Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-05-06

of money to him. would not complain of this
reticence unless she had called me in to exam
inc her affairs"
mo, Philip, it was / who asked you to be 80
kind as to do for her the same as Uncle Jere-
miah."
"She is perfectly welcome to do what she
likes with her money; but if she complains OF
loss, and then seeks an investigation into her
loss. and all the time throws impediments In
the way of inquiry-I say that her conduct Is
not right. 1t is like client calling in solici-
tor and then refusing to state his case"
az was to blame" said Salome, meekly.
Mamma has her little store-the savings she
has put by-and q small sum left by my father,
and ought not to have interfered. She did
not ask me to do So and it was meddlesome Of
me to intervene unsolicited; but did so with
the best intentions. She had told me that she
suffered from loss which crippled her, and
assumed that her money matters had become
confused, because no louger supervised 1
ought to have asked her permission before
speaking to you"
"when made the offer, she might have re-
fused would not have been offended. What
I do object to is the blowing Of hot and cold
with one breath"
Il dare say she thought it very kind of you to
may have been misunderstanding. She wished
you to manage for. the future and not inquire
into the past"
Then she should have said so. She COM
planned of a loss and became reticent and evas-
i've when pressed as to the particulars of the al
legged loss"
81 think the matter may be dropped" ;" said
Salome.
"By all means-only, understand am dissat-
isfied"
"Hush!' exclaimed Salome. II hear baby
crying"
Then she rose to leave the room.
snow look here" said Philip, would il be
fair to the doctor whom you call in about baby
to withhold from him the particulars of the all
ments you expect him to cure?"
"Never mind that now," said Salome, and
she kissed her husband to silence him. "Baby
is awake and is crying for me-"
This brief conversation will serve to let the
reader see an unlovable feature in Philips
character. He possessed a popularity not
common In men, that of harboring grievance
and recurring to ii. Men usually dismiss a
matter that has annoyed them, and are unwiIl-
ing to revert to it. 1t is otherwise with women.
due to the sedentary life they lead at their
needlework. While their fingers are engaged
with thread or knitting pins their minds turn
over and over again little vexations and roll
them like snowballs into great grievances.
Probably the solitary life Philip had led had
brought about that he had the same feminine
faculty Of harboring and enlarging his griev.
ances
The front, aoor bell tingled Salome did not
leave the room to go after baby till she heard
who had come. The door was thrown open
upon them, and Mrs. Sidebottom burst in
This good lady had thought proper to swallow
her indignation at the marriage of Philip, be-
cause it was against her interest to be on bad
terms with her nephew, and after the first
ebullitior of bad temper she changed her be-
hayior toward Philip and Salome and became
gracious. They accepted her overtures with
ciyility, but without cordiality, and a decent
appearance of friendship was maintained. She
pressed Salome to visit her at York, with full
knowledge that the invitation would be de-
clined. Occasionally she came from York to
see how the mill was working and what bust
ness was being transacted.
As she burst in on Philip and his wife, both
noticed that she was greatly distressed; her
usual assurance was gone. She was distressed
and downcast Almost without word of