South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-01-12
Revelations of a Wife
My Heart and My Husband
BY ADELE GARRISON

fish or cut bait Dicky is perfectly
ridiculous in his jealousy, and there
was nothing out of the way in your
treatment Of Allen Drake tonight.
But If you're going into a spasIn of
nervous fear every time the DiCly-
bird nutters his wings in rage, you'd
better turn yourself into a patient
Griselda and refuse even to speak 10
such heart-breakers as Allen Drake
II you're wise, however. YOU Il do
neither. Just greet that husband Of
yours az il nothing had happened
when he does deign TO come home
| tomorrow.
But it wasn't on the morrow that
| lad the chance 10 greet Dicky hum
| bly, or haughtily. Ir fact, there came
no message whatever from him, but
| in the morning I was called 20 the
telephone for a long distance mes
sage. and recognized with thrill Of
startled dismay the voice OF Allen
/ Drake.
May 1 speak TO Mr.. Graham ?'
he asked after he had uttered the
customary platitudes
Mr.. Graham is not here" Ny
throat was dry as I spoke.
as his car there?'
no. Mr. Graham has not been
home since he drove you to the sta
ton"
See" The tone told me that
/ he did indeed see"
There was perceptible pause be
/ fore he spoke again.
II find that I must have dropped
/ a little notebook. most vital to me.
/ valueless to any one else, in your
/ husbands car. VIII you see if il is
81 he q
/ "Of course. and mail it 70 you at
once"
/ Thank you Good by"
| I hung up the telephone with a
/ feeling Of relief At least there had
not been the encounter between the
/ two men which ! had so idiOtically
/ feared But as the hours Of the day
wore away and still mo- sign of my
husband. I felt settling upon my
spirits the depression which & quar-
/ rel with Dicky always brings me.
Therefore. despite LillianS ad-
monition. 7 was thoroughly miser-
! a BILE and distract. almost too preoc-
| Cupied TO realize what a crisis in my
/ friends life was impending when
/ Robert Savarin Unexpectedly re-
/ turned from the city on the after
noon train. and with all the air of
man about 20 put his fate TO the
/ final test. asked Lillian to go for a
walk with him.
/ They were gone for an hour. and
when they returned. by way OF the
iIutle foOtbridgc over the brook at
/ the back Of the house, sitting on
+ the steps of the summer house
ImOorily thinking OF Dicky-saw that
the artists face was white with dis
/ appointment, sombre with something
very at in 20 anger. set with q deter
mination not to yield to the dictum
/ Lillian had evidently uttered. As he
saw me. ne uttered a little eXclam
alton and Selling Lillian'S arm,
/ pulled her toward me.
Dear lady" ne said. you must
4 help me-"
ITS no use, Robert" Lillian said
YEARLY.
III ever you loved your friend.
he went on, ignoring her interpOla-
/ ton completely. 81 want you TO make
lLcr listen To reason now. I thought
/ when the obstacle OF that man was
removed she would listen TO me. But
IrOw she SAYS that she Will not mar
/ rv me. because she has already been
dragged through one divorce action.
land"
Lillian lifted her hand, pointed
/ through the trees TO where Marion
was playing croQuet with my father.
There is my reason Robert, she
said quietly.