New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-03-26
LDING A HUSBAND
lele Garrison's New Phase of
Revelations of a Wife

whatever i'm the world is the mat
ter with you?"
1--WE Something to- Ask You"
Nothing" l returned n bit CURLY.
II was so tired that 1 lay down for
bit before undressing. and 1 must
have dropped off to sleep"
lie looked at me searchingly for a
minute. then:
Have IL your own way. Far be it
FROM me TO pry into your Utmost
heart But I've got something TO ask
you. and / don't want you to get your
death of cold while you're listening.
SO hurry up and finish undressing and
get into bed I'll be back in ten min
utes.''
lie turned on his heels without an
other glance at me. i knew that
t, despite his apparent Indifference he
had realized the nervous strain had
undergone. and meant TO give me
time TO pull myself together.
| finished undressing, took down,
combed and plated my hair-always
soothing process to me-bathed my
tear-stained face. and, wrapping
galy-colored knmono around me.
crept back into bed. Dicky appeared
promptly at the end of the ten min
utes he had named, bearing in his
hands, to my great sunrise. steam
ing cup of coffee.
Lucky Katie got in supplies today
before she took her tantrum and put
them all away in the places where
they are generally kept. didns
have any trouble finding them. THIS
Is camp coffee. made with cold water.
but think it's pretty good, for
l. -
put i'm two Jumps of sugar. That's
what YOU always take. isn't it?"
\ Quandary.
repFTssed the whimsical smile
which came to my lips at this ques-
ton. one lump of sugar Is my in
variable portion, yet Dicky always
says Two when serving me. i de-
test more than one lump. but some.
thing i'm the irrepressible boyishness
of his look as he held il oct to ME
made me determined to swallow IL
appreciatively If Il were sichish sweet.
Thank you so much. dear" L said.
as | sat up in bed and held out my
hand for the cup.
Dicky handed IL 20 ne. then deft,s
tucked the pillow back OF me and
stood waiting until I had finished the
surprisingly good coffee which he had
prepared.
There's nothing like n good cup OF
coffee" he quoted his mother with a
twinkle in his eye rs he took the cup
from me and set II down upon my
table. Then he sat on the side OF the
bed. looked at me steadily for a sec
ond, and said quietly:
81 don't want you to violate any
confidence, but-can you ri. tell me
whether you and Lii agree With Edith
as to her theory of boys breaking in
here the other night?'
For a moment / was too startled 10
answer him. What could say 10
him. / asked myss Elf. knew that
Lillion emphaticdlly dill not agrou
with Edith's theory but ON the other
hand had no linking beyond my owl
fantastic guesses rs 20 tho direation
in which my friends Investigations
were leading her. In my quandary 1
temporized.
Il have no theory myself, Dicky.
And as TO Lillian fancy she has
one, she generally does. but she
hasn't told me what IL is
He looked at me again, then drew
something from his pocket, some
thing which 1 recognized with a lit
tie gasp.
You'd better give this TO Lii" he
said. and tell her TO add it to the
collection"
This was a small leather-framed
photograph of myself which 1 had
given TO Dicky long ago. Through the
leather OF the frame and across the
face of the photograph itself were