The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-08-22
REVELATIONS
OF A WIFE
az ADELE GARRISON.
What Is 1t That Lillian Reads
Grace Diapers Letter?

What Is 1t That Lillian Reads in
Grace Diapers Letter?
II would like TO-" l whispered
looking up with horror blinded eyes at
| Lillian.
| II know, dear" she interrupted reas-
suringly; you know I'm not exactly a
| stranger to this sort of thing myself"
| The simple words Gained me, for
they brought to my memory as with a
flash light the long, gruelling night
mare Of Lillian's lift with Henry I'm
derwood Ny suffering, cruel as it
seemed, had been nothing compared to
the long-drawn- out burden which had
been hers.
II am ashamed, Lillian" whisper
ed looking up into her steady eyes,
ITO bear things so ungraciously when 1
/ have your example before me-"
Never mind my example" she said
practically. Finish that letter as
soon as you can"
There isn't much more Of It," 1 re
turned, taking up the letter again and
preparing to follow her advice.
"Yours-Grace."
"Of course" the dashing chirogra-
| ply ran on, "prim little Madge never
could resist opening an envelope that
had my fist on the outside of 1t. or
| course, she's the original Caesars wife,
and all the rest of that dope but It's
/ one of my principles never to lead my
fellow sister in to temptation, SO L
have lust had a kid I know write your
address.
"Wen. old top, wonder if you know
! how your girl has missed you. just
think, 1 haven't seen you for almost
a week. I do hope that mysterious
stunt Of yours will be over soon, Tor
I'm getting mighty lonesome dont
like playing around by myself one olt'
and. although 1 have no business nat
tering you-for the Lord knows you re
ronceited enough already-yet When l
try to talk to any of the other NUTS
| that try to wear out our front steps, L
find I've got to slip it to you. old BOY.
There aren't any of the rest or them
that come within thousand miles OF
! you.
when are we going to have another
iamboree? I am fairly hungry for
dinner of your ordering. You really
ought to do that for a. living, Dtcky-
bird. YOU do it so we'll. I am at the
same old place and for the next three
or four days I'll stay close to the tele-
nhone from 3 to 4 every afternoon
with all the love there is in the
world. and then some, yours till you
know what freezes over, GRACE.
did not crumple this letter angrily
as 7 had my husbands. My frenzted
passion had passed, and it seemed be-
meath nv womanly dignity to treat the
loathsome thing I held in my hand
with anything but calm contempt. SO
as I finished reading it, I folded
II carefully two or three times and laid
it on the table near me.
! Lillian put out her hand and took It,
IT want to read this thing again"
she said. 81 didn't have a chance to
get the right slant OH it, I believe, be-
fore.
watched her closely as she pc
rused the letter. She was evidently
making a most careful study of it, for
! she reread it, several portions Of 1t,
and a number of times stopped and
seemed lost in thought at some pas
sage. Once she looked up at me, her
eyes plainly puzzled.
Don't You See lt?"
There's something about this I
don't understand. Madge. OF course,
I'll admit 1t looks mighty bad for
Dicky on the face of it, but I can't
help fancying there's some explana-
ton for 1t somewhere"
IT am afraid I don't share your OPP
timism,' I replied a bit stiffly.
Into her eyes flashed a look in
which I read infinite pity for me. but
there was mingled with it something
else something which brought the
| shamed blood to my cheeks. She low
cred her eyes to the page before her
an instant later. but the memory of
that glance remained. 1t convicted me
somehow of a lack of loyalty to my
| husband.
For a moment I felt f1ercely resent
| full, and all unworthily there f1ared up
In me the old senseless jealousy of
Lillian which had been mine in the
first years of my marriage.
''why is she so loyal to Dicky?" I
asked myself flercely.
The next moment I felt fierce1y re-
sentful. and all unworthily there fIared
up in me the old senseless jealousy OF
Lillian which had been mine in the
first years of my marriage.
why is she so loyal to Dicky?" I
asked myself fiercely.
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