Great Falls daily tribune., 1919-12-14
MY HEART and
MY HUSBAND
Adele GarrisOn's New Phase of
Revelations
of q Wife
The Way Lillian Ended Her Lecture
to Madge.

At Lillians words l felt a hot flush
spread over my face, knew that my neck
and ears must be as red as were Dicky' S
at the caustic little reminder of his
negligence she had given him few
minutes before.
The remembrance of that rebuke kept
me from the anger / otherwise wo I'D
have felt at my friends intimation that
] had been unwise in the manner in which
] had atoned to Major Grantland for my
rudeness-although l think if any other
woman in the world but Lillian had ut
tered the words they would have ended
our friendship Immediately.
Don't misunderstood me. child!' Lii
lian's voice had lost its mischievous in
tonation and became as tender and sooth-
ing as the strokes of the brush she was
plying upon my hair. Il am not CEN
suring you. It was a perfectly natural
action, and If it had been almost any
other man Of your acquaintance should
not have a word to say. 1t is probably
an impertinence to speak about 1t any
way. But, my dear, I've lived a long
while in this world Of tears. long enough
to recognize cask of high explosive
when / see one. And Major Hugh Grant
land is as high an explosive as | ever
wish to set eyes upon"
"Like Him."
I've guessed. of course that you
didn't like him." / said banally enough
Like him." Lillian calculated. My
dear, I'm mad about him. If | We're
off abruptly as if she realized the alb
surdity of her own nonsense. But
seriously, Madge, ! like him immensely,
still that doesn't blind my eye to the
fact that he is high explosive, who
ought to be labeled with a danger sig
nal where either his anger or his ro-
mantle affections are strongly con-
cerned'
She gave my hair dozen slow strokes
with the brush before she spoke again.
As for me / was silent because | did
not know what to say.
"Of course, / know you think I'm an
awful old fusser," she resumed at last.
"but Tn sure you don't realize just how
deeply Mai. Grantland feels concerning
you. / wouldn't have told you this at
the time when you first met him, be
cause it would have set you speculat-
ing about him, and-to speak plainly, fer
we might as we'll have this out right
now and then never refer to it again
at that particular time you didn't need
any extra incentive for thinking about
him Frankly, l was worried about your
peace Of mind at that time. never about
sense of what is due yourself to say
nothing of your husband to lose your
balance But you rounded that corner
beautifully and Grantland's admiration
for what Dicky was doing, his sense of
justice because you were misjudging
YOUR husband. kept him sane But
now
"But You Forgive"
Another long silence. Evidently Lii
liam was framing her words carefully.
was breathless in attention by this time,
putting far away from me all the foolish
resentment / had felt
Now you have literally been thrown
into his life in most romantic fashion,
and to make matters worse he evidently
has pressed the idea to his buzzom that
Dicky is neglecting you. Of all the asln-
inc times for the Dicky bird to get rest
less. You and I know that is all his
behavior means. but then, that's man
all over. If we could always depend
upon 'em this world would be the fem
mime millennium
Her off-hand manner of assuming that
neither my fault nor another woman
attractions were responsible for my nus
bands recent detection was balm to my
wounded vanity. / suspected that she
had shrewdly planned this very effect,
quible at her method.
"That neglect notion is the dangerous
one for the dear major to cherish" Lii
lian went on. ''and | want you to realize
not only that, but another thing, the
fact that any unusual Kindness or gen
tie appealing for pardon on your part is
distinctly like a match applied to the
powder barrel AS | said, / wouldn't
have told you this before for fear OF
the effect it might have upon your own
imagination, but ! know you have a
pretty good balance wheel out there"
She indicated the lawn outside. where
my small son, refreshed from his nap.
was having a most glorious romp with
Marion.
You know that Bless his baby
heart" I CALCULATED feryently.
"Amen." Lillian said with q touch Of
solemnity. Then she gave little laugh
and | knew that her lecture was over.
But ] don't need to go on with this
farago any longer" she said I've
warned you, and anything more would
be a superfluous impertinence. But you
forgive me. don't you?"
4 lump in my throat made it hard for
me to reply in words To think that
had resented the criticism Of this wisest
most interested of friends. But with my
arms around her | think | made my
answer clear.
Next-"The Fear With Which Madge
lyn TIny