Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-11
KHY MARRIAGE
4A
Adele Garrison's
New Phase off,.
REVELATIONS
OF WIFE
WHAT DICkY'S TELEGRAM CAUS-
ED MADGE TO DO

Lillian's little exhortation, which, de-
spite her reference TO my gameness,
held a tiny edging doubt of my poise,
spurred my numbed faculties as | me-
chemically obeyed her and read the tele-
gram whose opening words had so
frightened me.
1t was dated the night before from
Baldwin, n. Y, a place of which I
never had heard.
Come at once" it said. Disregard
all newspaper stories; can explain fully.
Am in awful embarrassing mess through
no fault of anybody except busybodies.
Miss Foster needs you badly. / need
you more. Be a good sport, sweet
heart, and hurry up here"
LILLIAN! Those Newspapers"
There followed the letters of a fool
ish little code love message which Dicky
used over the telephone in the hectic
days of our courtship. It is an obli-
cation of honor with us that when
either recites hat to the other. for
giveness must follow. Then there came
minute directions for reaching Baldwin,
and Dicky's signature.
L am not quite sure Of my first reac-
TONS to this astonishing telegram. I
know that for a time. which seemed
endless, | read and reread the appeal
my husband had sent me- but with eyes
that saw nothing. There was no sound
from Lillian-and when my own voice,
hoarse aud querulous. finally broke the
silence. / started like a spurred horse.
"Caldwin.o | said absurdly. Il never
heard of Baldwin"
Its up in the district between the
catskills and the Adirondacks." Lillian
replied, and her voice was as calm and
m~atter-of-fact as if we had been plan
ming an ordinary weekend trip. Its a
long days journey from here, however,
1T will be no days journey for me..'
l stormed, all my outraged sensibiIities
breaking at ones into frenz. Il am
not going n step up there. | don't
care what happens. He can just get
himself and Miss Foster out of any
scrape he's gotten into. And I don't
ever-.aaver-eTer want to hear his name
again.
L sprang from my seat. rushed to the
window and pulled the flimsy drapery
back of me ostrich-like. as / gazed down
the garden with unseeing eyes.
blinded with the hot, bitter tears | did
not wish Lillian to see.
The door closed softly. and / knew
that Lillian had left the room. With Il
sudden recollection. / dashed the tears
from my eyes, rushed to the door, threw
1t open. and called peremptorily:
Lillian. Those newspapers"
She was but a few steps from the
door. She evidently had not planned to
very far from me. and her answer
was as prompt as if she had expected
the question.
III get them at once she said,
down the hall.
Madge's Indecision
Bring them to my ROOM" ] called
softly after. her. then picking up the
to the floor. I crossed the hall to
my own room, and spread the rumpled
sheets out again, noting the minute
directions Dicky had given for the
he wished me TO make.
One part of my brain was in hot re-
bellion, the other was coolly, mechan-
estimating the task which lay be
fore ME if l decided TO grant Dieky's
/ took q local timetable from
my desk and compared it ~methodically
With the directions my husband had
me. The first train by means of
] could make connections with
he train for Baldwin would leave
3ridgehanpton in four hours, and I
would be compelled to spend part of
he night IN a sleeping ear.
The waves OF my anger and humilia-
ion which had reeeded a bit rolled high
lgain. and broke over me.
Il will not go"
| spoke the words aloud over and
yer again. but even as | said them /
ound myself going swiftly from closet
0 dresser drawers, and putting into a
'ag the things / would need for a short
'tay in a strange place. 1t was as it
something outside my own ~volition was
neither desired nor approved.
me to a course of conduct which
Lillian's footsteps outside the door
my activities to Il sudden stop.
thrust the bag behind the bed, closed
he dresser. and as she came in faced
Ter, feeling much as might a child
beaten thoroughly, who sees an
,ther whipping in sight.
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