Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-08-17
MY MARRIAGE
AA PROBLEMS
Adele Garrison's
New Phase off,.
REVELATIONS
OF WIFE
THE REPORT TOM CHESTER
MADE AT THE CONFERENCE.

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MADE AT THE CONFERENCE.
If / were you Chief, l wouldn't
stand for no lady, ever a perfect one,
calling me no names like Gamaliel."
Allen brakes drawing voice trailed
across the silence which followed Lii
lian's assembling of our little group.
and |, for one, was distinctly graceful
to him for the bantering speech, de-
spite my annoyance at the contretemps
of a minute before. Whether inten-
~tionally or not, he had diverted every
ones attention from me to my father,
who smiled %indulgently at him.
When you're as old as | am, Al
len my father replied, you'll have
woman yields for your training. But.
indeed, in this case / am highly flat
tered. I accept the name, butt must
play q silent role tonight. Mrs. Under
wood, this affair of the man Smith and
Of Joe in the hospital has been in your
hands from the first. 1t is to you we
must look for the report upon their
actions, and the plan for dealing with
them
1t was characteristic of Lillian that
she made no demur. but struck directly
into the heart of the matter that had
called us together, with only an airly
mocking gesture of acknowledgment
in my fathers direction.
The only report I have" she said.
lis from DR.. Petit. He says that Joe
is able to leave the hospital. and that
people p%urporting to be his employers
are waiting to take him away. and will
take Mrs. Beckett as nurse, but that
he will delay his consent until we give
the word. That. of course, we do not
wish to do until we have dealt with
Smith here and found out what his
future course is likely to be. DIR. Pet
tit is going to tell Smith tomorrow that
his ankle is well enough for him to
walk. And then / think we may get
ready for ructions. That was the ex-
tent of my information up to MIR.
Chester's arrival He had just begun
an interesting report when L was call
ed away. So begin at the beginning
again." she smiled encouragingly at
Tom Chester. land tell us what you
have found out concerning Smith
at Isn't Cricket"
1T isn't much" Mr.. Chester began
modes.iy. only we've been keeping q
line on his mail. All Of it up to a few
days ago has been postmarked from the
city. but for the last week he has been
getting letters postmarked kQuogue.
We did a little judicious shopping
around there. and found out by pure
luck that q couple of foreign-looking
birds with an expensive and powerful
limousine had been dropping into the
p~ostoffice every day to mail letters:
They didn't belong around there. and
finally somebody spotted them as com
ing from Riverhead-said they had
been staying up there for a week or
two. We got a chance to lamp n of
the envelopes. and. sure enough. 1t was
TO Anton. as Smith calls himself here.
Strikes me YOU are slurrlng some OF
the details, young man. Lillian inter
rupted with mock severity. How dld
you manage to get a slant at the let
teri
There was distinct admiration in her
voice and Young Mr.. Chester colored
warmly under il. The next instant
however. the flush receded. leaving
him pale but with cool, angry eyes as
Allen brakes suave voice drawled
.languidly. ~
Don't ask the good youth to ,betray
his second-st methods. dear lady. 1t
isn't cricket"
A Caustic Retort-
4 slangly couplet ! had heard from
picky's lips on more than one. OCCASION
flashed into my mind.
1T isn't what he SEE. but the nawsty
way he seq it," and l sternly put down
nm ;mpulse to cry out to Mr.. Drake
- -.-n ,,.,,, xraS NiGtIprJlv nor
cricket.
Tom Chester did not need me as q
however. Al Mr.. brakes
;nte-rnption. Lillian opened her fine
ewes vide. and looked at him steadily
though with apparent smiling mockery
fnr a second or two that seemed end
less.
Don't get jealous, dearie: because
vo,, didn't have a chance at the snoop-
ing around" she advised carelessly.
Go on. son.
Her eyes flickered TO my face. then
hack 70 that Of the brilliant secret ser
v;re agent. and for a panic-strlckep
second | wondered if there was a hid
den meaning in her words. Mr.. Drake
face was unmoved. but his unusual long
w~omanisb lashes suddenly yelled his
eyes. Ii was a movement had seen
bsfore. and | wondered now as then
is he had not done it to conceal his
resentment at Iillian's gibe. When the
Isshes lifted again. however. his Keen
eyes were as i~nscrutable as ever. !
Il can't help being madly jealous.
he drawled. but don't let my private
feelings interfere with so dramatic a
recital"
There was a suecriug d'sparagement
Of the younr mans work in his tone
which he did not try TO veil. and | saw
honest. impetuous Tom Chester un-
consciously catch his upper lip in his
He would never have the poise
or the b%rilliance of the older man. but
,s q man he was worth ten times Allen
| said to myself hotly. forget
ting for a minute in. my. sudden 'parfi-l
the Importance Of the story
Tom Chester was relating.
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