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Show My Heart and My Husband A dole Garrison ' New Phase of REVELATIONSOFrAWIFE" j ft thtt I could swallow easily. then I turned to my mother-ln-le w. I l-jense lower the sha'Us liuw Jlllll IH to Induce steep for her. That Is wht ' she needs most. She Is In a very upet condition nervously." He added a few general directions a to my treatment and nourishment and bowed hlmsetf out. JtiPt us little Mrs. Durkee bmnhed past him into th room. "Oh! Why didn't somebody tell me?" she scolded with the privilege of oll friendhip.- "H'-re I was taking a comfortable com-fortable nap while all this was going on. I was never so flabbergasted In my life when Katie told me Just now. W! ai can I do for you, poor dear?" "You can keep Margaret quiet. If you can." my mother-in-law remarked with a caustic meaning which 1 think wafl quite lost upon Mrs. iMirkce, "while t go downstairs and aee Mnjor Oram land, a who Is waiting for me. But Dr. ;ibon says she must go to sleep as soon as f possible, so don't let her talk." 1 "I won't." the little woman chirped, perching herself like a bird upon the, arm of a big chair near the bed. "I'll spank her If she opena her mouth. And I am so glnd you're going to see that officer, whnt's his name? downstair. He's pacing up and down the veranda with a face like a thunder cloud. You'll find some of the pillars bitten right off, aee if you don't." My mother-in-law hurried out of the room and I looktjd beseechingly at Mrs. purkee. "Please don't make me laugh1 T THE WAY DICKY, HIMSELF, ANSWERED AN-SWERED MRS. DURKEE'S QUESTION. I experienced a very bad quarter of an hour b.fore th physician arrived. Moif -er Graham and Katie wr deft and tender ten-der In their care for me, and, indeed, there was nothing In their movements which hurt me. But th pain In my aide gave m no rest, and 1 welcomed Dr. O I boon's arrival with th Joyous, pathetic pa-thetic relief a person In pain always; five a physician. He made a swift, skillful examination, and then locked down at me with a twinkle twin-kle In his eves. It Is a mannerism of his with which he reassure his patients. , Hut It Irritated me. 1 was in no mood foe merriment or a- menial pat on the shoulder. "Well, young lady," he said jovially. "I'm afraid we ll have to make a mummy lout of you for a few days.. But we'll take that r"tn away. If you will run autos you must tske the consequences." "What's the trouble, a fractured rib?" my 'mother-in-law asked crisply. "Yes, but not a very serious one." Pr Gibson tumrd to her deferentially. Hi knew of her close relationship to Dr. ; Hralthwalte, and I have found that many physicians regard th eminent sura-eon with something akin to awed admiration. admira-tion. "How long before she can get out again?" . MADGE IS RESENTFUL. "That is impossible to ssy. I'erhsps three weka, porsibly longer; It might be shorter; depends altogether upon how rapidly It heals. Of course, .she will be able to ait up before then. And now, if you will help me. please." My spirits went to sere at the prospect of Inactivity before me. I had rebelled onlv thfs eXMemoon at the long rest upon which my family had Insisted, and here, at my first essay Into activity, thla thing had befallen me. I was fiiled with n childish, unreasoning unreason-ing irritation against Dicky. If he had only let me learn as I wished Instead of upsetting me with his arbitrary methods of teaching; If he had not Insisted upon my taking the wheel Juat before Major Grantland'a car rollt-d around the corner, I I would not be lying on my bed like a truased fowl the simile came to me after the physician had finished encasing the upper part of my bodv In tight swath-Ingi. swath-Ingi. "There!" The doctor atepped back beamingly, as If In approval of his own handiwork. "New, if ) ou will a wallow on of these." 1 t He bonded me a tablet, which I crushed In my mouth, and held a glass of water begged, for Indeed I had felt an irresistible irresist-ible inclination to laughter sweep over me at the little woman's nonsense. "Oh, I'm eo sorry," ah ntlrl in swift contrition. "I'm always putting my foot In it. Now I won't say a single word more If you'll just answer one question, which nohodv seema to know. Where In th world Is Dicky?" I waa spared the necessity of answering by the--sound of voices coming through the opened window which wai Just above the veranda; deep, masculine voices, on of them, excited, angry; that of my husband. hus-band. "I don't care to listen to any explanations." ex-planations." I hekrd him shout. "It's d d unwarranted piece of Impertinence." A HOME-MADE GRAY - HAM REMEDY tfoaj Can Malt a Better Cray . Hair Remedy Than You . Z Can Buy. - Gray, streaked or faded hair la not emly unbecoming, but unnecessary. " Anyone can prepare a aim pie mixture mix-ture at home that will darken gray balr, and make it soft and glossy. To a half pint of water add 1 ounce ef bay rum, a email box of Barbo Compound and one-quarter ounca of fjyeerin. a. Three Ingredient can be bought at any drug store at very little cost, or an druaglst will put It up for you. Apply to the hair twice a week until toe deaired shade la obtained. Thia wil make a gray-haired person look twenty year younger. It lo easy to wee, doe not color th scalp, ia not ancky or greasy and does not rub eiT I |