New Britain herald., 1923-04-09
How the Night Passed and What the
Day Brought 90 Madgc

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Day Brought 20 Madgc
Katherine and l chung tightly To-
gether for few voiceless seconds
as might two child playmates wht
had found each other after being lost
Then put my lips to her ear;
rs your charge asleep" ] asked,
Yes" she returned rs cautiously
Then get your purse and youl
wraps" whispered. "We'll have te
leave everything else. And we must
try to get out now or it will be toe
late"
She looked at me with an inscrut.
able expression.
How do you expect TO get out %
she asked.
by taking off the lock of either
your outside door or mine. with
these" | held out the small but
sturdy tools Lillian had given me so
long ago.
She shook her head with plying
smile.
Don't YOU know, child. that those
outer doors arc locked on the hall
si6S with heavy chain bolts? ! saw
them w.a-r | went down to the kitch.
en-. | ring this bell" she indicated a
push button, and then whispered.
when | wish to go to the kitchen
for my charge, and guard comes up,
unlocks the door, takes me down and
brings me back again.
! looked at her vacantly for sec
ond or two. Then covered my face
with my hands.
rs it so bad then, Madge?" Kath-
crime asked in low. tense voice.
Its as bad as it can be-" whis-
pered hopelessly. I've Just over
heard conversation. which destroyed
my last hope. The man who brought
you here. the seemingly old man, was
Harry Underwood, and until ten min
utes ago l thought him working
against these people. But instead. he
is one of their most powerful figures,
and as soon as he decoys my father
here they are ready for their big play.
Grace Draper knows who you are, and
you know what that means. No.
Katherine, all there is left for us now
10 w hRtl pldNely WiideeNcI may
come
"Shc's Invited to "A Reunion
| heard her murmur one word
Jack, and I saw that her face was
glowing.
Don't you dare give up hope until
the breath is out of your body" she
whispered tensey, then achieved Il
smile how l could not guess. rs
that Hibernian enough for you" she
queried whimsically. I'm back your
father and Lillian Underwood and AL
len Drake against, dozen Grace
Diapers and Harry Underwoods."
Lady Lofely lady J"
The hoarse voice of Joe sounded
weariedly in the room back of Kath-
crime.
Yes. I'll be there right away"
she called. then caught me in warm
embrace.
Keep up your courage" she whis-
pered. And I'd put back that lock.
No use of making them unnecessarily
angry"
4 KISSED HSI WIN inc IeellIS that
! might never see her in the flesh
again, and when she had gone ]
obeyed her injunction as to the lock.
Then / went back to the couch and
began the torturing vigil whose hor-
rors / shall remember while life is in
me.
Katherne's optimism. whether real
or assumed. | could not share. ! be-
lieved l was spending my last night on
earth, and the agony of longing for
my little son, the knowledge that 1t
was my own egregious folly which
had brought me to this pass, almost
maddened me.
I had left behind no trace of my
self 1t might be hours or days be-
fore Katie gave up the address of
Mrs. Durkee which l had confided to
her. And there would be no sign of
the car upon the road or Of my trans
ference to the gray limousine.
For a little while thoughts of
Junior occupied me wholly. Then,
like binding flash I realized that
my husband and / had parted in the