South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-02-20
Revelations of a Wife
My Heart and Ny HnsbGn
By ADELE GARRISON

won't 7 do" ! smiled al little Mrs.
Durkee.
"Oh," she said putting her hahd-
kerchief 20 her eyes / am sure
don't know what TO do. It's all that
horrid Rita Brown
] wonder II every woman longs as
T sometimes do TO be able just for
"a hours 90 consider no ones feel
ings but her own, 20 act upon the
first impulse which seIzes her, re-
gardless Of the consequences. / sin
cerely hope this is true. for 1 should
hate 10 feel that the emotion I felt
upon hearing little Mrs. Durkee's
exclamation had no counterpart in
the experiences of other women.
For I had an almost irresistible
impulse to take my little neighbor
by the shoulders. shake her thor
oughly. turn her out Of the room
and lock the door after her. j had
been haTassed for days with the
numberless wishes and queries of all
the members of my family concern
ing our projected trip. To have little
Mrs. Durkee's woes, real or imagin-
airy, added to the ones I already had.
seemed the traditional straw too
much.
But, fortunately for the amenities
/ of civilization. women generally are
gifted with the ability TO be social
! hypocrites, and / do not think I am
an exception TO the general rule.
Therefore I Hospitality drew two
chairs forward, motioned my mother
in-law TO one. and going up to my
little neighbor put my arm around
I her shoulders and took down the
| handkerchief from her eyes with a
frn hand
In thus ministering 10 her I found
my irritation fast vanishing. 1 am
genuinely fond of Her Flufness, -
and long ago learned the lesson
which all her family and friends
know-that it is impossible to remain
angry or even irritated at her for
over a minute or two of time.
Look here" I said didactically
crying isn't going to help whatever
is the matter. SO suppose you sit
down here and tell me all about Rita
| Brown"
''Her FlufFiness" sank obediently
into the chair I indicated, lifted her
still lovely child-like eyes 70 mine.
You are always such a comfort
Madge," she sighed. But even you
can't help me out tots time. .Leila'S
as stubborn as a mule. and Alfred
Just stands right here like an anoin-
ted idiot and backs up every wore
she says. l can't imagine what the
girl can be thinking Of / should
think she'd remember how taken
Alfred was at one time with that
that-Oh! / cant find words strong
enough TO call her! I'd be arrested
if 1 said them out loud. Well, there's
one thing certain, if anybody thinks
I'm going 10 travel south in the
same drawing room with her they've
just got two more thinks coming
that's ALL"
Margaret" my mOther-in-law in
terrupted, with her eyes still full OF
suspicion. please close that win
dow. It is exceedingly chilly in
here. 1 am surprised that you have
it open. just closed the one il
the bathroom. e was chilling tn,
whole house, and here this one i.
wider open still"
/ was panic-stricken at her words
for Dicky. in his dash out of tn,
room 10 avoid meeting her hac
counted, as 1 well knew, upon tn,
open bathroom window as a mean,
of getting into the house again from
the veranda roof If il had beer
shut before he reached it he mus
still be literally cooling his heels
upon the veranda roof. / knew thar
he was rather sketchily attired in
lnegligee shirt. trousers and slippers
and knew also that he was warn
from dashing TO and fro in tn,
ridiCulOusly futile movements whicl
he in common with most other mer
call packing" The danger Of hi,
becoming thoroughly chilled wa,
very real.
There was but one thing TO do
however. must get my visitors
out of the room as soon as I could.
Suppose YOU come into my room
instead" 7 suggested Hospitality. ris
ing as l spoke. The odOr of mott
; balls was so strong in here that
simply had 10 open the window"
Margaret. Have you taken ieavr
OF your senses?" demanded m.
mother-in- law. Richard never use
moth balls and you know It. / agre,
with YOU that we ought to go TO ;
warmer room, but if YOU are unwiH
ing to heed my suggestion I shall