South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-09-29
Every Morning at Six
BY Archey Cameron New

"Nevitts be glad 10 get 'er," Mrs.
hewitt said 70 Mrs. Garden as Doris
disappeared. Its hard 20 find
honest shop girls"
Mrs. hewitt returned 20 her pa
per. and. therefore. missed the land
ladys contemptuous glare, for there
was a warm spot in her heart for
the ones under her roof. who daily
stood behind the bee hive counters
and took the sights and snubs Of the
public And especially. the one
other girl at the breakfast table,
Katherine Murdick a grim. silent
creature. who had missed work on
this particular morning because Of
a headache. and who heard the col
loquy with Doris with not so much
as an uplifted eye-lash.
The bomb had exploded and left
the Garden establishment i'm an up
roar The news OF Doris guilt des-
pite Mrs. Gardens most strenuous
efforts. had reached the others and
left them astounded. Doris Barley
thief Even Doris herself couldn't
explain TO Mrs Garden how several
bolts of lace. bottles of perfume.
scores of embroidered handkerchiefs
and other articles of hnery had come
into her room The disclosure had
simply left her helpless and speech
less She entered the dining room
after the others We're finished with
their dinner. with burning face and
tagging step. to find Mrs. Garden
and Mrs hewitt conversing i'm low
tones Her entrance was the signal
for the latter.
You shameless creature cried
Mrs hewitt. shrilly And after Ia
been so kind TO YOU, trying 10 get
YOU a position and credit and every
thing"
Mrs. hewitt, get out of here was
Mrs. Gardens savage out,urst. as
she went 20 Doris side and put a
protecting arm around her THE
poor child needs her dinner. now.
40 doubt she'll explain everything"
Doris, her heart too full to speak,
merely looked her generous land
lady with profound gratitude.
NO doubt was the sarcastic re-
joinder They're always glib at
explanations. But she can't explain
everything The goods were found
in her room. weren't they And she
needed money. didn't she? Isn't
that proof enough
NO" IL isn't"
Even Doris was taken aback, when
she saw. as did the others, the tall
figure of Mark Sutherland framed in
the dining room door. fixing his
blazing eyes ON Mrs hewitt. Then
he entered the room.
Miss Barley Is entirely iuno-
cent" he said, quietly. I can
vouch for it,
Doris stared at the man astound-
ed This was the way he repaid her
snubs.
Then how did they get there o"
demanded Mrs hewitt. shrilly. who
put them there? And when ."
Il saw Miss Murdick carry them
into Miss BarBley's room this morn
ing" ne answered. cody. AT five
thirty In fact. I caught her i'm Miss
Barkley's room. although she didn't
see me"
Mrs. hewitt gave a snort of
triumph
And how" she demanded, high
" elated at this new turn of affairs
How did you come TO be i'm Miss
Barkley's room-at that hour?'
"I wasn't" he replied. stubbornly
showing his evident contempt for
the meddlesome old pryor For
several mornings, I have been
awakened 10y crying i'm the room
next TO mine. That is Miss Murdick's
room. This morning / heard it
again. Then I heard a door close
and l went i'm the hall TO investigate
Opening Miss Barkley's door quiet
ly. I saw Miss Murdick laying sew
eral packages under her bed. Then
I closed the door again, finished
dressing and went out. That's all"
And fixing a baleful glare on Mrs.
hewitt. he turned and went to his
room.
Five minutes later he heard
timid knock on his door. Opening
it. q slender girlish form slid past
him into the room. then closed the
door.
II came TO thank you, Mr..
Sutherland" said Doris, for it was
she. "You-yOu don't know how
much I thank you. +"
ooh, it was nothing" he answer
ed. briefly. And now. Miss Bark
ley, for your sake, I would advise
that you leave this room"
Please" she pleaded, wistfully
answer one question first Why
did you open my door,"