South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-09-10
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We did not see anything OF Allen
Drake for IS hours following his ar
rival and our ludiclous experience
with Katie BY eve" I mean al
ne members Of the household saw
ing father. wh1 beckoned me into
the library in the late forenoon Of
the day after our conference, closed
The door after him ard said apollo
geticaily:
Daughter. dear. 7 am afraid I am
goins 90 cause you trouble. but Allen
o. having some dimculty with the
code. Mns. Underwood gave him.
and he viii not leave HIS room. as
YOU know. uEtil ne has deciphered
them. or exhausted ali his skill VIII
% Inconvenience you too much 10
have Katie set a tray Of food outside
Aliens door whenever ne asks FOR
food until he gets ready 70 join Us
again."
Indeed. no. I returned heartily.
glad 20 do anything my father asked
me. but here lurled IN my conscious
aess a vague little feeling OF resent
meus at Allen Drake. That his men
tality as well as his power and re-
sourcefulness are unusual. I admit
ed but I could not help the feeling
fhat the brilliant agent OF the gov
eminent secret service was inclined
TO be what Dicky would term de
cidedly up stage"
Don't have her knock" my faith
er continued Nothing disturbs
Allen 50 much as summons Ike
that I know his ways. and can hnd
out when I can get him to take some
food But 10 means much extra
work for Katie. for Allen is almost
never ready 20 eat at the regular
meaitimes. yet when ne does get
hungry he needs hot nourishiny food
dainty prepared. for you know how
fastidious he r. And then az night
ne. OF course. viii have 70 have a
vacuum bottle Of hot coffee and some
sort OF light lunch. Really, dear, IL
IS like asking you 10 run short
order restaurant"
His apologetIc words and manner
pushed momentarily into the back
ground the dismay I fslt at The for
midable culinary problem he had
outlined. But when 1 had assured
him with almost too vehement pro-
testations that there would be no
slightest difficulty in carrying out
his orders. and he had left me in
the library. I sank into a chair. con-
sidering blankly how 1 could man
age Katie in these new demands
upon her.
Iadgc's Dilemma.
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anything IN the world 20 help me If
she thought It necessary to save RE
from death or disaster, yet she Is as
temperamentaI as any operate or
dramatic star when 81 comes to extra
kitchen work for people whom she
dislikes. That she lcathes Allen
Drake. I well knew. and that would
need every bit of my resourceful-
ness 70 keep her from needlessly
annoying him about the meals she
would prepare for him, 1 was also
certain.
Why was Il necessary. 1 asked my
self fercely-yet with a feeling Of
disioyalty which I could not shake
off-to so pamper this particular
member Of the service? My father
asked for no Lillian Yet I knew
by my fathers manner than he con-
sidered this attention TO Mr.. Drake
10 be absolutely necessary.
The door opened and Lillian came
into the room. stopping abruptly as
she saw me.
"Oh! Pardonl" she said Am
disturbing you ?"
NO. on the contrary. I need a
conddante or shall explode in an
other minute"
She eyed me keenly and drew a
chair near mine.
Behold the best little safety-valve
in the world" she said. Now.
what's on yor mind, old DEAR"
"The Slight Variation"
81 ought to be ashamed to let II
trouble me-" 7 said apolOgetlcally.
'sbut Father just told me that Mr.
Drake would not come 10 his meals
FOR an indefinite period. He declar-
cd that Mr. Drake must have a tray
, OF hot food. specially prepared and
dainuly served at any unusual hour
the fancy strikes him. for he IS al
most never ready 10 eat az meal
times. and that whenever he hap
pens 10 be hungry
Don't give me any more OF the