Omaha daily bee., 1921-04-18
The Question That Sorely Perplexed
And Sadly Troubled
Madpe.

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We reached home. Lillian and l.,
to find Katie III tears OF worry which
changed to broad smiles when she
saw me safe and sound, Luckily LII
Ian had firmly impressed upon her
the necessity OF saying nothing. be-
fore Mrs. Durkee or Marion OF the
hurried taxicab trip in search OF me,
so there were no explanations to
make. III. ;,
II hone you're satisfied, Katie Lii
liam said with a. grim little smile.
"Nothing would do this chlld'-she
turned 10 mc-"but that | should go
to hunt you up. She figured that
you had been decoyed to some emp
ty house and murdered for your
child"
There was just the right note OF
raillery in her voice. | knew that
cuilcless Katie would never suspect
that Lillian had any other motive IN
her hurried taxicab trip than the
calming of my little maids hysterical
n,ovie-born fears.
Il no care" Katie retorted. bit OF
snllcuness showing through her
smiles. "Nothing happen dis time,
but nobody know what COON an
oder time ;, .,.
"That's very true, Katie" Lillian
said soberly, "and YOU keep ON look
ING out for Mrs. Graham,
aYou shoost yatch mel! Katie re-
plicd earnestly. and though her abb
suyd ideas annoyed ME, could not
but feel my heart warm at her oe-
yotion.
III | were iii your place, Madge,.
Lillian suggested, Il would finish
that nap you say was interrupted by
TIC telephone message. You've
pierty OF time before dinner.
II think you need one more than
II / returned, looking at her pallidi
lace. "You look as though you had
experienced 4 hard day in town. :.
1T wasn't any Sunday school PIC
nic.' she admitted wearily, then
stretched her arms luxuriously. But
I'VE seen to everything and for the
next week Pm simply going to revel
in the outdoors. You may cali II
hunting homes, but for me it's gong
fo be revcrsion to savagery.
don't care what hard work our set
fling involves, at least it's change
from the city. And I've warned
everybody that they needn't expect
drawing or an Advertising jingle
from me for solid month"
.Ob I;tlianl I am gladW | said
enthusiastically. Now there'll be
some chance of getting you back to
J your old self again. But ] think
ought to begin by ordering you to
take a nap, too"
s "You won't have to order, she
returned. "I'm simply going to look
10 Marion, and then I'm coming
back and Jump into bed until dinner
time. I fancy it won't be an espe-
ciaIlv early affair. Edith and Leila
came back with me on the train. but
they said Alfred and Dicky were II
the midst of a big conference, and
didn't know just when they could
get awav"
Distracting Problems.
Absurdly enough my heart wa
singing as went upstairs, all be
cause OF the news she had given m'
OF Edith Fairiax's return from th'
city with her. My jealousy OF he
was becoming almost an obsessioi
with me. l knew subconsciousl,
that It was wrong. silly and unjus
tilted feeling which. / must fight ant
conquer. But ! felt that | laeke'
the strength OF either mind or bod.
to fight anything until | should hav
recovered from the shock OF Grae
Draper's temperance in my lite
and have settled the immediate prob
ler before me, that OF finding
home.
Another problem kept sleep iron
nc when | had loosened my cloth
ing, darkened the room and settle,
down again for the nap which m,
iatigued body and tangled nerves de
manded. What should I tell Dick
OF my interview with Grace Draper
The question kept buzzing in m
brain, worried me, because althoug