Great Falls daily tribune., 1920-11-04
TTOLDINGA A
HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's
New Phase off,.
REVELATIONS
OF A WIFE
Why Betty Kane Sent for Madge

Why Betty Kane Sent for Madge
went around in what my little moth
er would have termed a 'daze' for the
rest of the day. following my astonish-
ing interview with Dicky concerning my
experience with Rita Brown. ] had been
shown an entirely new phase of my hus-
bands character, and | was not quite
certain whether or not | liked it,
Dicky's RACES | had seen frequently,
so often, in fact that they had ceased
to make me suffer much. had become an
noying or amusing, as circumstances
might direct His voltile moods, his
utterly irresponsible boyish tricks. had
long since become an ordinary routine
| had wondered sometimes if he would
ever grow up. and here. over night. as it
were, found mentor, a judge. in the
place of the irresponsible boyish hus
band / had known.
My Peter Pan. Had he grown up at
last? Would 1 never again feel the mix
ture of annoyance and thrilled admira-
ton which his pranks gave me? With
a humorous little recollection Of the
nonsense he had mixed with his grave
lecture. / realized that Dcky's chief
charm would stay with him always
But / think it was given me in that
ishness would be his only as an adjunct
to his character. not as an integral part
of it, as it had seemed to me to be- There
came to me. too, a realization that must
readjust myself to this new state of af-
fairs and with the realization came the
knowledge Of strange, new feeling for
my husband dawning within my CON
SclouSneSS.
A Strange Summons.
| have loved Dcky wildly, passionately,
have intensely admired his talents have
: been extremely angry at nm; too1shiy
jealous of him, but looking back over my
married life, ] do not know am
ashamed to admit it even to myself
that | ever have really respected his
Judgment and common sense as a wife
ought to be able to.
I wondered il these hours Of readjust-
ment If the fault had been one of per-
ceptiOn on my part or of real lack III
Dicky. Had he suddenly grown to man $
mental stature, or had my eyes been sell
fishly, foolishly blinded during all these
years.
/ had plenty of leisure for my intro
spection and retrospection, for Dicky dis
appeared shortly after he had taken me
back to the house, and remained away
for the rest of the day. Mother Graham
declared irritable that she knew he was
still looking up real estate agents, and
her speculations as to her probable rea-
sons for so doing were the only disturb
ing currents in the even flow Of my day
until the late afternoon, when a small
BOY appeared at the door with note
addressed to me in a prm, angular CHR
ography.
"Whoever in the world can be writing
to you:' my motherinlaw inquired cur
iously. and felt her keen eyes upon me,
as with muttered word of apology /
tore the note open.
Betty Kane's Mystery.
ut is from Betty Kane said as
I glanced at the signature, and then
began to read the short note.
"Betty Kane! She's the crippled girl
who runs the tea room, isn't shef'
Mother Granam queried next, and
nodded an assent without speaking. for
] was absorbed in the message which
Betty Kane had written.
'Dear Mrs. Graham" it began. will
you please, if possible, run in to see me
today sometime between and 9? There