South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-11-05

tone. Katie 90 him was mental
and a woman. therefore touching
the lowest point OF the social scale
n his estimation.
That my little maid despite the
stress of the situation. recognized the
tone and resented IT,. ] knew by the
switch OF her skirts and the click OF
her heels as she crossed tho room
20 the antique desk IN which Lillian
had hidden the eyeglass case for
smith 90 find 1 could see nothing
Of her movements through the heavy
[ draperies curtaining of the cove, bat
visual.zed 90 myself most salts
factorily the play or her nashlght
over the polished surface of the old
desk.
Smith gave. grunt Of something
as near commend ION as he evil
IDENTIFY permitted hi-.. eff 20 utter.
and then his footsteps followed
Katie's 10 the desk.
rs il locked2' ne snapped.
Yes, Get locked, but / got key,
Katie whispered.
You didn't say that before. Where
did you get a key 20 this?" There
was distinct Suspicion in the gut
tural tones.
dot easy" Katie was elabOrat
7 ing on the acting stuff" she so low
/ ed. dot old vOmans she always
keep key In her worll-basket. Ny
missis she take eet out vun time
ven old vomaus no dere, hide dis
I ting in Get. slip back key. / see how
she do Get. den tonight I get key
same Ways"
/ knew that Lillian had drilled
her in the story she - TO tell but
she told il so naturally that fof a
second 1 was distinctly resentful OF
I the doubtful role she had given me-
/ That it satisfied smith. however. j
was sure. as he grOw-ed with a re-
! Taxation Of suspicion i'm his tone:
/ "Weu. open fl then and be cursed
quick about it,"
/ The sound OF key turning i'm the
/ lock of the antique desk told me
Y that Katie was abeying Smiths in
/ junction TO open the desk where liz
/ liam had put the eyeslass case which
! mad decoyed the man back into the
F.! tray set for him. a slight shuthlns
i noise meant that the girl was
| fumbling for the absurd secret draw
er which, puzzled nobody, and then
/ Katie's voice sounded again.
Here ees ting dey hid. Ees eet
vot YOU vant?"
Don't ask questions ne added
sighting epithet, and T. used %
Katle's excitable temperament, won
dcred il she would be able 10 re-
main. perfectly calm under the in
suit.
But either from a remembrance
/ Of her duty as an actress or from
/ genuine fear Of the man Smith,
Katie uttered no sound, and Their
there was the quick. impatient tear
/ ing Of paper as smith fumbled with
\ the clumsy brown wrappings i'm
( which Lillian had purposely ueG
the case.
] "Ah!" A sibilant intake of the
/ breath and the single exclamation
told me that Smith had reached the
/ case. and guessed from the tiny
beam of light which came under
Meath the draperies that Katie was
holding the hashlight for him.
"Here. YOU His voice was bru
! tai. all the more so because ne kept
I il at so low n pitch. Il do not
choose that you see any more for
awhile Come here. Hold the light
| in front of YOU till ] blind your
eyes"
'eVot2' The exclamation broke
from Katie. but was quickly chang
I cd TO a little cry OF pain. smith
must have struck or kicked or
pinched her. and 1 exercised every
bit OF self-control possessed to
keep from rushing into the room TO
/ Katie's aid. But my common sense
told me that if the girl obeyed him
implicitlv he would not hurt her
while she was still of use TO him in
showing him the way about Ihe
! house. So ] remained at my post
filled with a primitive longing TO
/ reach the sinister figure in the next
room and mete out 10 him bru-
tally equal 20 his own.
/ smith Is Jubilant.
"You viii get worse than that II
/ YOU speak or move again without
my permission Smith said men
acingly, and I heard a little strangled
/ sob in Katie's throat which meant
terrified obedience.
THERE" The single word came
after a few seconds silence, evident
ly devoted to binding the girls eyes.
| Now give me that flash, am lie
down on the floor. fun length, arms
| crossed. face I'm arms. Quick.
I That's better. I could soon teach
YOU obedience. Your mistress has
I spoiled YOU. Now. 81 YOU lift your
head or make any other movement
until I give YOU permission YOU viii
get another litle caress Ike this.
s"This" must have been a kick.
/ heard a srnothered moan from Katie.
and took an involuntary step toward
/ the draperies which separated me
from my faithful little maid, then
remembered that one of the vital
points in Iilliau's plan was TO have
I smith discover that the queer hin
papers behind the secret lining OF
/ the evegIass case apparently had not
been disturbed. If Katie lay mo
tionless-as I was sure she would
1 she was safe frem further injury
until ne had finished his inyestlga-
/ ton. and any movement OF mine
would upset Iillian'S whole plan.
smith seated himself deliberately
IN a chair heard the springs creaN
as his weight settled into 1t. Then
: there came 10 my ears the rusthng
/ OF paDer. and Z knew that ~ the aid
OF the hashight ne was examining
| the papers.
/ held my breath. and strained my
ears 10 hear his first word. He be-
neved himself 20 be alone except Tor
Katie. who was, in his opinion. pat
emily a negligible quantity. That
/ he would express Joy or chsgrin, 4