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the firemen to can the corn grown behind the firehouse. A; patriotic police officer occupied his off-duty time by growing and canning vegetables of which any gardener or housewife might be proud. . Both the Boy and Girl Scouts have shown the value of the principles of their organizations by working in all parts of the country to make war gardens and conserve the products. Sign the United States Food Administration pledge card and fall in line with the others to :prove your Americanism and help win the war.
Revelations of a Wife BY ADELB GARRISON
A TALK WITH DICKY THROUGH THE CLOSED DOOR "Madge! What do you mean? You ere not afraid of me, afe you?" Dicky's voice, half-anxious, half-ln-dlgnant, came through my locked door. As I heard it, I felt ashamed of the panic of fear which had caused me to rush into my bedroom and barricade my door, when I saw Dicky, half intoxicated, come toward rae. But if my fright was lessening, my anger was increasing. Dicky had rushed off to Lillian Gale's affair because of a quarrel we had had over our household finances. I had not expected his return until nearly morning. But shortly after midnight he and Harry Underwood, Lillian's husband, had driven up in a taxlcab.
Harry had remained downstairs, but
Dieky hd come up in an almost maud
Hn condition, to beg me to return wnh them to the party. The very eight of a drunken man has always
terrified me, so that when Dicky crossed the room toward me and I realized that he was going to embrace me, I fled In unreasoning terror to my room. I stood silent and trembling behind my door, while Dicky stormed and entreated outside. "Let me in, Madge," he commanded. Tm not going to hurt you, but I'm your husband. I want to talk to you, c.nd I'm not going to do it through any door." I do not know whether disgust or anger was the stronger feeling with me. This certainly was a new phase of my marriage, this parleying with a drunken husband. "I shall not let you in." My tone was icy. "Nor shall I talk to you
while you are in the condition you are
now in. Please go away.
"What d'ye mean? What condition?
Dicky's voice was surprised and in-
iured. "What's the matter with my
condition, I'd like to know?"
He paused, evidently expecting a reply, but I was resolved to speak to him only if it seemed a necessity. Ho
waited for a moment, then a sudden thought appeared to strike him, and ho exclaimed :
"I know what's the matter; you think I'm drunk. Now, Madge, you're mistaken. Everybody else at the party except Lil and Harry and me are drunk. And LI1 and Harry they're just a little upset, but I am all right. See here, I'll tell you what to do. You just open this door and smell my breath. You wouldn't think I was drunk if you could smell my breath Just once." The absurdity of this proposal, when the whole room from which I had fled seemed pervaded with the
odor of spirits, appeared to strike even Dicky's muddled understanding,
for he finished his appeal with a dis
tinct chuckle.
"Good thing she didn't cover that bet," he half-whispered to himself as I still remained silent.
I wondered what craay proposal he would utter next. Evidently he appeared to be thiinking things out. I beard him wandering about the room, his stick striking against the chairs and tables as he unsteadily passed between them. Finally he came -back to my door again, and struck It a violent blow. "See here, my lady," he said harshly, "I'm not going to do any 'Bought end Paid For' stunt here, breaking in my wife's locked door, but I want to know right now, are you going back
to LIl's with Harry and me or not?"
"I certainly am not." I made my
words as emphatic as possible. "Go back yourself or go to bed, or do
something besides standing outside that door and making a nuisance of yourself." The thought came to me that my voice and words were much the same
as a fishwife might use to her erring spouse. Truly, life with Dicky was
not conducive to the preserving of
life's little refinements.
I braced myself for one of Dicky's
explosions of temper, but curiously
enough none came. Evidently liquor
made Dicky goodnatured instead of:
ugly. He did not reply for a minute or two. Then he drew a long sigh. "That's what a man gets for trying to be a good fellow," he said mournfully. "Feel awful sorry for little wife
sitting alone, leave nice lively party to come after her, get door slammed in my face. That's fine, that is. Guess I'll do this again. Yes ? No ?" -What'll I ever say to old Harry,"
he went on, . "and that taxi driver, whee ee! that taxi driver, he'll have a nice little fortune by tho time he gets through with us." He walked to the door of the living room and I heard him open it. Then his voice came back loud and less clear across the two rooms: "Goodbye, little cross girl. I'm going to have a real jag by the time I see you again." The door closed, but I did not open mine. I did not know what notion he would take next He might come back and bring Underwood with him. I pushed the dressing table and bed back in their places I really was heartily ashamed of the childish ter
ror that had made me push them against the door and lay down to wait for whatever the morning would bring me. But I was not to remain uncomforted, however. The door had closed after Dicky but a few minutes when I heard a timid knock sounded on my
door, and I heard Katie's excited voice: . "Oh, Missis Graham, dear Misses Graham, are you all right?" "Quite all right, thank yon, Katie. Why are you out of bed?"
un, please, Missis uranam, come
out nere where I can see you. I so
scared for fear you scared at Meester Graham, I shake In my bed. Please come out here." Katie's voice held a threat of tears that I did not care to disregard. I had had scenes enough for one night. I unlocked my door and came out, eo be seized by Katie's warm hands. "Oh, I am so glad you all right," she exclaimed, evidently reassured by my appearance. "I so 'fraid j-ou scared of Mee6ter Graham. You see, you no
marriea. long, mayDe you never see heem upset " Katie hesitated delicately "before." "No, Katie," I answered. Even if I had wished it, there was no resisting Katie. She made her, own rules of
conduct and then acted upon them. "He no mean notting by dot," she
went on. "He no arink much, not
like odder mens at the flat, but just sometimes. Den he always make so mooch fun. He say such funny things when he drink too much. I hear heem tonight I tlnk you not like it you run in room. I scared for you I so glad you all right." "Thank you, Katie," I replied, warmed by the girl's concern for me. "I think I will sit up for awhile. Go
back to bed and don't worry about me," "Me go back to bed now? No, na," returned Katie, vehemently. I saw that she had the appetite for excite
ment of any kind which her race, youth and temperament demanded. She could not sleep If she went back to bed, I knew. So she might as well stay up with me.
"Here, you cold," she exclaimed as she saw me shiver. "You sit here
queeck. I fix.
She pushed me into the btg chair in front of the gas grate, lighted the grate, .and rushing into my bedroom seized a blanket which she wrapped around me. Then she went to the kitchen where I heard her hurrying around as if life and death depended upon her haste. When she came back. In an incredibly short time, she bore
In her hand a cup of hot tea. "Dere, drink dot queeck," she commanded. "You feel better den." I decided that Katie was worth a little spoiling. "I will , gladly drink it, Katie," I said, if you will bring a cup of tea for yourself and drink it with me by the fire."
Oh, that will be so-o nice," Katie
was back in an instant with her own cup of tea. The hot drink was very grateful to me. It stopped the nervous trembling of my limbs, and warmed me through and through. Katie drank hers with gusto. Ws had barely finished when the telephone bell rang. I looked at Katie, a sudden fear clutching my heart. Had anything
carolled her usual appreciation, and j happened to Dicky?
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