Great Falls tribune., 1922-03-14
MY MARRIAGE
III PROBLEMS
Adele Garrison's
New Phase off,.
REVELATIONS
OF A WIFE
HOW DICKY SOLVED ONE PROB
LEM EQR MAQGE

HOW DICKY SOLVED ONE PROB
| LEM FOR MADGE
| Dickys slur on my "sleuthing abili-
ties" patiently only a pleasantly. yet
piqued my self-esteem.
II don't know what you mean !
said pettishly. what connection there
can be between my having worked with
Lillian III some secretService work for
the government and the fact that l
was traced to this hotel, I can't i'm
agine."
Il know you can't" Dicky returned
with CALLING hint of patronage in his
tone, or at least it sounded that way
to my inflamed imagination. There
fore. l shall elucidate it to you in
words of one syllable or thereabouts. y
good humoredly, yet with the same
quizzical look which his eyes had held
before and which made me long to slap
him.
I'm the first place." he said. your
mysterious friend is also sleuth of
parts s'-his voice held the ironic rail-
lery with which he invariably treats
Lillian's government work and mine.
''But whether one of Dads own crowd
which | doubt, else he would not
have needed that address for which he
asked-or someone engaged in some
nefarious plot"-he rolled the words
sbilantly, and again grnned at me imp
ishly-"we cannot tell. But one thing
! you can bank on-and you would have
guessed it if your head hadn't tried to
make a dent in that station door-he
wasn't alone on that train
You mean-'
THAT his side partner was never
very far from his elbow or yours"
Dicky returned patiently.
"a woman!" I gasped, comprehen
sion dawning on me.
Madge Remembers
! ''Probably-need not have been. just
/ because woman telephoned But it
was. no doubt, because they were able
| to keep such close tab on you in that
womans waiting room Try to think
bit. Did You notice any woman com
ing up those steps when the colored
matron brought you up to the taxi
cab?
! forced my bewildered thoughts over
| the trail | had taken from the waiting
room.
Il don't think So | began, then
as the pieces of the puzzle finally
seemed to slip into place before my
eyes. | gave little exclamation
VI COURSE. remember now. Inere
was q woman.
Il thought So Dicky's tone was
triumphant. Think a bit before you
try to tell me about it. and I'll venture
to say you saw her more than once"
You quite fancy yourself as a de-
ducter, don't you?' I retorted spirit
edly
Greatest in the business" Dicky
returned unabashed But you know
I'm right"
Yes, you are' 7 admitted. as the
full tide of remembrance rushed upon
my aching head. II remember now.
that as was signaling the taxi at the
head of the stairs, a little mouse of
woman with small suitcase in her
hand brushed past me and took an
other car right in front of mine. I re-
member seeing the driver fussing with
the wheel as if there was something the
matter with it, so he did not start
before us
"My Husband, Mr.. Graham"
THE usual trick" Dcky commented.
IF you'd looked behind, you'd have
seen that taxi sticking to you closer
than death. And when you got out at
the department store that dame with
the suitcase was right on your trail
''She must have BEEN" l agreed, "for
L ltIlelDeI lON tUHI WHeu L registered
at this hotel there were several peo-
pie standing nearby. and / had sub
conscious feeling that / had seen one
of them before. | am sure | saw the |
same woman again"
"Of course That's the way she got |
on to that phony register of yours |
And that reminds me. I've got to get |
out of this. Holy smoke! Who's that?"
A knock had sounded On the door.
Its the physician. / Think l said.
rising from the chair where he had |
held me.
You'll have to answer it, he said.
iEritably. Now | wonder what's
He was patiently much troubled, but
/ had no idea how to help him, though
the knowledge of his attitude toward
my whole adventure made me tremu
lous as I opened the door to the dapper
little doctor who had attended me in
the afternoon.
'.Good evening" the rotund little ply
sician began. evidently not seeing
now5 Oh" his eyes fell on Dicky's
standing figure. II beg"
"Nly husband, Mr.. Graham, Dr. Nc
Dermott"
saw Dicky bite his lips in vexation.
Then ] saw the physician start slightly
and look quickly at me before he cross
ed the room with the conventional:
'Glad to meet you. Mr.. Graham"
And it was only then / realized with
a burning flush that | had introduced
my husband under his own name. but
that I. alas, was known to the physi
clan and the hotel register as Mrs.
Black"
NEXT: "The Way Luck Served
Madge and Dicky Weli.'
CHOPPED APPLE DESSERT.
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