The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-11
Revelations
ola Wife
How Madae Told piekx.
By ADELE GARRISON


I'm almost glad you had a head
ache after ALL" quoth Dicky. I sup
pose I looked my adjustment at his
remark. for he explained Immediately.
eff you hadn't had the heachache.
we would have stayed at LIS and
the four of US would have gone to
some cafe or music hall. We'd never
have broken away from there before
daylight. It's lots more comfy here
in our own little home. don't you
think?"
Indeed I do" I assented heartily,
and then fell silent. wondering how
best to tell Dicky the things which
had happened during the eventful day
of which this midnight lunch was to
be the close.
I did not know how to begin, so /
plunged into the very middle of things.
'Dicky.' I said timorously, 'you were
right this morning, and I was wrong
about my cousin. I never dreamed
you could be right, but you were. I
am awfully sorry I went to dinner with
him. 1t would have been much better
If had telephoned him / was married
and asked him to call on u.s."
My husband bent a long, searching
a hint of anger in his eyes.
What do you mean?" he asked.
did you find out Cousin Jack wasn't
quite so brotherly as you had thought
him ?"
There was a sneer in his voice than
ordinarily would have stung me to
spirited retort. but was too miser-
able was the discovery had made in
~ in lTe
spirit of his question.
'I found out he cared for me, had
done so for years. and never dreamed
of it." / said humbly.
Dicky was silent for long while.
did not dare to look at him. but my
eyes, which were resting on the table.
clench again into a formidable looking
first. All at once he broke the 81
lence explosively.
What Dicky Said.
"The houndl" he exclaimed. THE
whining hounds He must be nice
specimen, this Cousin Jack. He didn't
tell you he cared oh, the venom
Dicky threw into the word-"when
you were free and he had his chance,
but waited until he knew you were
safely married, and then pulled this I
have loved you madly and secretly
stuff"
"Stop, Dicky!' My voice was firm
enough now. I know that his anger
against Jack would be directed against
me in a few more minutes. but 1 could
not remain silent and let him say such
words or even think such thoughts of
Jack, honorable. high minded Jack
you are utterly mistaken" 1 said.
raising my eyes and meeting his as
tonished ones steadily. Jack Beckett
would have cut off his right hand
sooner than to have told me he cared
for me If he had known / was mar
ried."
And may ask why he didn't know
you were married?" ne asked Jelly.
Because didn't tell him until after
we had had our dinner"
"Oh!" The little monosyllable might
have been volumes. so eloquent it was.
VERY considerable OF you, / am sure.
But unless Cousin Jack is a blithering
idiot, may I suggest that he probably
saw your wedding and engagement
rings, and thus was not so ignorant |
of the truth as he would like to make
it appear"
It had come-tbe moment I dreaded, |
when / should have to tell Dicky the |
one foolish wrong thing 1 had done |
during the morning. I felt my nerves |
CULVER all over my body as / braced |
myself 10 tell him the truth and meet |
the scene which knew must follow.
If had been almost any other wom-
an. would have gone coaxingly to /
Dicky, caressed him and pleaded my
case so successfully that he would /
not have minded the revelation With /
one part of my brain realized that \
could soothe Diicky's temper and avoid