South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-08-22

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and letters which 4 had not
attended TO for two weeks. For a
long time after Dicky had put his
financial affairs in my hands had
been at my wits end TO know how
% keep track OF the things which ne
bought or of any bills which came
into his hands. ! had letter niles,
but m Dicky happened 20 be the enc
to go after the mail-for the village
of Marvin has no delivery system
ne stuck any bill belonging To him
ir his pocket and promptly forgot
all about il. Finally. in desperation.
had asked him If he would mind
my going through his pockets occa-
sionally in order that 1 might be
able TO get the bills and letters to-
gether for Ming.
Go as far as YOU like. my dear.
ne had said good-humoredly. You'll
never find any discriminating evil
dence on me-"
DicSy has many suits of clothing,
and L found bills and letters in every
one. some OF them things which
/ 0tlhAAu nave nEFAt aAAEAAN0 ~ NUS
OF them had never been opened. al
though they were almost all address
cI 10 Dlcky.
But there was one letter addressed
TO Mrs. Richard Graham, in an en-
velOpe without identifying mark OF
any kind. il had once been sealed.
but the Rap was open. IL bore a post
mark of two weeks before. L took
out the |inclosure hastily, indignant
at Dicky for opening "A letter of
mine, and wondering who my cor
respondent was.
But as 1 turned 10 the signature,
ia firm. beautiful characters. Her
bert Petit. L knew what the letter
was. and my anger against Dicky
was mixed with a curiosity as to
Why he had kept the letter after
reading it.
10 was a most innocent little
epistle. Weeks before. when looking
over my accounts, Z had discovered
that I had received no bin from DR..
Petit for his call when 1 had my
attack of tonsilits. Fearing that ne
had sent the bill TO the apartment.
not knowing that We had moved. 1
wrote asking that he send il TO me
at Marvin. With the remembrance
OF mis- tenderness of voice and man
ner al the time of my illness, I
made the note a model of brevity.
and Couched IL in the most business
like terms possible. This must be
the answer to my request for the
bill.
My dear Mrs. Graham. DR..
Pettits letter began. 81 am enclos-
Ing the bill for which you asked. 1
wish all my patients were as con-
scIentous as you.
Are YOU enjoying your summer
IN Marvin / know you must be, for
10 is a delightful old place. 1 know
it well. and have spent most of my
rare hours on IN hat section. I
am fesrfully busy. but hope TO run
"a Go Marvin for a few days before
myself the pleasure of calling upon
you-If ! may Cordially yours,
Herbert Petit
laid the letter down with a
whole chorus of questions running
through my mind. Why had DIT.
Petit written sucn a letter. Why
had Dicky read IT,? Why. after read
ms il had he kept il and not given
10 90 me Was his partly the rea
son for his growing coldness and
indifference
DicSy had given my permission "a
rummaEe his pockets for the bill.
which ne invariably forgot TO turn
over 90 me for my files. In coins
through ms POCKETS / mad come
across this letter from DR. Petit
sent in response 10 a request OF
mine for his bill. dated two weeks
before. The letter had been opened
and felt sure Dicky had read 10
IN all my oewilderment I had q
little sick feeling al my heart tina.
Bicky should have been guilty o.
openiEg and reading a letter adj
dressed 20 me. for the envelope Dor,
me- Identifying marx.
-scruunlzed the letter carefully
aesln. The Mrs in the subscrip
tlon might have been mistaken fot
Nr bv any one looking az Il hur
: uedly, Tor the IS had been blurred