New Britain herald., 1921-06-16
HOLDING A HUSBAND Adele Carrison'o New Phase of
 ReUelations Of e Wife

defanrly. there's plenty os others tHrrcd with the same stick around here. notIcc."
 'I plead suI,y, for one" re- uruci.
 And now, if youu let mo sit here, I.u writ" that note 10 Mrs. Under .,ood."
 ''fhis tohl, isn't lit for you to ts rite at." she worried. but I hastily
 .oarod place for myself. and sat ,nwn. unhoydtug her protests
 "Ll1linu, d,ar." wrote hastily ."tIcly ta going to take his mother for a wgti this morning. and by ''achIaNc!llan tactics Iot her discover he Daccy farm aud plan to buy it. The reason you have no doubt sucsacd ere now. iiut she must .,ycr suspect tEur I h1vc looked at [. much less hargalncd for VI. So please caution NJ 'rion before Mother f wakes mp. not to say anything. | .lI not li,.r to tell her for fear of Junfuwng her. urriedly-Madge."
 did not like to own even to my If. much less tu Lillian. why I hiItrd the task Of silcncinG Marion's possiblc chatter. The child is the most honorable little soul I know. That she wodld neither understand nor approve Of the scheme to de- rcirc Mother Graham I well knew. md I preferred to let Lillian explain the difference between Twccdlcdedee and TweCdlcdcdum.
 An Interruption.
 Mrs. TiCcr went about the prepara- ton of my breakfast as wrote. When | had finished I noticed that while Marion's cup and hrC2kfast service were laid on the Ticer family kitchen table. Mrs. Ticer was laying n tray for me. evidently preparing to take t into our sitting room in fha. other wing.
 'Plcasc. Mrs. Ticer." I rose and laid a restraining hand on her shoulder. Wont you let me eat my breakfast out here with you and Marion? This is such honey kitchen"
 She looked at mo doubtfully, but that she was pleased l knew by her expression
 "Of course. if you want to-" She said finally.
 "Tndccd. I want to-" I returned. md was discussing my grape fruit v hen Marion danced in breathlessly. evidently worried for fear the mon might decide to milk another COW before she could get back. put my arm around the child and slipped 1 the note into the pocket of her dreas .
 'Ainrion. dear" I said with the eoicmnitv she likes when she is | playing m imaginative game. You | are now secret and important | messenger of state. You must let no | me soc this message nor guess your crrand until you hay" delivered if | into the hands of your lady mother l Then you will listen to what she tells you. and return to mo. But un- less I am alone you will say noth- ing concerning this when you see ITO. Do you underestimate"
 Ave. ave. my liere lpdye." Marion returned delightedIy. curtesying | nrcttj1v. and then she ran through | he door leading into our wing. I turned back to my breakfast with a | eirh of relief. feeling that I had | oaullled every possible leak Of the | disturbing facts I was trying to keep | from Mother Ora hams knowledge.
 I had half-fnished the dcl'Nous brcakrast Mrs. Ticer had prepared | md Marion had not yet returned | from her mothers room. when a 1 rustic at tho door leading from the | Kitchen to our sitting room made 1 me start ncrvously. and I looked up | to sec my august mothcr-in-la in her inevitable gray dressing gown. sfnnding in tho doorway.
 Mrs Ticcr." she sail acidly. may | I trouble you for" she stopped as her eyes fell upon mo.
 ''Nnrrarct" she stcrnIv demanded | do you moan to tell mo you arc eat | ing your hrcolfa~t calmly with your