Great Falls tribune., 1922-04-22
MY MARRIAGE
III PROBLEMS
Adele Ca1ri1ou'1
New Phase off,.
REVELATIONS
OF n WIFE
HAS MADGE MADE THE COR
RECT GUESS LILLIAN'S BRUS.
QUE WORDS DESERVE?

given me, although l had to make ar
effort to bring myself back from the
remembrance of the terrible time
through which the youth standing be
fore me had proved SO stanch an aid.
'No, l shan't ask Mr.. Chester te
stay for luncheon l said gayly, stress
ing the verb. II simply shall tell Katie
to put another plate on, and dare him
not to stay. He knows, or should
know. that there is no one IN the
world more welcome TO our home than
I spoke but the truth, though real
lied, even as / spoke, that my enthusl-
asm must have sounded fulsome. eXag-
gerated But the young chap had rem
dered us such signed service IN our
time of awful need that every one OF
the family held not only gratitude but
genuine regard for him.
Mr.. Chester flushed from both en-
barrassment and pleasure If his ex-
pressive face told the truth, and he
said hurriedly:
II hope you know that there is no
home to which I like better to come.
and there was boyish earnestness ID
his tone.
Lillian clapped her hands. and ! was
sure I detected note of impatlence
in the sound.
"a very pretty speech" she said
"But I must listen to another kind
Madge. if you'll just tell Katie about
that extra plate. and then come back
here. I'll be much obliged. There are
some points | want to go over with
YOU.
l hurried away with a tiny feeling OF
chagrin. That Lillian had dismissed
me a bit cavalierly l realized. and
knew also that if we had been alone
/ should have cared no whit. But there
was something in the honest, boylsn
admiration and sympathy which Iom
Chester had given me during our
search for Junior which had appealed
to me-and my vanity could not help
a tiny bit of resentment at beng be-
Titled in his eyes.
Like Sentinel
The unworthy little feeling was al
most instantly banished by another.
wondering curiosity as to Lllllans Sc
lection of Tom Chester as her medium
operatives due in few hours. At the
time of Juniors kidnapping, Lillian had
been desperately i'll, and we had kept
all knowledge Of the awful thing from
her until after she had recovered She
had no personal acquaintance with
Tom Chester.
Indeed, as I looked back, / was sure
she had never seen him before this
hour, for we had kept her in almost
absolute seclusion until her trip to the
Catskills. And while l often had
spoken of his kindness and hkable
young personality, yet it had been
Hugh Grantland to whom we all had
given credit for the wonderful way in
which he had tracked the criminals and
had restored our boy to US.
Hugh Grantland, Of course.
The name was like key to the
little puzzle. He must be in communl-
cation with both Lillian and Tom Ches-
ter, must have recommended the lad to
Lillian. I stopped short on my way
to the kitchen with almost an eerie
little feeling at my heart.
Never do l receive any communica-
ton from Hugh Grantland save the
conventional picture postcard with his
travelling address on the message space
and the single initial III which he
mails me whenever he leaves his per-
manent address for any time longer
than day or two. But from time to
time, in odd bits of revelation, there
comes to me the knowledge that he is
like q sentinel at the crossways of my
life, that there is no detail Of my ex
istence Of which he is not cognizant.
and that he stands ready with royal aid
and protection whenever / shall need it.
Madge Is Comforted
OF course, | knew that this present
association Of Lillian and Tom Chester.
through Grantland's recommendation
had nothing to do with me or my
needs. But as we'll as if | had heard
the words from Hugh Grantland's own
lips, did / know that the army officer
had kept in touch with the younger
man in order to have a strong re
sourceful arm at my service in his abb
scnce.
/ defy any woman in the world to
remain unmoved by such a tribute, no
matter how much she may be in love
with her husband. And when the knowl-
edge Of it comes to her at time when
the man who has sworn her love and
homage has gone away for little sea-
son-patiently chatting at domesticity-
into the vicinity Of a girl whom she
detests-perhaps / may not be so rigid
" censored when I confess that for
a little while the knowledge Of Hugh
Grantland's thoughtfulness and care
comforted the soreness which Dicky's
thoughtlessness had left in my heart
Next-How Katie and Madge Planned
to Entertain Mr.. Chester.