Great Falls tribune., 1922-01-10
MY MARRIAGE
V1 PROBLEMS
Adele Garrison's
New Phase off,.
REVELATIONS
OF A WIFE
THE WISH DICKY CAUSED
MADGE WEAKLY TO MAKE.

We don't want to discuss anything" !"
l said to Dicky a bit GROSSLY, feeling
| that perhaps d touch of acerbity was
my best device for removing his pat
ent jealousy of my condolences with
| Lillian. And if you're mot tired, | am
dead! Please take me back to the
bungalow"
/ had been given a sudden illuminat
ing flash Of comprehension just after
Dicky's self betraying proposal to take
himself off realized that, as Lillian
was to go in the car with me, we
would have all the next day undisturb
ed to talk over Katie. And worried as
/ was over the girl, my desire to have
Lillian's advice upon the mystery could
wait. I told myself. until Dicky's sus-
picious resentment was disarmed. as
! / knew it would be by my apparent eag
erness to return to the house.
| / could not have told how ! knew
that Dicky was both relieved and
, pleased at my fretful little speech. For
neither his face nor his eyes showed
any change of expression. Yet know
it / did. and the knowledge irritated
me as had my discovery of Robert
| Savarin's attitude toward Lillian work.
Dicky looked at me closely. His eyes
softened.
You do look done up" he said
solicitously, while | could not help re-
| membering his angry sncer an hour
| or two before at my expression of
fatigue. Come along: I'll tuck you
| III. How about you. lii? Shall | guide
| your tottering footsteps, too?"
| | flashed her a negative. and she
| took her cue promptly, although | knew
she had no idea why | did not wish
| her to accompany US.
"Nhat About the Cars7'
"No. I'll spare you that task she
said lightly This is the last chance
and I'm going to improve it. Tell
Marion where ] am, will you. Madge?"
Surely" | said with the mental res
crvation that / would delay that infor
| nation until Robert Savarin had had
his chance to redeem himself for his
| boorishness of the morning. Strange
| ly enough, the rancor which I had felt
toward the artist had disappeared, dis
PEELED by his willingness to agree with
| fillian's plans for going home. and
| I was determined that nothing should
| Interfere with the interview l had
promised him.
Itt was StuhtiiS ~ tht iVut VI 'b1
lawn as we came up the path from the
! brook, and | dropped Dickys arm and
| crossed to him.
| ''She is down at the brook | said in
low voice. Better hurry
'"Thank you" He turned away al
most abruptly, and walked swiftly
down the path. Dicky looked curious
| " at me as l rejoined him
so that was it, was it?" he queried.
II thought old Lii was developing
mad thirst for sunset on the noun
tains. What are you doing, bringing
| fond hearts together after bitter quar-
rel? You'd much better leave 'em
alone, in my opinion. tell you again
that old Harry. devil as he was, had the
makings of much better pal for Lii
than this solemn old genius.''
We'll never. agrceson that point"
said saucily, ''even if our hearts do
beat as one on all other subjects. SO
don't let's discuss it tonight. really
am ready to drop. I'm going straight
to the bungalow. Will you hunt up
Junior and bring him to me? And
then. what about the cars? Are they
all fixed up for the "trip?
Dickys eyebrows knitted into
frown, and his good humor vanished
Final Preparations
"It's wonder you wouldn't ditch the
universe once in a WHILE" he said
Grossly. Il should think you'd be tired
carrying it on your shoulders every
minute Of the day and night. But to
reassure your anxious mind, Ill tell
you that the cars are all fixed up, both
of them, or will be before ! go to
! sleep. You get yourself and the baby
ready, and see that the eats are in.
I'll try to struggle along with the rest.
OF course, know without your mas
J siye intellect concentrating on the job