South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1919-08-03
Adele GarYiSOnS Nel0
Revelations of a Wife
"Their Second Honeymoon"

Graham had told no faIsehood when
she had praised her kinswOman's
gift for nursing. Cousin Agatha was
like a woman transformed-there
was no room in her for the petty.
malicious watchfulness that had
made her presence in my home so
disa agreeable 10 me.
\ Plying Smile.
Dicky, filed with anxiety for his
mother. hadn't left her since / had
summoned him home with news OF
her accident And his constant
presence in the house had kept me
in a perpetual panic on account OF
the important secret paper conceal
ed in the back of the specially de-
signed wrist watch Lillian had sub
stituted for the one Dicky had Civ
en- me. / didn't know what minute
he might take it into his head 10
examine the watch I wore and dis
cover the substitution.
In desperation / had taken the
paper from the back Of the watch
and had put it into a box until ! had
the chance to bring il back To Lii
liam But my remembrance of Lii
Iian's admonition concerning the
paper kept me constantly worried
for fear fire or thieves or accident
would bring harm 10 II. / had lost
so much sleep in worrying about it
that il was no wonder Lillian called
me wreck"
was thankful indeed 10 have
reached her with the paper again
held safely in the secret compart-
ment of the wrist watch Mother
Graham had wished me 10 attend 10
some business for her in the city.
and I had eagerly seized the oppor-
tunity TO bring back the document
to Lillian.
The entrance of. Betty with the
tea wagon and the muffin stand
reused me from a dOze into which
the restful silence of the room had
drawn me. I started up and looked
at Lillian a trife wildly There was
something infinitely plying in the
smile with which she answered my
look. something intangible. too. as if
she knew something which / did not.
She gave me no time for speculation,
however.
Where il BiIlian?"
Drink this quickly" she said,
handing me cup of the steaming
tea. YOU poor child. you're dead
upon your feet" I think I shall put
YOU to bed and take care of you.
Dicky phoned that his mother had
broken her arm. but is that any rea
son why you should be in a state
like this"
Lillians tone was warmly indig-
nant. as il always is when she ina %
gines any one has been inconsid-
crate Of me. always feel when
with her as if / had reached the
side of a fercely protecting older
sister.
Mother Graham has been ter
ribly ill., Lillian" l said. Her
heart. YOU know. And then. be-
sides-where is Katherine"
broke off abruptly into the query
FOR I didn't feel quite equal as Yet
70 the long explanation about the
wrist watch.
Lillian looked at me keenly. and
again I fancied a plying look came
into her eyes.
Katherine has gone 10 her for
mer lodgings for the mail" she eX-
planned briefly
Have there been any more of
those queer clippings sent TO me 90
asked anXiously. for hadn I
dared 10 ask Lillian or Katherine
over the telephone about the anony-
nous envelopes containing newspa-
per clippings which had been sent
10 me at Marvin. and which I was
pretty sure were still coming TO me
at Katherine's former lodging house.
10 which I had ordered my personal
mail forwarded, fearing Cousin
Agatha's prying eyes.
Yes" Lillian's tone was incisive.
1 knew without her telling me that
she didn't wish 20 say anything
more about the matter. But my an
Mety was too great for me TO heed
the suggestion.
May [ see them 80
When Katherine comes" Again
the note of pity in eyes and voice.
a feeling of terror crept over me.
Had something happened of mo-
ment TO me which / didn't yet
know?