South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-05
Revelations of a Wife
My Heart and Ny Husband
By Adele Garrison

lcEed"
DfcIOy dropped his theatrical man
ner as he would shed a troublesome
coat. and leaned over toward me.
saying:
That's about the right dope.
maybe with few notifications. But
what want 20 know Is. what did
Rita say to you when you gave her
your little ultimatum ?"
I was too astonished al his in'ui-
ton or his deductive powers did
not know which 20 credit-to an
swer him for a moment. He re-
peated his question impatiently.
I told him reluctantly. using-al-
most as II hypnotized-the very
words OF the threat Rita had sent
me. His face darkened as he lis
tened.
That's no good business" he said.
rita Brown IS no SLOUGH when II
comes 10 possibilities Of getting even.
I II you don't look out you'll have
/ enemies strewn all around this world
and the next. upper and lower. It's
all very well 20 be a feminine Don
/ QuixOte, saCheting all around the
place. but kindly remember that
/ Allis nut and what she tried 20 90
TO you. Rememb Der also the gifted
| Miss Draper, although I don't be-
|lieve poor Oracle Is dangerous any
| longer. and for goodness sake cut
out this monkeying with buzz saws!"
I voiced the protest my conscience
urged.
But Dicky. Leila's happiness"
He swung 10 his feet with a NUT
tered exclamation. swung me up be-
Eside him, and crushed me in his
arms.
You little idiot" he said rough
| Us. What is Leila or anybody else
I in the world compared 10 you!"
I went around in what my little
mother would have termed a "daze"
I for the rest Of the day. following my
astonishing interview with Dicky
/ concerning my experience with Rita
I Brown 1 had been shown an en-
tirely new phase Of my husbands
character and I was not quite GER
tain whether or not I liked it.
Dicky's RACES had seen frequent
/ ~. so often. IN fact, that they had
/ ceased to make me suffer much, had
become annoying or amusing, as CIR
cumstances might direct. His VIOLA
tile moods. his utterly irresponsible
boyish tricks, had long since become
an ordinary routine.
I had wondered sometimes If he
would ever grow up. and here. over
night as it were, I found a mentor,
a judge. in the place OF the ire
lsponsibIe boyish husb;, had
known.
Ny Peter Pan! Had he vn up
at last? Would I never IN feel
the mixture OF annoyance and
thrilled admiration which his pranks
gave me? With a humorous little
recollection Of the nonsense he had
mixed with his grave lecture, I real
lied that Dicky's chief charm would
stay with him always.
But 1 think Il was given me IN
that moment TO know that his VIOLA
| tile boyishness would be his only as
an adjunct TO his character. not as
an integral part OF II. as It had
seemed TO me to be. There came to
me. too, a realization that 1 must
readjust myself TO this new state of
affairs. and with the realization
came the knowledge Of a strange,
new feeling for my husband dawn
ing within my consciousness.
have loved Dicky wildly. pas
lsionately, have intensely admired his
tale IS have been extremely angry
az him. foolishly jealous OF him. but
looking hack over my married life,
II do not know am ashamed 70
admit Il even TO mysels--t!'at have
ever really respected his judgment
and common sense as a wife ought
90 be able 20 do.
wondered in these hours OF re-
adjustment If the fault had been one
OF perception oh my part or Of real
lack in Dicky Had he suddenly
grown to mans mental stature. or
had my eyes been selfshly. foolishly
blinded during all these years?
had plenty Of leisure for my IN