Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-25
MY MARRIAGE
Adele Garrison's
New Phase off,.
REVELATIONS
OF WIFE
WHAT LILLIAN "RECKONED UP"
IN MADGE'S EYES.

MI. DIlRRS DONCu " biiHth "ASA
lust q touch of the grandiose in the
gesture. / surInised that he had been
much impressed by her whirlwind
energy and keen mentality, and was
gratified at the opportunity to aid her
in her work.
"Ill reckon Smith up every remain
ing minute of the time he works for
me- he promised, as he took his
leave. land I'll send for DR.. Petit as
soon as 1 get back
Thank you. that will be splendid"
Lillian said warmly. Il have only one
more request to make of you, and that
II tiny one
1T cannot be too big for me to
grant Mr.. Briggs returned CALAMITY.
ut is not often that I have the honor
of joining the staff of so able a gen.
eral."
Lillian brought her hand to her fore
head in a fetching little burlesque of a
salute. then hurried into the explana-
ton of her request. 1t is always her
way thus to turn off a compliment with
out any verbal acknowledgment of it.
When you telephone DIR. Petit"
she said. will you tell him-of course,
so hat Smith does not overhear the
message that | wish him to stop here
before he goes to your house? / must
see him before be interviews Mr..
Smith.
IN attend to it." Mr.. Briggs prom
Used. and the next minute Lillian was
drawing a relieved breath as the two
men went down the path to Mr..
Briggs waiting car, and we shut the
door upon them.
Madse Bosses Lillian
sSrar nv ,h;11 satI r,Iat
next" Lillian threw her hands apart
as she chanted the ridiculous old coup
let. DIR. Petit, I suppose. Madge, do
you mind acting as a sentinel while he's
here; ] want to be especially sure that
Katie hears no syllable of what |
say"
IN keep her a safe distance away"
| said slowly, and Lillian glanced at
me keenly.
Look here. old dear she said
briskly, don't get any ridiculous notion
into your head that l fancy Katie is
i'll league with these people. or anything
like that. She's az innocent and we'll
meaning as the we'll known baby that
has not yet been born, but she's alto
gether too easily frightened out of her
senses by the kind of gentry to which
Mr.. Smith and the man in the hospital
belong. You don't know what Injunction
TO run and find out that devil may
have laid upon her. At any rate, it
won't hurt anything to keep a close
watch on her. You know I'd reckon you
up if | thought l had to, don't you?"
She flashed me the magnetic smile
which has rarely failed to win a re-
Spouse from me. But / found that I
had to make a distinct effort to smile
back. All my instincts warred against
the suspicion of Katie which l saw
only too clearly was in her mind.
Just try recokning me up" l man
aged to say lightly. And Just for a
change I'm going to attend to you.
March right into the dining-room now
and eat the breakfast you refused a.
while ago. 1 don't propose to have you
or the like of you turn me down like
that"
Hello! Here's a telegram"
She laughed as if relieved, and slip
ped her hand through my arm affec-
~tionately.
I'll admit I'm hungry now" she
said, so go ahead and play the tyrant
as much as you wish. III probably need
a good deal of nourishment before the
confab 1 see before me with Herbie
dear. That mans dignity and his fear
cAdtid n piciC ScIVhHt DIuIIitlltS
will be the death Of me yet, you mark
my word. I'd rather take the worst pill
in his pharmacopoeia than to talk to
hin this morning.
] laughed at her burlesqued dismay,
but when a couple Of hours later DR..
Petit appeared and Lillian talked to
him, stationed in the next room. to
be sure that no one came near them
saw by her tense face that she had
spoken but the truth. And when with
stiff, unbepding dignity the physician
had departed, she came into the library
and threw herself upon a couch.
I'D like to be married Ia that man
with the legal right to WELD a rolling
pin on him for just about an hour"
she declared. "f1l wager n diamond
necklace to a rhinestone scarfpin that
I'd make hinS dance and forget that
awful dignity for Mt least a minute
or two. He's a pill, Madge, that's the
only name for him-a pill. If he could
Just divide himself into a million or
two segments he could market a new
patent medicine"
Wont he do what you want about
SMITH" / asked.
xvii he do it?" she retorted. I'D
like to see him not 90 it! But the