New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-06-27
The yeFs Human Need That pross
Madse IA seareh Of Katherine


The sound whleh came over the
telephone wires when ! save Alfred
Durkss Katherine hleksft's tender &C.
ASSURING message 10 his mother vas
very like q hastily gtTanEled sob, snf
my anger against him en- account ~
Bsss nfsn rapidly departed,
That he was keenly suffering De-
cause ef his idalize1 little mothers
danger, I knew, and was sure that
until her ennNaleseenes was assured,
there would he 40 thought OF anyone
else N his mind II would h lel'a's
innings distinctly did she hut grasP
the opportunity 20 devote her
self wholly "a her neither -inrlaw, PUT
ting aside her own Troublesome prohE
lens until the shadow lowering over
the little household should he dis
PEELED OIL brought myself hack with
q shudder from that thought, as Al
fred's voice came over the wire,
That's the message needed 10 make
me feel right assin, he said hoyish'
~. Mother CAN'T go WRONG II pr'
Braithsaite and Katherine have her
In charge. I'm not going 20 try n
thank Won. Madge, now. haven't
words. hut"
"Ill consider all the bouquets cent"
answered lightly, And as there will
be no preparations made until We
hear from Edwin. your mother will
not need 10 see me TO-DAY, viii she ;"
II Need 10 Know"
I'VE all need 10 see sou every
day." ne responded calamity but
you will have your hands fun out
there. won't you7"
II shall have 10 stay here nov,
anyway. until get word from I'd.
win" returned. but II your mother
needs me. advise me directly. And
keep her busy thinking about every
thing else save what IL before her"
I'm going 10 clar up nt the Of
fice now. after telephoning Leila your
news" he said decisively. 'and I'm
not going down again except for an
hour or two when II is imperative UNI
Ill this thing Is over. I've a lot of
work can do at home anyway, and
] can keep Mother from getting NOR
bid"
when will you reach home? ?" l
asked. II need TO know so | can
telephone you what l hear from Ed
win
Just a second" he returned. and
! knew that he was studying his
watch, In the absurd unseeing fash.
Ion most people have in calculating
time.
Madge Drafts Telegram
Il shall take that three fifteen"
he said. That will bring me out to
the house by four-twenty at the
latest"
Then. If have news I'll telephone
you within half an hour after that
time" | decided. Now for Edwin's
benefit, just what did DIR. Foaham
tell youth words Of as nearly one
syllable as you can make them"
He condensed his conversation with
DR.. Foxham into brief compact sen
fences, upon which / concentrated my
memory, and was able to write them
down exactly when ] had hidden AL
fred goodby and left the telephone.
Then with painstaking care I drafted
a telegram to my famous brother-in-
law.
Feeling the need for approval which
a woman almost invariably seeks upon
every unusual task from the making
of new kind of cake to the refur-
nishing of her home, / took the pa
per and stole noiselessly up the stairs
in search of Katherine. | knew that
as soon as she could escape from my
mother in laws demands, she would
be in her own room getting her uni
forms and other cling ready for
Mrs TIGERS laundering.
With little sigh o. relief, heard
her quick, light footsteps in her room,
and I pushed the door open noise
lessly.
II didn't dare knock" I explained