Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-05
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PROBLEMS
Adele Garrison'S
New Phase off,.
EVELATION
OF WIFE
is MADGE NOT DESIRED AT THE
CONFERENCE?

Lillian saved the day for me. as al
ways.
With her quick perceptions. she had
seen how my enthusiastic response to
Allen brakes request that ] help him
in his code work had been chilled by the
sudden thought of Dicky's certain re-
action to such a proposition. And She
knew. of course, that ! did not wish
Allen Drake to see my dismay. If |
wished later to rescind my promise, /
could have a plausible excuse ready.
All of these things, ! am sure. were
back of her drawing comment.
",Just-a-moment. Allen. dear. I'm
this prima donna's manager, if anybody
should happen to ask you. and She
haint goin' in no new profesh unless /
say so. And you'll have to come across
handsome with my bit first. SO Wen
sign no contract today. Besides. we
haven't any time for dating up new
stars. Do you realize that we've got
a stiffish bit of work cut out for us in
the next few days getting a line on
some Of the names Madge has decided
for us? This chap, Warden, for in
stance. Isn't he the one
A knock on the door startled us all.
It was a majestic knock, a knock that
plainly meant business with not the
slightest nonsense about it, a knock
which we all knew could come only
from my august mother-in-law.
You're right" Mr.. sDrake said in a
low tone, with a deft movement cath
ering up the papers on the table and
depositing them in his breast pocket.
When can we confer: Tomorrow
morning. Chief"
"Have You Forgotten"
Nv father had moved toward the door
and had his hand on the knob.
Yes" he said laconically. Then he
threw open the door, and my mother
in-Iaw-majestic. but for n wonder.
good natured-confronted us.
Have you forgotten it's dinner
time:' she demanded. Dinners been
ready a quarter of an hour. | told that
ape of a Katie TO call you. and supposed
she had. But when I went into the
kitchen lust now she was sitting with
her apron over her head and said she
was afraid to come up here for fear
someone'd say she was listening at
doors. I'm glad somebody's put the
proper fear into her. But you'd better
hurry down. Nothing will be fit to
eat
She turned. swept majestically away
and Lillian called after her reassurlng-
ly: Call the roll in three minutes,
and we'll all answer present"
Very WE'LL came the dignified an
swer. and Lillian turned to us.
That gives US two minutes Cor
along. Madge."
Spurred by the thought of Mother
Graham being kept waiting for her
dinner. with the awful ~congealing Of
her mood which such a catastrophe in
eyitahly entails. We were downstairs in
a second or two less than the appointed
time. and met my father and Allen
Drake at the dining-room o
Madgo Is Disappointed
Pipe Katie Lillian whispered. and
the sight of my temperamental little
maid was one calculated to bring a
smile to the most serious face. She
evidently had decided that our tardi-
ness was a deliberate insult to her
dinner. and Katie's offended dignity is
something marvellous to behold. Stat
rescue and forbidding. she stood in the
door leading to the kitchen with the
manner of a prison warder watching
the inmates file in to supper. And
when we were seated she moved around
the table with stately mein, passing
the dishes as if they were warrants for
our execution.
felt an almost irresistible desire to
giggle, and in subduing it was forced
TO adopt an unusually sombre express
sion. That the others shared my d.
lemma, | knew from their own solemn
behavior, and the result was an almost
silent meal, from which we escaped
with a universal sigh of relief to the
living-room. where the indispensable
Jerry TIGER had built a blazing wood
fire.
What have you planned to do to-
morrow. Margaret?" my mother-in-law'
ASKED.
My heart descended rapidly in the