Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-11-24
nEMY MARRIAGE
Adele Garrison's
New Phase off,.
OF A WIFE
THE WAY MADGE PLAYED HER
DIFFICULT PART

The three reporters in the living
room rose to their feet as ! entered.
and Miss Cargili-I remembered her
name from the card [ still held-ad-
vanced TO greet me.
She was Il slender woman approach
ing middle-age, ~snartly tailored, and
with something very attractive in her
bright, keen face. / instantly decid-
ed that [ liked her, and that the lik-
ing extended to the good-looking chap
in his late thirties. who stood just be-
hind her. and whose genial smile al
most made one forget the shrewdness
of his eyes.
But the third member of the trio
who, from katie's description, | knew
To be the bunch of soup green's
se~lf-labeled as III. Edouard Smythe."
reused my instructive antagonism at
once. He was young, foppish, and one
instinctively knew that he had modelled
himself after the popular fiction idea
of a member of the foreign secret
service. And his eyes were those of
Il ferret.
Mrs. Graham Miss CargiIl ask
ed, and at my nod. introduced the 9th
ers rapidly. Mr.. Rickett, Mr.. Stnythe.'
She barely waited for their acknowl-
edgement before speaking again.
Please believe that we are not here
of our w choice" she said earnestly,
and there was a ring of sincerity IN her
pleasant voice. But we needs must
respond when our editors drive, and
we are sent TO ask you if there is any
thing YOU wish to correct or comment
upon in this article which appeared
this morning
Wit ha deft movement she held out
to me the hateful account of Dicky es-
canade. 1t took all the will power /
possessed to take it from her nom
chaIantly and glance at it as if refresh
ing my memory.
EOh, yes, | saw this" / said brightly
with an amused little smile. "Cleverly
written itsn't it,
Into the eyes of both Miss Cargill
and Mr.. Rickett there flashed n look
which / had seen in Lillians when
some sudden difficulty confronted her.
And | Rugged to myself the knowledge
that they had decided | was to be no
easy meat" in Dicky's Fernacular.
1T is entertaining" Miss Carglll re-
joined. But is it correct IN Its par
ticulars? This says that Miss Foster
has not been seen by the reporters and
we are anxious to know if she perhaps
was injured by the accident.
"What Do You Intend to Do?
II fancy not" / replied airily. Al
least my husband assured me that she
was all right when he telephoned me.
The expiring fragments of my Puri-
tan conscience protested weakly, but
threw them a sop 10 the effect that q
teIenboue message is the next thing to
a telegram. The unpleasant, eager
voice Of young Mr.. Smythe struck into
the conversation abruptly.
"Do you mean that your husband
actually telephoned you. about TINS!
he demanded,
NV hands itchcd to box his ears, but
I turned to him ~wide-opened, lnno-
cent eyes.
why. of course,"I answered; hop
inr hat | could ef~fectually hide the
intense dislike which the youth had
aroused in me. MIR. Graham natural
Iv knew that | would be anxious both
about him and Miss Foster, who IS one
of nv dearest friends, and he notified
me at once. | am gong up there on
the afternoon train
"Ah," Young Mr.. Smythe exciam-
alton was sibilant And what DO you
intend to do when you get there 10
Won intend to file suit for divorce
MIR. Rickett was not quite quick
enough with the surreptltlous kick he
gave his colleague, although his inten-
fions undoubtedly were good. But the
question had been uttered an dyoung
Mr.. Smythe though he WINGED per-