The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-08-10
Revelations
of Wife
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BY ADELE GARRISON.

Why Madae Decided to Keep Katie.
arose unusually early Monday
morning. / wanted to be in the kitch-
en- when Katie came, if she came back
at all. She might be so angry, told
myself, at being barred from the
apartment by the janitor the day be-
fore that she would never return.
Would 1 be glad or sorry if she did
not come? Frankly, I did not know.
One the one hand l did not know just
how / was to get along without her
Dicl<y's mother was to arrive in a little
over "a hours. Then in a week began
my series OF talks TO the history cfa SIS
of the Lotus Study Club. l needed a
good deal of time to outline the course
was to give. If ever / needed Katie,
needed her during the week before
me.
But, on the other hand, the knowl
edge that had come to me the day be-
fore that Katie had been rumms ging
IN my trunk, and had taken my priced
lavalliere from its case, had been dis
tinct shock True, she had put the or
nament back, but / could not decide
whether she had returned it from
fright at some ones sudden entrance
or whether she never had intended to
steal it at all.
If she were a thief at heart, of
course, / could not keep her. But il
she were simply curious and meddling
well, those traits were simply annoy
ing, 1 reflected, but Katie's good quail
tiles certainly outweighed them.
with sudden thought, 1 took the
lavalliere from its case and fastened it
about my neck. the beautiful black opal
pendant resting outside my simple blue
morning gown. I knew that Katie
would not fail to notice its appearance,
for never wore the ornament unless
went out in the evening, and then
only with my .prettiest gowns. She, Of
course, would realize that / had dis
covered her tampering with the case.
had seen enough of the mental work
ings of the alien girls in my teaching
DAYS to know that she would betray
herself in some manner.
AS walked into the kitchen. I heard
the sound of key being turned eau
tiously in the lock and knew that Ka-
tie had returned. OF course, she sup
posed us to be still asleep, and this
was the reason for the quietness of her
movements. The knob turned. but the
door refused to move as l had not yet
drawn the bolt / had slipped the day
before. heard a muffled exclamation
and hurried to the door. drew the bolt
and threw the door open.
Come in, Katie" 1 strove TO make
my voice as cordial as possible. The
door was bolted, that is all"
Katie came in, pale. wide-eyed. ut
terly unlike her usual noisy. cheerful
self. She looked at me and tried to
smile, then she caught sight of laval
Iiere around my neck. She lifted a
shaking finger and pointed 70 it.
why you got dot on2" she de-
manded.
why do you ask that Katie?" re-
turned. speaking very slowly, and look
ing her squarely in the eyes.
Her answer was to throw herself
on her knees by my side and grasp my
hand in hers.
How Katie Explains.
"Oh. Misses Graham, plees forgive
me. I no steal locket. / never steal
noting. but 1 think it so pretty, want
to get me one, so / sneak one day.
watch you put it away. Den one day
you out, go look at it, try it on Bell
ring queeck, I put it back, but not nice
put back, not like you. and go TO door.
Dot Misses Underwood she dere. Den
you came den no chance since to feex.
Oh. so sorry. Don't send me to Jail
Oh"
She began to howl. and put my
hand on her shoulder and shook her
Get up, Katie I said sternly, "and
stop this nonsense. Nobody is going
TO scoId you. Don't you know how
dangerous it is to NEEDLE with things
Many women would feel that you
meant to steal the lavalliere. whether
You really did or not and would dis