The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-11-21
Revelations
of q Wife
By AoELE oARRIsoN.

Hello Marvin. 42-w9 on Miss Dra-
per? Coed morning This il Mrs. Graz
ham
Good morning. Mrs. Graham just
the four words. but there was a subtle
infection of inquiry IN them. she
kneyw bal some message FOR her. !
was sure There was also. or perhaps
Imagined o. 4 special stress upon the
word Mrs"
Mr. Graham Las just been showing
ms the needle work YOU were thought
fui enough ~ 10 for him." | replied
lie n naturally very anxlous for you
20 see Your work - II looks displayed
Ia the setting of lis room. Nill YOU
not come over this afternoon and Ia
spect the effect II your lah0rs 2"
! shall not soon forget the effort itI
cost nae e. deliver Dlcky's message
thus nonchslanily to the girl whose
friendship with ny husband was the
one cloud upon my married happiness.
Ny spirit protested against inviting a
woman I dlslked 50 cordially 10 ms
home / tried 10 choose my words
so ihat Nhe would understand that Ii
Was Dickys invitation, not mine
A girl ~ delicate feeling would never
have accepted an invitation 10 her EN-.
ployers home tAus given by his Wife.
hal purpesely chosen my words III
order to test the fibre Of the girl.
meaning IN ease IT her refusal 90 glAe
her warmer. more personal invita-
tion.
Bat either Miss Draper was not able
e. discern fine shades ~ meaning or
purp0sely dlsrsgarded them sIler &C.
cepIance uf ms invitation Was prompt
Th@t i Very kind u you. Mrs era
ham" she SAIL, AMI again I fancicd
the empasls on tie word Mrs" / am
glad that your husband likes the work.
aud | shall be pleased indeed 90 come
over VIII 3 O'Clock he all right9"
What Madse Overheard.
quite / returned. and then with |
a feeling that ] might as well sec the
thing through ! added
"Will not your sister Mrs. German, |
come with youg ! should DC pleased % /,
see hcr again.
u will ash her she said. with a /
slight hesitation In her voice. "Mill
you hold To- wire a moment
J heard her quick footsteps 60 away
from The telephone and across the I
floor, evidently into smother room. II
caught her voice Ia a mnrmur which /
did not allow me 81 distinguish the 4
words. and then q crisp. indignant re-
tort.
60 with your Indeed. IN not. n
that woman II fool enouElt % lee her
husband wheedie her into asking you
% her house. that's her lookout. III
not BE- 3 party ID any 81 your pcffor-
manccs
Without a word o. reply thas I
could hear Miss Draper came back to
lhs telephone aud took up the receiver
There was not a trace 81 emotion 10
her voice g. she spoke into r.
Il am sorry that my sister II not able
to come with me today. She thanks
you. however for the invitation. / VIII
be there IL 3 Gssdbye" | heard the re-.
selyer click and knew that she had
hung II mp hurriedly for fear her sister
might call out something which would
smbarrasg her.
/ could not but admire her polse, but
ny heart was heavy with mlsgivings
IS ! turned from the telephone. The
girls sister must be very seriously OBJ
lectlng 30 her work with Dleky 20
speak IN the manner that / heard.
No trace Of any disturbance. low
ever. appeared In the face OF Miss ORA
per. when promptly at 3 o'clock she
.ame Up the graveiled path He1 beauty
Nas a. striking - ever. ami aer attire
sas m0dlsha green cloua suit.
'ilmy lace blouse. and q co4ueitlsh lit
ne hat ~ green straw eeath 4 single
sxguisite scarlet rose ~ only dccora-
Ion FER perfect feet agad ankles. about
yhlch ! had heard Dleky exclaim when