Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-30
MY MARRIAGE
Al PROBLEMS
Adele GarrisOn's
New Phase off,.
REVELATIONS
OF a WIFE
THE WAY MADGE "OVERPLAYEO'
WITH MOTHER GRAHAM

with Mother Graham when that august
lady learned within an hour of dinner
time that Allen Drake and my father
would be with us for the meal. and that
the brilliant agent of the secret dip
lomatlc service would be our guest for
an indefinite period.
You needn't try to tell me, Marga-
ret. that you didn't know until just
now that they were coming" she said.
her face reddening with resentment.
Il suppose you think it was a smart
trick to play me to keep me in ignor-
ance that your father is coming home
and is bringing Mr.. Drake. Though the
land knows | don't like him much, yet
Allen Drake has been in every capital
in Europe and this continent, too, and
has seen everything and everybody. and
is as fastidious as a cat-I1 wager
Katie has cotton sheets on that guest
room bed"
No, she hasn't, for the bed isn't
made. 1t simply has a cover spread
over the Mattress" / said. Il told her
yesterday when she cleaned, not to
keep that bed made up"
IT'S a wonder you lad that much
sense" she retorted g%rudginsly. Now
you get cut those linen sheets and pill
low slips and the best Pair of blankets
oLAL idcl Gil 1cfNIttL. III SGAu 1o1
to me. She's splendid help making a
bed, that little thing, and then do you
get some flowers picked and up there,
and a pitcher Of fresh water and q
glass, end a book and some magazines.
and matches, and-nil the rest" she
finished vaguely.
III attend to everything" said
meekly, glad to get off so cheaply, and
making for the staircase on my way to
the linen closet. by the way, what do
you think I'd better wear for dinucr?"
"Of All Things!"
She snOrted violently, and ! knew
that / had overdone the patient Girls
elda pose. With a vivid memory of the
time she had accused m, of dressing
for Tom Chester's approval, I had
thought to disarm her by my request,
but instead / found that I only had
provided her with a whip for my flagel-
lation.
"Of all ~things.," she began. well.
I'm going to sit right down now and
wait for the world to come to an end.
YOU asking ME what you'll wear for
dinner when there's n ~good-lookinS
man as a guest. It would be a pile Of
use my telling you, wouldn't it? judy
ing by that performance the night that
young whipper-snapper of a Tom CAes-
ter was here, you'll dress IN in your
best bib and tucker. Don't ask me, for
/ haven't any advice to give you. II
you don't know what's proper and fit
ting, at your age. nothing / could say
would teach you anything"
With an effort that brought every
nerve into play, / grimly put down the
impulse to answer her outrageous tir-
ade. Instead, ] walked calmly to the
linen closet, took out the articles for
which she had asked, carried them into
the guest room and laid them upon
the bed. Then still silent, / left the
room, and sought the flower garden.
where l gathered a big cluster of scar
let and orange nasturtiums, relieved
vivid color with a few blossoms
of white cosmos, and a spray or two
of feathery vine and arranged them in
a bowl Of brown pottery. Then II
back and admired my own
handiwork with the lessening of tense |
nerves which flowers and their ar
rangement always bring to me. !
Or. Pettit's Report
That's perfectly breath : taking, /
Madge!' Lillian's admiring voice
sounded behind me. Where are you
going to put it"
I'm Dads room" / returned. Won
iering a second later why l had ans
as / had. i certainly had in
the flowers for the guest room
assigned to Allen Drake, but at Lin-
ans question there had suddenly flash
ID over me an inexplicable revulsion
my putting them there.
Have you time to do something
Tor me? 1 asked.
Loads" she answered promptly.
"Then l wish you'd fix something in
he flower line for the room Of His
Lordshp. Mr.. Drake" / said. Mother
iraham's on the war path up there,
the best linen and everything
Use on display, and she's depending on
to do the fancy things. But If
ook up the other articles she wants,
shan't have time for the flowers, or
o dress"
"Of course III do anything you like"
the said, but I'm no such dabster at
as you are, my dear. However.
imagine he'll not linger long over
,osies when he knows what's UP
tell you about Herbie's report"
NO" l returned. laconically. In
ruth, / had been slightly piqued that
Ifter DIR. Pettit's return from attend
ng the man Smith at the Briggs home.
he had said no word to me of the
esult Of the physicians call.
1T wasn't much" she said. Except
hat the gifted Mr.. Smith will have TO
pend nearly a week with his foot
a chair, which Just suits nv