Omaha daily bee., 1921-06-25
Holding a Husband
Adele Garrison's New Phase Of
Revolutions of a Wife
Why Madge Eagerly Accepted the
Suggestion Lillian Offered.

Why Madge Eagerly Accepted the
I Suggestion Lillian Offered.
That Lillian comprehended the
dilemma | would face if Mother
Graham carried out her intention of
going to the Sag Harbor real estate
agents and inquiring for property l
saw with one glance at her face
which she had cupped in her palms
at my mother -in-law's words.
That Lillian had hit upon a solu-
tion of the problem / also saw, when
after few seconds brown study she
raised her head with some muttered
explanation OF headache, and fash
ed me a signal which meant that /
should pretend to fall in with my
mother-in-law's plans.
mo doubt you are Fight, mother"
| said meekly. "And the car is all
ready. But l ought to fix my hair
a Bit"
Come up to my rocm," Lillian
eagerly seized upon the cue | had
given her. II have an extra comb"
nodded assent, and walked les-
urely upstairs after her, dropping
the mask of casual indifference as
soon as the door was closed.
You've thought of something" |
asserted emphatically Now, as
Dicky says, spill it quick"
She smiled provokingly, then ask
cd significantly: ... f..
Does your mother know anything
of the mechanism of automobiles
, NO" / answered hopefully.
"Why?"
Because I should think it might
be an easy trick to have something
Ego wrong with the mechanism of the
car just as it reached the Dacey
farm" she responded with mis-
chievous smile.
stared at her for an instant,
then hugged her ecstatically.
"You darling" exclaimed. "And
OF course, it will be the most nat
ural thing in the world for her to
rest under the lilac bushes and the
apple trees, and then Dicky can di-
late upon the old house, etc, etc,
Just as we'd planned when we
thought we could inveigle her into
walk down here. If she doesn't fall
for that"
A Tangled Web.
"Then there's nothing left but to
tell her the truth at once" Lillian
said firmly. Don't go through the
farce of taking her to the real es-
tate offices. 1t will only make her
more furious when she finds cut the
truth. If she were my mother-in-
law" she stopped abruptly.
go on" said peremptori1y.
"This thing means lot to me, and |
certainly want all the advice you can
give me on it. Frankly, Pm COM
pletely at sea as to what is best TO
do"
well, then" Lillian said, "I
would have told her at first that you
had found a house, and let her sizzle
until she evaporated her wrath. But
as it is I would wait no longer than
her enforced visit to the Dacey farm
today. If she likes it, you can say,
Surprise! Surprised! or its equivalent.
If she doesn't, you can be PROPERLY
remorseful, but firm in the true state
ment that it was absolutely the last
resort, and that everybody will have
10 make the best of it. Another
ntiing, if she thinks she has discov-
- place when you have over
looked it she is going to be mighty
supercilious and bossy about fixing
it up" -...
"And If she disapproves, as she
will, of anything l have selected" l
began dolefully. Lillian put her
hand reassuringly upon myshoulder
as she interrupted me.
She'll do that, anyway" she said.
"If you had secured cross between
an Italian villa and an English an
cestral home with grounds to match
for the traditional song, she would
be bound to disapprove. So why
spend two seconds thought upon
that angle of it? You know you'll
have certain amount of unpleasant
ness to go through with about this
place. That's the penalty of the dis
coverers of picturesque ruins.
81 suppose you are right, l said,
sighing at, the tangled web in front
of ME, although my common sense
told me that Lillian's advice was the
only one to follow.
Margaret" My mother-in-law's
voice, peremptory, irritated. floatedi
up the stairs. | started hastily and
moved to the door
"Whose Scheme Is It?
"I'm going to follow your advice
to the letter." said, and then If
anything goes wrong
you'll have somebody to blame.
Lillian retorted gayly. "Go ahead!
NV shoulders are broad. But let's
hope for the best"
| descended the stairs rapidly, as
suring Mother Graham in passing
that everything was in readiness tor
the trip, and maneuvered so that she
went to the yard for a final look at
Junior, giving me chance Tor
word with Dicky alone. l swiftly
outlined the scheme for stopping the
car in front of the Dacey farm.
Good enough" Dicky commented
appreciatively. Whose scheme is
it, yours or Lis"
"Lillian's," I returned shortly.
"H'm, I thought | recognized her
fine Italian hand" Dicky commented.
and something in his manner told