South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-29
4 CURIOUS LITTLE PREMONI-
TION.
"Taxi's here. ma'am."

ond errand 10 the janitor within two
hours. the boy at the telephone
switchboard stopped me with the
announcement of the machines ar
rival.
Thank YOU. Will you tell him to
wait a minute or two? l am all
ready but 1 must speak to the jani-
tor before I 60"
why didn't you ask me to get
the janitor for you?"
l shook my head smiling. I did
not wish to speak to the janitor
about barring Katie from the apart
ment in the presence OF any one
else. That was the real reason
had not called him on the phone
or sent the boy for him when 1
could not gain entrance to my own
apartment because 1 had mislaid
my key. I had heard Dicky say
once that these apartment house
switchboard boys were the worst
gossips to be found in the world,
and I certainly did not want them
discussing my affairs.
Callahan appeared surprised to
see me again.
Wei, well, ma'am," he said
jovially. Locked out again.
Not this time" I smiled at him.
I have my key safe in my purse,
and the kitchen door is bolted. l
want you 10 keep some one else
out"
Callahan looked mildly surprised.
60 IL LaN
my maid may come back this after
noon" l went on hastily. "She has
key to the back door, and when
she finds the door bolted she may
come to you. If she does. will you
kindly tell her that Mrs. Graham
will De gone until quite late. and
I that she will not need to return 10
the apartment until tomorrow
morning? Don't say anything to
offend her, you understand, but
don't let her in"
| Sure l understand. ma'am. You
don't want one of them foreigners
rummaging your place while you're
not there. I'll see nobody gets in"
Thank you, Mr.. Callahan. Good
day"
Good day. ma'am" The old
| chap favored me with a bow that
was almost courtly. / wondered if
it were because I had prefxed
\ Mr." to his name. I knew that the
I tenants generally called him Gala
\ ham but / never could see why
| in democratic America, one mans
calling should demand Mr." and
/ "A mans nrnp1nda
/ As l walked toward the entrance
where the taxi waited I could not
/ help smiling at the old janitor's
/ cOntemptuous use of the word for
eigner." ! was almost certain that
he himself had not been born in
America. but he evidently consider
ed himself TO be "A native son. with
the right of criticism of any later
Corners.
The chauffeur stood holding the
/ door of the taXicab opened as 7
came down the steps.
zone hundred and four W. Elev-
enth ST." l said, as he closed the
door
j He nodded. touched his cap. and
in 8 moment l was again rolling
over the city streets.
Love and Contrast.
I could not help contrasting this
ride with the one l had taken only
two hours before. Then had
/ huddled. shaken and grief stricken
/ into a corner. unnerved with the
shock of finding that my brother
cousin. Jak Beckett, with whan 7
had gust dined. had loved me for
years without my knowledge. Jack
had sat beside men, stern. white
| faed. vet putting aside his own sor-
row 10 insist upon my telling my
husband everything that had hap
/ pened.
And now. rested. with a feeling Of
I joy at seeing Dicky. which out
weighed my nervousness at his pos
sible anger. I was speeding toward
my husband and his friends. while
| jack tried to visualize him in his
/ lonely room at the Hotel Alfred
where he said he would be for the
remainder of the day, waiting to
see if l needed him in any way
But 1 resolutely tried to put any
I thought OF Jack out of my mind.
7 must not tnlnk OF MN any more. /
/ told myself. He himself had told
me that. when he learned that dur
7 ing his years bsence in the wilds
I OF South America / had met and
married Dicky My husband must
! fiji all of my life. In one way I
I was glad Of this. Dicky was my
! idol; his love was everything to me.
/ But I knew that through all my
I life I should miss Jacks tenderness.
/ He had been the only brother I
\ had ever known. Why on why.
/ asked rebelliously, could he not
+ have been my own brother? Then
/ I could have always had both his
/ love and Dicky's
Jacks Comforting Words.
But now, ] probably would never
/ see Jack again, or at least not for
years 70 come. Not only was Dicky
wildly jealous of his very name. but
/ Jack had told me that he could not
bear 10 he with me and know that
+ I was the wife OF some one else.
Just one little word OF his gave
me curious comfort some way.
What was il he had said?
Il shall not see you again unless
YOU need me. But I'm never going