Show u u u. u u. u n L 4 I REVELATIONS REVEL A OF OFA A WIFE wIE I Story of a H Honeymoon By ADELE GARRISON Y J CALLED C. n M. I. n I A t Ol OI I. 31 Y III Sometimes I 1 wonder If I am the thc right kind of wife for lor Dicky If Dicky-if If he would not have hao been happier with witha a kittenish coaxing coaxin- woman who would have IH managed him beautifully without without with with- ou out this his ever o suspecting ns it The little incident following our discussion discussion dis dis- ic of oC the problem of moving mo Dicky's collection of old books bool s and papers to our new home brought this thought home with more force than ever or to m my mind In m my desperation at atthe atthe atthe the prospect of ot a clash between Dicky an and our angry lan landlord lord Mr Ir Brennan I had stooped to cajole Dicky Dick something something some some- thing I 1 almost never do something at nt which I am far from adept I 1 ha had given en him m my smile m my most appealing look Jool and had asked him if he hp would do just one thing thin for me mc His enthusiastic affirmative response so 80 astonished me that for a moment I couldn't find words to frame m my me re re- re quest Its Just lust this this 7 T said nt It nt lust last t. t Your Tour mother is isa is a a ail il dear dear r nn and i-I i I love but her but you OU know she can bo be a bit trying when theres there's any domestic dom emergency on han hand An And Cousin Agatha Agatha I stopped abruptly for tor into Dicky's Dicky s face had come como a a. look which I J knew know was his conception of or frozen horrer That chat he was getting read ready to tease me I 1 suspected and the words with which he hc interrupted my plea confirmed confirmed confirmed con con- firmed In my suspicion Anything but that Madge tadge ho he said tragically holding his hand palm outward outward out out- ward toward towar me mc Dont ask me to take mother an and dear Cousin Agatha i ina nay na nay darling darling Cousin Agatha ho atha ho paused and made mado a a. grimace at which J I couldn't keep from smiling for I 1 I knew how he the detested the woman woman- o u t an 1 d d lp t 1 h ilk ft kilt 1 us UI row un n em un a ens I The They arc are hardly kittens you know even evenI even even- I 1 interrupted his nonsense ruthlessly Dicky please be serious I en en- en treated you OU take them both to lo the eil city this afternoon and und get et them rooms at a D. hotel for 01 a a. couple o of days das Get them some theatre tickets and an anything else you ou think thc they I might ht like like anything anything so o they'll anI only stay May a away a cheerfully cheerfull until this moving moving In ing is out of tho the wa way Dick Dicky struck an admiring attitude M My word he hc exclaimed what a Is this I have ha taken to mo me Youre You're a worth worthy follower er of the old schemer r. r my dear and what's more I think Its It's a bully scheme Ill I'll go JO at once an and begin to dro drop the bait before them He started away but I 1 called him back I Dicky Quite UD T Arent rent you afraid they'll suspect I 1 planned rJ it unless you ou offer otter to stay with them 7 I asked for this thU was tho crux rux of oC In ray my plan It was Dicky I 1 wanted anted most out of at the wa way Ho He stopped short whirled and looked me over o shrewd shrewdly smilingly h So Im I'm the real in inthe inthe inthe the woodpile am I 1 17 ho said Well Yell I dont don't know as ns I blame you I don dont don't t shine particularly on moving mo da day And Andou you ou can call have j all the monc money you ou want to hire anybody you ou please But Ia say a as a a. sudden thought struck him You dont don't mean youre you're going oln to throw throwaway throwaway throwaway away any of tn my stuff do you His Ills voice had all the anxiety of or a little girl worrying over her favorite doll The rho reco recognition nillon of at it softened mine as I 1 replied Not ot a single solitary scrap of oC paper The rho collection will bo Intact when it reaches the other house hOUle But if wo we get set setout out by hy tomorrow noon I shall have to tobe tobe tobe be left with Katie and Jim Jim Jim- And An tho the r redoubtable William Trumbull Trumbull Trum- Trum bull AND D the pushcart dont don't for forget et them Dick Dicky replied gayly aI and I knew that Vl hp h l hn he had l for n f n f e 1 1 g m e or nhim n- n eluding ni j him In n my l list t of r de abi persons on on moving m da day He lie had called me Machiavellian but he certainly deserved the adjective e himself I I said ald to myself a little later when I accidentally heard him talking to his mother and Cousin Agatha after he had spent tin nn Interrogative tl c ten minutes minutes minutes min min- utes at the telephone which ho was careful reful they shouldn't overhear it too bad h lie I said ald to his hie mother NIL telephones he has tickets for tor that play youve you've been wanlIn wantIng want want- In log Ing to see Why Wh I Is It too bad his mother I sl asked c tartly I 1 should call caH it too I good Why Wh they're for Cot tonight Dicky explained guilelessly What's that got to 10 do with it Nothing except that thal were we're moving mo tomorrow and anti T 1 thought you might not nol JIl like e to leave lea Madge Iad e Dicky's ys y's tone tono of or tender solicitude for tor me was per per- As AI I 1 stood uns unseen en listening to him I smiling to myself at his adroitness I couldn't help wishing that I 1 ml might ht oftener hear that tone tono in my hUlI hui- hui ban bands banti's s 's voice alee when it wasn't a Jest I Continued Monday |