Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-10-25
MY MARRIAGE
X4
Adele Garrison's
New Phase off,.
REVELATIONS
OLA WIFE
The Wild Suspicion DR.. Petit Voiced
to Madqe


to Madge
Mrs. Underwood says you wished
to see me, Mrs. Graham"
DIR. Petit, with his professional dig
nifty, in Dicky's parlance, working
overtime and with only his eyes
showing the strain under which be had
been working over Tom Chester, came
into the library where I had asked
Lillian to send him.
Yes I do" I answered bluntly.
PLEASE sit down. You must be ex-
hausted."
Thank you. 7 am not tired" His
tone held the cold, awkward stiffness
which repels 50 many of his acquaint-
ances, and which completely hides the
real goodness and Kindness Of the man.
/ refused to be impressed, however,
and pushed a chair toward him.
but / am" / said pettishly, land it
tires me to see 0 standing"
What Madge Asked
I'm that case, of course, I have no
choice" he said stiffly, and sat down
in the chair, ,snconsciously settling
into it's comfort with a relaxing love-
ment which betrayed his fatigue. /
! felt a bit conscience-stricken about
bothering SO tired a man, but my I'M
| easiness over the meaning of his little
speech concerning Dicky wake like a
barb urging me on, and | went directly
to the point!"
"Dr. Petit, I must ask you what
| you meant when you asked me if |
were sure my husband was in the Adir-
ondacks?"
He Strengthened in the chair with
the effect Of a jerk, and his eyes
showed fatigue no longer. I had the
| odd notion that something had just
kindled a fire behind them.
so you have reconsidered your an
swer." he said. and his one betrayed
the fierce eagerness which was in him.
Not necessarily" l parried. II
| simply wished to know what was behind
your question. There must have been
something"
There was" he answered grimly,
but the answer you gave to my ques-
ton disposed of it. Unless" there
came a shrewd look into his eyes, 'un-
less you wish to reconsider your an
| swer. In that case / will ask my
question again. Are you sure your
husband is in the ~Adirondacks?"
A Blazing Resentment
His manner was the offensive, ar
rogant one Of the old-style pedagogue.
told myself that all he needed was a
| hickory switch under his arm to make
the picture complete. If / had been
NV normal self, I would have cut the
conversation short at this point. But
for that matter, / never would have
begun it if my nerves had not been
frayed almost to the breaking point
by the strain of the nights experiences.
/ summoned every bit Of will power l
possessed to keep my voice from trem-
bling, and answered his question truth
fully.
no. DIR. Petit. I am not sure" |
said. Il know that he went to visit at
the camp of q friend. and l naturally
uppos that he is there now, but !
have not heard from him for several
days, so. of course, / cannot say posi-
lively that | know he is there. But
your question suggests that you have
more certain knowledge than l."
II have no knowledge he said
quickly, only a strong suspicion which
| intend to verify"
There was something in his manner
which frightened me. have always
felt that under Herbert Pettit's frigid
exterior there were volcanic, danger
Gus possibilities, and the smoidering
fires of his eyes, the intent frowning
look he ben upon me confirmed that
ancient impression. ! remembered his
old dislike of Dicky, and suddenly,
| overwhelmingly. there came to me a
sense Of my disloyalty to my absent
husband, in even listening to this man,
let alone questioning him.
II must crave your pardon. DR.. Pet
tit" ] said, rising. Il think ! must
have been a little mad to send for
you and question you. Please forgive
the trouble / have caused you. OF
| course, you must realize that / cannot
listen to idle suspicious Of my hus-
band"
With one long step he crossed to me,
| and taking me by the arm-not urgent
", but with a firm grip from which |
could not escape-he put me back into
my chair and lowered above me with
his white face like n mask from which
his eyes fairly blazed.
II allow no enc to play fast and
loose with me-" be said grimly, out
ragged egotism and something more
~fiercely primitive in his voice, ''and
| you viii hear now what / disliked tell
ing you. I do not know this positively.
but | am cursedly sure that wherever
your husband is, he is not at that
Adirondack camp, and that Claire
Foster knows where he is better than
either you or L.
Next-The Way Madge Stopped DR..
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