Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-01-25
MY MARRIAGE
U1 PROBLEMS
Adele Garrison's
New Phase off,.
REVELATIONS
OF a WIFE
THE WAY MOTHER GRAHAM
HELPED
Richard, are you very tired?"

HELPED
Richard, are you very tired?'
Mother Graham's voice broke a
silence which we had all used to adj
vantage in enjoying Katies delicious
supper. To any one not in the. secret,
it was q most casual question, but Ll!-
lian's eyes and mine met in swift
comprehension of the elder woman's
meaning. She was beginning the cam,
paign to keep Dicky away from all
knowledge of or power to interfere
with our excursion with Katie.
Il was few minutes ago" her. son
replied. but Katie's ham and have
made a new man of me. What's on
your mind, Mother, dear! l always
know there's something .you want me !,
to do when you ask me II I'm tired.
Richard Graham, you know better
than that!" his mother began lndlg-
nantly. Then, with an evident remem-
brance Of the role she was to play, she
nut aside her indignatoin--a most
astonishing proceeding from her-and
finished her little speech in a more
plaintive tone.
But do want you to do something
for me tonight" she said, and Dlcky--
always a true gallant where his moth.
er is concerned-blew kiss at her and
answered promptly:
Mother, dear"
"Some BeanH
my little heart doesn't desire
much" she retorted. "Only little
motor ride
Nothing in Dicky's face showed his
! dismay at this request, and l knew
that he would never let his mother
guess the reluctance he felt to under
take even a short drive after the long
journey we had just completed. But |
| felt lively sympathy for Dicky;
though / realized that his mother had
hit upon the only effective scheme for
keeping him out of the way.
I'm be glad to take YOU. he said
heartily, "but aren't you afraid it's too
chilly for your
I'm not going" she said. ITS
Elizabeth / want you to take: I've
been telling her ever since she's been
/ here about how wonderful the moon
light is on the ocean, and
| But the moon won't rise tonight
until almost II o'clock" Dicky pro-
tested, and I saw that he was fast
becoming appalled, at the strenuous
prospect before him.
Il know that as well as you DO,
his mother retorted tartly. But
Elizabeth has some shopping she
wants to do in Southampton-she has
to go home in q day or two, you KNOW
on account of the childrens schooi.
And when she finishes that you can
drive back to Bridgehampton beach
in time to see the moon rise on Lhe
ocean. Then youth be only four miles
/! from home, and can get back well be-
fore midnight.
Some little bean on my mother
oh. what?" exclaimed Dicky, trying to
catch in my eyes the sympathy to
which he evidently felt he was entitled
But I evaded his glance, for fear he
should see my recognition OF the 1act
that his maternal parent indeed was
possessed Of ''some beam
Dicky Remembers
"Greatest little planner on record,
Dicky went on, in q praiseWorthy bu'
patently painful attempt to register
approval of the proposed expedition.
WAS afraid that Elizabeth Harrison
would refuse to accept Dickys sacrl
flee. for such his acceptance OF nj:
mothers program really was. she, o.
course. did not know her mothers rea
reason for asking, and it did not seen
possible that normally unseltlsf
woman would permit weary brothei
to undertake so strenuous an evening
But Mrs. Harrison is one OF thos'
women who take all services for grant
ed, with regal Indifference to tn
comfort or discomfort of the one ser
wing her, and instead Of protesting sh
gave Dicky one of her SLOW, sWee
smiles, intended to indicate placldIt.
and a rare nature, but which | thinl
would drive me to some desperate ex
pedient of escape were l compelled t.
be the recipient Of many of them.
II can think of no more wonderful
trip." she said. Il have so wanted t
see the moonlight on the. ocean"
1T is some sight, all right Dick
admitted. "But it's really wasted upol
| brother and sister. 1t takes an en-
gagged couple. and affinity twain or
pair of married spoons really to ap
| preciate it.
| His eyes caught mine and held then
| noticed his look But l caught it, an
held it to my heart. He had not for
| gotten, then, but had cherished eve
as 7, the memory of our wonderfr
rambles upon that moonlit beach. Fo
few seconds a strong distaste TO
my excursion of the evening seized MT
the excursion of which Lillian did no
wish Dicky to know. / realized to tn
full it's grave Importance. but l coul
not help rebelling at the fate whie
had consigned me to spy upon som
sordid menace to Katie. while Dick
trod the moonlt sands with his siste1
| Next-"The Problem Jim Presente
to Madge."
II A huge hangar for dirgibles has bee
built near Bellevile. ILL.,, to cost MOI