South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-03

At Katie's observations that she
would teil the truth. saw a cynical
little smile qulrk the corners OF Al
len brakes mouth. and / felt a sud-
den primitive Impulse % change
that expression with a wen -directed
slap. But my father was speaking
again. and 7 turned % listen, forget
ting everything in my pride OF him
and the revelation he had just made.
THAT IS what we want, Katie. %
my father said kindly Jet there was
more than a hint Of iron bereath
the s0ftness Of his manner. You
say you didn't wish 20 listen but TO
be sure that we were not IN our
rooms Why did you wish to be sure
OF that? Did you wish TO find out Il
there was another book Ike this
somewhere
Katie Il Defiant.
with a quick movement he took
from the table the book he had
shown US from which the memoran-
DUN had been taken. opened Il. and
spread 10 before Kate's astonished
eyes. She gazed at il blankly for an
instant, then she looked at my father
with a tense gaze, which held in
Il a touch Of something inscrutable.
something which 7 decided with a
sudden qulckening Of my pulses was
not guilt.
"Den-you-know." she said slow
y.
"Ye. we know that you took pa
per from this book" my father re-
turned as measuredly. But we do
not know why YOU did IT, or what
you have done with the paper"
with a dramatic movement Katie
sw pt the circle of faces in front OF
her with searching eyes. Then she
crept closer TO my side and covered
my hand tlmfd1y with her own.
only v1ln who believe poor
Katie" she said sorrowfully, and
again saw the amused little quirk
of Allen brakes lips.
Katie saw IL. too. and her quick
temper flared.
you, Meester Drake she sput-
tered. you tink yourself all de stew.
but you noting but de soup green's.
III bet you nefer can find dot paper
eef I no tell you"
Though I secretly enjoyed Katte's
outburst. consciendously tried 20
stop IT, But she finished her def
ance triumphantly, then at sight OF
my fathers stern face she wilted
miserably
"Ohi OH I forget I so ashamed"
she walled contritely.
$50 On. Katie"
Don't distress yourself on my ac-
count. Katie" Allen Drake draw1ed,
and saw that he really had enjoyed
the girls attack and respected her
for IL. Its rstreshing 10 hear the
truth occasionally. And I grant your
assertion. I have no idea where
your simian mind has concealed the
-poipers.' But that the climax of the
third act Is imminent. I can see with
out the aid OF spectacles. So await
your disclosure with intense inter-
est"
That Katie did not understand his
words, I, OF course knew, and was
incensed at Allen Drake for the sly
fun he was poking at the girl. But
his tone evidently pointed his mean
ing TO her quick perceptions, for she
turned away from him with a gesture
really superb in its disdainful def
ance. and addressed herself to Lii
Ian.
"Meesis Underwood, YOU remem-
her vOt / tell YOU dot man say. all
dot stuff I tell you not to tell?"
yes. Katie
Il tell YOU all but Won ting. he tell
me dot I NUT get paper for heem, say
eet leetle paper nit all kinds funny
marks. He tell me dot I must look
3n efery book. efery ting in room. 1
have awful times getting chance to
look, for dot old vomans. and Meesis
Harrison dey always snOopi1g around
after me. and ven I get Get, shOost
sit me down ind howl, for I no want
TO geev eet to dot man, Gud I not.
know how to keep eet away from
heeu. Eef I couldn't find eet. ne
COON und hunt heemseh und he
keel me. He know eferyting you
tink. dot mani"
She paused as n IN reflection at
the diabOHcaf powers of the man
Anton, and 1 wished whimsIcaily
that my mother-in-law could have
heard the girls reference to herself
diu 4lti NhIetit~As A4i.fe~r-~ti- ~
membered most distinctly the letter
Mother Graham had written 10 me.
saying that Katie was shopping all
over the house. reclting the girls ac-
f1vities IN cleaning my fathers room,
and saying that when Katie had An
sshed. she had sat down and howl
ed" Mother Graham had attrib-
uted the girls emotion TO her failure
20 ind something she wished 10 APP
propriate TO her own use. but my
partisanship ana my common sense
rs well preferred Katie's story TO
my mother-in-law theory.