Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-08
MY MARRIAGE
Ax
Adele Garrison's
New Phase off,.
REVELATIONS
OLA WIFE
THE WAY LILLIAN TOOK MADGE
"IN HAND"

Lillian twitched the corner of the
table covering a bit impatiently as !
put the query to her concerning the
~stiletto with which Smith had wound
ed Tom Chester, and / saw that for
| some reason she did not wish to am
swer me.
How do l know whether it was
p~oisoned?" she demanded GROSSLY, then
as she saw me flush, she added con-
tritely:
Forgive me. Madge. but it won't
do you any good to know"
II must know" / returned stub
bornly. II can't explain to you just
how / feel about it. But-don't you
.see-if Tom Chester had not leaped
before me just as he did, | would have
| received that blow, and-whatever is
happening to him now would be hap
pening to me i~nstead?'
Lillian started p~erceptibly, and ]
caught a fleeting look Of horror in her
eyes.
you surely ought to receive the
medal for imagining awful things she
said pettishly.
Then horrible things are happen
ing to him. l said quickly. Lillian.
! you IHuSI IC1 IL WhaL SOu h"C" =
shall go straight to the kitchen
"You Mean"
Il shouldn't advise you to do that"
she retorted dryly. But as long as
you insist upon it, | will tell you what
| think. Remember, l know nothing.
But. preparations such as your father
made point TO but n thlng-poison IN
a wound. Remember, he tied Mr.
| -A z--. %tuLfl- bo cSHod If thQrc
was a fire in the kitchen, he sent Allen
for a first-aid outfit, he sent post
haste for a physician. But if there
was poison upon that ~stiletto, and, if
Smith is the gentleman / think he is,
it's a cinch there was, something dras-
tie will have to be done before Petit
gets here. or young Chester viii be a
dead man. Therefore. the something
drastic is no doubt going on at the
present time
I felt the blood leave my cheeks.
you mean l whispered.
She rose, squared her shoulders, and
faced me disapprovingly.
IF YOU must have it, | mean a red
hot poker and a sharp knife" she said.
FORTUNATELY, those wounds are not
deep, and they may be able to check
the action of the poison. Let US hope
So"
7 paid no attention TO the signifi-
canoe of her last words then. so en-
crossed was by the horror of the pic
ture she had painted for me-.
But" / faltered, they have nc
an~aesthetiC.'
Naturally not" she retorted. But
for goodness sake stop talking or
thinking about it. 1t is only q short
thing. at the worst, and young Chester
NAV thank his stars that two suct
seasoned veterans as your father anc
Allen Drake happened TO be on tht
lob. If they hadn't. it's an undertaken
J and not a doctor the poor lad woult
need by now" -,
q Are you sure their treatment vii
/ save him ?" asked TREMENDOUSLY, re
Numbering now what she had salt
about checking the action of th'
poison.
! NO, Madge." she returned g%ravely
II am far from sure. If that stiiett'
was poisoned, there are ten chance
to one against Tom Chesters re
e covery."
Madge Steels Herself
y swayed toward her, putting m.
d hand out blindly.
s riblei Ihlnk, ne dld II iOI mt, anN !
e he had not. l would be-oh!-
g She took me by the shoulders an'
shook me as if 1 were Il retractor,
t child.
will you stop it?" she demanded
It's in the lap of the gods now, an
= not one tear or word can change 1t
And. if you ask me. ] think ITS I
, pretty poor return for Tom chester
: sacrifice for you TO go to pieces IN
: stead of steeling yourself TO meet an,
emergency that may come
Thank you, Lillian" ! said quietly
You won't have any more trouDl
: with me. What do you want me U
8 do first?" r.
/ She had not taken her hands iron
nv shoulders, and she drew me towar,
her and kissed me, o rare caress VIII
y her, before she released me.
: II know you'll brace up, ana 20,
l know | didn't mean a word sala,
! she commented whimsically, so wer
! quits. And | think the first thing 10
n you to do
= There was the sound of lightly run
= ming feet in the hall, and the next IN
. slant Allen Drake stood IN the door
way.
Next-The Report Allen Orak
. Gave Madue and Lillian.