Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-08
Holding a Husband
Adele Garrison's New Phase OF
Revelations of a Wife
The Way Dickey Took Major Grant
lands Gfeat Care OF Madge.


had known him to have the same
manner before, when he wished to
warn me of something he feared and
did not know just how to put his
fear into words lest he might unduly
alarm M
You know I'd love to have -:
go with us. father, dear" said, but
the place ] need you most is right
here with this blessed BABY. With
you and Mother Graham both
watching over him can go at that
hereulean task ahead of me without
worrying more than three-fourths OF
the time"
smiled rogueishly at him. but his
answering smile was distracted.
Plainly, his thoughts were on some
thing far different than Juniors well
fare, vital as | knew that was 10
him ... "
"Dicky is going with you, after all,
isn't he?" he asked finally.
Yes, they are selling tickets
through now" | replied.
y Something Goes Wrong.
sand Major Grantland?"
Il do not know. have the inl'
preston that he is going North to-
night, but he hasn't said So"
docs Mrs. Underwood know you
are coming?"
His utterance of the name brought
me the consciousness of something
important left undone
mo, she doesn't" l replied, "and
I want her to know. but haven't had
time to think of it. Would you mind
sending her a telegram saying We
Will arrive in New York sometime
tomorrow afternoon or evening? You
can get the train and reservations
from Major Grantland. think / hear
him coming back now"
"I'll attend to it right away" he
said. with a curious little air of re-
lief. He moved toward the door,
hesitated came back to me, and put
his hands on my cheeks, turning my
face up to his.
my darling" he. said. II wish
it were possible for you to have Mrs.
Underwood with you while you are
tearing up that house and hunting
for another one. Try to arrange it
if you can. And--promise me that
in your search for a new home you
will go nowhere alone"
His voice was low, impressive, and
try asI would l could not look upon
the request as only the undue paren.
tai anxiety of an old man thrilled
to- the suggestion of something ahead
of me which my father feared. and
it made, my voice earnest as I an.
swered him.
"I1l promise, father, dear, aud
keen it."
That's my good girl" He kissed
ME, and hurried away again. and in
another minute I heard his voice
and that OF Major Grantland in the
hail.
The next half hour was swirl to
me- Hastily adieux, the gathering
up of luggage. another drive through
the night, which began ras swiftly
as the first, bNt which soon slowed
up. I saw the, chauffeur give sew
ersl furtive glanres at Major Grant
land, who was again at the wheel,
heard queer noise in the engine
which l had not heard before, and
did not need Dicky's whisper to tell
me something was wrong.
In a Difficult Position.
Something's gone fooey with thu
cylinders" Dickey muttered "She's
, only hitting on about half of 'en.
Wonder if he'll try to keep on to
Southern Cedars with the old boae
limping this way, or whether he'll
Put into some nearer port"
We had not long to wait for the
answer to his question. After low-
voiced colloquy, between Major
Grantland and his chauffeur the Of
hcer slowed down. swung the car to
the side of the road and stopped
well have to look over things a
bit before we go further" he ex-
planned as he alighted
, The two men looted and explored
and Consulted, and finally the chauf-
feur got out some tools and pro-
ceeded to do certain things to the
mechanism mysterious to me. hut
evidently comprehensive to Dicky,
who had alighted wfxr .he others
did, and closely watched their
maneuvers. When the work was fin
ished Major Grantland climbed into
the car again and started it, listen
ing carefully to the engine as he
did so,
"All right, get in" he called to
the chauffeur and Dicky. and then
he turned to me- "I am more sorry
than | can say. Mrs. Graham, that
I shall not be able to take you back
to Southern Cedars. but dare not
trust the car any farther~than Aber-
deem"
But don't mind in the least"
protested. What difference does it
maker"
"a great DEAL" he said. AT South
crn Cedars you would have had a
comfortable hotel in which to wait
At Aberdeen you will have to sit on
a bench in the waiting rocm until
the train comes"
"It isn't the first time l have
waited upon station bench for
train.' / said reassuringly.,
But it will probably be the last
time you'll ever want to see one"
Dicky interrupted caustically. II
have hunch that the train is going
to break all records for lateness to-
night"
Il am afraid not" Major Grant
land said quietly. and in their tones
I sensed the old tension between the
two men. Again I realized that |
must be most careful not to rouse
the jealousy of the officer which al
ways seems to lie so near the sur
face of Dicky's emotions.
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