The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-11-30
New Revelations of
a Wife
why Lillian Told Madae That Harry
Might Call While She Was Away.
BY ADELE GARRISON

| the next day.
| 1T will all be toss-up whether or
not he can come" she said with just the
right amount of careless knowledge III
her tone. You people haven't any lea
how one of those illustration stunts ties
you down. However, Wen wire to the
| Dick bird right away and find out. Shall
l do it, Madge, as I'm giving the party?"
| "Oh, surely" / replied, blessing her
for her forethought.
! 1 had premonition that Dicky would
refuse to come to the wedding, knew
| that Lillian shared my misgivings, and
was purpOsely saving me the humilia-
ton of sending an invitation to my hus-
, band which he was practically sure not
| to accept.
That's settled then" Lillian turned to
katherine.
How long will it take you to dress?"
! she said. I'll phone for a taxi as soon
as 1 send the wire to Dicky. You and 1
are going shopping. Madge will look
after things here
l think we all three grasped her mean
| ing at the same instant. We knew that
katherine's purse wouldn't admit OF any
thing save the most meaGre Of hurried
| trousseaux. That Lillian, with the gen.
erous impulses which are always hers,
meant to supply all deficiencies was per-
IfeCtly patent. Jacks forehead contracted
into a frown, and there was protest in
Katherine's also, a protest, however,
mingled with an irrepresible girlish JOY
at the unexpected prospect Of dainty
things.
Lillian saw the frown. protest and
longing, and disposed Of them all with
one of her strokes of intuitive genius.
Come, children, be generous!" she
pleaded. II never had any chance for
frilly, bridey things myself, and I've only
had the opportunity to dress Marion for
so short a time If you knew how I
long to pretend Katherine is my dear
younger sister and plan her wedding you
simply couldn't deny me the pleasure
| Her voice had the tremor Of pathos
in it. She had unerringly struck the
right chord-and-she meant every word.
| Katherine was in her arms before she
had finished speaking, while one OF
Jacks rare smiles illumined his face.
I'm dumb-also grateful" he said
with a slight bow to Lillian. And now.
may 1 claim that 10 minutes You prom
Iised?"
His words were addressed to Lillian,
but his eyes, hungry, worshipful were
upon Katherines exquisite face, tinted
with a rose blush of happiness.
I'm make 1t To-" Lillian returned.
! Get along with you now" she added,
| smiling materially upon them both
| We watched them go out of the room,
| completely absorbed in each other.
| think each of us visualized the swift,
| tender, passionate kiss which we were
sure Jack gave his little bride-to-be as
soon as the protecting door had closed
behind him.
Moments Of Retrospect.
\ Lillian's face was tense. and I knew
she was thinking Of the happiness that
| had been denied her, and IL am
| ashamed to confess there was a portion
of unworthy bitterness in the cup of en-
vious longing brewed by the sight Of my
| little friends happiness.
For, woman-like, / could not forget
| that the happiness, the devotion which
now was Katherines had once been mine,
| for the taking. But I, unknowing that it
was mine, unwilling to take it if I had
known, had admitted Dlcky into my life
| instead-Dicky, the most royal lover
| who ever wooed and won a girl.
thrilled to the memories which the
thought of him evoked-but-I faced the
| fact grimly-an unstable, Vacillating, in
| considerate husband
| And yeti knew that if the short
years could roll back 1 would make the
same choice again, even with full knowl-
edge of the facial that time hidden
from H1e-GIldI JdCh SeiI GU AOL
corrected myself with a cynical smile
Jack had only imagined he had cared. 1t
| had remained for katherine to evoke a
real passionate devotion.
mo use retrospecting. Madge. It's
depressing and doesn't do one bit Of
good
"Frantie Personals"
Lillian's voice, crisp, CHEEKY, startled
| me out of my reverie. She gave me no
chance to reply, for which was CRATE
| full.
Don't imagine I'm going to leave you
alone here" she said. Fortunately, one
| Of our most trusted minor operatives is
available today. He'll come from next
door, through the closet entrance into the
library, boiling the door after him, and
stay in the library until l return. He
knows nothing of the hiding places in
that room, and I think III ask you to
give me that paper in your wrist watch
for safe keeping until l return. I'll put
it away in the best nook of the lot before
send for the operative. I'm taking II
away from you because-you probably
will have n caller while 1 am gone.
don't want you to have the responsibility
of 1t if Harry should come here while I'm
away"
IF Harry should come here while,
broke off, looking at Lillian in amaze
ment.
NO haven't gone nutty." Lillian re-
turned We've been too busy to see
them, but there have been frantic per-
sonals for you in the Era for three Is
sues. Harry evidently has some urgent
reason for seeing you, and / imagine he
will telephone you today. If he does,
have him come over here, and find out
everything you can that he knows or
thinks he knows I believe things are
coming to a sort of crisis with the Drap- |
er's gang. Perhaps you may be able to
convince Harry of his sins and assist MIN /
down to the mourners' bench"
She spoke lightly. but knew that De- |
meath her careless tone was an intense
longing to turn the man whose name she
still bore from his dangerous path before
It was too late. |
TkAAKSHlNfNG.