Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-15
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Adele Garrison's
New Phase of...
OF WIFE
WHY MADGE WAS COMPELLED
QUICKLY TO CHANGE HER
PLANS

PLANS
The hospital, with characteristic ef.
~ficiepcy. gave me but q minimum O.
delav in obtaining the information 1
wished. Yes, they had the drug l de-
sired as an antidote. But It was a
dangerous drug. 1t could not be given
out without a physicians authority;
gave DR.. Pettit's name, / pleaded
the grave emergency, but very properly
the authorities were adamana' iney
would send an ambulance and fetcn
Young Mr.. Chester to the hospital, but
fhe ambulances were out-two serious
automobile accidents-and it would be
some time before they would be avail
able.
Hold the wire, please l begged.
and then with my head in my hands L
tried to solve the problem of getting
that drug so vital to Tom Chester.
His life might depend upon my re-
sourcefulness.
No use in trying TO get IT. Pettlt
on the telephone-my first wild thought.
He. in all probability. was on his way
to the farmhouse. If, indeed. he was
not out on some call. and consequently
beyond reach. OF course-if l could
think of nothing else-I could return
to the farmhouse and wait for DR.. Pet
tit, but that l was determined not to
do IL / could get quicker action.
The sight of Mr.. Briggs anxious,
sympathetic face gave me an idea:
Putting my hand over the receiver, L
spoke softly to him.
"Do you know any physician in
Bridgehampton well enough to rout
him out of bed at this hour and ask
him to give me a prescription for a
certain powerful drug? 1t would have
to be someone you knew, for it would
be useless for you or me to ask Il
strange physician to do So"
Mr.. Briggs slapped the knee which
was not lame-a gesture which l had
observed he used often-and answered
in tones as low.
You bet, Old Doc Austin will do
anything for me. He's a cautious old
knows him well. Ask them if they'll
take a prescription from him"
| took my hand from the mouth
piece and spoke into it.
IF / bring you a request for the
drug from DR.. Austin of Bridgehanp-
ton may L have it,"
MIR. Briggs Helps
"Assuredly," came the prompt an
swer. ANY request of DR.. Austin's
will be honored promptly. And We are
sorry not to have been able to oblige
you sooner, but-our rules, you know
Il understand perfectly" I answered,
"And / will be there in a short time.
Good bye"
I hung up the receiver, and Mr.
Briggs moved into my place at the tele-
phone, and after several minutes delay
! heard that usually most unsatisfac'
tory thing, one end of a telephone con.
versation. But in this case, due to
Mr.. Briggs habit of repeating a con
versation, l knew as much as he by the
time he hung up the receiver.
Hello! Hello! That you, DOc?'
he began. This is Briggs. Say, I want
something bad and quick. What's
that: Your other shirt if | need it
Ha! ha. That's goodl But. listen
Doc. There's a little lady here who's
got to have a certain drug from the
Southampton hospital tonight, because
it's the only place which has it. It's
for a wounded man. / know all about
it haven't time to tell you now
but it's all right, my personal word or
it. They won't give it to her without
a prescription. She'll be down there il
about 10 minutes"
Five" / whispered, and he shool
his head warningly at me.
Then That's All Right"
"She says five but she ought not t
drive that fast at night. At any rate
you have the prescription ready
What's that? You can't write a blan
ket prescription for every drug in thu
list? OF course. What a saphead
am! Wait! I'll put Mrs. Graham oil
the wire"
He gave me the receiver with
comical air of self-depreciation, and
spoke quickly into the mouthpiece.
"Dr. Austin? Mrs. Graham speak
ing. / cannot pronounce the name o
that drug, but ] can spell it." and
accordingly spelled the word / ha,
memorized from Smith.
Never heard of it." came the puz
zled reply. Are you sure the hospita
has itf"
'"They assured me so, five minute
ago." / returned sedately, land sal,
they would honor any request iron
you"
IAN right" reluctantly. spell ]
again, and I'll have the prescription
ready for you when you come. Who i
to use it?"
DR.. Petit has been summoned t.
the case"
Petit of Sag Harbor?" he asked
'Then that's all right, Goodbye"
Next-The Luck That OvertooI
Madge on the Road.