The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-04-24
REVELATIONS
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6,D &.Io Gorrj,on~
Why Madge Decided That She Must
Settle" Mother Graham's House
keeping Interterences
6V Aele GarrisonC

A 5 Katie, her eyes blazing with
~ wrath, rushed 20 the kitchen door,
leaving behind her ON the floor
the wrcckage Of her cake bowl and
mixture ! stepped quickly to the other
SIDE OF the door, and when she had
passed beyond the tfSeh OF Wy4uo'hcr-
ln-l avs vision tBok her by Che shoul-
drfStErmIy but gently
'Goto your room thi, minute. Katie
| commanded, .and val, there until
come ! will 'tralgh'eu TIN, out,
'Oh MiSSiS Graham" she gaspel.
dear Mi',l' Graham can no stand
dot old
Hush" SAID stcrnly. Of am asking
you this not anyone else VIII YOU 20
to your room quie,lyi'
Her face was full ci rebellion.
could see that all her very real aiiec-
ton for me was trembling m the bal
ance, being weighed against her aver
sion to my mother ln-law Then she
suddenly took deep breath and wiped
! her ewes.
Il 40 anything for YOU. MsNs era
ham she said, hut not one ting for
dot old camel-"
She was shrewd enough to hurry
away with her first words so that her
diSrespectiul reference 10 Mother era
ham floai,d back from the staircase so
family that could scarcely hear it,
and could not waste time reproylng her.
! drove a smile from my face AT the
girls impertinence, suppressed a sigh
at the task OF settling matters with my
mother law, and went back into the
kitchen
Dicky'S mother stood in the middle
OF the room as It petriiicd, her gaze
fixed on the widening yellow puddle
ot cake batter which spread from the
spot where Katie had hurled the
kitchen thinks IN her burst Of Betsck
rage,
When she caught sight OF me, how
ever. she lost her StonineSS oi demcanor
Her eyes flashed with anger, her words
were metallic.
Il hope you will see now the result OF
your misguided indulgence OF your
maid" she said Just look at what
she has done II YOU cannot compel
her to clean It up before she leaves the
house will do so, as | suppose am
responsible IN way for this disgust.
ing outhurS, of hers"
From her manner knew tha, | wa,
in for battle il expected to kcer
Katie IN the house. In the vain hope
tina, diplomacy would do spoke a,
Soothingly as | could
Il am sure she will clean up every.
thing after she has had her cry out.
returned. "But even II she doesn't
YOU know ! would not think Of allow
ing YOU to do it Won't YOU go to yrur
room and take nap This mus, hav,
upse, you will S,ra,gh,en Katie on
after while And can promise yo,
,ha, the house will he cleaned to YOU
liking. all the PREPARATION, made. It yo,
3 will Just leave things TO me
MY mother n-law surveyed mi
haughtly as II she thought had takei
leave OF my senses
what Madge Said.
let me understand YOU Alright ,h
said at last DO YOU mean to keel
that girl in your employ after her dis
graceful exhibition jus, now | Tor
bid YOU to do it"
! braced myself for the explosion
y foreSaw
Mother Graham said firmly hu
declSively YOU must understand tha
there can be no such word as iothu
from you to me regarding to tou,in
/ of my home What has happened thi
, morning ha, only strengthened a re
solve ! made some tine since an
, perfectly willing to yield to your wish,
, in a great many things For instance
. concerning Dickys birthday celebra
tlon, will try to have everything ex
ac,ly as you wish il But | must re
quest that unless II he for some per
\ Sonal service YOU give No more order
! either to Katie or ~ any other mai
| may have IN my employ II thet
is anything YOU wish her tO DO. tel
me and | will see that u IL attende,
TO-"
| | fully expected that my mother in
law would ily into one OF her RACES
wire to her daughter, eancclling the IN
vitation she had sent aud depart from
our roofttee But 7 have observed he
! fore that Dicky'S mother knows lu,
how far to 20 IN her nnitum, Sh