Great Falls tribune., 1922-01-18
MY MARRIAGE
H1 PROBLEMS.
Adele Garrison's
New Phase off,.
REVELATIONS
OF A WIFE
THE WAY KATIE COMPROMISED
WITH HER CONSCIENCE

For second or two, SO compelling
determined to give her the blind prom
ise she asked. Then my common
sense asserted itself, and l took her
twisting hands in mine and held them
firmly.
Il must know first what it is you
want, Katie" I said. "But be sure
that if it is anything / can possibly
do for you I will do it."
l know dot" she said warmly.
Then she fell silent, appearing to be
thinking deeply.
Il swear me never to tell she be-
gan slowly after little, very much as
child would think out puzzle. .But
eef you find out tings for yourself eet
would not be my telling, would eet?"
/ quickly repressed a smile at the
way in which she was stalking the time
honored drama of the devil and the
stump, and answered her promptly.
mo, Katie, you would not be in any
way responsible" / said decidedly.
1t was not the advice I would have
ordinarily given her, but / guessed that
she had gotten herself into the power
Of some exceedingly unscrupulous per-
son whom it were a virtue to defeat.
"You Don't Know
Another silence, then she raised her
eyes again. but this time there was en-
barrassment, humiliation in their clear
depths.
tings l told you dot time before mar
lry Jeem, ven you find me crying so
mooch? No-no-" frantically. as /
started to speak. Don't say dose tings
over, but eef you remember, shoost nod
your head and say: Yes Katie, re-
member"
With a start my mind flew back to
the time she mentioned, and it was
with emphasis that | answered as she
had requested:
Yes, Katie, I remember
'Den you keep on remembering dose
tings, every beet all time tonight. and
den-at ten o'clock you 80, take leetle
walk ven I 60. Notings hurt you
see to dot. You no have to spik to
any body, shoost stay side Of road in
bushes we're you can hear everything
Den you know everything, | no tell you
You see?'
Il see." / said slowly. "But--''
"Oh-h"' she walled. Don't say dot
You don't know. you don't know. Dot
Jeem he wont let me 60 by myself, und
eef ! don't go you see dot awful devil
| DeeZnlS COON TO all OF you. ana
no dare tell But eef you could
hear
Lillian Helps
/ A soft knock-Lillian's n's-sounded on
the door. Katie sprang to her feet
her eyes glancing from left to right
like those Of trapped animal.
grasped her arm reassuringly.
at is only Mrs. Underwood" / said
'.and | am going to ask her advice. If
she says to 60 with you
To my surprise Katie interrupted
with an enthusiastic assent.
Dot ees shoost the ting! Maybe
she 60, too. I tink maybe she under
stand some tings dot put me way
~oop in air."
At the prospect Of aid. and espe
cially with the long longed-for oppor-
tunity Of laying her responsibilities
upon my shoulders, she was begin
ming to recover the volatile spirits with
which she is so generously endowed.
/ opened the door to Lillian. in few
words acquainted her with Katie's re
quest and-mindful of the Importance
Lillian apparently had given to the re-
ports of Katie's vagaries, told her that
l would abide by her decision.
She wasted no time in giving it.
''Of course, we'll 60, Katie she
said cheerily, and there was that in
her voice which told me. the proposed
expedition promised something def