Show I IMY MY HEART AND MY HUSBAND Adele Garrisons Garrison's New Phase of Revelations of a Wife I I ITilE I TilE THE PEAR FEAR WITH WHICH MADGE AWOKE FROM NAP VAl Upon Lillians Lillian's suggestion or rather mandate I took a long nap following her brushing of my hair I tried to I say something to her concerning the call of Mr Walters Valters and the disquieting disquiet disquiet- ing message from Kenneth Stockbridge Stock Stock- Stockbridge bridge but she promptly vetoed any conversation upon m my part All that can keep until you wake up s she S said d decisively J Just n now I Ym T f there e are e no n names In my mind d but those of the wel known biblical gentlemen gentle gentle- men men Shadrach Shadrach Meshach and To-bed- To you Oh did you OU learn that nonsensical paraphrase too I 1 asked smiling at atthe atthe atthe the reminiscences of my childhood the whimsically twisted name brought up What hat youngster didn't she coun- coun turning the covers of or my bed flown down and patting my pillows Into place Now Mrs Hercules please hand me that bundle containing the weight of the world which you ou have on your shoulders and go po to sleep Ill I'll see that no comet collides with the earth during your slumber IMAGINATION ACTIVE I smiled gratefully up at her and realized that in jest she had voiced a truth concerning me With Lillian so near me I shook off every vestige of care and went to sleep as untroubled untroubled I bled bl as a baby When h I awoke e the soft summer twilight twilight twilight twi twi- light was enveloping the world outside outside out out- side glde and outlined against the window a was big Lillians Lillian's armchair I n profile with a as her ehia she face rested es turned n in ina ina 3 toward the last wine and amethyst tints In the West Vest As I looked I was wasP startled to observe the thinness the general look of frailty which her face I suggested Her phrase came back to tome o ome me ironically I The weight of the world It was on her shoulders that were piled plIed not only her own burdens but those of the people she loved She is so poised so efficient so generous I she does things so easily that it has become the natural thing for her to take tal the initiative in any emergency to dominate any situation into into which she enters enters- I 1 do not think the possibility of Lillian's Lillians Lil LII- Lil- Lil hans lian's breaking down had ever entered my before Possessed of wonderful wonderful wonderful won won- vitality and a still more wonderful won won- willpower Lillian has always I seemed Indomitable But nut as I 1 looked I at her a chill chili little fear settled around i imy my heart The emotional strain of her I IHfe life has been something terrific and she has always worked like the traditional traditional horse The most remarkable constitution could not go on forever under such conditions A world without Lillian A PLAN PIAN DISCLOSED DISCLOSED By this time my overwrought imagination imagination nation had her consigned to the tomb I think I must have given a little in involuntary involuntary involuntary in- in voluntary moan for Lillian stirred rose and came swiftly toward me I What is It dear dearr she asked I 1 put Jut up a hand and drew her down beside meI me I I dont I don't dont know I faltered I saw you sitting there by the window and you looked positively iI and I got to thinking how you always look lookout lookout lookout out for every everyone one and never for yourself your out self and then I 1 began Imagining oh imagining oh such horrible things I suppose you saw yourself walking slowly behind me with crepe on your arm she laughed I know Inow what's the trouble with you ou Youre You're hun hun- IT gry Youve You've waked up just in time Dinner will vill be on the table in ten min mm- utes Theres There's no need for you to dress Ill I'll put put that pretty breakfast coat on you Youre You're still an invalid you know with all the privileges I 1 think she saw In my face tace that I Iwas Iwas Iwas was still troubled beyond the power of her nonsense to heal She kissed hissed my cheek tenderly Look here child she said briskly youre having a lot of worry for lor noth noth- ing Im I'm not up to my usual self I 1 know and In a week or two I think you and Marlon Marion and I will run away out to the east end of or the island for a good real rest I 1 didn't mean to tell teU you this before Dicky wanted It it-as it as a surprise lie He says sas hes he's going to spend spends s a good deal of time out there him him- self But I know v you'll worry yourself yourself your your- self sick about me once you get the idea in your our mind that Im I'm not well And as for there being anything th the matter with me that a rest wont won't fix fiz up why youre you're way way off the running running run run- ning track Youre sure I said doubtfully even the alluring alluring- news of the postponed postponed postponed post post- trip in my mind b by my anxiety concerning her Positively she asserted with convincing convincing convincing con con- cheeriness And now lets let's get ready for dinner We have a long ong conference before us about that Valters Walters Walters Wal Val Stockbridge thing you know To be continued |