The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-06-12
AT The DOOR.

I longed, oh, so earnestly, to be
friends with that austere mother-in.
law of mine My life is so barren OF
woman's companionship-for | have nc
relative nearer than a cousin-th2t
would be glad to take my husband s
mother into my heart if only she did
not repel me at every turn.
AS we drew up in front of our apart
! ment house I loosened my arms. I'VE
are here now" | said, " and we will
hurry right upstairs The chauffeur
opened the door and helped us out
Wait here I said to him. 81 will
send the money down to you"
| did not dare waste a minute in
getting my mother-in-law into the
warmth of our apartment. | hurried
her up the steps as fast as dared and
rang the bell of our apartment, to be
confronted by Katie, wide.eyed and
terrified
ooh, Missis Graham. vot is the mat
ter she asked excitedly. The old
voman's seeck?"
/ expected to hear my mother-in-aw
reprove the girl in spite of her weak
ness, but she appeared not TO hear her.
so | shook my head at Katie warning.
ly, and then asked aloud, Have you
the hot water ready?"
"Oh, yes, everything all feex Vot
you want first?"
Put tablespoon of brandy into a
cup half full of boiling water. stir in
tablespoonful of sugar, and bring it
here right away"
Katie vanished quickly, and | bent
over my mother in-law, whom | had
assisted into a chair close by the sas
CRATE.
"Oh, am so cold" she moaned
again
We will have you warm in a min
ute or two now" l said. as l stopped
and lighted the gas CRATE.
No Doctor Wanted.
| stepped back of her and drew the
pins from her bonnet. removed it and
laid it on the table knowing her dis
like of having anyone wait on her. I
drew the pins out, gingerly. but she
made no comment Evidently she was
too i'll to care what was done.
Katie hustled in with the steaming
toddy. and I put it to my mothe, in
laws lips
F please drink this" I coaxed ct
will warm you until l can get you into
bed
She drank it without protest, but
her teeth chartered so against the edge
of the cup that it shook in my hand
| slipped foofstool under her feet.
a cushion against her head, and tucked
shawl around her shoulders over her
coat.
Il will have your bed ready In
moment, for you must not get too
warm before I undress You"
She smiled family with a little
shlver as If to say there was no dan
ger of her being too warm
! hurried into her bedroom. taking
Katie with me. realized again that
IN any emergency. l had sent her
IN ally emergency. had sent her
down to pay the taxi driver, and she
mad accomplished the errand in such
a short time that when I next needed
her she was right at my elbow.
FIJI the hot water bottles, Katie" |
directed, land prepare the foot saith
with plenty of hot water. Put some
mustard in the water. Here" hand
ed her my mother-in-law's hot water
bag, I'LL that also. and place both
here between the folds of this blanket
so that the bed will be good and
warm"
All right. feex," and Katie hurried
out. | had put back the coverings of
the bed and put double Atwood
blanket between the sheets, for | was
afraid that the sheets would further
chill the shivering form of my mother
lnIaw Catching up her night dress
and heavy blanket bathrobe from the
hook where she had hung them in the
morning I went back into the living