The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-23
REVELATIONS
OF A WIFE
az ADELE GARRISON.
How Lillian Led Madse to Read Grace
nranarse P,,rrnea

Diapers Purpose.
Il know I'm fearfully stupid" I adj
mitted shamefacedly, but I haven't
| the slightest idea what you mean"
Lillian drew UP chair and sat down
facing me.
I'm not going to tell you what I
have discovered about this damnable
letter just yet" she said, "for I want
you to think it out for yourself. 1t will
be more convincing to you if you an
alyze the thing step by STEP"
She paused for a moment while ex-
citedly 1 poundered her cryptic words
Then she said slowly, impressively:
"Madge, what would Grace Draper
rather achieve than anything else in
the world?
did not need to wait long for my
answer. I knew only too well what
Grace Diapers dearest wish on earth
was.
Gain Dicky's love-" I said sorrow
fully.
Undoubtedly" she answered, but
failing that, what next?"
Her words let a tiny glimmer. of
light into my puzzled brain.
'1 suppose she would like to part
Dicky and me forever" I said. my
voice trembling a little with the ex-
element of the idea that was begin
ming to creep through my brain.
Go to the head of the class" Lillian
said smiling, and I knew that her
levity was for the sole purpose OF
tightening the tension under which
was laboring. t'Now, granted that,
what do you think would be the very
best method for her to employ"
1 stared at her for long. illunainat-
ing moment, then jumped to my feet
excitedly.
"You mean"
She rose, put a quieting hand on my
shoulder, and the next moment
found myself in my chair again.
I'm glad you see it at last" she
said. But I wasn't very far ahead OF
YOU. I'll confess she put something
over me that time. didn't see
through it myself for awhile"
you really think
Blessed Relief.
HThat Dicky never saw that devil
ishly clever letter, that Grace Draper
knew that he was away from nome
and had it addressed to Marvin In that
childish scrawl in the hope that you
would open it, II don't think know
it, nv dear. It's as sure as 1t IS Inat
the sun is shining"
Relief, blessed, healing, came to me
with her bizarre words. But II was
on1v for a moment. Then two dark
Irritating thoughts came into my nina
The first I voiced falteringly:
'cBut there were so many references
in her letter to incidents of her com
panionship with Dicky--
"Madge, sometimes I'd like to snake
you!" Lillian rejoined impatientiy.
tell YOU there isn't word or truth III
that letter from first to last. Lots OIL !
references? OF course there are loIs
of references, too darned many II any
bodv should happen to ask you II
zhe hadn't been quite so generous with
ber references she might have got
9wav with the trick, for awhile at
least. Not for long, however, Tor OF
course. Dicky would have riddled 1t as
soon as he caught sight OF it.
.sYou mean you would have taken 1t
TO him ?" asked.
do you think for one moment
would have believed such a thing
without giving him a chance to de-
END HIMSELF" she retorted with
Touch of vehemence.
had no answer, for [ was gulty
tina. she had voiced prec'se-
y. +he :hing l had meant to d.
FASTENED to utter the other thocght
which had come to shadow my rener
It Lillian's shrewd 1nterpreIA'ioh %
Grace Diapers letter.
|
old with touch of self-contempt.
Lillian glanced at me snre"olS'
.yor're off on another track, now
trent your" she asked 1nelesah1Iy.
,T,11 wa ger a cookie 1 can guess what's
he matter now"
ut would be of use for me to take
he wager" I returned. you Always
an read me-"
"a Whole Mind"
.sThat's because you are so trans
,arently truthful, my dear, she sald
enderly, putting her hand 1mpulslVeH
,ver mine But, seriously you
houldn't give single thought 10
,nening that letter. Your mother-ln-
aw guessed that it was something
,ou and I ought to handle or she
vouldn' have sent it on
Butt said Observation-Disclosures
Draper was justified in the low opln-
ON she had of my honor. II your
heory is true. She sent the letter 10
faryin on the chance that would De
enough to open letter
hat was not mime
did I say had half mind TO
bake you a minute ago?" Lillian de-
handed, rising and towering wrath
ully above me- well, it's a whole
aind now, and If I ever again hear
on mention the necessity OF any
1ore honorable dealing with Grace
,raper than you would use toward a
lad dog running loose in the street
QUIZ wish you had kept your lips
losed."
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