Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-11
MY MARRIAGE
PROBLEMS
Adele Garrison'S
New Phase off,.
A /!
OF WIFE
THE FUNNY DISCLOSURE KATIE
MADE TO MADGE.

MADE TO MADGE.
With my hand outstretched to knock
upon Katie's door, l paused, and stiff
ened in surprise at the weird sounds
which came from within the room.
A queer shuffling noise, punctured by
an occasional explosive stamp, was
accompanied by an eerie. unmusical
murmur, which. after a minute of I'M
certainty, l decided was made by
Katie's voice. 1t was more reminiscent
of the keening of bagpipes than any
thing else l could call to mind, and
for two or three seconds l stood
curiously wondering what my volatile
little maid was doing.
Then, with a stressing remembrance
of my errand, l knocked peremptorlly.
The queer noises stopped instantly, but
| could hear a long-drawn sibllant
breath-katie's invariable signal OF
fright.
Katie. Let me in. please. / wish to
speak to you.' l spoke quickly in order
TO reassure her, but it was several
seconds before. she answered. and l
was as sure that she was still stand
ing motionless and frightened as if !
had the power to see through the bar
red door.
"Vot You vant7"
When at last she spoke there was a
distinct tremor in her voice.
"vot you want? Me, l feex me for
my bed already. Can you no tell me
troo door,"
Katie is never rude except when her
temper runs away with her. and l
knew by her infections that she was
not angry, SO this unusual impertlnence
puzzled and alarmed me. 1>spoke quick
ly. sternly.
This is nonsense, Katie. l have
often come into your room before, and
| cannot talk to you through the door.
Besides, If you are undressed. you
must dress again. l need you down.
stairs
AS if she had been galvanized into
action by my words ! heard her rush
ing up and down the room. while there
came also to my ear the tearing OF
cloth and the crumpling of paper. Then
katie's voice sounded with fearful IN
sistence close to the door.
''Plees. Meesis Graham. my dear
Meesis Graham, you do dis for your
poor Katie. Go away shoost two, tree,
five meenits, den COON back. | let
you in
Her ridiculous request irritated me.
but | realized the necessity of humor-
ing her because of Lillian. and / tried
to keep any infection of annoyance out
of my voice as | answered her.
Very well. Katie. | will be back
in five minutes. and knock again:
Il no keep you waiting. dem she
promised. and | moved away from the
door.
Katie's Confession
I did not so so far. however. but
that heard the continuation of the
| rushing feet, and the queer tearing and
crumpling sounds.
What was it that my little maid
was hiding:
Nv curiosity was raised to the nth
| power by the time Katie swung open
eend voice:
You COON now. Meesis Graham.
plees COON Qveeck."
! obeyed her Injunction. but when
II first opened her door l did not see
her. The odor of cheap. heavy per-
fuune was in the air. and underneath
the bed. trailing from a huge paste
board box, evidently hastily pushed
there. was a piece Of bright purple
SauZe.
KATIE called. bewildeerd and
| angry, and from behind the bed my
! little maid came slowly out. clad in a
hastily pinned kimono. and with her
hands over her face. l knew. however.
from her steady course toward me that
she was looking through her fingers.
and | spoke crisply. peremptorily, in
| the. only possible way of dealing with
her. .
Take down your hands, at once. and
tell me what you have been doing"
oh, OH | so ashamed. she walled.
Il nefer can get eet Off.
Get what off, l returned? Then
7 stopped in amazement and alarm as
Katie took down her hands. revealing
to me- a face highly eolored as If with
honse paint. and streaked with black
marks so that she resembled an In
dian ready for a war dance as much
as she resembled anything.
What have you been doing TO your
face" | demanded when I caught my
breath. Tell me everything at once,
so I can know what to do. You may
be poisoned"
Il know eet." she walled. oh. Not
n fool. vot a fool, Eef I shoost had
dot vomans heer vun leetle meenit. l
feex her. | wiring me her neck like
! chickens. l."
Never mind that now" | said heroi-
caIy depressing a smile. You can at
tend to the oma later. But tell me
now quickly what you have put on
your face"
Dat stuff actresses put on dere
faces Katie returned. II was prac-
ticing exercises so I could so in movies
like dot fool vomans told me-
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