Show REVELATIONS ELI j I 1 OF A WIFE The Story of a H Honeymoon r By Adele Garrison I INTRODUCTION ABLY it i is b true that no two persons entertain precisely tho the same am Of f bc C. C If any two did and one happened to be a n man nina and r. r van there thero would be many advantages in their exemplifying er cr t each other othe unless t had married iroY Y b by J marrying marr DS' DS they C already some- some I D Cj crit critics C of f l life e have r said that the o only IY persons who arc likely i tand tand marriage ought to be are arc those who have found it to be beOf bec fc c rs else Of course most of the foolish criticisms of marriage arc are mado made g Id find the same samo fault with lifo life itself Ono One man who vho was who b WI e r life was worth living liying answered that it depended on the it t has lias been pointed out that marriage can be only as good as r who iho bo marry maRTY This is simply to say that a partnership is only as fiS asiu iu the partners du 15 Wife is womans woman's 1 confession is vital tal of ot a R 19 a n. woman 5 Marriage so Revelations u erto to a woman oman that that when sho she writes cs a about ut it she sho is always likely t to be ber In this instance tho the likelihood is IS borne out ont Adele Garrison Gamson r st st. t of her heart Sho e to the w whisperings own She has done more Ct t the wireless from a mans man's heart head And she has poured the record 1101 or ih l of this story is IS 0 only nI Y one ohe k kind md of a n. woman and the tho man is bid kind of a man But will touch tonch the consciousness consciousness- u o D to 0 say the conscience conscience of of every man or woman who has either Ul or measured marriage and we weve we've 0 all dOD done one or 01 the other PIERRE RAVILLE RA It I REVELATIONS OF op A WIFE WIPE I I I Will Be Happy I Win Will I Will It tODAY HiDAY l we e were cre married 1 I lave said these words over ocr and over to myself and now nov noI I have td and the written characters seem as strange to me mc as ns the uttered h I aid iJ I I believe that T I i Margaret Spencer 27 7 years old I who Inu laughed hed hedS c S ered rei rea at marria marriage e justifying ng myself b by tho the tragedies and unhappiness of m my friends I who have made mado for myself a place pIneo in the worlds world's pith an assured comfortable income havo have suddenly thrown all my mye e e to the winds and given myself in marriage in as impetuous i fashion as any foolish schoolgirl I tiu baie to change a ft word In flut hit I 1 forgot that I IH Iz H u longer lo er Margaret Marg-aret Spencer Spencer but I tint tt Graham Mrs Irs Richard Ora- Ora B. B K c. mor mor probably Mrs Dicky L z 1 dont don't believe anybody In Jd eier ecer called Richard anything ether Land hand nobody but Rich Rich- flU filled me any anything thins shorter BEJ ory 11 own dignified name I 1 have e il Ee to him almost ever Dicky 1 If It I talked a a. hunU hun hun- U ars I could not express the tho dif dlf- I 1 m ue In any better pi t E H. H Heli ii DIcky DIcky and I 1 am Marnow Mar I lj now in the amok amok- fl wa Impatiently humoring humoring- this hibit of at mine to have havo one hour llY ill III to myself Ij 11 I co either er taught me this when I Ia a Cr gIrl My y thinking hour I it a t time when h n I solved my 83 or pondered my baby by An in or my life I have o kept up the tho ct Ad now I am going to det doht do- do itta ht t t arother r request of ot the little aa ay av from me forever tut tu she sho hl said to mo me list lut da day We wo ever talked toone to- to It one time you OU are going bainG to tr Toj 70 do not think co 50 now but In how ho I wish I had time si n. you of ot all the hidden rocks mr 1 course If It I only onh had kept a a. aa att a tt ct et those ose days of ot my own unus un- un us you ou mh might ht learn to avoid that was mine Prom- Prom u te tilt that i If It you ou marr marry you will HI a the problems that confront f s1 11 il our solution of or them eo so eon sonIO