Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-25
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Adele Garrison's
New Phase Off,.
REVELATIONS
OF WIFE
WHY MADGE SUDDENLY REMEM-
BEREO DR.. PETTiT'S CUES
TON ABOUT DICKY

When Mother Graham decides to de-
| scend from the high horse of her arro-
gance she does it with a speed and
~thoroughness which daze one not used
to her little ways. One would never
have guessed that a minute before Lii
lian's revelation she had been trying
her best to goad me into an explosion
of temper by her carping criticism of
what she dubbed my neglect of Katie.
Il am very proud of you my daugh-
ter" she said when she had exhausted
her first emotional ordinations. and
the unusual tribute fro mher lips was
like an accolade to me. But you
should have let Mr.. Drake go with
, you" she added reproachfully. What
would Richard say if he knew that you
went on such an errand alone
A Haunting Question
/ reflected whimsically that my hus-
band would in all probability prefer a
| solitary trip for me, even if accompa-
MED by danger TO having ME escorted
by Allen Drake. Then with a sudden
dash of bitterness l decided moodily
that Dicky's worrying about any action
of mine was exceedingly problematical.
His trip to the luxurious Adirondack
| camp Of the famous author whose new
book he is to illustrate had vaguely
annoyed me because of the e~agerness
with which he left us, and his contin-
ued silence since his departure had in
tensified the feeling.
But it had been left for DR.. Petit
with his strangely -worded query as to
Dicky's whereabouts to change annoy
ance to another emotion, neither fear
NOR onnar nor rot anyIpfT hnt having
had no time as yet and would have none
for hours to come in which j could
speculate upon the true meaning of the
physicians odd question. But the re
membrance of it colored my answer
to my mother-in-law's ~reproachful
query.
81 don't believe he would worry very
much, mother, | said lightly. And
after all, Tn perfectly all right, not
ever nervous. Feel my pulse"
l laughingly held out my hand to
her. and she pushed it aside pettishly.
Evidently she was r%egaining the poise
lost at hearing of my anrrow escape,
and / mentally rejOiced. Mother Ora
ham. arrogant and dictatorial, ! can
comprehend and cope with, but when
she becomes docile and emotional l am
at q loss how to deal with her.
"Oh, Madge, TO Think"
I'm glad you can joke about it." she
said acidly, "but if you think Richard is
going to take it that way when tell
him about it you'll find yourself very
much mistaken
With which dark threat she turned
her back upon me and. addressed her
self to Lillian,
81 wash my hands of her." she said.
"But you ought to keep her from doing
fool things like that"
"Tll do my little best" Lillian prom
ised, but she's a wilful. piece. And
now if you'll excuse me, we really must
go down to the library. Will you lock
your door again, please? Wen come
and let you know the minute it's safe
to unlock it"
"What do you think | am going to
do ?" demanded Mother Graham tartly.
Parade up and down the corridor with
that devil of a Smith in the house?
I've been Gagged up here like a wild
hyena"-she brought out the compari-
son with a ludicrous he~sitation-"all
the evening. l guess / can stay behind
the bars the rest of the night if i want
to-"
ut won't be that long," Lillian re
turned D~oothingly. Come, Madge."
/ followed her into the hall, heard