South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-02
REVELATIONS OF 4 WIFE

We'll. 7 suppose that viii have TO
do. replied my mother-in-law.
grudgingly to my great sstonish-
ment But evidently she did not
dare 20 diso5ey Miss sonnet
followed the little nurse into the
other room
What an awful tarradiddle."
whispered. II am Tar from being
the exhausted person YOU picture 50
wildly"
"A iudicious lie is an ever-present
hGIp in time Of trouble" Miss SON
not whispered back demrreiy
The shorter and uglier word
brought my Puritan coa-cience,"
as Dicky terms it, on the run. /
realized that the Margaret Spencer
Of a year ago would have scOrned
TO deceive an old woman or TO al
low any one else 20 do il for her.
But ] seemed wound i'm such "A
tangled web Of cross purposes that
there was no getting out by using
the direct. simple methods which
had been my girlhOod's way Of deal
ing with problems. SO / sent the
shattered remnants Of my conscience
back to their resting place and
smiled gratefully at the girl who
had so adrOitly rescued me from my
dilemma.
As If she had read my thoughts
she gave me a friendly little pat on
the shoulder Don't worry" she
said in a low voice. "Tll be able to
manage everything for YOU. Now /
must get Mrs. Graham something 20
eat and if you wish. you may bathe
her face and hands and fix her hair
up a bit The doctor may drop in"
The DOCTOR" / echoed in aston
ishment. Why, / thought she was
so much better that he was only
making one call a day"
She smiled systematically. When
Or. Petit gets interested i'm a case
or i'm people ne often makes an extra
visit or two for which he makes no
charge II is a little way he has"
As she disappeared i'm the kitchen
and / went slowly back 80 my
mother-in-law' room TO perform
the little services Miss Sonnet had
asked of me. I pondered over the
words she had just uttered.
Interested i'm "a case or in peo-
Pile There was an elusive some
thing about her words or more es-
pecially her voice. that puzzled ne.
All at once discovered the answer
to the problem. OF course Dr. Pet
tit was i'm love with Hiss sonnet and
was coming 10 see her.
was quite excited at the pros
pect of "a romance in my own house
hold but "A sober second thought
told me that there had been abso-
lutely no indication of any tender
feeling than admiration and per
haps friendship on the part Of Or
Petit for the nurse. Indeed on
one tor two occasions he had shown
far more solic.tude for my fatigue
than for hers
one thing annoyed me. I'm my
haste TO relieve Miss Sonnet and
give her my room for her nap ! had
dressed hurredly with less care than
usually bestow on my personal ap-
pearance. ] felt that my dress was
not as fresh. nav hair as carefully
q
meet DR.. Pettits grave. critical
eyee had a suspicion that neat
ness i'm woman was a virtue in his
eyes. the lack OF il cardinal sin.
Perhaps If ] finished my services
for nay mother-in-law i'm time /
would have "a chance 10 change my
dress and freshen up a bit before
the physicians arrival.
hurried into the bedroom and
took up the pitcher which we used
for warm water
Miss sonnet is going TO bring you
something 10 eat i'm few minutes. e"
] said gayly, $50 I vii primp you
mp a bit for the festiNity."
"You may wash my face and
hands" she returned grimly but