Great Falls tribune., 1921-03-08
OLDINCA
HUSBAND
Adele GarrisOn's
New Phase off,.
REVELATIONS
OF A WIFE
The Surprise the Florist
Sprunu on Ofcky.

0ptOu8 w 0S~y
As Dicky and I entered the florists S
shop / saw Edith standing in the
doorway leading to the green holse.
where the owner, a gentle, quiet, little
chap with the soft accents Of Italy
sounding in his voice, grows really
wonderful roses.
Her back was toward us, and she
made no movement of recognition, but
was aware Of Dicky's presence.
knew it, alas! with the prescience of
a jealousy / thought / had conquered,
but which I found was still alive within
my foolish heart.
"'Lo, Edith" Dicky called cordially.
Buying out the place"
She turned swiftly, casually
thought too casually-and nodded @
smiling recognition without offering
her hand. The omission annoyed me,
for 1 was certain that if l had not
been present she would have greeted
him in less offhand fashion.
Not exactly" she said coolly. "Lcok
here, Madge, what do you think Of
these? They're exactly the shade for
the rooms, don't you think?'
l caught my breath. beauty lover
that am, as the little bent proprietor
stepped aside and let me gaze upon the
nodding roses in the most exquisite
shades of pink.
They're perfect I replied. ITS
only a question of how many we want" :"
Dicky had followed me to the door
and was looking over my shoulder.
by Jove!' he exclaimed in tone
that betrayed astonishment at some
thing more than the mere beauty of
the blossoms
a Mass Of Roses.
'Look here he said to the pro-
prietor. Do you ship roses to New
York;"
"Oh, yes the man returned in very
good English, every day"
what firm?"
The man named one of the big Fifth
avenue florists.
"Well. Ill be hornswoggled I'll bet
I have three dozen of your roses out in
the car now. Bought them this after
neon of that firm
He dashed out to the ear, brought in
the box and united it. | caught
glimpses of some exquisite corsage
bouquets. and underneath a mass of the
same roses we were buying.
That VIII save Mrs. Durkee good
deal" Edith said practically. Three
dozen did you say! She spoke OF
getting six dozen in all. so ! suppose
if we take three dozen we'll be all
right. How much are they?" she turned
to the proprietor of the shop.
Two fifty a dozen to Mrs. Durkee,"
the man replied. "She IS very good
customer of mine"
| saw Dicky open his mouth in
amazement, then close it again as Edith
nodded an assent to the bargain, and
the man took up his shears and
walked down the lane Of roses.
''Well?' Edith smiled mischievously.
but l saw that she also had noticed
Dicky's astonishment. '"Fess up-how
much did they sting you in little old
N'Yawk?"
"I'd never dare to tell" Dicky said
ruefully. "Afadge would never let me
hear the last Of it. But it was enough
I'll tell the world it was more than
enough! And to think here these were
fresh on the bushes all the time
1--WE tried to tell you about this
florist several times, dear" said, fool
ishly enough, but his reference to me
had irritated me and made me willing
to scratch back.
"You see.' Dicky spread his hands,
turned to Edith. "She's the original
1-told you-so.''
l had just sense enough left to
laugh merrily. as if he had said the wit
test thing in the world, but inwardly
I was angrily anathemizing the folly
which had led to me to leave an open
ing for SO cutting a remark in Edith
Fairfax's hearing
That's the first duty of wife" I
returned saucily. They're thinking
Of putting it into the marriage service
now in place of obey You'd better be
practicing it, Edith"
She had an excellent opportunity to
be catty, but evidently she disdained to
use it.
"'1 promise to love, honor and say I
told you. So she chanted. "How
sensible that is
Dicky groaned.
"Why is a man, anyway" he asked
tragically.
lesque, grasped us both by an arm and
rushed us to the front of the shop.
Help me tie this up again" he COM
manded.
''How perfectly exquisite Edith
touched one of the corsage bouquets
with tender, admirfng fingers They
were all alike, Of pink and white sweet
peas and feathery maiden hair fern.
"Six. For every one of u.s."
"Of course" Dicky said indifferently.
Then, as she helped him tie the box
there was no room for three Of us, and
had stepped back unobtrusiyely-I
heard him say in lower tone:
81 know they aren't your favoritcs,
but, Of course. had to get them all
alike"
NExT-The Swift Changes DIcky
Disclosed.