The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-10
REVELATIONS
OF A WIFE
nY ApELn oARRlsoll.

How Mother Graham Reese 20 . Pleas.
snt Opportunity.
Where are you going, my pretty
maiaqa
Harry Underwood sprang % his feet
as / entered the living room. or course.
Dichy and Alfred nsIrkee ora the same
thing. but Il Vas ar. Underwood who,
with hts long stride advr need quickly
Ia front OF the others and barred my
path. looking down AZ me with the in
definable look IN bis brilliant black
eyes that always made me nhlvcr.
To kiss Mrs. Durkee. SIR. she said"
answered IN as hooking a tone a. his
own, and curtesyinE low. sprang aside
more quickly than ne thought possible
and lightly lodged The outflunR arms
with which he had made barri e.
against my passing.
Tho light. hooking einslon was part
OF the treatment q Harry Underwood
that had long ago outlined for myself.
lie was Dicky's best friend. the hus-
band ~ my dearest comrada, LILLIAN.
To take seriously Or show offonse az
the hurieBque admiration which 10
constantly offered was not 70 Be-
thought q unless I wanted a rupture
between the two families.
'Foiled again. Harry" heard DIeky
say. az | reached Mrs. Durkee's side
and apoiogized Tor not haviag come
sooner % greet her. The light lAaghter
which accompanied Ms remark grated
on me when ! contrasted Dlcky's IN
difference 20 the bsdlnage Of Harry
Underwood with his foolish 3ealoury 81
any other man who eyinced the silvat-
eat interest Ia me.
'TnciSy Mrs. Dnrkee" Harry under-
weed returned exfravagamtlv. aud my
greeting ~ tho pretty. motherlv atte
woman. whom I genuinely liked. was
marred BY the consciousness that the
man I unaccountabiy feared was
watching my every movement
did not allow myself to dwell
upon the vagariea 0f Harry Under
wood, however. I knew that IL I would
save Lillian pain I must quietly warn
Alfred Durkee and his mother. aa vel
~ Dicky % the radical change IN nor
appearance her Transformation from
comparatively young woman 20 one
q apparently advanced years.
Little Mrs. Durkee proved her pos
session of the poise and good sense
was sure she had. when. upon hearing
nay news and caution % evluce no SUR
prise az seeing Lillian. she neither X
claimed nor questioned me concerning
Lllllan's reasons Tor hanishiaR her
atrociogs mask ~ rouge and powder
Send Alfred % me while you speak
e Dicky" she said quietly. and a.
crossed the room 20 where the three
men we're standing I blessed her FOR
her thouWhtfuiness.
II wish 20 speak 20 you aersously.
Dieky." ! sail. trying a. make ny
veies Eay and careless. -ana Ar. Dur
kee. you are wanted AZ your uothsr's
side"
Harry t'naerwooa flashed a shrewl
understanding glance at ne. = look
which followed me aa ! stepped aside
wsth Dicky. and which changed into :
inocking. bitter smile. as Dlcky. unable
70 control himself 81 nay news. sounded
a long whisiiing note. and then. before
] could step hlm. demanded loaaly.
What the sam HI did she % that
forY"
~Your query - perfectly Logical
one. my Young friend AR. Underwood
saeered. and ! had never heard ms
voice 40 unpleasant and I can give
yoo the answer pnonfo. she haa two
one because are - naturally
q fool and the other because she want
80 to make a hEiv goat of me"
On. dcn't. Harry" . plAintlvo yosce