New Britain herald., 1921-03-03
DING A HUSBAND
 Adele Garrison's New Phase of Revelations oS q Wife

They must be downstairs. and what a reception they must have hadi>I released Katie's shoulders and started hurriedly for the door. But Lillian's voice. cool. drawling, stopped me.
 Better wait a bit. Madge." she ad- vised
 looked at her in mute astonished protest
 "I No Stay"
 Tt won't do a woman of that calibre bit of harm to cool her heels a bit" she said. and I saw that the epithet the woman had applied to my family. curiously enough had stung Lillian moro than it had me. And there is one thing certain, you don't want her to see the dining room paper and paint yet. You don't know what kind of suit you might he let in for. Better find out. also. what Katie said to her"
 Katie leaped to her feet, her eyes blazing.
 ''I sec it true. vot dot boonch of soup greens say" she said angrily. She say dis house hers now, dot you scel eet. and dot she coom in see il or she get policeman to break down the door. Now, tell you" she began to weep stormily again. T no stay by dot vomans, I no york for her. I put rat poison in her coffee. T."
 Lillian answered this ridiculous tirade in the only possible manner hearty laugh. and a clap upon the girls shoulder.
 Do you think you go with the house. goose. like the windows and doors2 she demanded. Then, as Katie gasped and evidently stopped her yhirling mental processes in order to consider what Lillian had said. my friend turned to me. l
 "I Keep Quiet"
 The lady downstairs evidently has 1 m exaggerated idea of her rights" she said. Your decd had no special | clause allowing them permission 10 come into tho property before the day set upon. had it?"
 Indeed not I returned. ''In fact. while Dicky and have signed the deed. the other owners have not. and. will not until we give up 
 Then you are all right" Lillian said with a relieved air. But I think it highly advisable that they should not see that wrecked dining room"
 "I haven't the audacity to keep her put of the house." said nervously.
 Well. I havel' Lillian said grimly. VIII you give me leave to go down md deal with her? Oh, I shall be perfectly suave and courteous. but she laughed mocking1y.
 "If you only would" I said grate- ully. You may listen over the ,anisters if you like" Lillian said, but don't you dare to peep at any hing I may tell the new owner. I laven't your Puritan conscience. and may embroider the facts a little. 'ome. Katie. you may go down with l nc if you like. but keep quiet" 'I keep quiet all right" Katie said Me. I york so hard. keep louse all nice, have all my little tings ere, all settled, feexed for two. tree, 1 I've. ten years maybe. Den all in 'un jeefy some boonch of soup greens ay I no have home here no more. ph, I keep quiet! I keep so quiet 'ou be glad to hear me talk ven you Iear me next time"
 She rose and stalked out of the oom and down the hall. I heard he door of her room slam.
 What do you suppose she means?" asked apprehensively.
 Lillian gave a little Gallic shrus of he shoulders.
 "It's beyond me" she said careless
 But I don't think I should worry bout it. Whatever Katie means she Fon't continue to mean it for over an our. So fasten on my shield, and st me away to the barbarian. There will defend thee with me hearts V lood."