Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-23
MTY MARRIAGE
.X1
Adele Garrison's
New Phase Off,.
REVELATIONS
OF WIFE
WHAT MADGE HAD TO DO WITH
KATIE AND MOTHER GRAHAM

Oh, my, MlSSlS trdnaH! sot eeS ct
yot happened dot you look like dot?'
Katie's strident, excited voice reused
nv mother-in-law and myself from the
monetary mortified inertia which had
seized US at our discovery that the
torn photograph of Claire Foster with
its bizarre inscription to Dicky was
not among the rubbish in the waste
basket.
There was in this basket a torn
photograph which is now gone, Katie
| said, land we are very much afraid
that the reporter you saw walking
through the hall has taken it. Which
way was he walking when you saw
him? Was he coming toward the
kitchen or going away from it?"
Katie considered a second, evidently
wishing to be very careful of her state
ment. She was shrewd enough to see
that something very important hinged
upon the whereabouts of the missing
photograph.
HE vas cooming away from kitch-
en-" she decided finally. "He turned
around ven he saw me, pretended 70 be
hunting for outside door"
NV mother-in-1aw looked at me with
her eyes full of dismayed conviction.
Close to Panic
Then he has it," she said hopeless
~. "Whateyer are we to do!'
Don't you worry" Katie dashed for
the door. Dot bunch of soup greens
not get out Of dis house nit dot photo
graph eef | have TO lock heem in room
ind undress heem like Ii baby
| made Il quick movement and caught
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the door, and [ held it firmly.
"Wait. Katie" | said with decision.
Eve must be very sure that he has it
first. Remember. he didn't take any
Of the other pictures of which you were
afraid
"Goot reason Katie shifted dis
dainfully. Dose all in papers before
That's very true, Katie"-and. in
deed, the girl had spoken nothing but
the truth, for at the dread time of
Juniors kidnapping we had aided the
newspapers with all the photographs
we had. Nevertheless, We must be
very sure that he has it before we ac-
cuse him.
"Where else can il be-" my mother
'in-law demanded ENORMOUSLY. you
talk as though it might never have
been in the basket at all. and yet /
told you / distinctly remember putting
it there. Do you doubt my yeracityE,
"Of course not. Mother" | returned
soothingly, although secretly ! was
strongly doubling. not her veraclty. but
her memory.
| have had two or three painful ex-
ppriences when she had been perfectly
sure that she has put an article IN a
certain place and ! have found Il IN an
entirely different location. But never
have / known her to admit that size
had been in the wrong. She was al
WAYS sure to declare that some one
had moved the article after she had
put il in the place she had named. ans
this in the face of the most convincing
proof to the contrary
whats TO be Done?"
well. then! Why not compel that
reporter TO give it up? Of course,
! you're right in not permitting Katie to
tackle him, but there's nc reason why
Won shouldn't demand that be give 1t
up
When Mother Graham gets an idea
in her head, it is a Iierculean task to
! get it out again, and l saw myself zig
| uratively led by the ear to the living
room and compelled TO voice her de
mand. was at my wits end, for !;
! second, and the sight of Lillian coming
swiftly down the hall was most wei
come. She shut the kitchen door be-
hind her and spoke in low, hurried
tones. i.
rive stalled just as long as l can
she said. You'll have to come IN,
Efadge, and make some pretence Of an
swering their questions. What's the
matter?"
Her quick. shrewd glance darted
from one face to the other, and she
i~nterpolated explosively;
You cant find the picture. My
sainted aunt! Now, what's TO be
done?"
we explained swiftly. and she strobe
ND the kitchen and down again, turning
to me. with quick decision.
you'll have to tackle these people
alone" she said. "I1l 20 on another
still hunt for the photograph, and
watch with Katie's help for any at
tempt on that reporters part 10 make
q getaway. Listen carefully. Here Is
what / told them
In O few terse. rapid sentences she
| outlined her conversation with the re-
porters. and thus armed | went slowly
down the hall toward the living room.
Next-The Way Madge Played Her
Difficult Part.