Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-07
MY MARRIAGE
VI PROBLEMS
Adele CarrisOn's
New Phase off,.
REVELATIONS
OF 4 WIFE
THE SURPRISE THAT AWAITED
MAOGE At HOME.

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picked, | drove home from the Shelter
Island ferry where Harry Underwood
mad hidden me SO strange a farewell.
| wondered whether he had told me
the whole truth about himself, his re-
lations with Grace Draper and his
position in the gang of which he spoke
so f~lippantly and yet so convincingly.
/ puzzled over some points in his
story, but the confidence my father
placed in him caused me to dismiss
them as of no Importance. And yet
Cnderwood's story challenging my
belief.
One instant I felt that I was too
credulous. The text l pondered the
possibility that l was too suspicious.
Curiously enough, every mile of the
distance | put between myself and
Harry Underwood's powerful. almost
hypnotic personality, increased instead
of lessened my conviction Of the es-
sential truth of his story. And de.
spite my resentment. l found myself
genuinely glad that his strength and
his infinite resouucefulness We're to
be pitted against Grace Drapers
ingenious deviltry.
"Are Our Guests Gomez"
I put my hand up to my blouse in
which | mechanically had fastened the
scarab pin which Mr.. Underwood had
so dramatically twisted from his tie
and put into my hand. That l must
devise some safe and secret place for
it's keeping. close to my person. L
knew, but | was not equal just now to
any connected thought upon that sub
iect. Yet I realized that / could not
return home until it was out of sight.
| pulled my car to the side OF the
road. stopped it. and took from my
bag what Dicky teasingly calls my
emergency envelope" a small ore OF
strong manila. which / fashioned my
self, and which contains my motor
register. a personal identification caro-
and a five-dollar bill. l stuck the
scarab into the card. thrust both into
the envelope. and returned it to the
bag. sure it was reasonably safe from
discovery. Then. for the rest of my
Journey I mentally went over the tale
the pretended Don Ramon had devised
for the edification of the Smythe-
Hopkins family. until | was sure mat
| was letter perfect in 1t. g,
But when / reached home ! found
that 7 had no need TO rehearse II. The
damaged cars had been removed from
the roadway before the gate, and LII
liam met me at the door. with eyes
which. in spite of her iron polse, tod
me that something unusual was on foot.
Are Jul guests gone: L asked sur
"Then-You-Know2"
VERY much So" she retorted. They
would have liked to have fingered thI
YOU came back with the latest news OF
their adored Don Ramon. but had
something more important on hand.
- ~ pnttiY npnnn,tnrod
them all uninjured / packed them off
with n flea in the fathers ear. III bet
he won't offer money for hospitality to
gentlefolk again. Besides, that girl.
crude as she is. took the news rather
hard. and ! knew she wanted to get
home by herself. Harrys certainly
keeping up the pace. fascinating a flap
per in a get-up like his.
] stared at her aghast.
''Thcn-you-know:" stammered.
She gave a tangled little laugh. and
| knew that she was more moved than
her careless speech denoted.
Not being quite IN idiot. of course
I know she returned. Here | don
mean that she amended, as she saw
me flush. You were quite right in at
tempting to keep the knowledge of his
identity from me. | would have done
FNHftlh the NdtIp tIiHk ibSstll u '"A
position were reversed. But YOU were
so anxious that | stay inside the house
| was sure something was up.
Then" she smiled, when Mother
Graham recognized the family and told
me of your encounter with them in the
~Easthampton shop, | began to see a
light. The description fitted Harry per-
fectly. and Mother Graham kept re-
'peating that he reminded her so strong
" of someone else she had seen. So.
naturally. | took a slant out of the
nearest window, and-the eyes of love,
you know
There was a bitter note in her voice
which told me that the discovery of
the pseudo-Don Ramon's identity as
that of the man whose name she still
bore had shaken her. But | was in
capable Of any other feeling than that
of wonder at her insight. her q%uickness
of perception. There was no use try
ing TO keep anything from Lillian. I
said to myself GROSSLY, and not for the
first time.
But I've no time to discuss Harry
and his foibles now she said. al
though | do want to quiz you a bit
later. But we have news at last. Or.
Petit brought word that Joe's mystic
rious friends have shown up"