South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-27
Revelations of a Wife
My Heart and Ny Husband
~ ADELE GARRISON

Dicky threw up his hcad with a
gesture / knew only too well, and
Slared at me as savagely as IL I had
announced the prospective visit OF
His Satanic Majesty himself Evil
IDENTIFY his giving Maj. Grantland ad-
vice as 10 wedding party bouquets
vas one thing. while the young Of
fcer's expected call upon me be-
cause OF that counsel was some
thing else again" as Lillian's Old
cook. Betty. SO aptly puts it,
What the devil is he coming here
for2" he asked with all the un-
reasonaibleness which he Is capable
OF exhibiting when things displease
him.
II do not know that he Is coming %
7 explained. with stiffness in my
manner which I could not for the
life OF me restrain. When your
mother and l said that we could not
find pieces of our gowns. Mrs. Dur
kee chose to believe that we did not
wish 20 give chem. and informed us
that she meant 20 tell the major We
were hunting for them, and that he
was 10 call here for them. She hur-
ried away before either OF Us could
protest But. OF course. II you OBJ
iect. IL will be very easy for you 20
take the pieces 10 her. Then he
viii have no possible excuse for COM
ing here"
OF course / knew-and woman
ske rejoiced in the knowledge. and
tho weapon il ftced 20 my hand
that Dicliy would rather emulate
The old martyrs and offer his body
for torture than 20 face little Mrs.
Durkee's malicious smile and enjoy
n1eut Of his appearing before her
in the role OF Jealous husband oo-
jecting 20 a perfectly eXcusable and
innocent call from the man she held
in 81 "A high regard
Ny husbands temper boiled over
in a single forcible and profdne
2 ejaculation Then he turned upon
h.s heel with an air Of whitening dis
dsin.
Evidently YOU quite fancy your
self in the role of a humorist.' he
sneered. but for your own good let
me advise you 20 put the soft pedal
upon the very cheap form OF wit
which seems 20 be your only meter
He left the room with the leisure
In loftineSs Of a lord OF the manor
who had just disciplined one OF his
subjects. have seen the time when
a scathlng remark ike this from
Dicky would have brought bitter
tears and night OF waketul misery.
That was in the first year Of ms
marital experience. Later, hot anger
took the place of tears. But now.
while both tears and anger Still
come 20 me I fnd that more IRE
uuently still 7 am able 90 smile with
real amusement at the explosions
and vacaries OF my ten,peramcutal
husband.
But I was surprised when the door
closed bit vehcmeutly under
Dicky's hand 20 see softening the
grim visage or my mother-in-law an
answering smile 20 the one Quirkiug
the corners OF my own mouth. An
instaut's reflection. however made
me realize that 81 was only what 7
might have expected from what I
knew OF my mother-in- laws mixer
ent sense OF justice, and a certain
grim humor which she possesses
Besides I reflected. her son had
Just involuntarfly Inundated her
b. his disclosure OF the fact that he
and not Mai. Grant,aud. was re-
sponstble for the idea which she
had ridiculed so strongly. I also
knew that she was feminine and
inconsistent enough 10 resent l.
Her comment matched her smile
IF Richard were younger. -he
said grimly. Il could turn him over
my knee As 4 IS. I don't see VIII.
there Is 10 do except 20 lex him rave.
He'll cool down. They always do"
A little reminiscen. smile lowered
around her lips.
Il remember Ions before Richard