New Britain herald., 1917-03-29


 suppose am responsible in way for this disgusting outburst of hers"
 From her manner I knew that I was in for a battle if expected to keep Katie in the house. In the vain hope that diplomacy would do, I spoke as soothingly as could.
 II am sure she will clear up every- thing after she has had her cry out,' ,'' returned. "But even if she doesn't you know I~would not think of allow ing you to do it. Won't you go ,to your room and take 8 nap? This must have upset you. will straighten Katie out after a while. And I can promise you that the house will be cleaned to your liking, all tho made, if you will just leave things to me-"
 My mother-in-law surveyed mo haug1tily as if she thought I had talked leave of my senses.
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 Let me understand you arfght," she said at last. "Do you mean to keep that girl in your employ after her disgraceful exhibition just now? I forbid you to do it.
 I braced myself for the explosion I foresaw.
 ''Mother Graham" said firmly but you must understand that there can be no such word as forbid from you to me regarding the routine of my home. What has happened this has only strengthened a re- solve made some time since. I am perfectly willing to yield to your wishes in a great many things. For NSn1r fn3 ~>t will try to have every thing exactly as you wish it. But must reuest that unless 1t be for some orders either to Katie or to any other maid may have in my employ. If there is anything you wish her to do. tell me and I will see that 1t is at- ended to-" NJ
 I fully expected that my mother-in- law would fly into one of her rages, wire to her daughter, cancelling the invitation she had sent. and depart rom our rooftree. But I have ob- ,erved before that Dicky's mother Inows just how far to go in her antrums. She rarely lets them in- erfere with any cherished plan of lers.
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 Evidently she had set her heart lpon this proposed visit of her daugh- CTS family. I think she also had a cry lively appreciation of the labor hat visit would entail for us were 1atie's skilful, helpful hands not in 'ur service.
 So, like many a greater general. she ried to cover her retreat with a flank lttack.
 T only pray, Margaret" she said ,iously, ''that you may never be made l o feel that you are an unwelcome in- | ruder in your sons house-if you .ver have a son-as you have made ne feel it today I
 She went swiftly out of the kitchen before had a chance to reply. The victory was mine, as far as the domi- | nation of my household went, but she >ontrived to revenge herself cruelty in ! her defeat.
 The implication that was trying to make my husbands mother uncom- ,ortable. that treated her as an un- intruder, cut mo to the quick.
 The thought shadowed my footsteps .s climbed the stairs to Katie's ! 'oom. I found Katie prone upon her | ,ed, weeping copiously, and shudder- | ng with great gasping sobs. which | would have alarmed me had not | ,ad much experience with Katie's ,ysterical fits of weeping.
 'Oh, Missis Graham. votever dol" he cried, as came into the room and | ,ut my hand upon her shoulder: "I 10 mean to be 50 bad, break dot dish. ,pill cake all over floor, but dot old ~1~ xnow vot I do! so 'shamed, Jim lnow I acted 50 like von little fool. know he be mad Jim like dot kind # cake, too," she added naively
 Then suppose you dry your eyes, lurry downstairs, clean things up and nave another cake made by the time le comes back with that load of vood." suggested practically.
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