Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-28
MyMarriage
Problems
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Revelations Of a Wife"
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The Arrangements Lillian Made
With Tom Carter.

Lll.iah's hand hHmlY held over my
lips not only prevented me from
eohisssing the vain weakness which
had discovered In my own ssul
As ] listened 10 my mo,hef-ln-law's
TRADE, but also from Indignantly dis
claiming my friends own assumption
that Mother Gfaham's defogaiofy
comparison oi Tom lhssIeF's age 10
mine was the thing which bothered
me most"
Thankful. indeed. MAS a second
later. when she removed the kindly
hand. that | had not uttered the dis.
eiaimeF. Tor another turning OF my
psyeho,analytieal ilashlight into my
mental reeesses had shown me tha,
her statement was true. Even
through the mental flagellation
which had followed my mother-in-
laws accusations had run the panic
stricken niuttefing Of my vanity
III isn't true. ! am not much
older. And-I look the same as
when married Dieky. do. | dor
As II had really spoken the
words. Lillian pulled me 10 my feet
and held me facing her while she
spoke briskly. deeisiyeiy:
Did you ever know me 10 saive
anybody's feelings with an untrue
compliment" she demanded.
Never" | answered truthiully.
Then you'll believe me when +
tell YOU something's as Katie would
put II. You haven, begun to break
yet. In fact. | believe you're better
looking III some ways than you were
when ! first saw you that evening at
the theaier. and ! though, that night
You were about the prettiest bit OF
flesh and blood | had ever SEEN"
She drew a sibilant breath and
bent suddenly-keen look upon me.
You have number OF years yet
before you come to beautiful
woman's Gethsemane--thc first raw
ages Of time in her face. But unless
you want 10 let that time spoil all
your after-lifc. you'd better get your
self into a different mental attitude
toward it,. There's only one way to
face that time. Ampu,aie your van
iiy beforehand with a sharp. swift |
stroke, then, when the wound has
healed. you can grow old gracefully.
almost contcntedly. Come along
now. the sermon is over, and / have
important things to say to you and
young Mr.. Chester
What Madge Regretted.
| followed her with gratitude and
humility, pushing out OF sight the
vanity which she had just appeascd
gratitude for her timely succor Of
my wounded spirit, humility before
the sanity, the greatness of spirit,
with which she. woman who had
possessed rare beauty, had seen her
youth pass, and welcomed with BAN
ners the silvering hair and etching
facial lines Of middlc-agc.
Mr.. Chester sprang to his feet as
we came across the lawn, and |
caught in his eyes the same look of
boyish admiration which ] had seen
in them before. l quickly avertcd
my own with fine little rage at my
nother=in=law in mysheast. By her
outburst- she. had .ciicctually pre-
vented me from ever again regard
ing young Mr.. Chester with imper-
sonal friendlincss. | should always
be self-conscious when in his pres
cnce, always be wondering how much
Of what she had said concerning his
thought of me was true.
Lillian gave me no time for fool
ish introspcction, however. She was
speaking briskly almost before we
reached Tom Chester's side.
"Now, Madge, Mr.. Chester has
only few minutes before he must
leave to meet those operatives. and
we have to arrange way of getting
the repo-ts from the men to me.