The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1920-06-06
Revelations
ola Wife
Ry ADELE GARRISON.
CHAPTER LII.
How Madge Outlets katie-And How
Mr.. Underwood Managers to
Disturb Madue

Katie, I wish you to stop this at
once. You must control yourself"
Katie look up startled. i had never
spoken in that manner to her before.
But L know enough of her childlike
temperament to realize that it was
the only way to stop her tears.
Now listen to me-" went on firmly.
You must stop crying, battle your
eyes and be ready to serve things
when l call you"
1 had decided not. to take Lillian
Gales advice and send Katie to bed
on the pretext of a toothache. Frank
and Daisy Lester in all probably would
be our guests again. If Katie re-
manned in my employ she would have
to see Frank Lester some time. She
might as well begin at once.
Katie was obstinate, however.
"Oh, Missis Graham" she sobbed, 81
told you dot Meester Lestaire he so
bad man, 'fraid of him. / do not
want to see him."
I walked over to her, took her by
the shoulders and looked at her quietly
for a moment. The ruse succeeded.
She stopped crying and looked at me in
amazement.
Don't be an idiot, KATIE I said
sharply. MIR. Lester is married He
has wife and little baby. His wife
is with him tonight. He probably has
forgotten all about you. or that he
ever frightened you. He was a bad
man, l know, but he cannot hurt you
now You are here with me, in my
house. If you obey me I will take care
of YOU"
Katie often surprises me with her
quick changes from sadness to gayety.
She wiped her eyes and broke into one
of her infectious giggles.
"O-ohi" she said. "Meester Lestaire
he married Now he have to behave,
his wife she give him good leecking
1 no 'fraid now. / fix you tings. I
go wash face, put powder on, all joost
like Mrs. Underwood she added, with
an impish grin.
Katie, you must never speak in
that manner of any guest of NINE"
I said sternly; but Katie had vanished
into her room, and the reproof was
wasted.
1 went into the living room and
MANAGED to get a word aside with
Lillian Gale.
katie is all right. She will serve
without any trouble. Can you warn
Mr.. Lester not to betray by a word
or glance that he has ever seen her be-
fore?"
Trust Frank" replied Mrs. Under
wood sharply. He could meet his
murdered fathers ghost, if he had one,
without the CULVER of an eyelash. But
I'll tell him, anyway, just for the
pleasure of letting him know I am
next. How did you ever manage
Katie?"
ooh, she wasn't hard to manage" I
replied lightly. l had purely femi-
nine satisfaction in having reduced
Katie to sanity after Lillian Gale had
failed. She seemed so eminently ca
pable in all directions. When I came
in to speak to her / had drawn her
away from a group composed of her
self, Dicky and Mr.. Lester. They were
discussing some problem of their pro-
fession, and Lillian Gale, with her
forcible words and animated gestures.
held the centre of the stage. Both
men were listening TO her with I'M
doubted respect for her opinions. They
were standing now, and / thought I
could detect in both of them an i'm
patience at my interruption of their
chat
In an armenian IN the corner little
Mrs. Lester sat as if on a throne, with
Harry Underwood in an attitude of ex-
aggerated homage before her.
/ felt suddenly out of it all. lonely.
These people were nothing to me. said
TO myself. They were not my kind. I
had a sudden inconsistencies for the
quiet monotony of my life before I
Dicky. ! thought Of the few