New Britain herald., 1922-06-14
What Katie Did With the Paper
 Father Spencer Sought.

The nearer l came to my mother in-law's room upon our bizarre CT rand, the more faint hearted I be came. katie's monkey-like clever ness in hiding Tn my mother in law { quarters the paper she had ahstracted did not appear like ceverness, but monumental idlocy, by the time reached the door behind which Moth CT Graham was peacefully sleeping
 Katie put her hand upon my arm and her lips close to my ear.
 "Plees, I don't like go in, she keel me eef she wake oop und find me snooplng round her room,
 With an effort I repressed the in- clnation to inquire lervely in return, what fate she thought awaited me were my august nlother-in-law to waken but turned instead and tense- ly whispered;
 Where IS It hiddena"
 You know dot pretty box init roses und pictures of old d-time ladies und mems on ito"
 You mean her hat hoxo" 1 easped with a mental vision of the pride of my mother-in-la laws heart-a fancy any costly millinery box, decorated with old English scenes and narrow borders of roses. inside which reposed her very best hat
 Dots the one" Katie whispered back. and l could have shaken her for the nonchalance in her manner, Katie patiently had cast her burdens upon me and was worrying no longer.
 \ Tense Moment.
 Its on top shelf in closet" she went on. T saw eet ven I dusted shoost as easy !. See I'll hold door open. You shoost grab eet and run. und I close door after you
 Don't dare to touch the door" whispered. setting my teeth for the ordeal in front of me, Go back downstairs and wait for me. I'll man age this. Softly, now. Hush ! Not another word.
 She scuttled obediently and--to her credit-noiselessly down the stairs and I waited beside the door for a long two minutes to see if my mother in-law had awakened But the rasp- ing sounds of what she euphoniously terms heavy breathing. but which Dicky describes as the 'sincerest snoring on Long Island" went on without interruption.
 So, with tense nerves and quickly beating pulses, 1 turned the knob with infinite caution. pushed the door ajar and slipped into the room. I had taken the precaution to turn out the hall light that she might not be awakened by it's sudden glean, so I left the door Liar that l might be able to escape quickly and noisefessy.
 "Oh! I Forgot
 held my breath as I made my way to the clothes closet. deciding that even the highly-colored life of fc- ton burglar was not worth while. And while I vas lifting the box down, recognizing it by touch rather than sight. and making my painful way back to the door, 1 was listening tensely to the regular snores and thanking my particular little joss for their volume,
 I reached the door without nishap, passed into the hall, closed the door after me. relighted the lamp. and went swiftly down the stairs hugging to my breast the assurance that l had succeeded in my mission. True, there lurked in the background the ordeal of getting the banhbox back to its place, but I did not have to consider that for another half hour or so. and was frankly triumphant as well as consumedly curious when I rejoined Katie in the hall below.
 Did you get eet?" she whispered excitedly.
 Yes Hush :" I returned as hurried her into the library, locked the door behind me and put the box on the table Then I looked around enjoying. in my reaction, the express sions of astonishment upon the faces of the group before me.
 Now Katie. show us where you hid the paper" my father said, and I could see that even his grave lips were perilously near broad smile.
 Katie. with funny little air of inn portanee. undld the fancy cords fas- tening the ornate box, lifted the lid and took out from it's tissue per s=-15=-----.=rz-- ssrs---s-----