New Britain herald., 1924-12-31
A Wife s Confessional
 Adele GsrnnnE New Rhs~s REVELATIONS OF A WIFE

but afraid to dlstu"b the current Of thought which wa bearing her along,
 'l Shall Be Going"
 "We'l l don't know, I wonder II Im terribly sr.nsh, Sometimes think 1t would be loyoIicr just our two selves. And something tells me inside here" she put her hand 10 hor hgart--"that Mother feels that WaN foo, But of course l may bc m'aknn Another thing, l shall be going away to school pretty soon. Mother can't have me tutored for evor you know, SO as to keep mo wl'h her. aEd then she'll be all alone.
 "lt l were absolutely sure shed ho Happier with Uncle Robert than she Is now. wouldn't care about myself" the sweet troubled voice went on, but sometimes, especial " this last year. and since Uncle Robert has been in Europe, I've been wondering What do you think, A1nuc Madee? Do you think she'd be happier married 10 him?"
 Marion Is Reconcilcd to Hcp
 Mothers Love
 Do you think she'd be happier married to hin ."
 Marions earnest question con- corning her mother and Robert Savarin repeated itself In my brain several times before I found voice to answer the child. It was a ques- ton I had asked myself so often in the last year. Before that l had been sure that happiness for Lil- Ian lay only in this revivified and glorifled love of her young girl hood for the artist who had aided her 10 find out that her life tools were brush and pencil instead of typewriter and notebook. I even had been impatient of the Quixotic scruples which kept her legally bound to Harry Underwood,
 But with the knowledge that Robert Savarin was .. very Turk in his old-fashioned attitude toward her having any work which in- volved association with men, I had found myself douhting the wisdom of such an alliance between Lll- Han, up-to-date feminist, resource ful and competent professional woman and the famous eccentric artist Yet the love between them was a very beautiful thing, and I knew that Lillian had suffered poignantly because of her inability to square her heart with her con- science.
 An Indecisive Answer
 Yes? or No? Which answer should give the child watching me so eagerly? With a sense Of failing her, 1 brought out the only answer I honestly could give her.
 "Marion, dear. I don't know said slowly.
 Her expressive face betrayed the disap appointment she felt, and with 2 sudden impulse, l threw halr-split- ting to the winds, and said the one thing cf which my knowledge or i Lillian made me sure.
 But = dear child - there Is one thing l can tell you, and that is | this: Better than Robert Savarin, or anything else in the world she loves l you"
 | I had struck twelve. I knew it as , I saw her suddenly starry eyes, and the flush which spread over her face, flush which he'd as much 1 Of contrltion as t did of loy. Sh4 was too honest, however, 10 deny the triumphant happiness that was hers at my assurance, and she faced me bravelY.
 1 You don't know how happy you've made me, Auntie Nadge by . telling me that" she sad. T al ways have hoped that Mother did love me best Of anybody and of course she always has told me Eo, but sometimes, you know, mothers don't like to hurt thelr children and I've wondered' D
 well, you don't need 10 wonder any longer" 1 sad hrlsk.y, for l can give you my word Of honor and as Katie says, cross my hsart, hope to die that what I have tod you is the absolute truth
 She put her hands 10 her hfar' with an eloquent little gesture,
 'Itu Be All Right Nov
 "IFM be all riglt now If s1-o does marry unol= Robert she sai1, and h the words were rsyea.ed her