South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-12-17
Revelations Vie egoAasRsaEo 5

: myself for the petty suspicious
could not control. Katie, Sill
/ hoarse and palpably nervous.
brought up my meals; Junior and
I Marion ran IN and out at VIII: my
father LEFT Tom Chester's bedside
long enough TO sit with me a bit
and assure me that the boy who
had ris<ed 80 much wac practically
out OF danger. and Lillian kept a
close but unObtrus!ye watch upon
my welfare.
Ny mother-in-law I did not see,
and had not seen since her out
rageous outburst OF the night be-
! fore concerning our giving shelter
20 Tom Chester. That Lillian even
-ualIy would placate her was sure,
but every fibre OF independence IN
me rebelled at the idea that it was
I necessary TO moll1y her ! was
glad. indeed. that she did not come
near ne. for my nerves were still
raw and quiverlng from the har-
rowing experience OF the night be-
fore. and I knew 7 would need all
my composure for the coming inter-
view with Katherine
To say goodbye 70 my little
7 friend. with the possibility OF dan
ger TO her menacing shadowfy be-
I side her. would be an experience
/ which 1 knew would tax me greatly.
| To face my mother-in-law's tenn
per beforehand would be unendur-
able.
II was after eight IN the evening
I when Lillian came for me.
Put on something warm" she
/ instructed The night IS chilly"
, What Madge Feared.
I obeyed her. and found that she
I had spoken the truth when l left
\ the warm house and took Dicky' {
car from the big barn. To my re-
! lief the garage man had found IT
/ but slightly damaged by my wild
ride from the hospital and the ar
( rangement OF its curtains made a
much better screen for the tonneau
/ than I was able to effect upon my
own car.
Which way?" 1 asked. as we
/ climbed into the car-she to the
/ tonneau and l to the drivers seat.
/ south on the Scuttlehole road
until you are within a few rods OF
I the turn to the Head-of-the-P Pond
road leading down into WatermilI,
! she directed. Or. Petit. who
knows every inch of all the terri
tory, selected the spot. You re-
member it. don't you?"
/ Perfectly, 1 rejoined. for I had
/ driven several times over the lonely
but charming road I'm the daytime
I 1 found il anything but charming
when driving at night. however. FOL
one of the damp. heavy fOgs-al-
most London Particular" -
3. which characterize the east end oil
\ the island. began rolling up from
the hollows before we had gone q
mile from home.
This is simply peaches and
cream for our stunt" Lillian saiC
? enthusia sticaIIy. but" her voice
I abruptly sounding a worried in.
! donation. twill you be able 10 see
/ the road ,"
I'll have to-" i returned shortly
for 1 had driven in fogs before
/ though never at night. and l real
I lied that 1 was in for a bad time
"Fasten your coat more tightly
around your throat and get int
the front seat with me. III have t
j put up the windshield. and you'll
4 have TO watch the right side of the
road while I watch the left. so tha-
we don't stray into the bitches. It:
abominably easy TO get off the roaC
when these come particularly
thick"
She did as 1 asked her prontiy
and without comment. as is Away!
her wont, 90 for the next MALT
hour we fairly crawled along tn,
road. while successive waves of fos
rolled over us. at times completely
shutting off any sight OF the road.
I'VE won't be there at the hour
you named" ! said once worriedly
Don't let that worry you" Lii
Ian rejoined. Dear little Herbi,
Is an anointed idiot about somt
things. I grant you, but he is {
\ pretty able citizen when II come:
to emergencies. He knew the min
ute we were 20 start and the min
\ ute we expected to meet him. De.
\ pend upon IT.. he Will discount this
fog. and time himself accordingly
That she had judged the physi-
/ clan correctly / realized when. a.
we neared the appointed place. the
/ headlights OF another car turned
into our road and in another min
ute halted as we did with just
enough room between US TO open
+ both tonReau doors.
And then Katherine. shrouded In
mourning garments. leaped from
the other car into ours, and Lillian
. said authoritativeiy:
NO use driving further IN this
\ Or. Petit just find n place where
you can get so far 10 the side o.
the road that no possible paSsina
car VIII ram you. and then turn of
YOUR lights. We have a good spo
right beside Us here, and MadEe car
do the same thing. And II a car
does pass by and spot Us. ten z,
one Wen be taken for a pettins
party or a hooch distribution"