nIO n your own baby girl comes ra PS ud ad grows ts Into womanhood she sho ho by your our experience hr Kule tu mother Her marriage o EJ Utter tile had been ono one of or those thosa rf t tragedies the knowledge o of ot so man many people aw away the Ce altar I havn n nr nn mi of or I do d not ot lm know w today h t te h living or dead When I 4 old he ran away with tho the thoo who o had been m my mothers mother's 8 most ZE Wend All m my life lito has been Ml jef ti by th knoWle knowledge o. g-o. Even now g Dicky aa as I do I am won- won 7 ri f IS lI lilt lt here obe obeying ln my moth moth- I zt n u t whether or not an ante te like hers will Mill come corn cometo to me for our happiness when U 03 this can c mo to me men aj tHin edin day J 7 i It an n artist with all the thel t 11 l the lovable able virtues of ot A. A week ago aho I 1 was ns a a. teach teach- g on one o of ot the most desirable I i i the city schools We Wo met rs tx kd nt ago aKO- tWo of ot tho the most People tol lo who could be thrown t And now w wo aro are married 1 I e begin housekeeping In a j Ut a near nul Dicky's stu- stu j tat Insisted that I give Shoo up 1 k aM against all m my 7 7 Yielded ridded to his Ma wishes But Dut 4 It I ha have it stipulated that I I r Ir to do the housework I 1 with the occasional help holp UI h reli I I will bo be h 11 no o Parasite neIther helps her her If C ut t of v husband the home hornc But DUl the little nut t h busy laughing just nosy noxy hardly hung hung- up m my own II for I f Tears and whose knowl- knowl j tOl a to Is 18 mightily near tt try r to mako home happy I for an artisti Poor L If f t kaow what hat has come to me me- 4 ith Dicky bicky H lf lh BW sweeps CPS me of off oCt f i l hi his love Ve his vivid perl per- per sl It bu m Tny my moro more common- common but i e- e thou though h all the tho bee be- be or of my i a little II cool ol mocking U UT r little devil Is iro fool In m my ear You to 0 b you can es- es i a hl happy PY There Thero Is no such kt J h. h j marriage v tr t morn U UI from the to ask mo me If ray my hour loW his voice clears L rn away l' l or of m my It God coo Dicky I k am goU gok go- go up aJi my old ideas U td In the tio to h be ot or my lIra brain In and a tt good to you 1 j I WIll I WILl ii e 1 PIrt J Ie he hire you ou three guesses i- i 0 the IMe Dicky y Stood J lust t. t room an on a l paz p 4 I I I OF A WIFE Continued From Preceding Page Pas Immense parcel carefully wrapped Ills His hat was on tho the back of or his head his eyes shining his whole face taco aglow with boyish mischief I Its for tor you OU my first housekeeping I present that i Is needed in cr c every well ro regulated family he burlesqued boastfully beast beast- fully tully but you are not to sec soc It until we have fia something to eat and you OU have guessed what it Is I I know it is something lo cl lovely dear I replied sedately sed but come to your our dinner It is getting s cold Dick Dicky looked a trifle hurt as he followed followed fol fol- lowed me to tho the tUninG lining room I 1 knew I wh what a t ii lie he e expect expected expected ed-c ed enthusiastic n t h u a I a st i c cu curiosity cu- cu I and md n a demand for tho the immediate imme Imme- I I diate opening of or tho the parcel I can Ima imagine lne tho tim pretty enthusiasm tho the caresses with which almost an any other woman would have ha greeted a n. bridegroom bridegroom bridegroom bride bride- groom of or two weeks with his first present But Its It's simply Impossible for or me to gush 1 I cannot express emotion of ot any kind Ind with the tho facility of oC most women I worshipped m my m mother mOlher but butI I rarely kissed her or expressed m my love lo for Cor her herIn herIn herIn In words My M I love 10 for Dicky Dichy terrifies me pie sometimes it is so 60 stron strong but I cannot go up to him and offer oCter him an unsolicited kiss or caress Respond to tolila his lila caresses caresse yes cs but offer olor them of or my 01 myown myown