The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-06-03

tie commanded. and wait there um-
al come I win afraiEhten this out
"oh. Missis Graham" she Raaped
dear MisHis Graham. ! can no stand
dot Old"
''Huahl" I said sterniy. Il am ask
ing you this. not anyone else. W1n you
20 20 your room quietly7"
Her face was fun o. rebellion. 4
could zee that all her very real affee-
ton FOR me was trembling ~ tho bal
anca being weighed against her
aversion 90 my mother-in- law. Then
she suddenly took deep breath and
wiped her eyes.
4 DO anything for you. Missls Ora
ham. she said. but mos one ting f0i
dot old camel"
she was ahrovd enough 10 hurry
away with her fret words. 30 that her
disreapectful reference 90 Mother 0ra-I
ham fioated hack from the staircase
30 family that I could scarcely hear u.
and could not waste time reproving
her. ] drove = smile from my face al
the girls impertfnence. suppressed a
sigh 81 the task Of settling matters
with my mother-in law. and went
back into the kitchen.
Dicky~s mother stood In the middle
~ the room as II petrified. her gaze
fixed or the widening yellow puddle of
cake batter which SPREAD from the
spot where Katie had hurled the kitch-
en- things "a her burst ~ Berserk rage.
When she caught sight o. me. how
ever. she lost her stonincss % demean-
Or. Ter eyes flashed with anger. her
words were metallic.
4 hope you viii see now the result %
yoBr misguided indulgence - your
maid" she said. Just look az what
she has done! n you cannot compel
her % clean q up before she leaves
the house ] viii a. -. a. ! suppose u
am responsible In a way for this diR-
gushing outburst ~ hers
Prom her manner I knew that Il
was IN FOR a battle n I expected toI
keep Katie IN the house. Ia the vain
hope that diplomacy would do. spoksI
a. soothingiy ~ could.
II am sure she viii clear up every
thing after she has had her cry cut"
returned "Ilut even n she doesn't.
you know Z would Rot think % allow
ing you ~ do a. Wont you 60 20 your
room and take nap? This must have
upset you. J viii slraighten Katie out
after a while And ! can promise you
that the house viii be cleaned g your
liking. all the preparations made. n.
you viii just leave things 70 me-"
My m0ther-in-aw surveyed me
hauEhtiiy a. II she thought I had
taken leave - my senses.
~Let me understand you arinht@ she I
saia az last. dc you mean Is keep
that girl On your employ after her
disgracefui exhibition just uow9 n
forbid you 90 30 Il"
braced myself foF the explosion I I.
foreeaw.
Mother Graham I said firmly but
decislveiy. you must understand that
there can be no such word a. forbid 4
from you b me regarding the routine
% my home. What has happened this
morning has only sirsngthened q ~
solve made some time since. am
perfectly willing to yield - POUR
wishes in Ereat many thinRs. For
instance. concerning Dickys birthday .
wiil Try 20 have every 4
thing exactly az you wish g. But
must request that unless q BE- Tor
some personal service you give 10
more orders either - Katie - - any
other maid I mas have in my employ 4
~ AN#NN ~ MNN tAkAM NaA MAHW Ter NW y
80 teil me and ! win see that 4 q
stfsndsd 90.
fully expected thar my mother in
law would ny into one ~ her RACES
wire 70 her daughter cancsiiinw tha h.
vifuflou Mhc had sent and depart from
our rooftree. But ! have observed be-
fore that pickys mother knows Just
how FAR % 50 in her tantruma she
rarely lets them interfere with any
Cherished plan 81 hers.
Evidently she had set her heart en-
this proposed visit ~ her daughters
family ! think she also had = very
lively appreciation - fhe labor that
visit would entail FOR as were Kafie's
sku6gl helpful hands not On cur ser
vice
-. Ike many q greater general she
tried 20 cover her retreat with = fank
attack.
= only pray Margaret she aaId