Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-09-26
MY MARRIAGE
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Adele Garrison's
New Phase off,.
TTONS
OF WIFE
WHY DOES ALLEN DRAKE WISH
TO BAR MADGE2

There was something about the
hound figure of the man Smith as1
the secret service operatives took him
down the stairs which made me feel
as though ice water had suddenly been
poured into my veins.
He could take but very short, shut
fling steps becaues of the manner In
| which Allen Drake had directed that
he be tied, but every q OF those
steps suggested some powerful NAL
evolent animal straining at the leash.
That the men with him were aware
of this attitude / surmised from the
tight hold they kept on either arm.
! As they disappeared into the lower
hall I have an involuntary rasping
little intake of the breath, and Lillian
put her hand over mine reasurrlngly.
Hes some tiger cat, all right"
she whispered, when the closing of
hte library door told us that Smith
was safely out of hearing. But
Allen will clip his claws tonight,
I fancy. Here the deah boy
now, with your father. By the way,
neither of us said anything to your
father about your adventure tonight,
SO if you keep quiet he'll never
know"
"Thank you so much" I murmured
f~eryently, for / knew how intensely
the thought of any danger to me af-
fected my father. Lillian had no tune
to answer me even if she had wished,
for The men had almost reached our
corner, and Lillian stepped out quick
ly in front of them, while | more
slowly followed her.
"Mr. Chester Will Live"
Daughter dear" My fathers
arm went round me, and / contrast
ed his tender, bearning face with
Allen brakes stern, sardonlc one:
Patiently | was in the bad books OF
Mr.. Drake by my Refused to accept
his escort upon my midnight trip to
the hospital. and he meant to show
me his displeasure at my actions.
1T ought to be q great satisfaction
TO YOU that you have in all proba-
bility saved a life tonight by your
speed in getting that drug" In my
fathers voice there was distinct pride,
and my pulses leaped with relet at
the new he implied.
Mr.. Chester will live!" / cried.
Allen brakes froEn deepened::
DIR. Petit just assured US that h'
thought he was safe," my father an
swered, and | would have been some
thing other than a woman II L had no
mt an extra bit of enthusiasm into N!
voice as l answered f~ervently:
"Oh, / am so glad!' p,
"If NAV presume to remind you,
Mr.. Drake spoke icily, addressing NJ
} one in particular, time Is passing rap
idly"
| ''And we don't want Smiths nerve
, TO get 100 raw" Lillian assented de
! murely. / had a strong suspicion tina
l she was concealing a smile at MI
Z brakes childishness.
!. Il do not wish to be captious," Nh
Drake went on, but don't you think /
: unwise and unnecessary for Mrs. era
ham to be present at this seance WIT
> SMITH"
! l had oil 7 could do to keep fror
. turning on him swiftly and strikinI
, the sardonic little smile from his face
This was the way he intended {
nunish me for my temerity in thwart
: ing his arrogant will! He knew, non
t better. how my pulses thrilled to a
l exciting scene such as the lntervleN
|. with Smith promised TO be. | ha
worked as hard as he upon the prob
h lem connected with Smith, I said I
myself fiercely. forgetting the humil
= ity | had really felt concerning m
solving of the code which we had foun
upon the man now bound in tn
library. And because OF az petty mas
culine resentment he would deprlv
me of seeing the end of this partlcula
CHAPTER in his and Lillian's work.
But my training under Lillian ha
taught me no lesson more valuaoi
than that of keeping my mouth shut
SO I closed my lips tightly and waite
for some one to speak.
NV fathers voice sounded first.
You mean, Allen, that it would b
dangerous for herr he asked anx
iously.
Before Mr.. Drake could answer
: Lillian broke in abruptly.
What utter rot" she said, %careies
of the effect of her rudeness upon ne
colleague. "Madge has worked too har
on this thing to fail to see this angl
of it. OF course she's going in
Next-The Scene That Allen Orak
/ Carefully Staged.