Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-03-10
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Adele Garrison's
New Phase off,.
REVELATIONS
OF A WIFE
THE VERDICT DIcKEY GAVE.
THE mean little structure Of doubts

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crumbled to bits about my unworthy
head at Dickys words. His ill-humor
was too apparent for me not to doubt
the sincerity of his protest that he
had wished to sketch me with the roses
instead of Edith, and had been COM
PEELED to take her because of the Sc
verify of my costume and the frilliness
of hers.
have had experiences enough Of the
sort with my husband, one would think,
to prevent my giving way to the jeal-
Gus folly which had been obsessinx me
for the half hour preceding our return
to Mrs. Durkee's. Many times it has
been my misfortune to misjudge Dicky.
only to be confronted by the same anti
climax which had greeted me when he
had helped me from the car.
But on the other hand, there have
been many times when I have had real
cause for jealous tremors, and l sup
pose the sub-conscious memory of
those occasions is the real reason for
the foolish and unworthy suspicious
which come to me from time to time.
suffer as much, however, il not
more, when l find that l have mis-
judged Dicky, as do when I have rea-
son for anger. And / am always in an
agony OF remorse until / have atoned
in some way for my doubling thoughts,
even though Dicky may not have been
aware of them.
so, at his lll-tempered outburst, I
made the meekest Of answers.
I'm SO sorry, dear" I whispered.
1T | only had known. / would have
worn the floppiest hat and the frill-
lest gown / possess. For / would
have loved to have you sketch me
you ought to know that. But l think
it will be splendid as it u.s. Edith made
a wonderful picture with those roses
in her arms"
aren't You Horrjd!"
Dicky's eyes softened with the light
that makes heaven for me-
Not the one my girl would have
made he whispered. just as little
Mrs. Durkee came flying to the steps.
"Oh, you Dicky birdn' she called.
Edith says you have the most won
derful flowers. You bad, extravagant
boy, but love you for it Just the same,
Come here and let me kiss you this
minute"
She pursed her pretty lips, and as
he bent above her, lifted her face to
his kiss as child would have done,
bear hug, twirled her around in his
arms and set her down breathless and
dishevelled.
Aren't you horrid!" she pouted.
"Madge, you ought to train him better.
hes getting to be a regular rough
neck. But come inside. Let me see
what you've brought and let me show
you what we've done"
We followed her into the dining
room, where the little woman went
into ecstacies over the roses and the
corsage bouquets Of sweet peas Dicky
had brought.
Mrs. Durkee's Question.
I'll put these where they'll keep
cool until we wear them" she said
practically, gathering up the clusters
of sweet peas, "and then well take the
roses upstairs. l want to fix them in
Lella.s room first, and the rest Wen
put down here. Dicky. you take these
roses, and Madge you carry these
bowls. l wouldn't trust any man With
anything that could possibly fall and
be broken"
"Ungrateful little wretch that YOU
are" Dicky retorted. but he picked up
the roses carefully and obediently and
followed me to the foot Of the stairs.
'Stay right there, till return" Mrs.
Durkee called after US. II don't want
you to see it until / get there. ri be
back in a jiffy.'
She was as good as her word. pre-
ceding us up the stairs with the air Of
an art gallery attendant about to ex-
hibit the most precious thing in the
collection. Outside the open door of
Leila's room she paused to say trium-
phantly: There, what do you think
Of that? And we did it all since yes
Lillian and Edith were already in
the room, trying th effect Of a few Of !
the pink roses in tall, slender vase. |