own volition never ero is something something some some- thing inside me mo that makes matos it an absolute absolute absolute lute impossibility the menu Madge The beef beet again Dicky's tone was as mUd mildly I quizzical his s smile smil mischievous but I flushed holl hotly lolly Ho lIe had touched a sore spot Tho The butcher had brought me a hugo slab pf pC jf meat for tor or 11 my first dinner when I had iad timidly ordered rib roast and the aid of or my mothers mother's cook book bool mil and m my own o smattering of cooking m my sole Bole housewifely accomplishment I had been trying to disguise It for lor subsequent quent meals This Is positively its last appearance on any stage stas-e I assured him tr trying to tobe tobo bo be gay say Besides its it's a casserole with rice and I 1 defy you ou to detect whether the he chief Ingredient be fish Ish flesh or orto to owl fowl is averion ayer aver I usually my pot fion Ion Dicky sal said solemnly Look nolOn not nol noton noton on tho the casserole when ben It ft Po table Is s one o tho the pet little proverbs In my Immediate set act Too much like Spanish steak and tho the other good chances for Cor or But Jf It you ou made it Ill I'll tack tack-Ic it It It-Ir If you oU have havo to call lance anco in the next next half half hour Dick Dicky you OU surely lIrely do not think I would uso use mt n that was doubtful do doon you on OU I asked horror Dont cat eat it Walt Wait alt and antI Ill I'll fix Ix lx up some ome eggs for or you f. f I Dick Dicky ro rose e stiffly walked walle slow sIow alOUn around to m my side of or the table anu gravely cl tapped lapped my 01 head in imitation of ofa a a. phrenologist Absolute depression where the bump called ailed sense of oC humor ought to be Too bad creature too lOo Cause her lots of or In n tho the days das to come lie he chanted I IThen ic solemnly Then he bent and kissed mo me Dont Donte ho be e a goose Madge Ia ge ho admonished and never never take tako me seriously I dont donl ont the meaning of oC lh the word Conic omo on on lets let's cat eat the thin urn thing um bob ru m bet Its It's delicious lie uncovered ered tho casserole and re- re the Hir n 0 I 13 y Smells scrumptious ho an- an In tho tho other Potatoes Po- Po I au gratin as ho took off tho the cover over of or the other serving dish Good I Ono One of ot my favorites I lie plied a liberal portion on my plate anti and nd helped himself as generously Ho lie ate atc tc heartily of ot both dishes dishos ignoring ls or not nol ot noticing noticing- that I scarcely touched either dish For I was fast lapsing Into one of the he moods mooda which my little mother molher used to o call m my morbid streaks and which Bho ho ha had vainly tried to c cure ro ever since I was a a. tiny girl Irl Dicky didn't liko my cooking Ha lie Havas was vas only pretending Dicky was as disappoInted disappointed disappointed pointed in tho way I received the an- an of ot his present Probably he le soon find me mo wan wanting Un in Ie oth- oth Jr cr r things As I our plates to the l kitchen an and brought ht on a lettuce and tomato Salad alad with a mayonnaise dressing over which I had tolled toiled for tor an hour I was trying hard to choke choko back tho the tears When hen I brought on the tho baked apples which I had hall prepared with especial care for dessert Dick gave them one ono glance which to my oversensitive o mind looked ed disparaging Then ho he pushed back his chair Dont believe beHove I want any dessert to toda to- to da day Tho The rest of ot tho the dinner was so 80 good I ate te too loo m much ch of or It Eat yours ours and Ill I'll undo your our surprise Whatever In the world I began beSan as 05 Dicky lifted tho the lid and revealed a n. bl big Angora cat Then my vol voice e changed Why hY Dicky you OU dont don't mean mean mean- But Dicky was absorbed In lifting tho the cat 0 out Ut she a n. beauty be said ad But I was almost Into th the dining dining- roomI room I 1 suppose she is I