The Omaha morning bee., 1924-10-29
4 Wife's Confessional
Adele Garrison's New Phase Of
REVELATIONS OF A Wife
How Mother Graham Rushed to
Madge's Rescue.
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There was but one thought In my
mind as Leila uttered the Significant
words. after 1sde comes back to
Marvin NO soon and alone" ] must
not permit my secret dismay to be-
tray itself to either OF them. There.
fore | constrained my voice to casual
ness.
"Oh, you are not going to stay
down there, Edith" l asked. where
did I pick up the notion that you
were not coming back until spring.
ut was lying around loose almost
anywhere until a few DAYS ago
Edith Fairfax laughed, and / wonder
ed Il it was my Imagination that read
a strained note In the laughter. "But
I've changed my mind only within
the last few days. I'm going down
with Leila, of course, but I'm only
going to stay until the party is safely
lover"-this with tender, merry
glance at her sister. flushing and
paling under the loving raillery.
Edith's Explanation.
k0OW Ill StiiiSiif i<Niit' ''"''f
land in her voice was all the wistful
ness OF the INDUCED child who sud
denly sees a separation from the per-
son upon whom she most depends,
but I Just couldn't live II Eide wasn't
with me until"
well, you may go on living" Edith
Fairfax laughed, and in her face was
Imirrored the tender beautiful protec-
tlon which has EMBODIED her delicate
Younger sister during her entire life.
you know very we'll l won't leave
you a minute until you're perfectly
safe. Then Aunt Dora and Mother
Graham can boss and pet you to
their hearts content. and you won't
need me. You'll be too busy"
Leila's beautiful eyes were sudden
ly misty.
"I1l need you all my life, Ede." she
cried, and I saw Mother Graham $
eyes meet Mrs. Durkee's with the
Iconviction which 7 shared that Alfrsd
Durkee's young wife. so near the ac-
colade of motherhood, had spoken
only the truth.
She had always leaned upon her
elder sisters superior strength and
more disciplined nature. and as long
as Edith was near her she would con.
tinue to do so. For Leila's own de.
velopment under her coming new re.
sponsibilities, 1t was far better for
Edith to be so far away that her
younger sister could not appeal TO
her guidance. But 1t was not for
that reason that Edith was coming
north as soon as Leila's ordeal was
safely over sensed this psyehically
even as Edith answered tenderly:
And you'll have me all your life,
Kitten. But" turning to Mother
Graham and me. with an explanatory
| little smile, IT have the chance for
some work which I really mustn' t
turn down. It means more Of a fu-
ture than I have dared to hope, and
| IL wouldn't be fair to the-the people
who have given me the opportunity
for me TO stay away from 1t any
longer than Is absolutely necessary"
'"You Ought to Be Starting"
Was it my imagination, or did she
hesitate perceptibly before the word
"people?' Had she. perhaps. meant
to say person" and changed TO the
plural form because she had been
seized with a sudden impulse to con.
cealment?
Ny pulses throbbed with a Jealous
suspicion that long had been absent
| from them. None knew better than
for ] had heard the fact often
enough from Dieky-that Edith Fair.
fax's artistic attainments were not
very high. But l also knew that her
determination never faltered, her
energy never tagged and because OF
the respect for her grit and the gen
uine liking for her personality, pre-