Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1891-08-30
HIS MOTHER-|N-LAW
By Mary Kyle Dallas.

ooh. MILFORD, you wont reealu m'
with aversion? You won't say Things
abont mothers-in-law. will.you? little
Mrs Pendexter coaxed. because sns
ISM in the least like the kind OF motner
in-law they mean, you know.
~ hope not" said Mrs. Pendexter'
al sincerely hope not, Camilla.
| ..You never called me by my whole
name BEFORE" sighed Mrs. Pendexter.
"You always said MY dear Cammy. -
| ''veyy well, my dear Cammy' sara
MILFORD. 81 shall certainly BEHAVE 70
your mother as would to any o1nel
lady. II she is what she should oe, ali
right. But always have resolved 70
be master in my own house, and al
ways will be" -, ,
NV dear ma is a perfect lamb,
sobbed Camilla. 81 have her photo
graph upstairs. I'll get it to show
you"
.'rve seen It," said Mr.. Pendexter,
with the remembrance Of a grim ana
ancient matron in spectacles, with
RULED cap on her head and a prayer
book in her hand, floating oelore MS
eyes. "She looks like very exceiient
person, but"
II did not know that you had ever
seen mas portrait" said Camilla. But
what, Kenny Penny"
Kenny Penny was a pet name lor ner
spouse.
but the proof of the pudding is the
eating, Cammy DEAR" her spouse re-
piled. Whereupon he put on his over
coat and betook himself TO his usual al
fairs.
1t was a singular thing never to have
seen ones mother-in-law. Mr.. Pendex-
ter began to feel that it was rather
risky. He had met Miss Spruce at the
house of a mutual friend. She was
teaching a school at the time. Her only
living parent, her mother, lived in Call
fornia. He had rather rcjoiced in the
fact; and now she had broken up house
keeping and was coming TO New York
to live. with them no doubt IL she was
invited to do so.
IF she is as serious as she looks she'll
expect me TO teach bible class" solilo-
Quized Mr.. Pendexter as he walked
down the street. "She'll try to stop my
cigars and my glass OF beer OF an even
ing. She'll consider my friends wicked
young men, and throw the euchre deck
into the fire. l know those goody-
goody old ladies by heart"
Suddenly, as he turned the corner,
face met his eye that brought memories
of long departed days, Of Irritation
which might have resulted in an affair
of the heart. Mr.. Pendexter was not as
young as his wife. He had had his lit
tie experiences.
What a portly woman that was
could it be the same person?
He slightly lifted his hat; the lady
smiled; he bowed.
after all the world is a small place"
said he to himself, and walked toward
her.
"Well, declare I gever expected to
see you again." said the lady with u
laugh.
'And thought you still in San Fran
ciscor said Mr.. Pendexter. What
Lice talks we used to have, Mrs. Miller"
why, it's ten years ago, isn't it?'
cried Mrs. Miller.
Couldn't believe it. You look as
young as ever" said Mr.. Pendexter.
"Oi, when it comes to being told that
orc. looks as young as ever all hope is
"Wen, / intended complinrett, SAID
Mr.. Pendexter. "I'm getting bald"
and he took off his hat.
"Itonly makes you look more ike
Shakespeare" said Mrs. Miller. =.
"She always says such nice things"
said Mr.. Pendexter to himself.
The idea that he looked like Shak-
sneare had occurred to him before, but,
M one else had ever told him that he
did He felt flattered. A little pang OF
regret pinched his heart. He often felt
that he had made great mistake in los
ing sight of Mrs. Miller, to whom he
had never been regularly introduced.
"And | think she told me she was alone
in the world" he said to himself. "And
I should not have been expecting my
mother-ln-law to make my life wretched
- His thoughts were running away
with him; he laughed.
"Are you living in New York, Mrs.
Miler?"
IN some friends after while, but / am at
- hotel inst now. don't believe In
popping in on people tornado-fashion.
II they want me let them urge me, say
l."
.si wish my mother-in-law had that
disposition," said Pendexter to himself.
Aloud he said: 81 must call on you."
The lady laughed.
al haven't asked YOU" said she.
"But you'll let me in II l do Gomez"
said he. Its my duty to call on a
All She said was: "Well, good-by."
During the day Pendexter wasnot quite
himself. He had discovered that his
Camilla could pout He feared the I'M
pleasant things that he had been told
came to a man with mother-in-law.
No doubt he should find her, grim and
SARCASTIC, in the parlor on his return.
He did not like that photograph. No,
he did not like it. He thought he pre-
ferrsd being little late that night.
AND AS he went uptown the bright en-
trance Of the little hotel met his eye,
and be stepped out Oh the platform and
STEPPED off on the corner.
Mrs. Miller was In, so the waiter told
him and she tripped into the parlor In
a dress OF mauve silk that became her
nightly. Her hair was black, her eyes
were brown. She was no longer young,
but she was by no means old. She was
in very high spirits, and they fiirted-
YES. nirted-despite the fact that Pen
| a ,,orrfad onan-ac fhav had