New Britain herald., 1919-09-09
' Nervousness GriDped MadSc oi
 Her Way to School.

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 Her Way to school If the occasion of our difference had |n other than it was I am afraid |u1d have experienced dlStlhcl ill of gratitied feminine malice aI ties revelation. DiCky's dlSco1nllI- when he learned that in his own easeology I had beaten him to the sy scheme he had outlined for not Rttng him at the breakfast taple indeed something ludicrouS in u, my sombre mood held no oppor- 6ity for Tightening.
 Tor as the moment approached for return to the BayvieW school my Ing of the gruesome tragedy in ach my principal was inVolVed-ln ] 8ch, indeed, ( Alice Holcombe and sht be enmeshed--mY nerves began 8ssert themselves again. The dell- Els iced cantaloupe suddenly lost it's For and I pushed it away only hall Rn.
 Katie, coming in with the cereal, voluble in her disapproVal. Soh, Meesis Graham! You no eat S melon. and it look so nice, too. # matter? Was dere a bad spot in sNo, no, Katie. It is delicious, but & not feel like eating this morning. &on't wish any cereal either. Just # g me my coffee. Is it strong 8She joost way I always make her, Mined Katie, with the idiom Ut #eh in a less perplexed moment 1 #lld have hugely enjoyed. But l Saf En-" she went on with the solicit tyranny Katie reserves for me ctimes. You no can go to school 8& no eat your breakfast Coon, ka- 3eex for you, nice" 8 "AH Right, Katie" Fer voice was the same as she d have used to Junior if he had # a year or two older. She busted #elf with the cereal, preparing it as #knew I like it best, and put it be- me with an appealing little glance #h asked pardon for her impOr- y.
 II right, Katie" I smiled forgiv
 at her. "Ill try to eat this, but my coffee at once, please, and Hing else"
 h-h, Meesis Graham" she pro- La, wen I feeN you sometings 500 m sorry. Katie, but I cannot pos eat anything more" 1 said firmly. pose you eat it for your own Sfast."
 eIt the need of all it's bracing in 4nuttered in fearful childish rebel- as she left the room. But when returned her volatile nature had En off her disa appointme ment and she intent only upon the coffee, over h she fussed as if it were some = aving medicine which she was Jed to aSaGmnAr.
 ou drinSV=sEssssssse cry drop, she as- 1, and I gladly obcyed her, for hot fragrant liquid always puts vigor into my veins.
 At the Station.
 elt the need of allits bracing in be as I left the train at Bayview
 Is much earlier train than l 4Iy take, for Alice Holcombe and
 agreed to meet at the school very early in the morning, so
 G He work which awaited us in MT.
 bridges absence, and as 1 step if at the platform l saw a large of the commuters whom 1 miss
 the later train.
 ay were excitedly talking togeth-
 d I heard the name Stockbridge
 r three times, and knew they
 discussing the tragedy. Then as
 Tried down the platform past
 looking neither to the right nor
 1t, I heard a commen which an-
 me.
 here's one, of 'em now,' a mans
 said in aS low tone.
 here?" a woman's shrill voice
 cred.
 hat pippin with the auburn
 pr? I don't think she's anything
 for looks
 here's your eyes?" the man re-
 tactlessly. T don't wonder
 lecided to bump the old girl off
 he had anything like that in the
 =
 but up," apprehensively. You
 know that he did it, and you've
 busin ess-'
 sound of their voices left me,