Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-09-20
TTOLDINGA
HUSBAND
Adele G0Yison'S
New Phase off,.
REVELATIONS
OF a WIFE
RELEASED TUES, SEPT 20 1921
The Cry Madge Heard

DR.. Jim Paige dominated our little
household and its tragedy from the
moment he stepped across the
threshold.
l saw him give one searching. COM
pretending glance around, and then he
crossed the room to me and lowered
above me. There was something in
his face which would have told me, !
think. how keenly he felt Edith Fair
|fax's remorseful humiliation, how fierce
" he resented the dereliction which
had been Dicky's if had not already
known how vital was his interest in
anything concerning the Virginia girl.
But he carefully kept any hint of his
feeling from his voice and manner.
Mrs. Graham" he said deferentially.
and turned in little Mrs Durkee's low
ing embrace to take his extended hand,
Il think yoh need somebody about my
size hyah. | don't believe you've seen
doctor yet, have your"
"Oh, no." returned gratefully, re-
membrance Of Mother Graham coming
to me. II couldn't get DR.. Pettit-hes
out Of town. And if you only will see
to my mother-in law! l got her to
sleep with drug in her tea, but I'm
worried about her."
IL MS thSL SeuIcIEe WAS uOI tHC " ulii,
only the conventional phrase which
slips so gibly from ones lips. ]! was
not worried about my mother-in-law
or my husband, or any one else in the
world save my baby boy. Worry"
was feeble word, indeed, for the aw-
full anguish of uncertainty concerning
his fate which had beaten me to the
ground and had numbed all my nerve
centres till I was more like a machine
than woman.
FRI 60 to see her in minute. just
now, I'm going to settle your case.
There are just three women IN TINS
house. aren't there-yohself, yoh
mother-in-law and the maid?"
I nodded assent. for l felt strong
dissemination for speech. DIR. jim gave
me a keen look, and turned to Mrs.
Durkee.
~ Won't Take Anything"
"It's up to yoh, little lady" he said.
with Mrs. Graham's permission, I'm
going to take charge of things here,
medically, and / hereby appoint you
housekeeper. Just run things as if
you were in yoh own home, and be sure
Mrs. Graham isn't bothered with a
single detail. Find out where every
body but you and Aunt Dora can get
rooms in the neighborhood. | want
Aunt Dora to help me take care Of the
elder Mrs. Graham. They were very
much attracted to each other down
South last winter, and Aunt Dora is
host where trouble is. Now, that's
settled. Mrs. Durkee, yoh put this
young woman to bed. after she has a
hot bath and some hot milk
DIR. Jim gave me another keen look,
then turned away as if acquiescing in
by unreasonableness But | felt IN
easily that he had only postponed his
prescription.
Leila, take me to the elder Mrs.
Grahams ROOM" he said. You can
find it,"
He left the room and walked into
the hall into which Edith Fairfax had
gone Just moment before. We all |
ton:
'Edie!"
A smothered, gasping response:
Don't Jim. Im-all-right"
Then his steady, firm footsteps
the stairs, and | knew that
the girl he idolized had barred him
from any share in the suffering which
was swaying her.
It was not curiosity, nor any strong
ar feeling, simply an accident, which
drew my gaze to Dicky. and showed
ne that he was as Indifferent to
Edith's suffering as he. was to Or.
inns attempt to soothe her. With
Alfred's restraining. friendly grip up
IN his shoulder Dicky was staring
straight in front of him, l well knew
With what terror filled pictures before
lis brain.
"Didnt You Hear Him?"
l do not know how long l sat dumb
Y in the pretty living room in which
had taken such pride, and whose
walls now seemed to mock me- Mrs.
Durkee. with whispered word to
leila, disappeared with Aunt Dora in