Great Falls tribune., 1921-11-30
MY MARRIAGE
H1 PROBLEMS
Adele Garrison's
New Phase off,.
REVELATIONS
OF a WIFE
THE INFORMATION MADGE WON
FROM MRS. KRONISH

90 not LnlnK ever IN my lie nave
been so surprised as / was when /
shook the apron from the face of the
hysterical woman in the kitchen of the
roadside inn.
I had been prepared to see the wrin-
kled. twisted face of an old woman IN
the throes of genuine hysteria. But
the face that stared sullenly up at me
was that of a woman but little past
middleage, with full unwrinkled face,
in which large blue eyes were set rath-
er far back, eyes that held no trace
Of tears. 1t was florid face naturally,
/ guessed, but fear had drained it of
color. That she was anything but hys-
terical knew in that first glance. al
though she continued to sob and laugh
alternately in a creditable imitation OF
the real thing.
For second or two while i readust-
ed my ideas, I simply kept my firm,
authoritative grip on her hands. Then
I stopped so that | spoke directly into
her ear.
IF you wish to save Mr.. Kronish
you will stop this instantly and listen
to me. You are only hurting him this
way"
She pretended not to hear me for a
few seconds, and l saw her eyes fur
lively searching the room.
''Your friends have gone | went on
evenly "and they will not come back.
You are not fooling me. l know you're
not hysterical R~t ] ran on will help
III will let me. Otherwise |
must call the officers 20 you, and that
will be very bad for your husband
She caught her breath sharply at this.
ceased her sobs and raucous laughter
InI ngf fa
which they flowed.
"Who-are-you? she asked, mot
defiantly, but evidently to give herself
time to plan her actions.
- Am Here TO Help You."
/ guessed her dilemma, and hoped
that | was not wrong in my deduction.
She was still under the delusion that the
man Smith was all-powerful. That the
fear which had blanched her face and
widened her eyes was divided between
him and the officers of the law was
patent. Whatever hold Smith had upon
her husband or father, whichever kro-
nish was, was a potent one. L Won
dered if there was any Willingness IN
their allegiance, or if it were based
wholly upon fear, with the secret re-
bellious loathing which always accom-
panies such an alliance. and | resolF-
ed to gamble upon the latter theory.
"a representative of the law" |
said, trying not to be stilted, but
am here to help you, not to hurt
Won. Listen" I used the word
which observation has told me is al
most necessary when talking to GER
tain types of mentality. "Smith is
through. done for. He has no more
power over anybody. He has run away;
and if the officers catch him he Will
be taken straight to prison. lie never
can hurt Mr.. Kronish or you any more
in any way, and nothing he can say
against you will be believed, if you
only are willing to help the law"
Her eyes, large. unwinking, had been
fixed on me while / spoke, and remain
ed steadily gazing at me when / finish
ed. I realized that she was weighing
me. and I gazed squarely into her eyes,
tensely willing her to believe me.
"You swear Smith has no more
power" she asked at last.
"Where Is Your Husband?"
II swear it." I returned promptly.
with as much solemnity as though !
were upon a witness stand IN court
room.
"All right" she said at last. II be-
lieve you What do you want me to
tell?"
where is your husband?"
IF he got away, he has run through
the woods to a place down the road
where Smith has a-has "a
Hidden garage I supplied. The
words seemed to come to me on the
spur of the moment. A second before
/ had had no thought of such solu-
ton, but it seemed to be the efficient