The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-08-30
REVELATIONS
OF A WIFE
sY ADELE oAR7lsotl.


Alfred Durkee's wink let in a flood
of light upon me. / had thought that
unconsciously he was aiding me in my
scheme to balk Dicky's obstinacy by
making him think was opposed to
the purchase of the house we were to
inspect But instead. realized that
he was deliberately abetting me by
goading Dicky with little ironical in
nuendoes concerning my power to
make the final decision in the matter.
I was not sure that liked this. To
manage" Dicky by my understanding
of his obstinacy was one thing, to do
it with the conivanae of any one else
was another. But Alfred Durkee was
such a boy, SO utterly devoid of any
malice in his mischief that I didn't
feel the compunction concerning his
aiding me that / would have felt had
he been an older man.
/ could hardly conceal smile at his
next speech, however. With q most de-
jected air he observed innocently.
''Well, mother, suppose that set
ties it. No afternoon neighborly tea
for you around this shack. 1t will be
Just our luck to have some impossible
person with eleven squalling young
ones move in next to us if we take the
other house. I don't know but we'd
do you Think"
oh, Alfredo quavered little Mrs.
Durkee, and there was real dismay in
her voice. Dicky caught it and turned
to her solicitously.
Don't you worry. Mrs. Durkee,' he
said you know ALT wouldn't give
that shack next door up for anything.
And 1 haven't decided against this
place yet. Wen look the house over
first anyway
He offered his arm CALAMITY to little
Mrs. Durkee, and they preceded us
into the house. to which Dicky had
been given keys by Mr.. Birdsall, the
real estate agent.
stepped briskly to my side and fell
into step with me.
At see you are a profound student OF
Hibernia1 literature" he said.
II don't understand YOU I returned
smiIingly.
~ Trust You Don't"
mo? Well. to clothe my ideas in
words of syllable he grinned audac-
iously, you must have heard the tale
of the man who wished to drive his
pig to Cork"
Il must plead ignorance" l an
swered.
would you mind if / occasionally |
employed word of more than one
syllable?" he queried solemnly.
II shall try to overlook it," l re-
torted, amused. yet trifie annoyed
at his nonsense.
well then he drew a long breath.
"once upon a time an Irishman drove I
a pig along the road to Cork, saying !
Go to Dublin, piggy pig I
gy, go to Dublin. A friend who met /
him wondered at his words, and asked .
him why he told the pig to go to i
Dublin when in reality the animal was /
headed the other way.
+" Whist, whispered the owner Of /
The pig. Don't mention the wurrud.
If the haste should suspect / wanted
him to go to Cork he would turn right I
around and run the other way"
He finished the story with such an
irresistible look Of humorous apprecia-
ton of its application to the situation
We had just faced that I laughed out
light.
Il trust you don't mean to infer" I
began laughingly--
s.That the -'-,-hird isn't as OBJ
'tinate as Paddy's plg?" he chr
'Hevings. no, l dont infer it. just as
'ert it, make an affidavit to it, any
hing you like"
But see that you know how to
manage him, more power to you. Just
Keep your artistic knocking of the
louse and he'll sign the deed before
Tou know it,
He dropped his already low, con-
idential tone to mere nurmur as ne