South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-04
Revelations of a Wife
My Heart and My Husband
81 ADELE GARRISON

Jack did not leave us long in
doubt as TO his actions. With chalky
face and eyes in which humiliation
and remOrse had replaced anger, he
strobe up 10 Or. Braithwaite and
said in low yet clear tones:
Will you permit me TO apologize
for making an unmitigated ass OF
myself a few minutes ago
II was his hand that was out
stretched now. The big physicians
right hand shot out and grasped it
firmly.
do you think 1 don't understand
the state of your nerves, lad?" he
asked. carefully avoiding any intim-
alton Off, indeed, he suspected
any-personal reason for Jacks for
mer boorishness. The Lord knows
I've seen enough OF EN- this last
year. Forget everything about II,
and-Dick, where the devil do Nou
keep those cigars OK yours? You're
not getting singy in your old age.
are you2 Come on, Spencer, sup
pose We men take a turn and a
smoke in the garden while the wOm-
en- are lighting over the proper way
10 bring up Junior"
So skillfully did he manage
things, with Dicky ably seconding
him, that in another minute the
four men had disappeared down the
garden path, and we four women
Mother Graham, Harriet Braith-
waite, Katherine and I-were left
gazing bTeathlessly at each other,
thankful beyond measure that an
ugly situation had been successfully
Strengthened out.
Mother Graham. of course, knew
nothing OF the real inwardness" of
the little drama which had just been
staged. What she suspected we had
no means Of knowing, for like the
thoroughbred old gentlewoman she
is. she forbore 10 make any COM
ment upon what she had seen. But
/ shrewdly suspected that when she
was alone with her daughter, Har-
riet Braithwaite would undergo
merciless quizzing as TO the meaning
of the scene.
There was that between Rather
inc on one side, Harriet and me on
the other. however, which must be
explained before very long. Kath-
crime was too shrewd a woman not
TO suspect that this meeting of the
Braithwaites at our home was not
the accident had made il appear.
She was justified in resenting the
fact. even though she did not un-
derstand Il, and / saw by the ex
preston in her big brown eyes that
her bewilderment at the bizarre sit
uation I'm which she found herself
was beginning TO be punctuated
with wrath.
That Harriet Braithwaite read the
I'm her eyes correctly /
II. i'll - ND oil M A
she flung ct her The next moment /
the eyes OF my sister-in-law met |
mine. and there was a distinct /
promise in them that she would do !
her best 10 make things right with |
Katherine as soon as she could.
blessed Marion for the digres7 |
sion she created at this moment by
dancing in, exclaiming:
See who's come to see you. Just
look here!"
behind her Katie walked proudly
leading Junior by the hand, an
adorable, wide-awake Junior, smil-
ing engagingly as Katherine knelt
down before him and tactfully
made friends with him. When he
had graciously allowed Katherine
to cuddle him and had obligingly
aired the half-doZen words of his
NOca bulary ana MS colLeCdoA "a
baby airs and graces for her benefit
he slipped reAolutely from her arms,
tOddled over to his grandmother
and tugged at her skirt.
"G'anzie, Tory" he demanded
imperiOusly.
For once I was gratified instead Of
jealous at this preference for his
Ii meant the depar-
ture of Mother Graham from our
little group. and the opportunity for
the explanation which must be
made.
you viii all excuse me, ] am
sure" Mother Graham said proudly.
You see. I almost always tell
Junior a story at this time, and he
is getting to expect H."
She led the little chap away. and
for a tense moment after she had