replied faintly I but surely you ou do not Intend her hor for tor forme forme torme me I U t. t T t e ft ft I If u LJ ll UV IJ n O kVAl vuo ILIO tl nu JOC than I had ever heard it Ho set set tho the cat down on the floor and she che walked over o to me I pushed her away gently gently gent gent- ly with m my foot as ns I replied 1 Because I dislike cats I cats I Besides you know cats are arc so BO unsanitary unsanitary unsanitary tary always carrying diseases Oh get out of oC It Madge it-Madge Dicky In Interrupted to ted Fe Forget Forset rge t t that h at scientific foolishness you ou absorbed when you ou were school ma Besides this cat Is a a. thoroughbred never nover been outside outside out out- side the home borne where she sho was born till Ull now Do you OU happen to know what this gift girt you are tossing aside so nonchalantly non- non would have ha cost ost if Jr it hadn't given me by a dear friend A cool two hundred hund that's all aIt It seems to mo me you might t try to get et vcr ver your our I prejudices especially when I tell you ou I that I 1 am very fond of or cats and like lUe to see seo them around Dicky's ys y's voice held a note of or appeal I but I chose to ignore Is It My Iy iy particular lar little devil 11 must have sat at my elbow I am sorry I said coldly but roal- roal ly I do not see why it I Is any moro snore Incumbent on me to try to overcome my very real aversion to cats than it Is hs on you CU to tr try to do without their 5 society oci ety Very well Dicky exclaimed angrily turning toward the door If It you OU feel Ceol that way about It there Is 18 nothing more to be bo said Then hen Dick Dicky slammed th the living room door behind him to emphasize his words worda went down tho the hall hail slammed the apartment door and ran down tho the steps Back In In inthe the living room huddled up in the tho big chair which is the chief pride of or the tue woman woman who rents u us the furnished apartment I 1 sat t. as angry as Dicle Dicky and he heartsick besides Our first I quarrel had come But the cat remained What hat was I Ito Ito Ito to do with her There is no cure for a 0 quarrel quarrel like loneliness and reflection Dicky had hadnot l I not gone a halt ho hour halt r after alter our dis 1 agreement nl over tho the cat ent before beCore I was I wondering how w we both could have been so fO silly I thought it out carefully I could see e that Dicky was wn as accustomed to havIn having haying hav hay In ing his own wn way unquestioned He Ho had told lold me once that his m m mother ther lher and sister slater sla sis sis- ter had spoiled him hint l and nd I reflected that he evidently expected me to go 10 goon goon on in the tho same wn way On tho the other hand I had been absolutely ab ab- ab- ab m my own mistress for years r eL the little mother in a way being moro more In my child than I hers here Accustomed to toI I decide for Cor myself every question of or my I lifo life I had no desire neither had I in intention In- In of doing nn any clinging vine act with DIck Dicky posing at tho oak oale But I also had tho common sense to tosea seo sea that th there titers would woul bo be real Issues In our lives without wasting our ammunition ammu over a n cat Then too loo the re remembrance remembrance remembrance re- re of or Dicky's happy taco faco when he thou thought ht ho he was surprising mo me tug tugged at my heart If hIt ho wants a cat a n. cat ho he shall have hae I 1 said to myself and ant calling my unwelcome guest ue t to me with a resolute rose reso lute uto determination to do m my duty by bytho bytho bytho tho boast no rio matter how lioi l distasteful tho the task I was sas Just putting a saucer o of milk in front of or her when tho the door opened and nd Dick Dicky came camo in like a whirl whirl- wind How do you ou wear sackcloth Backcloth ane and ashes ho Ito cried catching mo mc In his arms as ns he made the quer query If It youve you've OU got cot nn any in the tho house bring brIm |