South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-05-18
KATIE,s NEW ROLE.

| Out / must ask you not 10 ledNe
those here. I cannot sleep il there
IL any odor, pleasant or otherwise.
Be5ides. flowers are very unhealth-
full n bedrooms. I hope you do not
have them in Dickys."
IF that is so" / retorted. how
very odd il is physicians allow. even
encourage, their presence in sick
rooms"
was sorry for the words the mo-
ment they slipped out Ii was no
part Of my plan 10 get into any con-
troversy with Dicky's mother.
But I need not have worried. Mrs.
] Ora ham did not answer. She simply
lifted her lorgnette. which hung by
an exquisite chain from her neck
and gazed at me a long moment, as
/ il she were examining some strange
] specimen OF insect in a museum.
Then. lowering il. she said coldly:
II do not think we need discuss
the matter I should like TO lie
down for while, if you don't
mind"
Surely" I said. Then a vision Of
Katie's face, if the luncheon she was
preparing with such care should be
spoiled, flashed across me. But
luncheon is almost ready 10 serve.
Will you not eat trst2"
Il could not possibly eat anything
now. / am too upset after my jour
ney. Dicky, you and your wife eat
your luncheon You may bring me
something when l wake up, or I can
]
| 1T shall be just as you prefer"
My voice matched hers for soldness
now. Us there anything I can do
to assist you?"
I Nothing. thank you" she return
ed. IF you Will kindly send me
your maid for a few minutes she can
do everything I require" She turn
ed 10 Dicky. "Harriets second maid
always assisted me in dressing and
undressing She did very nicely. I
shall miss her, but this girl looks
traina BILE"
81 don't know what kind of a
ladies' maid Katie will make"
laughed Dicky, but at least she is
willing, and she adores Madge She
will wait on you hand and foot if
Madge tells her to-"
Mrs. Graham made no reply to
this speech, but bent over her tea
service. could read her well
enough to know that she would
dearly love TO decline Katie's serv-
ices. because of the girls liking for
me. But her desire for personal
service, 70 which she was accustom-
ed. conquered.
you are sure il will not upset
your household routine to spare me
the maid ?" she said at last. The
words were courteous enough but
the tone implied that my household
routine was something beneath con-
sideration.
Il will send her to you at once. q"
1 replied frigidly. taking the vase of
sweet peas, which I still held, away
with me.
But before I went TO the kitchen
to summon Katie l filled the vase
with water and put the pretty.
fragrant flowers on my dressing
table.
There" I said defantly to my
self she may do as she likes in
her own rooms. but the rest Of this
establishment shall run as 1
please"
But even as I spoke there crept
lover me a sort of half guilty. half
resentful feeling, the identical emo
ton which used 10 be mine when.
as a child. l did some forbidden
thing.
Was this q taste of what life with
my mother-in-law would be? Was
1 always to feel thus 'cribbed, cab
/ ined and confined ?"
Mrs. Graham Seniors Ways With
Maids.
Katie opened the door Of the gas
oven to look at the potatoes which
were baking in il. I knew by the
look on her face as she shut the
door that they were browning salts
factorily. / hated to disturb the
content which 1 knew was hers. but
my mother-in-law's wish made it
imperative that ! do so.
"Oh. Missis Graham" Katie'e
voice was full Of pretty pride. Dose
potatoes joost baking lovely. Now
j I feex dot steak. You tink luncheon
too late. Dey come too queeck
Meester Graham. he not say SO
soon"
Il know, Katie" I soothed. but
YOU need not broil the steak for a
while. Mr.. Graham's mother is feel
ling in and cannot eat any luncheon
= now. so we Will wait until she has
had a little nap. Will YOU be able
TO keep the potatoes hot, do you
2 think, or had we better bake
S more? ?"
/ Now wot you tink of dot ?'
t Katie addressed the kitchen walls
with vehemence. Dot lunch no good
after a while" Then she evidently
! thought OF my question about the
S potatoes. for she opened the oven
e door and looked at them critically
e ct feex dose potatoes all right.
she said after "a minute. 4 turn
off oven, drop potatoes in clean
cloths. lay dem in oven. dey keep
one hour. two hour. not so good. but
/ pretty good"
why. that will be very nice
/ Katie" 1 said The luncheon will
not be spoiled after all I am sc
glad you have not yet started 70
/ broil the steak. Now viii YOU please
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