The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1922-12-14
New Revelations of
a Wife
BY ADELE GARRISON
Why Lillian Said at May Ee Best to
Lay the Cards FACE Upward on
the Table After ALL"

Why Lillian Said at May Ee Best to
Lay the Cards FACE Upward on
the Table After ALL"
! I caught my under lip between my
teeth in grim determination not to
betray by tone or phrase. how the
words of the girl at the other end Of
/ the telephone had affected me.
Edith Fairfax just returned from
! journal. All the suspicious which had
been bedevilling me redoubled. l
knew that at any cost I must know
once for all the truth concerning my
husbands friendship for this girl.
Well" The voice at the other end
Of the telephone held an impatient
note. ! mentally classified the voice
as | had its owner upon the single
occasion Of my seeing her. as distinct
~ underlined.
will you please convey to Miss
FairfaX'-I adopted my most forma
manner-"AIrs Richard Graham S re
grets that she is fatigued, and
l got no farther.
us this Mrs. Graham" the other
woman exclaimed rather than ques-
toned. wait a moment. please
j Qcafu the AluIth ID tOb u liCA 4''7 -
heels as she hurried away from the
tcItphone. and minute or two later
Edith Fairfax's soft, well-bred south
rrn intonations sounded in my ears.
And to my heated Imagination there
was uemulous fright in the girls &C
cents.
yes? Mrs Graham?' she said hur-
riedIy. Isis there anything
wrong"
Again I had to wait moment to
control the tremulo note OF my own
"oh. no. indced," 7 finally said,
brightly. but recalled that We
hadn't vet had that little visit We
promised each other when We last met
at the FIeur de Lis restaurant. Do
you remember?"
"Oh. yes, l remember" Edith Fair
fax replied with a little catch OF the
breath, and guessed that any mem
Dry of Dicky was cherished by her,
Lillian Interrupts.
~ have been very busy, and Mr..
Graham has been out Of town" I went
on smoothly, "thercfore haven't tele-
phoned before. But I'm going TO be
in the city for some days, and 7 par
ticularly wish to see you. VIII you
not. therefore, waive ceremony ana
come to SEQ me tomorrow, here at
Mrs. TnderwOod's home. where l am
staying?"
A firm hand Lillian's, took the re-
ceiver from my hand, put her own lips
to the mouthpiece.
come over to luncheon. Edith, she
said heartily. Bring Leila with
YOU H..
didn't hear the girl's response. but
IEIIian's answer was crisp and to the
point.
That's all right, then. Wen eX-
pect YOU at J. Good by
She hung up the receiver Abruptly
and turned to, me grimly.
IF YOU had to do this mad thing
why didn't YOU tell me SO that we
could have arranged it smoothly? Ten
TO one now II she comes she'll be so
frightened Won can hardly talk with
her intelligently."
"Then YOU think" queriod breath
lessIy, ignoring her very evident dis
pleasure.
II think that you're very foolish
impetuous girl" she returned, and
then her voice sOftened,
Telegram For Katherine.
But I can't blame you" she went
on. Il know, Madge, that you've had
enough to upset you completely. But
l can't help thinking you're on the
wrong track about this. However. 1t
NAV be best to lay the cards face up
ward on the table. after all"
Lillian made no further reference 10
the matter. nor did I, but I knew in
tuitively that it was the subject up
permost in her thoughts all the rest of
the day.
Rut in the early evening my thought |
and hers were effcctually diverted
from picky and his mysterious mis- |
deeds.
Betty appeared at the door, her face