New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1921-07-19
HOLDING A HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New Phase of
Revelations of a Wife

make even while we were speeding
for the station at the last of our
drive
"Savarin's too raref1ed for Lii" he
had summed up. "Shes too. intense
ly human to have to live up to. a
Igreat genius like that"
With the curious detachment, the
power to flash whole cinema Ilm
in a second or two that ones mind
has, my memory leaped back, even
as 1 saw the train rolling IN, to the
time in the Catskill mountains, when
Robert Savarin faced and conquered
the unspeakable woman whom he
had believed his wife, and whose
conduct had exiled him with clouded
mind for fifteen years. He mad been
intensely human then ~
.sGoing to get out?' Dicky's voice
brought. me back with a jerk to the
present TInoment, and the TACT that
the train had stopped.
.'What News Have YOU'D
"Of course was on the plat
form beside him as I spoke, and we
scanned the alighting passengers
eagerly.
.There he is. See! Dicky the
chair car -
The porter, bags in hand, was
bowling obsequiously, while Robert
Savarin alighted. That he had been
well tipped was evident, and there
was also a certain something in his
attitude which made me imagine he
knew the identity Of the celebrity
whom he had been. grooming. And
the next second, Diekys with aldexter-
Gus movement, took the bags from
the, darkey's hands Before the artist
could grasp them.
ooh! Thank you, Graham He
grasped Dickys free hand, turned
outstretched hand and anxious eyes
to me.
This is so good of you, Mrs. Ora
ham" I long ago noted that his
courtesy never deserts him, no mat
ter what the emergency. What
news have you?"
t'None, so far, which means. every
thing is all right answered prompt
w. "You know a hospital is never
ready to receive inquiries or calls
early in the morning. But we will
phone now, tell them when we are
coming, and then after you have had
some breakfast, we can go over"
breakfast !" Robert Savarin's
voice brushed the suggestion aside.
Il couldn't eat anything until I have
seen-them. y.
Every well..', I saw there was no
use combating his decision. 'Dlcky,.
I think I had better telephone. I've;
had some experience with that SUBJ
stitute in the Office, and no one who
hasn't could ever get any message
through her head, so if you will take
II r will
soon as I'm through telephoning."
"All right" \Dicky led the way to
the car, and I went into the station:
waiting room to struggle with the
local telephone system and the inef-
icient substitute in the superinten-
dents place at the hospital.
| A Premonition.
''The Southampton Hospital
| After several minutes delay /
heard sleepy voice answering my
call. I tried to make my message as
clear and short as possible.
II wish to inquire after Marion
Morton, a little girl who was brought
in yesterday, suffering from con-
! CUSTOM
"Mary Martin % the voice repeat
ed. wait I'll ask.
mo, Marion Morton" I repeated
i insistently, but there came the bu2zer
to my ears with which the office
phone connect with the wards, and
the name very carefully, added again
until the woman should come back
to the telephone.
There is no Mary Martin in the
hospital the droning voice said III
another second. r.
Exasperated, but with a steady
hand upon my impatience, I repeated
the name very carefully, added gain
the information that the child had
been brought in suffering from con-
cussion after an accident.
ooh - I heard a little gasp OF
dismay, then, after a tense interval
the voice quickened now into interest
and sounded again.
Are you the, mother Of the
patient?''
mo, oh !! What is it," I felt a
sudden hint of $50 netting terrible,
1--WE are sorry to tell you that the
patient died an hour ago after suf-
fering from commissions all night
For second the telephone booth
and the waiting room went black be.
fore me- then I reused to action. The
horrible thing she had told me might
be true, but I meant to have Other
testimony than that of the woman
whose inefficiency had been SO patent
on the day before.
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