The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-10-29
REVELATIONS
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bV &elo Gorriton
why Madge Felt That for Once She
Hadn't Been TOO Easy

nAun DttH lOu Easy
= CAN imagine that a dismtcreStcd
| observer would have obtained
great deal OF amusement from the
interview Cousin Agatha and ! were
having behind the closed doors OF my
room
A stranger to me. although a cousin
OF my mother ln-law',, She had Nough
me out within half an hour ot her un
expected arrival at our home to pour
complaints of Katie, behavior into my
ears. Fortunately had heard kailc IS
side Of tine story first My faithful Ili-
Tie maid had come to me m a paroN
y,m OF tears and SobS on account ol
the unpardonablc behavior OF the WON
an. Because ot her long tenure OF A
position which gave her unlimited
authority over certain girls, Cousin
Agatha evidently felt 1t her duty and
privilege to tax Katie with her cond'-
lion. under the belief that she was IN.
married. Katie had called her "yun
old liar" had flown to me, and was
now preparing dinner behind the locked
door, Of the kitchen while ! faced the
wrath OF Cousin Agatha.
That wrath was rising now and
threatened to wreck its posscssor's pro
feSsional calm and manner. GoadeC
bv nv inner conviction that everyone
around me. including my husband
thought me too easy, a. kattc cN
pressed it, and treated me with care
less disregard ol my feelings when
they wouldn't have dared to cmploy
toward a woman Of sterncr fibre
/ had met Cousin Agalhas structure,
upon Katie with a manner that ! knew
was unpardonaby insolcnt a manner
/ had never dreamed ! could ever en-
ploy to any ono
Madge Plays TrumPs.
"Nou'rc unpardunably insulting y
1 Cousin Agatha ga>pcd after my last
rctort TO her saw with hidden say.
age delight that the veneer was strip
ped from her She was so angry, she
could mask her feeling no longer.
"Pcrhap, YOU will feel differently
about this when YOU know that your
precious maid whom YOU arc defend
Ing so Noully has been dcCcNng YOU.
Her voice was q venomou, Snarl Nh,
evidently thought that her information
would completely crush me couldn'
help giving her the benefit OF a cool
tantallnp smile before ! answered.
Since when ha, 1t hccu crime io
a married woman to have a child p
asked coolly
Cousin agatha looked at me- witt
such absolute chagrlncd amazcmcn
that / had hard work TO keep from
laughing In her anxiety to maxi
mischief she had lost all sense ot pro
portion and perspective and the posi-
bihty oi Katie, hcmg married haD
never dawnrd upon her II isn't a plea,
ant thing to realize that You have luS
made an absolute IDIOT of vourcSll, an
Cousin Agatha evidently found the pill
a bitter ono TO swallow But she mad
an attempt 10 stand her ground
A Vigorous Ultimatum.
"Oh. see" ,hc said The girl ha
been to you with her side oi the ,loN
She, a quick one. lll admit bu
when YOU have been a, long m Nh
bu,mc,, OF taking care of those am
NAL, a, | have, you'll know better tha
to trust their storle,'
After the yulgauDy and cruelty d
that speech ! had no further cumpunJ
ton about dealing with Cousin NgatA
{ a, ach,d to do | caught her eye
and held them with the cool SCorniD
look ! used sometime, To employ clicC
lively with her type OF embryo woma
IN my school days
ut may mlcrcs, Won 10 know IN;
prepared katlcs wedding drcs, wit
my own hands that She was marri,
I from our home, that her husband
) our man of an work" ! said irlly "
7 may also interest YOU TO know that
\ don't care tD have YOU As guest
D my home Won may stay until It
\ convenient for YOU to g. somcwhcl
y else. but no longer And you are
\ perfect liberty to tell my mother II
X law or my husband what have Sal
D However i you choose to kc,
Y slcn, will not say anything tn the
n about it You may If YOU wish. mai
\ any other excuse for not rcmaiun
n But remember II Is only con,ideratl.
N 'dr YOU that lead, me lr offer YOU Nh
Y alternative Tell them everything
y YOU wish And now ! must beg 80
y DU excuse me
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