South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-03
REVELATIONS Of WIFE
BY Adele Carson

vino vii move faster tnan any OF
as breed ever moved before.
suppose she IS IN an awtul WaA
ABOUT them, ism { she
"Of course she is anxious about
them" 4 returned. realizing the dill
ncuity OF conducting conversation
with Ucky concerning his mother
IN her presence.
oh yes. she Is anxious MINI
!cked Dicky "A can see her. 10 Is
little old me that viii De anxious il
I can get an eXpressman started
with them. But make her under
stand one thing. There is no pos
sioility OF their getting there much
before noon, and il Will De probably
or o'clock In the afternoon when
they arrive. Katie can attend 10
them perfectly we'll Tell her so
Get her out on her trip and get her
mind on the trunks, for heavens
sake"
Having thus shifted MS response
Dilitlss 10 my shoulders, Dicky
bhthely hung up the receiver. Al
turned 10 his mother
Wen" she CALCULATED.
lie Is COINS out now TO attend 10
the trunks. j said,
There, / knew ne had forgotten
them she exclaimed with d little
malicious feminine triumph run
ming through her tones When will
they be here?"
Not before noon a the earliest,
repeated Dicky's words In as mat
ter-of-fact way a. possible. Prob
ably not until or 3 o'clock in the
afternoon. We might as we'll start
on our trip. Katie is perfectly
capahle Of attending to them.
Ny mother-in-iaW frowned
could see that she was nesitating
between the desire 10 get out into
the city and the wish 10 see that her
any way.
Are you sure that your maid Is
perfectly honest" she demanded at
last. / gave a quick. involuntary
glance toward the kitchen door,
knew that Katie was not above
listening TO conversations Ger
tainly did not wish her 10 hear this
one.
sure of kaue's Honesty.
Mrs Graham followed my look.
The door is closed. she said quick
iy IL was sure OF that before 1
spoke" 1 could not resist little
mental tribute 10 my mother-in-
laws sang froid
You have not answered my ques-
ton" she persisted. Are YOU sure
she is honest"
The incident or the lavaniere
/ flashed into by brain Upon my un
expected return 10 the apartment
one day 1 discovered that Katie had
heen rummaging in my trunk evil
IDENTIFY with the intention OF hnding
and examining "A beautiful black
pearl set in a layalliere, which was
Dicky's wedding present 10 me
/ had proved 10 my own satisfaC-
ton later that Katie had only want
ed 20 look at and handle the beau
uful ornament. 1 resolved not 10
prejudice my mother-in-law's nina
against the girl by speaking OF the
incident.
II am sure OF her honesty" I said
firmly Il do not think you need
to worry in the least"
How long has she been in your
service" she asked significantly.
In mine only short time-less
than two weeks" I returned. But
she had d very good recommended
ton from the woman with whom
she had last worked, and, besides.
two or three years ago she kept
I house for group OF artists, of
whom Dicky was one. He knows
that she can be trusted with any
amount Of money
remem bered the story of Dicky's
dollar bill which Katie carried
for three years that she might re-
store it 10 him.
Il wouldn't trust Dicky's judg-
ment on the virtues of a cat. his
mother returned causticaliy. But
I suppose there is nothing to be
done but 10 trust her" she went on.
There can't always be some one in
the apartment TO watch her. She
can't get into the trunks without
keys unless she is an accomplished
sneak thief. and I hardly think she
is that l think we had better start
on our trip. How soon will YOU be
/ ready?"
Il am afraid it will DE half an
hour before I can start" / said apol-
+ ogeucally.
That Will he an right my
mother-in-law returned good hu-
moredly She was evidently much
pleased at the prospect Of the trip.
But as ] rapidly dressed 7 heard
again her contemptuous comment
II wouldn't trust Dicky's Judgment
on the virtues of a cat" and I re-
hected grimly THAI my mother-in-
law probably did not think much
Of her sons judgment IN selecting
. a wife. either
/ speakers were. Rev Anthony Zu-