South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-24
WHAT MADGE DID TO SAFE
GUARD HER ROOM.
Glad to see me, sweetheart

Glad to see me, sweetheart
Dicky drew me close TO him when
the front door closed after US, tip
tilted my face 10 his and gazed down
into my eyes with the love light in
his own that l had missed sorely
during the week following our re-
moval from the old Brennan house
into the one we had bought on
Chase avenue
The intangible enlargement be
tween us had its roots in something
which / feared TO acknowledge even
to myself. and that 1 was sure
Dicky did not realize. Beginning
with my discovery Of Grace Diapers
photograph in a carefully seclud ID
box belonging to my husband, the
sinister thought of her had run like
black twisted thread through my
growing uneasiness as to Dicky's
real attitude toward the war.
l had been torn with shamed re-
morse that the shadow OF such
thought concerning my husband
could find harbor in my mind but
neither my remOse nor my regret
had available to keep the thermom-
eter of my respect for Dicky at the
normal mark.
But all doubts fled abashed at the
light in Dicky's eles. They might
return. but for the present / rested
content in the knowledge that he
was home again, safe, sound and
happy.
you will never know how glad"
said fervently and Dicky laughed
contentedly as ne kissed me.
"How's r~other?" was his next
question.
was grad to relieve the anxiety
in his tone. Dcky dearly loves his
mother, and he had worried much
over her broken arm.
LII BE Ready"
Il think she's very comfortable.
indeed" 1 returned "She is
I was Just about to say asleep"
when l suddenly stopped myself l
couldn't disclose my knowledge Of
her slumber and that of Cousin
Agatha without revealing the fact
that 7 had entered their room in an
endeavor TO prove Cousin Agatha
guilty OF peering through the key
hole of my room. and had with
drawn without awakening them.
Asleep a great deal Of the time.
which is good for her" l finished
rather lamely. Fortunately. Dicky
didn't notice my awkwardness.
"I'll just run up and brush some
of the dust off" he said, "and then
after I have seen mother, suppose
we go for little tramp? It's per-
fectly bully spring morning. you'll
love it, And l have lots of things
10 tell YOU"
"FH ne ready" I promised him.
smiling. and after a few words Of
instruction 10 Katie concerning
belated luncheon, I went up stairs
to my own room TO PUT on my own
outer garments
A Tilt With Agatha.
As I dressed my eyes kept turn
ing 10 M Chinese vase with the i'm
portant secret paper contained with
in IT, The remembrance OF the
scratching noise outside my door
troubled me greatly. although I had
proved that neither Katie nor
Cousin Agatha. the only persons in
the house who could have been at
the door. were not guilty. OF the es-
pionage.
/ made a sudden resolution to set
another trap for these two who
had passed so successfully the sur
prise test / had given them but a
few moments before. l moistened
the surface OF the vase and then
busted il all over with talcum pow
der. being careful 10 do the busting
over a newspa per on the floor that
no tell-tale powder should betray
me
knew that if anyone touched the
vase while I was gone l should be
able 10 detect the fact. And I was
very sure that neither Katie nor
Cousin Agatha would dare 10 exam
inc il siosely once the powder was
discovered upon IL.
As / locked my room door behind
me and put the key into my purse. 1
told myself that my precautiOn was
"A foolish one. But an instant later
when Cousin Agatha's sly, hateful
voice smoke behind me was in