New Britain herald., 1923-06-21
What Katie disclosed AhouI Mother
Graham's Threat

''How 10 you DO, Mrs GTahsmeH
Jim RAdasa % me in TssPst'fpl
fashiea. ana redeemed a biz with
palrahis embarrassment az | put aut
nay haHa IN cordial greeting
How DO Yau de, Iim ! respond
ed It's wonderful % gs' hams
again r.
ITS pretty nice 10 see Han here
he said shylV, shaking my hand heart
~. Therein be no holding Katie
rev she's been Kind af down in the
mouth since you've been gene, hnt
shes like her old self this morning
He looked sheelienatsly a. the Nela-
volatile, tempestnans little wife, %
whose nature he seems always trying
20 suit the slower tempo Of his awn,
She tossed her head saueily. but there
was loving warmth IN her ewes, and in
her voice, though her answer was
eouehed in her usual rough tadinage,
you tlnk | like old Neck instead
OF old self" she threatened, "eef you
dent set dose sehiekens oop here In
two shakes of leetle Sleeps tail"
Jim ohediently fed. and Katie
turned "a me,
IVY you no telephone you COON ?"
she said sorrowfully, Den ! have
sooeh nice iooneh feexed oop for
you. Now we shoost get troo. nnd
nodings left feet 10 ear. vot feex
for you?"
Katie Is Analytical
"oh. then Mother Graham has had
her lunch?" said. relieved. for
when Mother Graham had swept GU,
OF the living room In a tsntrum. one
OF her commands had been that no
meals should be sent to her.
Katie looked at me with dane
ing. misehievous. comprehending eyes,
and guessed that she had been az
her old trick OF listening 20 converse
lions not intended for her ears. But
purposely ignored the significance OF
her face. had Just been through /
one emotional experience with my
mother in-law. was in no condition
to undergo another one, inevitable II
! reproved my little maid for the
trick which Is her worst fault, and is
more than balanced by her many
splendid qualities.
Sure. she eat beeg loonch." Katie
said, adding slyly: "Eef she no full
of eats, she not be so fresh about
not having meals sent oop to her
room. Don't you worry. Missis Ora
ham. She no go way. She shoost bin
goot as long as she can stand eet,
Now she got to raise Cain leetle bit.
den she feel better
"NIake It Two.'
It took all my dignity to keep from
laughter at this astoundingly accurate
/ managed it, though Katie really was
outra geous. struggled for words
that should express reproof without
rancor and found only futile:
Katie. I am afraid you have been
listening again. after all I have said
to you"
She looked at me, unabashed.
II no go near keyhole. like I vunce
DO" she answered naively. II no
ttef anybody not deaf they could fear
dot old vomans all over house ven ,
she get mad like she did shoost now. ,
Sure, hear everytings. She vun
old--" I,
Katie :" l commanded sternly.
Stop talking like this at once u
''All right" Katie assented cheerily ,
but there was mutinous !
ook in her eyes, which told me that
'he was silently applying even worse
,pithets to my mother-in-law. There
S curious relation between my hus-
,and's arrogant mother and my beli-
yerent little maid think each cher
shes q genuine liking for the other $
the surface animosity
which each appears to consider it her
luty to exhibit upon every possible
occasion.
"Eet no goot talk about her any
vay," she went on superbly. You no
ell me yet vot feex for loonch"
! knew better than to give a vague
eply to this question. So, with a
TASTY review Of the pantry resources
Which I knew Katie always kept up !,
n my absence l replied promptly, :.
purred by hunger after my Journey a
Dreamed dried beef on toast.
'rench fried potatoes, grapefruit, =
alad and coffee
Make 1t two, Katie" called merry