South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-06-26
WHY MADGE WAS SHOCKED AT
THE CHANGE IN KATHERINE.

THE CHANGE IN KATHERINE.
Free to md Katherine and take
one step at least in solving the mys-
terry OF the newspaper clippings
which had been sent 10 me in so sin
lister a manner,
My spirits rose with the thought
as | parted from my mother-in-law
at Feltman's. where she meant TO
start her hunt for draperies for our
I home. IL was worth even the sacri-
fee 1 had made thegiving over into
my mother-in-la laws hands the entire
question Of draperies and upholster-
les for my new home. with no taste
OF m yown considered. Happy in
this mission she had been glad 70
dispense with my company, even
volunteering to get her tea and go
home by herself.
/ hurried TO the nearest telephone
booth and called the boarding house
where Katherine was staying. and
where she always left her telephone
address if she were out. She wasn't
| there. In fact. did not expect TO find
her there at that hour of the day,
but I secured the phone number of
! the place where she was that day
her work for DR.. Braithwaite. head
of one of the biggest hospital units
in France. called her into many
widely differing places-and in few
minutes more heard her familiar
voice over the wire.
"Madge! Oh my dear. I am so
glad TO hear your voice. Where are
you?"
"On Fifth avenue, near Feltman's.
Katherine, l must see you just as
soon as 1 possibly can. An emerg-
ency has arisen about which l must
tell you. How soon can you get
away? It's most important or i
wouldn't ask you TO leave your
work"
4 can leave here in five minutes,
| Katherine returned. without any Of
the assurances and protests of un-
limited time at my disposal with
which the average woman would
have wasted minutes. Where shall
meet you?"
Is Katherine Unhappy?
How about the library? II is
very near me. and il isn't far from
the building where you are, is it?
Then we can decide where we want
TO go"
The library-main entrance-in
side of 10 minutes" Katherine an
swered incisively. "Good-by"
When l met her inside the en-
| trance to the wonderful library
building which is the pride OF New
York. | was shocked at aKtherines
appearance. The pretty bloom which
had made her cheeks flower-like was
replaced by a pallor that frightened
me, her face was thinner than I had
| ever seen il, positively wan. and in
her brown eyes. which looked bigger
| than ever, there was a look that
was sure was one Of depressed an
guish
why. Katherine" stepped
back after l had kissed her and look
ed at her sharply. Whatever is the
matter ?"
I've been working pretty hard,
she said shortly. But never mind
me now. Wen talk about that later
! Tell me what's troubling YOU"
Not right here l said. Let US
go "A little way down the corridor
l,where it is more secluded"
We needed 10 go but a few feet TO
! get out of the way Of the people
coming through the entrance, and
| there was no one else 10 disturb us
/ But in those few feet I had time TO
| reproach myself for my neglect Of
1 Katherine
/ had known Of the misery my
| brother cousin, Jack Beckett. was
causing her by his jealousy Of her
| employer. Or. Braithwaite, Dicky's
| brother-in-law, and a distinguished
! surgeon. who had gone TO France
| early in the war. I had resolved to
see Jack and TO read him the lecture
/ he deserved But he had been called
out of the city a day or two after
| Katherine had opened her heart to
me at my home, and had kept post
poning nv interview with him after
| I knew that he had returned.
I was sure that his attitude was
| the cause of Katherine's evident un-
happiness. and l resolved TO seize
the first opportunity TO try 10 set
things right But I knew that Kath-
| crime was waiting 10 find out how
she could best help me in my trou-
BILE. and I fastened 10 tell her the
| story Of the mysterious newspaper
clippings which had been sent me,