spoke the last words absently
forgetting for the moment the quicl
perceptions Of the child. She beif
toward me with a startled move
ment that drew quick side glanc,
from me. Her face was filled witt
apprehension.
Is--is--Uncle Jack bad to her
Auntie Madge" she asked tremu
lously.
"Just Watch Me-"
I pronounced a mental impreca
ton upon my stupidity.
mo. no, DEAR" I said earnestly
and that Jack was not bad" t.
Katherine in any sense that Mario,
could understand, and salved m,
conscience with the thought. "Bu
Auntie Katherine isn't we'll, and sh,
has been worrying over Uncl'
Jacks health for so long that In
afraid she isn't quite happy Blu
you must never speak Of it." I adde,
impressively. "even to her. just low
| her a lot. That's what she like
best"
"Just watch ne" the child re
turned earnestly, with one of the ex
pressions she has picked up from
Katie, and when we had reached
| the station and greeted Jack ant
Katherine descending from the traii
she made good her boast by envel
oping Katherine joyously in a obi,
bear hug kissing her. repeated,
and ,carolling over and over. "Oh
my darling Auntie Katherine! In
| so glad you're herew
| Jack kissed my forehead per
| functorily and shook hands will
Marion when the child had release,
Katherine in the same almost for
NAL way. There was a look in hi
eyes which. | remembered of OF,
when he was annoyed.
| II didn't understand that you ha,
guests" he satd,
I For moment | was panic
stricken, not at the thought of ex
planning Marion's presence--I coul,
easily do that--but 1t the rcmem
brance that like all Nwcil-meaninl
| planners. had onittetl the vita
lprecaution Of telling Marion tn
guests were not to know of othe
! visitors.
7 II the child should betray tn
presence of the Braithwaitc's al III,
house did not doubt that. Jatl
would take the next train back 4
town.