South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-02

that viii be'ail lam i'm no need
for primpins
knew she was thinking OF her
unopened trunks. so wisely made
no answer. but brought the water
and bathed Tier face and hands care
fully Then ] pinned mp ner hair
adjusted the lavender boudoir cap
she invariably wore when she was
sitting up, and went into my own
room, where / found Diczy sprawied
upon the bed reading.
What's the great idea me ask
ed lazily as / took down nay hair
AID put it mp again. changed my
house shoes foF pair of afternoon
slippers. and then. taking of my
rumpled house dress. put on "a simple
little one-piece gown of dark blue
silk with collar, cuffs and belt OF
burnt orange.
why. it's sunday evening. and
some one may come in ] stammer-
ed. you oueht 10 get out of that
smoking jacket. too. Miss sonnet
says the doctor sometimes drops i'm
unexpectedly.
oh" Dicky Whistled unpleasant
~. while he gave me searching
glance, which in some unaccount-
able way made nae. flush hotly.
well, l guess it viii be colder
day than this when I doll up for any
doctor, Ana nobody else viii be i'm
You know we've been just camping
out since mother has been sick.
/ made no answer, but as the
evening wore on and neither Or.
Petit nor anyone else appeared. /
felt decidedly uncomfortable II
emily needed Dicky's sneering COM
ment, as 1 took off the gown at bed
time, 10 complete the veXation of
most irritating day.
Too bad the dear doctor didn [
appear after all your preparation
or him" he said unpleasantly.
The hands of the tiny watch upon
my wrist pointed exactly to 10
o'clock as I rang the bell of Lillian
Underwood's apartment. Any time
after TO-" she had said. and the
feverish desire 10 know everything
she had 20 tell me of the secret
which linked her past life 10 that of
my husband made me reach her
home upon the minute.
The enormous Nesress. Betty.
whor> / remembered from my for
mer visit 10 Mrs. Underwood's home
opened the door. over her coal
black countendnce spread a weicom-
ing smile
"Oh, Mis- Graham. Mis- Lillian
she expectin' yoh, but she was called
to the telephone Just now. You jest
walk in heah an make yohself At
home till she comes
I followed ner into the wonderful
living room ! remembered with its
ceiling. walls. woodwork and floors
OF ivory white, and rugs and drap-
cries running the samut of the diff
ferent shades of red Betty pushed
forward an immense chair. into the
depths of which l sank with all the
physical sensations of having run "a
race. 1 began to realize that the
prospect of the Interview before me
was upsetting e terribly.
What's the mattah VIII YOU 2"
suddenly demanded Betty "Noh look
jes LAX yoh was goin To tumble
ovah. IN jes rustic yoh "a sip Of
wine honey. Yoh set still till Betty
gets bac'
She W, gone before I could pro-
test. back again With a wine glass
in her hand in another minute She
held it To my lips as authoritatWely
as "a mother would a draught of
medicine 10 child
Now yoh put dat down i'm yoh
chile DO as / tells yoh,' sharply
as J waved the glass away.
There was really no use resisting
her. although had no possible
need for the stimulant So ] drank
getting rid of the persistent woman.
the wine as the quickest means of
although I felt supremacy ridiculous.