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Show i MY HEART AND MY HUSBNIT Adele Garruon't New Phase of ! Revelations of a Wife WHAT MOTIIKH Gil A II A H til G-irTKl) G-irTKl) TO MAIHjK. I docilely obeyed my mother-in-law' command and dropped Into the chair : he indicated. Tor ' several minutes there was no sound In the room while she sat with finirers pressed aitsinst j her forehead, a hsblt of hers which 1 Mcky irreverently (lest if nates as 'the mater fcivtny an imitation of bring a deep thmkfr." "I -have H "'she e4rt- at hist The Fn-iih nobility do ftumrthiiiK like it wbn the heir comes of ave ilanc with the tfr.ant and the Per van l and all that, and ting will simply he an Adaptation of that custom. Wt II do tt !" I'm afraid I looked the bewilderment bewilder-ment I flt, I knew my mother-in-law's almost chndisliliklnsi jfuLariatiicraitu custom, her scrupulous Insistence upon all the deference due her; hut thia haranvu was beyond me. "Don't sit there looking aa If I had suddenly become a candidate for a lunatic lu-natic nn'ylum:" nhe snapped Of rourse you can't a: rasp my nieanlnjr until 1 explain tt. But it's a very simple proposition. propo-sition. 1 shall go to Kat te, tell her that there will be seats for Jim and herself at our table, and that after she has served the first cotiriws she snd Jim must come to the table for the cutting of the cakes. And we will have her cake upon t he table with ours. It Is a most ridiculous proposition, proposi-tion, three birthday cakea, but at any rate it shows the devotion with which iCichard Second Is regarded. As she leaned bark in her chair, the 'Picture of self-satisfaction In her disposal dis-posal of all difficulties, 1 had hard work to kep from lauKhlna outright, although I was dmniayed indeed at the new tangle which Mother Graham's plan presented. AIK.K AWKnMKAT. ( For I knew hw Katie and sturdy. Independent Jim would r-g:irj this su thrown them of admission to the rutting rut-ting of the cake Hftrr th regular din-ner din-ner had been served to the family and guests. Neither of thm objects to the serving of meals: they are hired for certain work, t bey do it. have thir own little menage snd preserve their own independence. Hut I knew thai I could no more allow this proposal which smacked of old-world aerMom to be flung to them than I could deprive de-prive them of the pleasure of having Junior to themselves for an hour, the boon I had prom ised K nt ie. "I wonder if vou would lt m offer of-fer an amendment lo your very admirable admir-able plan." 1 ventured with an air of great humility. whi-h was ull assume.! I was prepared to comfort nivself with great discretion, to walk vrry rerk!y until 1 was out of t hN particular stretch of woods Into whi h my mother-in-law's lutes whim had led me, "I miffht have known you would have some b lect ion." she retorted acidly 'It ut say what you've cot to sav without hemming snd hawing " "Why not hsve Katie and .Mm sif down with us from the verv first" I said deferentially. "We fan dispense with: the formnl service. hav the dishes served family style at the tahie - M v mother-in-law held me with a glittering eye thnt would have canseri professional Jealousy in -the bosom of ye ancient mariner." 4.KR AVOIDKl). enough pampering from vu without any one else taking hund. Co ahead wit h your original program " 'l'leae don't take it that way. Mother." I pleaded. "It was so sweet of you to consider Katie, Put rm s'tre she will be happier with t heir own little celebrat Ion. Hut I know Mhe would te very much excited and pleased if we asked her to m:ike u duplnute cake and we put it upon the table to-! to-! morrow. We can use t hree variet ies of ! cake with the moulded ices we re go-' go-' Ing o have for dessert, and then-e;i h woman who adore Junior will be rep-, rep-, resented by a cake at his birthday." I "I m sure I dun t care what ou do" I my mother-in-law said . causiirally. L "'Have a three-ringed -circus if you I want to. Luckily, there's no one coming I who has any sense of social values, anvw ay." Wuh which sweeping broadside arairint the gnestp I hd chctfen she re nl dismissed the subject Und me hy(turnttg her chair nearer the window win-dow and picking up a magazine. Hut 1 was much relieved as hastened has-tened out of the room 1 had actnallv le;red because of Jlotlu r r; nth am i word--rfuliy s f tene.l )-havior tiat she! niifht le threatened with illness, l! pa id to myself, howevt-r. w it h a lit tie j t w isted smile, tha; I did not be: eve she was In an v imminent danger of l dying because of her amiability. j "Have, vou taken leave .f your . I sr nse. . Margaret ' she eemnmied. I j -What sort of whirling dervish per- ; i formnnff do you suppose dinner would ' be with th?U ape of a girl jumping up everv minute or two to see to things In the kitchen or to change the d:hes" I "1 know It. I admitted, for this was eart ly he pirture I had meant to present to my mother-in-law's mind, 'hut it is the onlv wav in which I could consent to have K ar ie anj ji rome tn the fable They are iiot h se.ns- Ijitve. J'm especially so since he re-' ttirn-d frm rrvi -e. pnd I'm mire thev ! would -ns;der heinr hrought i,n sirnplv i Tor dessert rfitd .i'tirg of tVe c.,ke affront offered them. Itelri's. hevj r-:.v se 1he:r .e:-.rts pon having! Junior f"- nn ho ir tn hem se) -at Well. I'm sure it is nothing to me,' ' ss!d mv mot her-in -1 w. her nose the air and nn expre.i.,n of the most extreme hauteur upon her face. - f-H that I had been unjust to'tae girl and w ished to reetifv b ; hut upon second sec-ond thought I do not think 1 will ever refer to the subject, is he gets ful.y t Violins and clocks are repaired by us. Ye Olde Curiosity Bhoppe, 17 West First Sou Uu Adv. |