The Pensacola journal., 1922-12-26
New Revelations of
a Wife
BY ADELE GARRISON
What Happened When William
Brought the Jap to Madge.

What Happened When William
Brought the Jap to Madee.
mis- Gramie4'
Williams voice respectful but
filled with excitement, sounded out
side the door of the little upstairs
sitting room in the Marvin house,
where Lillian, my mother in law and
| were seated in consultation as to
the best methods of spelling the plans
of the gang of enemy conspirators
headed by Grace Draper.
''Drat that ape!" my mother-in-
law exclaimed. but in a low voice
that couldn't possibly have reached
Williams dulled hearing. Hes al
ways around. You can't take two
steps nowadays without stumbling
over him"
This was, Of course, exaggerati ton
upon the part Of my mother in law,
who, to do her justice, was uniform
ly kind in her own grabbed way to
William. But she had just been en-
gagged in long dissertation upon the
way she would manage the coming
campaign, TO which Lillian and 1 had
listened with every appearance of
humble admiration and acquiescence,
and she didn't relish any Interrupt
ton.
Yes, William, what Is it?" / asked,
rising and going to the door. where
the old fellow stood shuffling his
feet and twisting his cap between his
hands, sure sign of the intense en-
barrrassment which seized him in
the presence of strangers.
Mysterious Men Next Door.
cts that Jap again, Mis- Gramie,"
William said, the utmost disgust in
his tone. Ever since She he jerked
a grimy forefinger toward Mother
Graham. who shifted audibly, but for
a wonder did not reprove him, told
me l was never TO let him come
across the boundary I've been able
to keep him away. But today he
keeps saying he's got somethin he's
just got to bring over here, and the
last time [ told him to chase hisself
he said the men over there would
kill him and me, too, if l didn't let
him come over with it.
II think he was tryin' to skeer me
with that last spiel" William said
refled-ively, but L told him seein's
as they was in sech an awful todo
about it I'd ask YOU
What utter rot" my mother-in-
law calculated. Go right back and
tell him if they don't stop annoying
us we will have the police attend to
them"
Pardon, dear Mrs. Graham" Lii
Ian said softly, but surely YOU have
forgotten that the police are just the
people whom we cannot call The
very success of this thing rests upon
our keeping it out of the hands of
the police. And You will excuse me,
[ know. il I tell you that LIN very
anxious indeed to discover something
about these mysterious men next
door. Personally if YOU don't object
[ should like to send for this Jap, give
him the-Iook him over, and hear
what he has to say
| smiled when / was sure my au-
gust mother-in-law couldn't see me at
Lillians quick shift from her usual
slangy expression. give him the
once over" Evidently she was try
ing hard to manage the Grabbed
old lady, and didn't intend to spoil
it by any expression to which she
could take exception.
What the Jap Brought Madge.
Since my mother -in-law has real
lied that Lillian occupies so high a
position in the secret service she has
added a tinge of awe to the very
real respect and liking she feels for
her.
"Oh, of course, Mrs. Underwood"
she said graciously. "If you wish TO
see the man, that alters matters.
Bring him here at once, William"
she commanded with quite percepti-
bic childish pleasure in giving orders.
William resitated, looking at me
for confirmation of the order. l
nodded assent quickly, and drew a
long breath of relief as l saw that
my mother-in-law hadn't noticed his
hesitation.
A few minutes later the Asiatic
who had passed me on the street and
slipped me the letter the day before
! left Marvin followed William into
the room and stood-outwardly stolid
and indifferent-waiting with true
passivity for us to open the
I saw Lillian glancing at him keen
~, followed her example, trying TO
fathom what lay behind the inscrut-
able face and the purposely express
sionless eyes. And as / gazed an
repulsion ran through |
me as l were in the presence of J