Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-05-23
M MARRIAGE
III
Adele Garrison's
New Phase off,.
REVELATIONS
OLA WIFE
WHY MADGE WORRIED ABOUT
LILLIAN.

Lillian laughed lightly when the door
had closed upon Tom Chester. ibid
you see his eyes," she asked merrily,
when I told him to see Briggs at
5 O'clock in the morning."
Yes, l saw them.' l answered, a bit
shortly ! air afraid, for again l had
felt a tinge of resentment at the
amusement she apparently found in
young Mr.. Chester's boyish outlook
upon life.
She shot a quick glance at me, swift
made no other comment upon Tom
Chester. I felt as if l had come too
near a blazing crate fire and had scar
ed my face.
Come to Bed, sleepy head she
chanted, and I saw that she meant to
ignore my little exhibition Of temper,
SO l girded my brain accordingly to
take her cue.
Indeed, l shall be glad to do that
little thing" / answered lightly and
with another rapier-like glance at me
she smiled ~approvingly.
I'm glad to see that Richard is him
self again." she said graphically, and
went on rapidly without giving me a
chance to reply. ~ can give you only
a. few hours real sleep" she said, for
IVlu CHesttr VIII UTiiE AT. DEiSsS
straight over heretofore breakfast, |
~imagine-and ] want you with me while
| talk to him. So set your alarm clock
for five"
/ obeyed her injunction, and was
awakened with a jerk by the thrill
pealing of the clock, and lay struggling
with my o~verpowering sleepiness for
several minutes before / could over
come 1t and get out of bed.
81 Wish I Knew"
/ dashed cold water over my face
and neck, held my wrists under the
icy flow from the faucet, and finally
was able to shake myself into wakeful-
ness. Then I dressed and wen down.
stairs to find Lillian already down.
looking as bright and alert as if she
had had her regular quota of sleep.
II wish l knew how you do it, 1
said peevishly.
DO WHAT" Lillian returned absent
ly. "Oh. you mean how | manage to
look rested with four hours sleep. My
dear, it's no credit to me it's simply
because l happen to be one of those
peculiarly-constituted critters to whom
excitement of any kind is like strong
coffee or a hypodermic of cocaine.
When the thing is all over I'll be a
wreck for a day or two. as you know.
but until her I'll be right on my
toes"
She spoke only the truth. | well
know what reaction of weakness, al
mos. to the point of exhaustion, would
be hers when she finally had worked
out the problem revolving around
Smith. Something else / knew also
something that troubled me sorely. l
could see that these attacks of ner-
YOU exhaustion we're more severe as
the years went on. and that in an
emergency like the one we were con-
fronting she was working solely or
nervous excitement with no reserve of
physical strength.
Tom Chester Arrives
There was nothing to be done, how
ever. except to aid her unobtrusively,
and TO sa,e her strength in every way
! could. But even as the thought came
TO me I laughed ~sardonically to myself
at the idea of anyone trying to con-
serve Lillian's strength, for | remem-
bered Dicky's bizarre Characterization
of her:
when old Lii has her nose to the
ground on any job" he once had said,
you might as well try to get his kill
away from q man-eating tiger by offer
ing him a lollipop. as to call her off.
Welt" Lillian's tone held amuse- |
ment aud a touch of Impotence. 1T
strikes me you'd better call your soul
back from whatever realm it has wing
ed itself to. and join me in a raid IN the
kitchen. Katie won't be up for u while
but there's no need of our going fast
ing until then. And, your respected
mother-in-law to the contrary, you do
make the best coffee 1 ever tasted, so
hurry up and brew me a cup"
I flushed with pleasure at her COM
pliment-show me a woman who will
not thrill at a tribute to her coffee
making -and followed Lillian to the
kitchen. working briskly with her until
we sat down to an appetizing breakfast
of late melons. coffee, toast and poach-
ed eggs. But I alone discussed the
breakfast. Lillian drank three cups of
nibbled a piece Of toast, and
declared herself ready for anything.
Lets get back to the living ROOM"
she said. IF / don't mistake Tom
Chester's energy, he'll shortly appear
with the dignified Mr.. Briggs in tow"
And we scarcely had reached the |
living room when Tom Chester's knock
sounded upon the door.