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Katie and Denzil

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By: Ian Price2
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Mrs Katie Lewis was known to all as Klepto Kate. This was because of her uncontrollable need to steal small objects and hide them away. She was a good old soul though and no one took offence when the odd cup or ornament went missing because it was understood that there was nothing vindictive in her habit and all things borrowed, as it was called, were easily retrievable and were often returned by Katie a day or two later.She was married to Denzil Lewis a small miner and part time accordion player who could empty a room when the blues were upon him. They were a contented pair and were married for some forty years. This was partly due to love and partly due to the fact that Katie was almost stone deaf and Denzil took a delight in objet dart to relieve the boredom of his constant toil.Later in their lives Katie was taken ill and fell into a deep depression in which her usual cheery smile became a thing of rarity. Such was the concern for her health that she was placed in a hospital that specialised in elderly care. Denzil would visit her daily in the hope that she would recover. He tried the accordion but was banned from bringing the instrument to the hospital after it was decided that the nerves of the residents and staff were simply not up to the banshee like sounds that emanated from it.Some time after Katie was admitted to the hospital the staff had begun to get complaints that small items of some patients personal affects would go missing for a short while and mysteriously reappear a few days later. It was a perplexing problem as the articles taken were replaced. No one knew of Katies past habit and so as no damage had been done the incidents were merely logged and forgottenThe problem was solved however on the day that Denzil Lewis walked excitedly into the sisters office after visiting his wife. He was full of praise. How did you manage it? he said. The sister was baffled. Managed what Mr Lewis? Its Katie. Shes smiling again with the brightest smile Ive ever seen. I cant thank you enough. The sister now beyond curious decided to investigate Denzils claims and sure enough there was Katie with what could only be described as a dazzling grin on her face. The sister was flummoxed until on closer inspection she discovered that Katie had four sets of false teeth in her mouth none of which belonged to her.The clue to Katies depression was soon solved and she returned home to Denzil where they lived for many years as happy a couple as one could wish to see.