The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-19
New Revelations of
a Wife
How Edith Fairfax Added Her Advice
to Capt. Grantland's in a Startling
Nav
BY ADELE GARRISON

How Edith Fairfax Added Her Advice
| to Capt. Grantland's in a Startling
Way.
| BY the time 1 reached the library
the irony of the contrast between
what had expected Capt. Grantland
| to say and the actual telephone con-
versation with him had penetrated my
| dazed consciousness, and I sank upon
| the nearest couch in a paroXysm of
hysterical laughter
Lillian hurriedly came over to me.
! Stop that this instant" she said
| sternly, emphasizing the command
with a little shake from the firm
| hands she had laid upon my should
ers. Her prompt discipline was effec-
| tive, and l was soon able to give the
| explanation due her, but which she
was too considerate to ask of me.
She listened, intently as I related my
| telephone interview with Capt. Grant
land, and though I knew her keen
| sense of humor must have appreciated
the varying viewpoints with which
approached and left the telephone, not
| even the flicker of an eyelid betrayed
| such feeling.
When I had finished she waited
several minutes before making COM
| ment.
Your Capt Grantland is a very
courteous and honorable gentleman,
Madge," she said at last. And he
! evidently has taken a great deal of
pains to get line on Dicky,"
Don't Be Absurd, Child"
ITO get a line on Dicky?" I re-
peated stupidity enough.
"Of Course"' she exclaimed.
There's no other explanation of his
words unless You imply the very dis
| agreeable one that he considered his
! acquaintanceship with you an idle
Irritation that he wished to get out of
as easily as possible.
Don't be absurd, child" she went
on imperturbably, as 1 started from
my seat with a shocked, exclamation.
There's no such thought in his mind,
mine or yours. But the only alterna-
tive explanation is the theory that
he's deeply interested in you, and that
he made it his business to find out
what Dicky is doing. I may be wrong
! but 1 imagine if he had found Dicky
| engaged in anything discreditable, or
found him faithless. to you he would
never have gone away without seeing
| you. But he is far-seeing enough and
man enough to realize that your hap
piness lies with Dicky, and has en-
deavored to further it by his parting
admonition."
She paused, and there was hest
| tation in her manner wholly foreign to
her.
will you pardon me, NIadge," she
asked, "if 1 echo Capt. Grantland' S
request that you withhold judgment
Of Dicky, not only in this matter of
Edith Fairfax, but--in the other mat
| tiers involved-until you are very sure
you're right? I am so afraid you may
regret any hasty, snap judgment you
may form"
Il can promise nothing, Lillian" I
said YEARLY, but 1 will try to be
just"
Far better sometimes to be merci-
full dear" she said softly.
| Madge Gets a Surprise.
Her words came back to me haunt
ingly the next day, when, after one of
the best luncheons that Betty-queen
| OF cooks-ever served, Lillian ad-
journed our little party of four to the
library, and then, on the pretense OF
showing Leila some etchings of which
the girl had spoken, left Edith and
me in the seciusion of the library.
For if ever eyes asked unconscious
ly for mercy, the heavily fringed,
| Wistful, brown orbs of Edith Fairfax
lifted shyly to mine. craved that boon.
Curiously enough there came to me a
vivid recollection of a little high
J school pupil Of mine-a slight, timid
! child, whose eyes always held such a
look when she had failed in a recita-
ton. And with the recollection the
l so %I,o+
ward the girl before me melted into
| plying understanding.
| For, while humiliation and regret
| swept over her expressive face, | have
dealt with girls often enough to real
| ize that in the wild rose countenance
| upturned to mine there was no shame,
no guilt, This girl had never wan
| tonly injured me, could never do So
But that she loved Dicky, deeply,
| hope!essly, 1 was sure.
| One impulse urged me to spare her,
| to keep the interview upon the place
| of impersonal friendliness upon which
Lillian had cannily arranged the lun-
! cheon. But the restless, jealous
| craving to know what my husband
| was doing, a knowledge which some
psychic impulse warned me this girl
possessed, fixed me in the resolve to
| find out everything 1 could from her.
But the method of introducing the
subject puzzled me sorely. I had
meant to be outspoken, blunt, to
waste no words and to demand the
knowledge 1 asked, as a right, Edith
FairfaX's delicate. high bred person
atty, however, warranted no such
| methods. To treat her thus would be
like applying the rod to shrinking
child.
didn't realize that was regarding
her father steadily until l saw her
hands clasp and unclasp themselves
nervously, her delicate face flush hot
ly.
ooh, Mrs. Graham!" she burst out
passionatey, "if you've anything to
say to me because I went to see Mr
Graham, please say it quickly. But,
indeed, indeed, I don't think you
would be angry if could only tell you
all about it,
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