New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1918-02-19
REVELATIONS OF A WIFI:
Ey ADELE GARRIStsN


head in several places long straight
cuts. HO laughed when he done it,
ar he says:
L think I heard the lady call yer
William, so III jest make yer initial
on yc'
Braycly Optimistic.
"Then he stood off an looked at
me. I'll Civ We one final knock fer
sood luck he says, kickin' me. It'll
make y go ter sleep q mint Or two,
an I'll be real kind to yc. I'll take
tn gag out of yer mouth so when y
wakes up y kin yell all y wants.
But don't y tell anybody what
looks like or yen git wuss than this
''Then he up wit his gun an he
amashos mo over tn head Wit tn butt
end OF it, but he does it kind of care
full like. I'll bet he knows jest how
much t. give q man so it'll knock him
stiff but won't hurt him bad. Sure
enough, [ didn't know nuthin' more
for quite a spell, an when l did wake
up tn gag was gone an SO was tn
man. Then I united Pete an come
home"
For a moment or two T was too
mortified at Williams recital of the
cold booded. horrible cruelties he had
undergone to speak. The blood must
have left my face, for I hazily heard
William exclaim concernedly:
''Sit down, Mis- Gramie, quick.
Ycre white as a sheet. 7 didn't mean
t. scare We. Thar's nuthin t. be
'fraiG Of now. I haint hurt much,
~ both them devils is gone. They
ont he back for quite q spell, an
viii we be ready fer 'cm when they
ones back Well, guess we will!'
Williams anxiety and his brave op-
:imism made my super-sensitiveness
appear pitfuIly weak. I smiled at
him. and made my voice calm and
strong.
''Trust Me-
! I'm all right William" I said, "and
never can thank YOU enough for
your bravery today. Now one thing
about this is most Important Are
YOU sure neither Miss Draper nor the
man with her know you overheard
that address,"
Sure as yore born, they don't
know nuthin bout it. Mis- Gramie.'
William said earnestly. They nei-
Their Of 'cm dreamed me an Pete
was on t'other side Of tn bank. No
I tell We, tn man was half a mile
away from that thar bank when he
hearn mo an Pete in tn bushes an
! jumped out on to u.s.
TIN so glad, William" I said, "for
getting that address is a most impor-
! tant thing. Now T want you to rest
|
into the house for your supper. And
remember to stick to your story that
a falling tree grazed your head. I
shall probably go to the city in an
! hour or two, and Miss Agatha will no
doubt question YOU. Don't let her
see your head
"You kin count on me, Mis-
| Gramie," William said, and his poor,
| twisted old face shone with the JOY
| Of needed service which was his.
"I'll be mum as an oyster But don't
| v run into no danger Mis- Gramie,"
! he went on anXiously. Don't y
think ye'd better take me along?"
l had a swift mental vision of ar
| irving ct Lillian's under the escort of
poor old William, and had hard work
not to smile at the old chap. But 7
answered him with the gravity his
offer deserved
THANK you, William, but shalt be
very careful, and there's no danger
| for me in the city. Besides, I'm de-
| pending on you to guard the house
! here"
Jest trust everythin' t. me an
Pete, he returned. proudly, and T
went slowly into the house, revolving
| the problem of how I could plausibly
| get into the city within the next hour
| or two.
For T knew it was imperative that
/ LDilian should have Immediately the
address of the spy who had posed as
an italian pcddler and whose attempt
| to enter her library through the
| secret entrance had only been fooled
by my pouring acid over his hand.