South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-12-07
Revelations Of a Wife
My Heart and My HUSBAND
BY ADELE GARRISON

Lillian's two or three days.
which she had planned o. stay in
the city in order to trace the activi-
ties of the man, Jake Wiisey-whC
had called himself Bridsehan TO
ne, cambridge 70 Alice IIOlcOmbe
Heightened themselves into more
than a week. Jack and Katherine
had departed before there was any
sign of her coming bark, although
she tclephOned to me each day ia
order 20 be assured of Marion's
welfare. and talked for a minute or
two with her small daughter.
l had been so occupied during the
visit CT my brother-cousin and his
wife, with the peculiar life Prob
lem involving them. that 1 had not
worried over Lillian absence as
otherwise would have done. But
with the departure Of Jack and
Katherine. nd my relief at the out
come OF my interview with Jack
found my thoughts turning dis
tracte6ly toward Lillian, wondering
why IL was that she, usually so
swift in dispatching any GRAND,
had been compelled TO stay 20 long
at this one. Was IL possible that
she had been una Bile to scotch the
snake" as she had So confidently as
serted. and that the venom OF the
man was still abroad, waiting TO
strike in some new way at Alice
Holcombe and me-
What's eating you, old DEAR"
Dicky demanded one evening when
upon coming in from me rain he
had found me with ms face in 7 s.
hands so deep in thought that I had
rot heard him come into the room.
You're as distracted as though YOU
were on trial for your life, aad were
trying 20 act - you on1 lawyer
Come out of T.. AMI s.ve ne q kiss
You're neglcCt;ns me sESIuefully
lately.
looked up, startled, as he stoop-
ed TO kiss me. took hold of the arms
he put drJuui mc and pulled NY
self to my feet.
TINT m sorry, dea--sT," 1
stammered. Il reallS haven't meant
20"
Diclly grinncd AT me roguishly.
NO. J absohe you OF that, but, OF
course, these petticoated gods of
the machine who go around
Strengthening out marital tangles
and such can't he expected 10 pay
attention to mere commonplace
husband"
What do you mean?" I asked.
III uU 'SItdl utAtt-d-NIl. AlChg
re torted. but II doesn't take Sher-
lOclSian abilities TO dedVce that
somebody must have leid old Jack
out cold with a metaphorical Slurg
shot. Katherine looked like one ~
the early Christians about To be
thrown 10 the lions when she first
landed here and up 10 the last -
hours. Then she blossomed out H.
10 n regular girl again, looking and
acting about 10 years younger. And
j don't know OF anybody else save
your ladyship VINO would care TO
tackle His GlComs-therefcre-
were the goddess Of the machine q.
+. D. T.. Pluribus Unum, and SO
larth."
picky waved his hand airily Ok me
he had been carefully studying
the effect of "a now cVavat in the
mirror aS ne talked-and blew re
a kiss wiki the last word.
Il say. old. dear" he went on
and ! saw hat he was ia one OF the
JOcular teasing moods, when there
is nothing for ne To do but respond
10 his badinase a. good naturedly as
/ may--'Nh ny don't YOU pattern
Yourself after Katherine a little
more There's a. patient Griseida
for you. she alnos 'weeps with dc
e
and trembles with fear an has frown.
GCe. / wish ] had YOU trained that
well, Wouldn't I go out and have
one whale OF a time
katherine doesn't have shat par
t.cular type OF husband" 7 put ia
slyly II don't suppose ne has even
looked at another woman since he
first began to care for her. Ana she
is not dOOrmat"-I could not re-
press a little Indignation. even
though / knew that Diuky was only
foCling-"but she has put down her
own feelings because Jack was not
we'll"
I'm not wen, either" Dicky as
serted. I'm a sick man. nerves al
shot TO pieces. and 1 know thar if
could just give YOU one Good wal
Looping it would make new man Of
me. If you loved your husband
properly you'd be willing 90 take q
trouncing. No" Well ] cali YOU
downright stingy-. But I'll tell YOU