The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-07-05
Revelations
of a Wife
BY AOELE GARRISON.
CHAPTER LxxvlIl<
The Problem That the Coming OF
Dicky's Mother Caused.

anxiously awaiting my decision as to
! the proposition it contained and ]
fastened to reassure him.
f''Of course there is but one thing
/ to be DONE" / said. trying hard to
make my tone cordial.
.sAnd that is ?" Dicky looked at me
curiously. Was it possibly that he
did not understand my meaning?
why, you must wire her at once
to come to US. Be sure YOU tell her
that she will be most welcome.
/ felt a trifle ashamed that the
welcoming words were such a sham
from my lips. Dicky's mother was
distinctly not welcome as far as / was
concerned. had never seen her. but
II knew that she disapproved of my
marriage to Dicky, and that she had
selected another wife for him. Why,
she even had refused to come to our
wedding because of her disappoint-
ment in his choice of a wifei Surely
I was justified in resenting her COM
ing.
My thoughts flew swiftly back to
my own mother, gone forever from
me. Suppose she were the one who
needed a home? How would I like
to have Dickey's secret, thoughts about
now?
That's awful1y good of you, Madge,"
Dicky's voice brought me back from
my reverie. "Of course I know you
are not particularly keen about her
coming. That wouldn't be natural,
but it's bully of you to pretend just
the same
l opened my mouth to protest, and
then thought better of it. There was
no use trying to deceive Dicky. If
he was satisfied with my attitude to-
ward his mother, that was all that
was necessary.
Il say! l say. Madge!" Dicky's tone
spelled CONSERVATION as if he had just
thought of something unpleasant
where is mother going to sleep?"
looked at him in a dismay equal
to his won. There were but two bed
rooms in our apartment, Dickys and
mine, for the cubbyhole which Katie
claimed was hardly worthy of the
name room. Only a person who, like
Katie, had been used to the cramped
of an East Side tenement
could have endured it.
The coming of Dicky's mother |
would means that one of us would
have to give up room to her. |
knew that Dicky shared my views on |
the inconvenience and undesira bility |
of husband and wife sharing the same |
room. Both Dicky and 1 had always |
been used to sanctums of our own !
The prospect of losing the privacy |
that had been mine brought home to |
nae as nothing else could, the petty /
that would follow the adj
vent of Dicky's mother into our home
II don't know" / answered slowly.
of course she must have one of the /
Dicky looked blankly at me-
why couldn't you and mother
share a BEDROOM" he asked. 1.-TWO
women ought to be able to get along
together in one room,
Hasn't your mother always been
accustomed to her own room at your
'ister's?" 1 queried coldly.
Il suppose So" Dicky returned /
but that's no reason why
The can't put up with different con-
litions for a while. OF course we
shall have to take a larger apartment
mother year, but as long as we are
,robably going in the county in early
spring anyway, there's no use in
hanging before then
Are we really going to the coun-
ry?" I asked, the problem of Dickys
mother forgotten for the moment Be
ore our days outing in Marvin
oicky had mentioned the possibility
# taking a house in the country for
he summer, but I did not realize {
hat, he had really decided upon do
ng so.
"Of course, said Dicky, nonchalant-
Y. There are plenty of pretty places :
round Marvin we can get furnished ,
Ven take a run out there toward ,
pring and find one" /
l felt as if dash of cold water had
cen thrown over me. Marvin was !
he home of Miss Draper, whose ;
eauty had so attracted Dicky that !,
e had engaged her as model. Try '
s l might to shake it off, l had a :
ueer little presentment that the ,
oming of Miss Draper into Dicky's
fe BODIED no good for me. But 1 3
new better than to say anything +,
oncerning Miss Draper just then. :
he plans for the coming of Dicky's :
mother threatened enough unpleas- {
ntness without by introducing any $
Their subject. =
Does your mother like the coun- /
ry?" asked.
Not particularly, but it's better for =
err" Dicky answered easily Evident f
Z his mothers prejudices and wishes /
at lightly upon him. "By the way, &
ave you decided about her bedroom $
ct % ;
Why, no, how can I? We never '
an share the same bed, that is GER f
lin. A woman as old as your moth
{, and in her health ought to have {
comfortable bed to herself s
what's the matter with my send a
lg up one of those couch beds they 2
dvertise so widely? I slept on one t
nee. and it was mighty comfortable. d
hen one of you could sleep on that" c
"Dicky!" I expostulated. DO you v
,alize the size of my room? A
'uch bed would never fit in there. I
hardly have room to turn around Y
Nv" G
Il didn't mean to put it in your il