The Chattanooga news. [volume] (Chattanooga, Tenn.) 1891-1939, 1919-07-12
My HEART and
My HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's New
Phase of
Revelations
of a Wife
The Quest Beolns.


Don't be frightened, Mrs. Graham
we are going to stop In the middle Of
this block and walk the rest OF the
way. The house is in the next block"
Allen brakes voice was solicitously
kind, but l resented the protectively
patronizing air with which he spoke.
II was the manner a man would
adopt toward an old woman, an ex-
/. tremely young one or one totally in
In worldly ways.
Surely, l said to myself holly, ]
had not acquitted myself so badly in
the piece of his work with which
had been associated during the war
that he should make so little of my
worldly wisdom now. At that time
he had praised the work upon the
important mysterious code which !
had done, although l had suspected
that he had done so grudgingly, and
that he had been compelled to ad-
nairation because of the remarkable
memory which some freak of nature
supplemented by my little mothers
training has given me.
But before l left Lillian's had re-
solved to emulate the well known
oyster in the matter Of expressing
either opinions or emotion, so I con-
fned my response to a laconic SEN
tence.
Il am not frightened" ! said in
differently.
This Way"
"That's good" Mr.. Drake was
equally casual. He had already given
the signal to the taxi driver, ana tne
man drew up the car at the curb IN
front of dark building. In fact; the
whole block was but dlmly lighted,
and as Mr.. Drake assisted Lillian ana
me out OF the taxicsb the whole at
mosphere OF the locality seemed reek-
Ing with mystery--a Mt Getting for any
sort of melodrama.
wait here for u.s." Mr.. Drake d.
rected the driver. me may he fifteen
minutes, we may be great deal
longer, but ! want to find you right
here when wet get back No scouting
around the corner for you"
''All right boss" the man rejoined
good naturediy, but l wondered II he
did not inwardly resent Mr.. Drake
4FAther cavalier manner
9l5My irritation at Mr.. brakes air was
fast becoming an obsession. one which
troubled me guiltily, for l could not
forget that his very presence with us
meant that he had expended valuable
time and skill in my service. was con-
tinuing to give both suppose the
nervous tension under which I was la
boring was partly responsible for my
captiousness, but the fact remained
that ! was rapidly reaching point
where feared might openly betray
my feeling.
This wayl" Mr.. Drake put a guild
ing hand on Lillian's arm, another on
mine. and we walked in silence down
the street to the corner.
into the House.
AS we reached 1t Mr.. Drake turned
abruptly toward a jutting doorway OF
a deserted office building. where l saw
two men standing, the one farthest
away from US. a furtive. sinking. fig
ure. whom I instinctively would have
feared II had met him alone.
The other man, whose type I had
seen frequently when l was assisting
Lillian in the secret service work,
stepped out into the street as Mr..
Drake turned toward him.
"All right, Watkins?" Mr.. Drake
asked in a low tone.
Everything o. X. sir" the man re-
piled.
Good! Wait here for Ave minutes,
then come to No. 237, the apartment
building halfway down the block. The
entrance door will be unlocked, and
you walk up the stairs-dont take the
elevator-until you reach the third
I1OOT. IH6Te Ib a NOIntI "iCip
the stairway turns. that you can't
miss seeing. Stand there-you'n be
practically safe from observation-un-
til you hear me speak your name
Then bring your lad up. If anybody
questions you, flash your police card
or give EN- any stall you can get
away with"
"rll manage" The mans voice was
full OF quiet self confidence.
~ IAN right. So long" Mr.. Drake
returned, and we turned the corner
and walked to the door Of the tall
apartment building which bore the
number 237.
1t was rather a forbidding looking
place. but its interior had an attempt
at ornateness, and there was the usual
combination elevator boy and tele-
phone operator sprawled at his case
before switchboard.
He sprang up with alacrity how
ever. when he caught sight of Mr..
Drake From his manner I deduced
that the two had seen each other be-
fore.
Take us up to the third floor d.
rectly," Mr.. Drake commanded, land
remember what I told you about that
entrance door"
ITO be continued in The News
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