Show r I My Heart and My Husband I Adele Garrisons Garrison's New Phase of II Revelations of a Wife THE WAY MADGE MET DICKY'S SURPRISE a corking good idea Rita Dicky spoke with such cordial heartiness heartiness heartiness ness in answer to Rita nita Browns Brown's sneerIng sneering sneering sneer sneer- ing suggestion that I be blindfolded In order to be more completely surprised sur sur- by whatever the boys had I brought from the city that for a moment moment mo mo- mo- mo ment mont I thought he didn't realize the tho thoI I girls girl's real motive her attempt to make malce makeI us all appear absurd Then as he approached approached ap ap- ap- ap preached me pulling one of the extra I handkerchiefs which he always carries carries carries car car- ries from his pocket his left loft eyelid drooped to his cheek in a prolonged I wing while his face lace was filled with mischievous understanding My spirits bounded at the smile of comradely comprehension that beamed at me as he flourished the handkerchief handkerchief chief It was a a. smile which relegates relegate Rita nUa Brown Drown nethermost outland outland out- out land THE SURPRISE REVEALED where you'll youn Now Ive I've got j you ou stand without hitching he declared merrily as he turned me around ad adjusted adjusted adjusted ad- ad the handkerchief and then slipping his hand under my arm guided guid guid- ed my footsteps across the lawn I knew that we were going in the general general general gen gen- eral direction of the DurKee home and andI was not surprised when my feet struck I the gravel of the old fashioned carriage carI car car- riago drive which winds around the house I We Ve had been surrounded on our brief journey by the others and laughing admonitions to Dicky flew thick and an fast when he finally stopped Not that way way Youre Youie half a mile off your course Turn so bo by sou west Turn her so that she will see seo it first thing Dont make her hunt for It it Only Rita Browns Brown's voice oice was silent I could visualize through my confining confining confining ing handkerchief the ironical superior smile her face was wearing doing this Dicky demanded demand demand- ed taking me mo by the shoulders and tu turning ping me half way around There now it'll hit her spang between the ej eyes es Dont Don't open j your our eyes until I Isay Isay Isay say Ready Madge he admonished fumbling with the handkerchief I obediently kept my eyes closed until my husbands husband's rather theatrical I call of ready When I did open them it was upon the sight of a big touring car with the beautiful lines and ap appointments appointments appointments ap- ap characteristic of the costlier machines OUT FROM SILENCE Apprehension mingled with the first flash of pleasure with which any woman woman wom worn an views a new v automobile This must be the surprise and from the tho bantering remarks I had gathered that Dicky and Alfred Durkee were joint owners of ot the machine I knew that our circum circumstances circumstances circumstances circum- circum stances warrant the purchase of such a car and the knowledge took I from me all he pleasure I would otherwise otherwise otherwise other other- I wise have experienced at the sight of the car I You wasted your our effort Mrs Graham Graham Graham Gra Gra- GraI I ham doesn't appear to be overwhelmed I either b by surprise or pleasure Rita Browns Brown's drawling ironical tones were like lle the touch of a whip lash 1 would not permit her to imagine for forone forone forone one moment that tha t I didn't wholly approve approve approve ap ap- ap- ap prove of ot my husbands husband's purchase With Witha a little exclamation e of pleased surprise which directly addressed Dicky and ig ignored ignored ig- ig nored her hei remark as if I had not heard it I moved toward m m ray husband clasped my mv hands about his arm aim Oh Dicky I said enthusiastically It wonderful You fairly tool took my mv breath away with the surprise of it Is it really ours in part I caught a flash of relief in his eyes saw that he too had observed cd my momentary mo- mo hesitation Then ho hI bent hI Ins his head bead fondly toward me mc laid his bis hand I for an an instant over or mine clasping his annIt armIt arm ann It belongs to you and her little ladyship ladyship ladyship lady lady- ship over there he said Alf Alt and I l' l'arc aro arc simply the chauffeurs So you ou really like it Like it it I threw all the fervor I could manage Into my voice and smile When Its a circa drea rea dear may we try it it I could not forbear a swift little glance to all appearances casual at Rita Brown She was watching me closely her face ace still holding its cool ironical look 1001 I knew that I had not deceived her that she had read correctly cor- cor my dismay at the sight of the costly car But I also aso knew and hugged the knowledge e to me that 1 I had scored heavily against her feminine cattish cattish- ness She is the sort of woman who cannot bear to see ee anything masculine masculino devoting himself to any anyone one else when she is present Dicky's absorption in my approval his cool ignoring of n her r sarcasm must have been about as palatable to her heras heras heras as the traditional diet wf f gall and wormwood |