South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-07-18
REVELATIONS OF 4 WIFE
BY Adele GaTriSosa

course YOU have your talk all ready.
and as soon as the business meeting
Isl over the members Of the history
course will come forward Mrs Bent
viii introduce, and You can 90 right
on with the work. Is there anything
YOU need for your lecture
II must have 2 large black board,
q pointer and some white and color
&c chalk ] said with decision.
had made up my mind that the best
way 10 deal with Mrs. smith was 10
be as uncompromi sing as she was. Il
can get along without them for this
opening lecture. but I must have
them here before the next The nee
essary maps will provide A.school
publishing house I know will lend
them 10 me. deliver them here. and
take them away again. provided they
can be safeguarded while here
OF course. they viii ne safe here
Mrs Smith retOrted and Z YOU viii
order the blackb and other
things sent up 7 will arrange for
their payment with you. Vow If YOU
Will Just take this seat snd wait until
the business meeting is over IL viii
Dee a short one, for our meetings
close always at half-psst four. and
OF course YOU want plenty Of times
sank into the seat she indicated
and tried 10 collect my scattered
ideas In order 10 be ready when the
time came for me 10 speak
The meeting will please come TO
order" quavered the president.
striking a feeble little blow with a
handsome gavel upon the desk and
then turning To Mrs. Smith deferen-
tally The secretary will pleace
read the minutes Of the last meet
ing
Mrs. Smith arose. and in a careful.
modulated voice. read the minutes.
which TO do her justice were written
in remarks bly, clear and concise
manner They were adopted with
the usual mechanical formula. and
then there rapidly followed the regu-
lar routine business Of the club. But
there appeared To be an endless
amount of il, entailing a good deal
OF discussion. As soon as her min
utes were read, Mrs. Smith had
I saw her greet the newspaper wom-
en- and then disappear with them,
presumably to some other part OF
the club house. really believe that
she could and would have expedited
matters IL she had been i'm the room.
. But in her absence the president
Mrs. Bent, was like ship without
rudder The minutes slipped by, the
half-hours followed them. and when
Mrs. Smith came back into the room
the hands Of my watch pointed 10 (
o'clock. and the business was just
being completed.
Mrs. Smiths face showed her dis
pleasure, but her voice was as cool
and incisiye as ever as she spoke 10
we certainly owe YOU an apology
me
keeping YOU waiting So long. Mrs.
Graham. I think it would re better
now, in view of the lateness of the
hour, for YOU simply 20 greet the
club after my Introduction, and out
line the books or maps YOU wish
them 10 consult before the next
meeting Then YOU can give next
week the talk YOU have prepared for
today"
OF course her solution was the
only sensible one. and 7 was heartily
glad Of the chance to escape with the
few words she had outlined
IL was after the meeting had been
adjourned and most Of the women
gone that the real reason for her
consideration dawned upon me
"Of course. Mrs Graham" she
said coolly as she profered me
check, as YOU only spoke a few min
utes today. YOU VIII not expect the
full amount Of which We spoke ]
think half Of it viii be about right.