Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-15
MY MARRIAGE
H1 PROBLEMS
Adele Garrison's
New Phase off,.
REVELATIONS
OF A WIFE
THE WAY LUCK SERVED MADGE
AND DICKY WELL,

AND DICKY WELL.
/ do not believe I ever have been
more embarrassed than 1 was when the
| realization came to me that I had in
! troduced Dick to Dr. McDermott as
Mr.. Graham, while the dapper little
doctor knew me only as Mrs. Black,
| the name foolishly had put on the
hotel register. My face felt as if it
were being scared with flame, and /
could only look helplessly at Dicky,
hoping that in some way he could
straghten things out.
1t was not altogether a blind trust
! reposed in him. Ever since my we'd
of my husbands pre-eminent qualities
is his social tact, his ability to handle
any unusual situation graciously and
delicateely. And as / saw him, with
| no outward trace of embarrassment,
| advance to meet the rotund little ply
sician with cordially extended hand,
| gave little inaudible sigh of relief.
/ I knew that Dicky would manage in
some way to extricate me from the
| humiliating predicament my foolish
precaution against being followed by
| the mysteriously elderly foreigner had
| brought upon me.
|
doctor" Dicky said heartily, stressing
the adverb and the pronoun, "and /
fell that we owe you an explanation"
| There was nothing in the physicians
noncommittal professional expression
to indicate that he was doing anything
else than listen conventionally to
Dickys remarks, but l caught glimpse
of his keen eyes as they glanced at
me. then fixed themselves on Dicky
again, and / knew the little doctor was
| reading my husband and weighing what
he read carefully and judicially.
Before that, however" Dicky went
on, do let me assure you how much
| appreciate your care of Mrs. Gra-
| ham. She has had most unpleasant
experience, and it was indeed fortunate
| that she was able to obtain your at
| tentions."
Dcky Asks a Question
The physician gave deprecatory
i wave of his plump white hand, but
/ fanced that he was being favorably
impressed by Dicky. I was watching
him intently, and l fancied that / saw
something bit strained and unusual
in the scrutiny to which he was sub
jecting my husband. 1t was as if he
were trying to recall something which
Dlcky's features suggested.
| has MFS. uTaHam Iolu you OF tHe
fright which was responsible for her
injury:' Dicky asked next, and as
/ heard the naturalness of the deferen-
tial inquiry I permitted myself a tiny
smile unseen by the physician. What
! tale my husband meant to tell I did
not know. but that it would be a
plausible story I did not doubt.
The physician shook his head
''She has not been in condition to
talk much" he said, but without look
ing at me.
"You We're Across"
Il thought not" Dicky said. In
fact, she was so unnerved that she had
hard work telling me. She came into
town this morning on shopping trip.
and was unfortunate enough to be
caught on that stalled train in the tun-
mel. During the delay she was annoyed
and frightened by man-no you can't
give him that name, the time-worn
when she finally reached the station
kept close to her. In her attempt to
get away from him she was caught in
the crowd and received that blow on the
head When she revived in the wait
/ ing room and saw him outside, her one
thought was to get away. She secured
a taxi and came here, and in her half
hysterical condition decided that she
would do the ostrich stunt and register
under another name than her own. The
feminine mind. you know, doctor, moves
in a mysterious way
Even through my relief at the story
Dicky had recounted there came flash
of resentment that he could not have
omitted the little humorous dig at fem
inine foibles which he rarely foregoes
when | am the subject of the CONVERSE
ton. But l had no chance to dwell
upon it, for Dicky was speaking again.
Just what is best to do l do not
know. Perhaps you can advise me. VI
course, my Identification is a mere
matter of form. / can easily do that"
He drew out his card case, paused IN
the act of extracting his card, fixing his
eyes upon the tiny bar with red and
blue stripes wlrch ! had noticed upon
the elderly physicians coat. and which
told it's mute story Of heroic medical
service overseas.
You were across?' he said "Do
you know, / believe / have seen YOU
over there. l thought your face was
/ familiar
The little physician started violently.
Dear, dear!" he said. and the exple-
tive. evidently the strongest he ever
used, seemed so incongruous with what
knew must be his record Of service.
that / suppressed smile with diff
Guilty. II should think / had seen You.
although | never met you personally:
But who Of us didn't know Graham of
the air service, Graham, the ace? My
boy, you don't need any Identification
with me. What can l do to serve you?"
Next-"How pr. McOermott Smooth
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