New Britain herald., 1918-04-06
REVELATIONS Or 4 WIFE
BY ADELE GARRISON
Katie! Quick! katie.'

katie! Quick! KATIE
The call came from my mother-in-
laws room. There was in it an in
donation of pain and terror which
chilled my heart. Wholly lacking
was the Old imperiousness with which
Mother Graham was used to clothe
every summons. Katie sprang to her
feet from force of habit to answer
the call, but [ waved her back. [
had waited days for this opportunity
to see my mother-in-law alone.
go to the end of the hall and
wait there" I Whispered. I'll call
YOU if I want YOU
AS I turned to enter my mother
inlaw's room l saw a look of undis-
guised relief flash across katie's ex-
pressive face, and remembered that
among the superstitions she had
brought from the old world was
fear of sick old vimmens." The fact
that despite her ingrained prejudice
she. was always faithfully at her post
spoke volumes for the girls loyalty.
AS I hurried to my mother-in-laW's
bedside I saw by her pallor and the
straining of her eyes that she was in
the throos Of one of her frequent
heart attacks. | saw something else
aIso--a flash Of aversion, of resent
ment that it should be I and not
Katie who had come to her aid. But
there was no time for any emotion or
for anything save the quickest pos
sible administering of her usual rem
edieS.
My drops.' she gasped and 7
didn't need her gesture towards her
pillow to find the precious fluid
which had so many times whipped
her tagging heart into it's usual pace.
Never was she without that small vial
beneath her pillow. Before her arm
had been broken she had been able to
prepare them herself when her at
tack was slight, but of course. since
that accident she had ben helpless.
A Mild Attack.
[ prepared them quickly, raised her
slightly on my arms and gave them
to her I held her thus close against
me until l saw that the drug had
begun to have a revivifying effect.
Then I laid her gently back upon her
pillows and busted myself with filling
a hot water bag for her feet, and at
tending to other little duties which
experience had taught me she needed
after one of these attacks.
Luckily it was a very mild spasm,
and by the time [ had given her all
the attention she needed she looked
even brighter and more fit than usual,
the effect, of course, Of the potent
drops. [ was greatly relieved at this,
not only on her account, but because
otherwise / wouldn't have dared to
breach the subject that lay between
us for fear of exciting her unduly.
She didn't make it easy for me,
however, and I couldn't blame her.
She had asked me to dismiss Cousin
Agatha and take care of her myself,
voicin,g her yearning for daughters
care in such pitiful words that it had
wrung my heart to refuse her re-
quest knowing nothing Of my
promise to Lillian, she, of course.
couldn't understand my refusal, and
she had ever since consistently
shown her displeasure.
make 1t Brief"
Where is Katie?" she demanded
back to her. II thought Agatha al
ways arranged for her to be within
call when she went for her walks.
Has she dared to disobey when she
knows the danger I run in being left
alOne?'
T was relieved to observe some of
the old turbulence in her voice and
manner. Mother Graham, meek and
gentle, is a person I don't understand,
and for whose health and very life ]
fear. When she exhibits her old ar
rogancc J feel as If she had been
ora nte1 a new lease on life