New Britain herald., 1923-06-29
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 esls Changed Her Aimd'

Psrhaps once in 10 years or SO my mother -inslaN admits that she IS n the wrong Dieky disFesRssiiniiF contends that she gees ta bed Niih nervous collapse uPen such an 0eear sisn, and that the shock 'a the msmr bsEs af her family Is even more se= were, But her usual method Of pre- eeduFe. Nhen shs has decided 70 re- jain the family circle after enc Of her tansFnms, Is magRiheeHtls te ignore the easus belll which sent her inta msrt,Fed sselusien,
 AsI came un the steps of the kiiehr en porch in answer ta her impsFar lively eeekoRihg hand, saw that she was following her usual method, with an extra touch of hsuteuF, prompted, ] snrmissd. by her consciousness Of the ridieulausly hrief time iRieFNen- ing between her wFath-premFiea nl' tlmatum that she meant ta remain in her room until she lsft the house. and this sudden reappeaFanee.
 4 Majestic Command
 or course. the news of Mrs Dur kse's danger. which Katherine must have given her. was the reason for the sudden transformation, Mother Graham is genuinely fond Of Ms purkee. but outside Of that fact. her sterling qualities Of soul, tested many times in our life together. always rise to meet an emergency. and l knew that she would let no Taneor of her own stand in the Way of extending aid to our old neishhor.
 That another less lofty motive was behind her sudden change of mind l recognized with q little smile, which was most careful 10 hide from her eyes Rni I have had so many anus. ing experiences Of her childish curios- ity and love Of excitement that knew she never could have endured being shut up in her room while anything so absorbing as little Mrs, Durkee's illness was on hand.
 Come Into the library" Her voice and the accompanying gesture with which she swept me with her out of the kitchen. was 90 reminiscent of my childhood's thrilled terror for Alice. that l almost put my hand to my neck to see If 1t were firmly fastened on. The White Queens sanguinary command appeared the only logical sequence Of my majestic mother-in. laws demeanoT.
 What Is this about Mrs Durkeeo" she demanded sharply. when sine had closed the library door behind us and although I was sure Katherine had told her everything save my summons of Dr. Braithwaite. duti. fully retod the whole story. She lis. tened without cdmnent until the end then asked the question which I was dreading.
 Who's going to operate?"
 Alfred Is anxious to have Dr. Braithwaite." I said. hoping that she would believe the idea originated with Alfred. "and as his request. have just wired Edwin
 Look At This House .'
 That I had succeeded in astonish- ing her. I knew by her startled ex- clamation:
 What .''
 But when I had repeated my state ment, she looked at me steadily with narrowed eyes.
 You don't need to tell me that All fred Durkee thought of that all by himself It never would enter his head that any one so famous and i'm portant as Edwin possibly could come clear out here. Only somebody who knew that Edwin purposely now keeps part of his time free could have or iginated that. If you thought of it, it's mighty queer you couldn't take time to mention it to me, and if it Is Mrs. Bicketts ideal wonder at her"
 There was in her voice the latent suspicion with which most mothers 1n-law view the business or profess sional associates of their children's life partners Nothing is more dead ly in its possibilities of injustice. so l hastened to shoulder all the responsi- of for Ti. prai b a