The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-11
.MyMarriage
Problems
Thought That .tssaiied Madge AZ She
Dressed for Her Part.
ny ADELE GARRIso>

! There was a peremptorineHs IA LII
lians tone which spelled fnslily. aud
\ though Tom chesterr lips set IN "a
thin line OF nbstlnney, and his eyeA
flashed an appeal az me, he yet utter.
Ell no further word Of protest against
my making one u the motor car cx'
pedfion which was 20 insure the
young mans presence AT Smiths Ak.
pccted etaway.
Don't daily. Aadgo." Lillian nd.
moniHhed sharply. II you have any
spare time after dressing, you'd bet
ter get one of smiths guards Boy
ins preferably look NJ Dicky's car
and see II there's anything that must
be done 20 II after that Wild ride u
yours tonight. Remember all We want
IN 10 bolster II mp no II will function
for those few miller tonight. II does
nj matter II Il falls TO pieces an soon
M Smith IL safely travelling nor by
nor west In that biz limousine with
Allen on his trail Or pettit and your
father can bring You people home
again, and the garnge men cnn 20 out
and salvage the car IN the morning"
II know all about repairing care
young Mr.. Chester ventured hopefully
80 does Bevins" Lillian retorted
curly. and he doesn't have 10 gave
his strength, as you must. OH
MndgeF"
Her exclamation halted me on my
way 10 tho door.
"Yes?'
Pour yourself a cup u coffee be
fore you go out. and eat something,
II It's only n roll. y
/ nodded q grateful sssent for her
thoughtttilness and went directly TO
my room, where I changed quickly
into the knickerbocker suit with trim
boots which ] had worn In the noun
tBlns. Then with queer little feel
ing Of reluctance ! went down tho hall
10 DIcky's room, lighted the lamp. and
closing the door behind me stood for
n long minute looking over my hus.
bands room.
A Love Test.
was TO wear a'coat md soft hat ~
Dicky's, Lillian had said, and after the
minute Of survey / went 10 his closet
and took the articles she had men.
toned.
MY economical soul rojoiced that
they were comparatively shabby, for
would not have liked TO take his
good things, but ~ took them down
realized how completely Dicky had
stripped his closet Of his prescntable
clothing. Either he had expected to
change his attire several times day
at the Adirondack camp, reflected.
or he had planned longer sojourn
than he had told me.
I moved to his mirror, took UP his
coat and thrust one arm into IL. Then
stopped short with sudden rush Of
poignant loneliness as from the folds
Of the coat came the odor Of the to-
bacco which hangs around all his pos
sessions.
Sometimes think II Ia an Invaluable
test OF wifely affection, this reaction
of loneliness to the smell OF tobacco
upon an absent husbands belongings.
At any rate, when Dlcky is gone for
any period OF time cannot handle his
tobacco .redolent clothing without .
thrill Of longing for his presence.
"Where Is Your Husbands~
caught the coat UP little fiercely |
and buried my face In 1t for an in |
slant AS II It had been Dicky's living
shoulder. Then with sudden cynical |
OF the positive eager
ness with which he had left us l gave
. bitter little laugh, put on the coat
and fastened 1t with no more emotion
than l would have had at putting on
q part Of Jerry TIGERS wardrobe.
shook down my hair az Lillian had
then drew II away from my
face and wound 1t at the top Of my
head into a mass which would keep
Dicky's hat from blowing off. Then,
as crammed the hat low down over
my forehead, / looked critically at
myself In the mirror. No one In the
world looking ut me closely in the
light would mistake me for a man. but
[ was sure that bent over a motor
wheel and shielded by the darkness OF
he road l would pass muster.
had tuved TO the door when I
seemed TO hear again DIR. Petit's
noarse question, Where is your hus-
oand?" and again, In answer to my
assurance that he was in the Adiron.
lacks, Are you sure?"
For an instant ID seemed to me that