Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-07-20
MY MARRIAGE
Adele Garrison's
New Phase off,.
REVELATIONS
OF WIFE
The Way Harry Underwood Avoided a
Distressing Meeting

Harry Underwood's voice, utterine
the name. Lady Fair" which, to my
annoyance. he invariably applies to
me. held the impish, teasing note OF
familiar and irritating memory
That had not changed in the least.
decided.
| took a swift upward glance at him
in order to reconcile the well-remem
bered tones with the bizarre disguise
which his white hair, beard, mustachios
and thick-lepsed glasses afforded him
As | did so, with a quick movement he
removed the eyeglasses, revealing his
unforgettable brilliant black eyes CLINT
ing with mocking merriment. and smil.
ed gayiy down at me. He replaced the
glasses and spoke in the accents which
he evidently had assumed as part OF
his role of distinguished foreigner.
The swoon. you think it is seri-
ous?"
The whole interlude-his furtive
aside. his removing and replacing OF
the thick lensed glasses, his forma.
query. had taken but a few seconds
since my command to lay the girl who
had tainted upon the grass. ! was
already kneeling beside her when he
spoke the last words. and | made hin
no answer. for / had seen her cauti-
ously open her eyes halfway beneath
her thick and long eyelashes and close
| them again when she saw me bending
over her. Then she gave a long sigh
as if just arousing from unconscious
ness. and moaned softly, but dis
tinctly:
"Where-Am-l?"
Ramon. Ramon, where are your
averted my face quickly from hers
afraid that she would see the smile
which | could not help giving both a
her shamming and at the betrayal hel
words were of the flirtatious attention
! which | guessed the pe%rennially roman
tic Mr.. Underwood had paid her.
made no effort to hide my amusement
from the pseudo Don Ramon, however
and maliciously enjoyed the embar'
rassment which even his usual auda'
city could not hide.
| let him wriggle for a second or two
before ] asked ~demurely:
is your name Ramon? If SO, | be
lieve the lady is calling for YOU.
He came quickly To her side. tool
| her hand. and tried his best to give
| his tone and words a distinctly paterna
| air.
Yes. yes, my child, | am here. Wha'
I can | DO for you|'
'aOh, Observation-Disclosures
What has happened:' Her voice was
| lust faint enough To be convincing.
mentally registered applause at hei
clever acting. {.
Nothing very much" he returned
I'VE have had "A little accident. bu'
no one is hurt. except your driver ha'
n little cut face. You tainted with tn
/ shock. Are you all right now
"PIease-hclp-me-up.' The voice
was stronger now, but the appeal wa:
unmistakable.
A Casual Warning
guessed that behind the thick
lensed glasses Harry Underwood hat
shot a resentful glance at the amuse
ment which / did not try to hide ant
I knew that he must be painfully con
| scious of the ridiculous figure he wa
| cutting. ~.
But he put his arm around the girl
slender figure. still with the same a.
sumption Of parental solicltude. AT tnl'
moment Katie and my father appeared
/ Their hanlS were lddth N'" 49,
| thing needful for first-aid remedies So
7 made up a mild restorative draugh
and put it into Harry Underwood
hands. NV father. assisted by Nate
attended 70 the cut face of the chauf
feur. who was not so badly hurt a.
70 he unable to reply to the angry re
marks of the taxidriver. Each maj
was blaming the other for the accident
and there babe fair to be more blood
shed If their flow of insulting lnvecti''
was allowed to continue.
Have her drink this ] said ant
then I will take her up to the mouse
Nv friend. Mrs. Underwood. is there
and she is more used to emergencle'
of this sort than L.
I had suspected that Lillians re
creant husband did not know OF ne
presence in the house, and spoke "a
I did to warn him. My suspicion va
! confirmed. when. after the girl hat
| taken the draught, and between us W.
had helped her to her feet, the mas
nuerading Mr.. Underwood put nj
| hand Electrically to his heart ana sai'
| apologetically:
"A thousand pardons. but ! feel
| faintness coming on. II is nothing
hn, il always comes when there is ex'
element and concern'-he bowe'
| slightly to the young girl-'for me. J
is only that ] have the weak neart
shall be all right presently If ! res
a little in the car. But | fear can
II Ia,cn