South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-02-26
REVELATIONS OLA WIFE
BY Adele Garrison

an to frishten another woman
reedlessly. Besides. her voice held
real anxiety
ly common sense told RE that
%. all the silly things in the wCrl
this worrying over a few minutes
unexplained delay of two full-s~own
meE was the silliest But he e. was
Lillian Gale. experienced woman OF
the world, plainly anxious while I
who mad always prided mys9f upon
n, poise, was really fri shteled.
But 1 made up my mind that Mrs.
Underwood should never > iess 1
Has disturbed
oh. / am sure they are perfect
Is all right" / said lightly. They
are certainly big enough AMI old
enough TO take care OF thems elves"
They are nothing but oversrOw1
! Oys. both of them, with not a
morSel OF common sense 20 G,vide
DetV cen them" retorted LILLIAN
Gale, acidly, but unfor unately
there is nothing we can do. by the
way if they turn up there again be-
fore morning. OF you hea. from
them, wCuO you mind telepGonins
ue and II they come back hsre. TN
phone you of course providing you
want me TO DO So
by pride urged me TO say thI- It
VOL Id be unnecessary for her u let
ne know anything about the wan
Gcrers, but instead ] found myself
se1i ns:
Thank you. ! shall be glad to 90
as you suggest
AL right, then. Try to get some
sleep" and a click told me tina she
had / Jsg up the receiver.
The rory OF her parting admon-
itiOn made me smile sleep. indeed.
with the prospect OF tel ephone
calls, he chance of another visit
from Dick. and his companion. and
the anNiu. which she had given
me conf ernins their safety.
1 heard Katie rafting dishes IN
the kitchen and went out there. idly
CurcCs.
What are you doing, Katie?" 1
asked.
Getting ready for Meestsr GA
ham When he come home she re-
piled. See, / get teakettle full OF
hot water. put heem-od little
!urr"--she indicated the small
warmins turner OF the gas Cdn5e-
put coffee with little cold wa.e~ IN
POI. 1T heem soak till Meester era
ham come den make strong black
coffee 0ueeck as 1 can, give Mees-
ter Graham, for he will feel so
seeck! Katie spread her hands en-
pressiN ely.
Where did you learn oil This,
Katie ?" The question slipped GU,
before I could check il. l really
diA not mean to question a servant
concerning her proficiency in car
ing for mornings after" but Katie
was only toc glad TO air her know
edle.
oh. when / keep hou~e ftr
Meester Graham and dose Oddd%
men. Ne ester Graham ne not SO
mcOch. OUt sometimes once, twice
each week when l come in de morn
ing, MCester Atwood or de odders,
deg come in after ] do. so seeck,
AMI / feex black coffee for 9em.
get me rice dress with tips get TOR
Njns black coffee" Kata's tace
held shrewd look, even as she
giggled | made a mental note Of
a tip which must be given. as 1
turned away.
Very well, Katie. L am going TO
read for awhile. and you WOW bet
ter go to bed"
oh, Lease, Missis Graham, ! No
lie down. I have me Polish paper
girl gave me, read about war cut
here"
Nonsense" I returned. 1t il too
cold oGt fere. If you must sta NJ,
Graham comes home"
Ar Iight tank you. 10 -, -
soon as | tex here"
returned to the living room ana
settled myself in the big chaic with
a book 4 few minutes later Kate
stole in quietly and sat down near
me with her Polish paper She
read i; :Tssntly, lost 10 everything
about Ter, but l could not hx my
mine Oh the words in front or me. !
/ read a paragraph over AM OR /
in the vain attempt 20 gleal some |
itea of wTat il meant Always the /
same thought came 10 me. where |
was Dicky? Was he hurt. perhaps |
killed. There was no possibility OF |
acc!der, which did not co ~ ITO |
NY II md.
When sitter an hour OF waiting |
which seemed four TO my mind, the 1
telep phone rang AGAIN. 1 did not /
wait for Katie TO answer il, but
sprarg to take the receiver down 4
myself Al was Dicky's voice tnat /
came 20 nay ears.
'IIcllo. sweetheart" l helrd /
Have you changed your mind yet2s
W. can't so back without you; they /
wouldn't le' Us in. Are YOU READY 4
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