South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-04-09

fhie story Iu our most pers 1-Ft
1 IcnE-Gis-auce tone. We les-e4-
"P.ease give The hundreds o. news
paper publishes IN thls country
1 and Canada and as FAR away as
i shanghai who each dag print
Holding a Husband. word picture
of-Let the author OF Revelations
o. n wife reveal herseH. We'd
. like copy by Tues
-What2" came startled accents
why. IL couldn't, You never
yet knew me 20 fan down on any
\ thlls you asked me 20 do. bur write
ABOUT myself
So we asked Adele Garr!son's
4 husband 90 tell US how she holds
HER husband. IN our craftiesr
manner we laid the idea before him.
What" came startled accents
"Why-you don't seriously be-
Ieve that I could tell you anything
about where she gets her ideas
bout what D-cky does. now do you.
"a man9 You ought 10 know me
ves enough 5- now 70 know that
Ne listened politely and SOFTLY
huns 40.
4 Wisconsin Native.
And so data" vas requested. II
arrived Il begins.
Adela Garrison was born. Clinton
Junction Rock Co., WIS. Village
OF seven hundred. Old America
sock Grandfather and grand
mother (maternaD pioneers In
wisconsin from Pennsylvania"
Let's skip.
''-privately taught by Mother
uu last year Of grammar school
then thigh school TIL graduation
Mothers ideas CT reading cOmpre-
hended history. classics and poetry
hut no action AS a result read
everything Omnivorously, including
seed catalogues-which incidentalls
still hold warm place in affections
as second hobby is gardening %
we Interrupt 20 say that Adele
Garrisons first hobby is driving
an automobile once when she
took a Central park curve on hign
and one wheel. she gently remark
cd.
In Biucbeard Mystery.
Driving gives me some Of the
thrills I used 20 get when I was
Evelyn Campbell"
Do you remember Evelyn Camp
bell? She IL was who found and
conveyed one IF Johann HOCh's few
surviving wives from Chicago %
New York 10 identify the BlUebeard
And when Johann H0ch said his
last few words. he ended;
IF there's a chance In the other
world I'll come back TO haunt
Evelyn Campbell"
Yet IL was the same Evelyn who
conducted the campaign which re-
suited in the winning Of a new trial
for Jocko Briggs. accused OF muir
der, convicted and sentenced to tbs
eauows. reprieved within four hour.
of the time set for his execution
The new trial brought about tho
acquittal of this innocent man.
Gets Characters Mixed.
Now the thing that puzzled thos,
who know Adele Garrison-ls jus
who is who in Revelations Of q
Wife"
ThoughtlessIy once she addresse,
note 20 her editor:
Dear Harry Underwood
When he jOked her about IL. sh
made matters worse-or better-b,
exclaiming:
you really aren't at all Xix
Harry Underwood"
The poor editor knew II all tn
time-Harry Underwood is too dew
ilishly clever 10 be a portrait OF him
Hugh Grantand. the dcbonnaire
the devoted. Grace Draper, III
beautiful the clever. yet wicked
-rr inc q
the socially mIsfit-Mother Graham
dear and yet forever the proverbia
mother-in-I aw-Katie. the fuun
worshipping maid and Jim. he
equally loyal hUsband-''Her FIum
ness Mrs. Durkee. the genial neigh
bor-Alfred. her artist son. and hi
adorable wife Leiia-Edith Fair FAX
who has hopelessly adored Z ok
all these years
Millions OF Friends.
But this is not a Who's Wao
Of the scores upon scores of hu
man teiuss-RcaI friends from III
everyday-who fash through "Reve
1ations Of a VIE" and are constan
visitors IN the homes OF Adele Gar
rison's million readers And ST,
the wonder Grows:
Where does she get them all?
a newspaper IN the Tar ives
omits an instalment OF Reveal
tons" one day by accident Il
telephone wires are so crowded wit
inquiries that for forty-eight hour
IT'S own business has 10 be carrie.
or by messenger boys.
A daily on the Atlantic Coas
decides 10 drop Revelation" be
cause Il hasn't heard any com
nnents recsntly'' Two DAYS later
frantic telegram comes from tha
newspaper.
when IS the first hour YOU ca
give Us Revelations We are mob
bed by our subscribers"
Started in 1918,
These things have become an Oh
story Yet Revelations or a Wife
has been p!tng up records Tx
these-not 10 mention the daily re
quests for copies OF the book. III
pleading letters from women's club
and excited individuals begin
more information about these char
acters who have become true friend