Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-23
MY
PROBLEMS
Adele Garrison's
New Phase Off,
REVELATIONS
OF WIFE
THE PRETExT BY WHICH LII
LIAM BANISHED MADGE
FOR A MOMENT.

cOn - WONs6sNS'
NV heart warmed to my little maids
defiant pro%tectiveness toward me, az,
surd though it was. Lillian fastened
to reassure her.
"You silly girl" she said in a tone
calculated to arrest Katie's attention;
did / say that Mrs. Graham would
be on the ~veranda!"
Katie's arms dropped from around
me, and an embarrassed flush covered
her face.
Somebody plees take me out vunce
| und trow me to schickens," she plead
ed. II have sense Of good, green cab
bage head. Now / see sure. shoost
tell dot man Missis Graham she sleep
on %veranda. und ven he go out dere 10
try to keel her, den he get his goot una
plenty. Ees dot eet?"
That is very much it, Lillian re-
Joined. DO YOU think you will remem-
Der what you are to do:
Katie wrinkled her forehead perple1-
edly.
"Ees dot all vot you tell me shoost
now?"
Isn't that" Lillian choked back
the very query, then changed the carp
ing question to Yes, that is all"
Den I remember eferyting,' hatle
returned decidedly "But-l vant
somebody to practice me goot pe1ore
tomorrow night"
Don't worry" Lillian retored dryly:
You'll have plenty of rehearsing. Ana
we're all very much obliged to you;
Katie. Go back to bed now and get all
the sleep you can"
"AII Right, I Feex'
Il no can sleep shoost now" Katie
returned. II tell you vot. III Meesis
Graham say so. l tink l feex some col
fee und sandwiches and some dose
leetle cakes / had for supper und prlng
in here for you folks. |ot you tlnk'
| Meesis Graham!' a..
Mrs. Graham, if you dare think OF
ANYTHING but an affirmative answer,
we'll let Smith do his ~darndest," Allen
| Drake threatened.
THAT goes here. double" Lillian as
| scented, while my father smiled his APP
| prevail of my little maids proposal.
| Each member of the group around the
| library fire was as inveterate a coffee
fiend as Katie herself, and no proposal
| could have been more welcome.
But Katie made no move toward the
kitchen, and l realized with a little
| start that with her usual obstlnacy and
, her desire to flaunt her loyalty to me
| on all occasions, she would not 60 until
/ gave her formal permission.
II am very sure that will be very
| nice. Katie" l said. Bring q cloth
with the tea-wagon, and we'll have a
| table here by the fire.
"All right, I feex.' The tamlilar
phrase rang out cheerily. and the next
instant she had whisked out of the
door, and we were free to relax our
faces and smile at each other.
LnIian's Suggestion
INV dear Mrs. Underwood Mr..
Drake arose and stretched his arms
| above his head, you should have more
pitv on an invalid. / know that my
laughter muscles are irretrlevably
twisted from repression
Il fancy you'll survive" Lillian re
turned ~callously. But ] agree with
you that Katie is funny"
Aren't you afraid that she is just a
little bit too ~funny?" Allen brakes
voice held a subtle note of disapprovai.
Suppose she took a sudden notion TO
confide in the redoubtable Mr.. Smith"
"She won't" Lillian replied conf
IDENTIFY. Katie proved herself with
me when she told us Of changing those
codes. Besides. she'll never have a
| chance. I, myself, will be the man in
the hedge beside her, and she is more
afraid Of me than she is Of Smith.
| She will know. also. that | will be
| within hearing distance Of her all the
way to the house. And Madge will be
| stationed right here in the alcove be-
q. 81 Latx I'LL EnAyr,
it. You realize how she adores Madge,
and you can bet she won't pull any.
| thing to endanger her Meesis Graham
even If she wanted to help Smith,
| which I'm sure she Doesn't
"Suppose Smith decides to search the
| room for possible listeners when he
comes to it." Mr.. Drake persisted.
Then Madge wouldn't be there
| Lillian explained patiently. There's
a door leading to the side ball right
behind her station. She will have her
! hand on that door, which we will make
noiseless. and if Smith approaches the
| curtains it will be perfectly possible for
her to slip out without his hearing her
I'VE have to slip you the chocolate
cake, as usual" Mr.. Drake replied, and
Lillian acknowledged the compliment,
with a deprecatory gesture.
wait till tomorrow evenings over
she said, and | suddenly glimpsed be
meath her mask Of apparent confidence
a very real apprehension Of what che
next night might bring to us.
by the way, Madge," she said sud
denly, better tell Katie TO shut her
kitchen doors tightly and stop p her
keyholes. or the odor of coffee will
wake Mother Graham and bring her
downstairs. And I don't feel equal to
the task of explaining just now"
/ rose at once and went to the kitch
en-. But / was certain hat her mes.
sage was only a ruse, and that she
wished me out Of the way for a few
minutes for some potent reason OF