Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1921-02-23
IOLDINCA
HUSBAND
Adele Garrison's
New Phase off,.
REVELATIONS
OF Il WIFE
The Plan Madge Made About the
Wreckaue,

Katie's words brought me u
standing with lively realization
Of an unlooked-for complication i
the matter Of the despoiled rooms
Our house no longer belonged to us
The ruined paper and paint of tn
rooms meant considerable expense il
restoring them. l had heard vaguel,
OF the labor conditions. and l wondered
worriedly if it would be possible t,
get the repairs done before the day
set for our surrender of the hous.
to the new owners.
l had been worse than negligent,
acknowledged to myself, in not tcle
phoning Dicky about the mischief done
in the house. That / had not realized
the extent of the damage vas no OK.
cuse neither was the fact that Mrs
| Durkee's excited preparations had
kept me busy it was his right t. know
at once what had happened. Instead
l had acquiesed in Lillian's domination
of the situation.
| AIiserably l remembered a scathing
comment which Dicky had made not
long before to the effect that Lillian
and when together proceeded to run
the universe" I qnailed little as I
reflected that he was certainly entitled
| to vicious comment upon this occasion,
and that probably he would abate no
jot or title of his privilege.
/ became conscious of Katie's face
watching me curiously, pulled myself
together and answered her casually:
1T may not be as bad as you think,
Katie. Clean it as well as you can,
and when Mr.. Graham comes we will
see how much repairing has to be
done"
What Katie Said.
"Shoot Wait till Meester Graham see
dis Katie prophesied with an in
voluntary chuckle. He 60 straight
opp in air, higher dan ever he did in
hees air-o-plane.'
OF course, I made no outward com
ment upon this speech, but inwardly
echoed the girls shrewd comment. l
foresaw difficult quarter of an hour
for me when Dicky should arrive upon
the scene.
"Can you leave this conveniently for
few minutes, Katie? p asked quietly.
i want to 60 upstairs with you and
show you what has to be done in the
rooms there. We shall sleep here to-
night. Mr.. Graham and l, and we will
also have with us Mrs. Underwood
and Marion
'.Sure, / COON right away" she an
swered cheerily. followed me to the
upper rooms humming Polish folk
song beneath her breath, while
thanked my particular little star for
the volatile good-nature Of my little |
maid. What a dilemma I would have
faced If l had had to contend with |
the average sullen domestic helper in |
this emergency.
During the seconds of our journey
upstairs I formulated plan, vague
enough, but the best / could conceive,
which / hoped would enable me to
keep from Dicky the peculiar features
# the wrecked trunk in my. room, the
contents of which Lillian was so in
sistent upon examining before they
lad been disturbed by other hands.
In furtherance of this plan / took
Katie into my fathers room first.
A Plan for Dicky.
"You see. Katie" I said, indicating
he sheet covering the heap of things
rom my fathers emptied trunk. in
very bedroom the robbers pitched
from the trunks to the
loor, and we simply threw sheets
yer the things to keep them from
he dust" Il
you want me feex dem?" Katie's