New Britain herald., 1922-05-25
What Lillian "Reckoned ID" fin
 Madges Eyes.

MT. Briggs bowed 10 Lillian with just a touch of the grandiose in the gesture. l surmised that he had been much impressed by her whirlwind energy and keen mentality, and was gratihed at the opportunity to aid her In her work
 "Ill reckon smith mp every remain ing minute of the time he works for me" he promised as he took his leave, and I'll send for Dr, Pettit as soon as I get back"
 Thank you that will be splendid. ." Lillian said warmly T have only one more request to make Of you, and that a tiny one"
 Tt cannot be too big for me to grant" Mir Briggs returned galantly. Tt Is not often that have the honor Of joining the staff Of SO able a gen eral"
 Lillian brought her hand to her forehead in a fetching little burlesque of a salute. then hurried into the ex- planation of her request It is all ways her way thus to turn off a com pliment without any verbal acknowl- edgment of 1t,
 When you telephone Dr. Petit. ' she said. will you tell him-of course, 50 that Smith does not overhear the message I wish him to stop here before he goes to your house l must see him before he interviews MT. Smith
 "Ill attend to it.. MT. Briggs prom ised and the next minute Lillian was drawing a relieved breath as the two men went down the path to MT Briggs waiting car, and we shut the door upon them.
 Madse Bosses Lillian
 'Sairey, my child l said what next? ?'" Lillian threw her hands apart as she chanted the ridiculous old couplet. 'Dr Petit. I suppose. Madee do you mind acting as sentinel while he's here? I want to be es- peoially sure that Katie hears no syllable of what I say"
 "Ill keep her safe distance away" I said slowly, and Lillian glanced at me keenly
 Look here. old dear" she said briskly, don't get any ridiculous mo- tion into your head that I fancy Katie is in league with these people. or any thing like that. She's as innocent and we'll meaning as the we'll known baby that has not yet been born. but shes altogether too easily frightened out of her senses by the kind of gentry to which MT. Smith and the man in the hospital belong. You don't know what Injunction to run and find out that devil may have laid upon her. At any rate, it won't hurt anything to keep q close watch on her You know I1 reckon you up if I thought I had to, don't you?
 She flashed me the magnetic smile which has rarely failed to win a re- sponse from me. But found that I had to make distinct effort to smile the suspicion of kafle which I saw only too clearly was in her mind.
 Just try reckoning me up" I managed to say lightly. And just for a change I'm going to attend to you March right into the dining room now and eat the breakfast you refused awhile ago. l don't propose to have you or the likes of you turn me down like that"
 Hello Here's Telegram ,''
 She laughed as if relieved and slipped her hand through my arm af- fectlonately,
 "I'll admit I'm hungry now" she said. 'so go ahead and play the tyrant as much as you wish I'll probably need a good deal of nourishment be fore the eonfab. That mans dignity and his fear of violating the profes- sional propreties will he the death of me yet you mark my word. I'd rather take the worst pill in his phar- macopoeia than to talk to him this morning"
 I laughed at her burlesqued dismay, but when q couple Of hours later Dr. Petit appeared and Lillian talked to him, I-stationed in the next room, to be sure that no one came near them-saw by her tense face that she had spoken but the truth And when with stiff. unbending dignity the phy- sician had departed, she came into the library and threw herself upon a couch.
 I'd like to be married to that man with the legal right to wleld a rol ling pin on him for just about an hour" she declared. I'll wager