South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-21
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For q second or two. 50 COMPEL
lEE was katfs's anguished terror. j
almC determined 20 give her the
blind promise she asked Then my
common sense asserted itself and
took her twisting hands iu mine and
held them firmly
II mua know first what 81 is you
want. Eale" SAID. -'But be sure
taat u % Is anything j can possibly
do FOR you j allI do H."
II know dot she said warmly.
Then she fell silent. appearing 20 be
thinking deeply
II swear me never 20 ter. she be-
gan slowly after a little. very much
Of child would think out a puzzzle.
-But eef sou and out tings for your
scf eet would not be my telling.
would eet
quickly repreased emile at the
way iu which She WAS staging the
thne-horored drama OF the devil
ard the stump, and answered her
promptly
80 no. Katie. you would not be IN
any way responsible" I said decided
iy-
u was not the advice would
have ordinarily given her. but
salessed that ehe had gotten herself
into tho power ~ some exceedingly
INSCRIPTIONS person whom IL were
q virtue 20 defeat
"You Don't Know"
Another silence. then she raised
her eyes again. but this time there
was enharrassuent. humiliation in
their clear depths
"Neesls Graham. you remember
some tiugs i told you dot time be-
fore I marry Jaem. ven you find me
crying so mOOchT EO-no---" fran
tically. as I started TO speak. Don't
say dose tlnss over. but eef you re-
member. shoost nod your head and
say. yes. Katie i remember
with e start my mind few back 10
the time she mentioned, and 60 was
with emphasis that i answered as
she had requested.
eyes. Katie. I remember"
"Den you keep on remembering
dose tings. every beet. all time to-
night. and den-at ten o'clock YOU
60, take lcetle walk ven do. Notingc
hurt yOu-I see 10 dot. You no have
TO splk to anybody. shoost stay side
Of road in bushes we're you can hear
everything. Den VOL know every
thing. I no tell YOU You see
II see." 7 said slowly. But"
"Oh-ht" she walled Don't say
dot. You dout know, YOU don Q
know Dot Jeem he won't let me go
by myself and ees / DONE go you see
dot awful devil boeznis COON 10 all
OF you Aud r TO dare tell. But
gef you coelJ HER"
: ipan Helps
A soft kn- ck-Lu.an's- SOUNDED
on the dool Katie sprang 10 her
feet her eyes glancing from left 10
right like those OF a trapped animal
i graspel her arm reassuungly.
cit IS only Mrs. Underwood"
sasa. "and L am going 90 ask her
advice If she says TO go with
yea
= 10 my surprise. Katie interrupted
with an "a, husiasttc assent
Dot ees shoost the tingi Maybe
she go. too. tink maybe she IN
derstand some tinss dot put me
way oop In air"
AT the prospect of aid. and
especially with the Iong-longed-f for
opportunity OF laying her response
biliues upon my shoulders. she was
beginning TO recover the volatile
spirits with which she is So gener-
ously endowed. I opened the door
10 Lillian. in q few words acquainte
her with Katie's request, and
mindful OF the Importance Lillian
apparently had given 10 the reports
OF Katie's vagaries. told her that
would abide by her decision.
She wasted no time in giving it.
cot course. wen so. Katie she
said Cheer-ly. and there was that i'm
her voice which told me the propos.
ed expedition promised something
definitely valuable 20 her. Jus
tell us when YOU want us and wei
slip Off with you'
Katie began TO pleat her apron. q
sure sgn of eub1rra ssment WITH
her
II no can so eef you don't ash
Jeem. she sa5d with an appealing
elauce at me.
surely Die won't object II YOU tel
him Ars. Underwood and I are go
ing wi,h yoU.' I said.
"T tell him notugs." retorted she
with suuen d.gnity Gle no trUs
me ven T &c aWav he say bad ting
10 me mo spik TO heem until n,
say. Katie 7 sorry. ] heeg fool. tall
dot vav 90 you But YOU ask heem
he let me co."
Il was no time for me to try e
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