The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1900-02-02
He had not spoken to his wife about

an unpleasant nature from her. de
did not think, however. that he was vio-
lating this injunction by telling her of
the impending visits. Before he start
ed for the train he found that she was
doing a little worrying on her own ac-
count.
81 wish. as they are to be here to-
gether, they could both come together"
she whispered. with an eye on the
stout woman who was knitting over by
the window.
"What difference would that make?"
asked Edmonton.
swell, mamma will have a whole
days start of your mother, and she will
be telling her all about baby's likes and
dislilses and what he's been accustomed
to, and all that sort of thing, and I'm
afraid your mother may not like it,"
"Pshaw!" said Edmonton, believing
it, nevertheless.
II expect you are having terrible
time right now" his wife continued:
compassionately.
Getting along first rate" said Ed
monitor. "Everything's going along
like clockwork."
"You don't miss me, them"
"Miss you! l should say l did.
What's Mister Man doing there?"
"S'eepin'. He doesn't do anysin' else
but s'eep, bless e pwecious heart. Want
to see him, papa? Oh! see him frown,
see him frown! Did you ever! Let's
cuvvy him up quick. What dweadful
face! Is Mary doing all right. Henry%"
"She's treasure. I'm thinking seri-
ously of raising her wages"
what was that L heard smash this
morning?"
Smash! Well, you've got good ears.
I didn't think you would hear that.
What was it? Why, it was a = the
saucer of one of the flower pots. She
was watering the flowers, don't you
know"
ut didn't sound like that. Must you
go? Henry, I don't see what that old
thing has to stick around in here all
the time for. Don't lean on the baby,
Henry"
1t was nearly month after that
Barkstowe saw Edmonton again, and
| they had not talked five minutes before
he complimented him upon his we'll
fed and care-free appearance. Baby
don't make you much trouble?" he
said, inquiringly.
TROUBLED" echoed Edmonton. ."That
kid has never given me a moment of
uneasiness since l last saw you. If you
were in the house a week you'd hardly
know there was a baby in the house."
Barkstowe looked puzzled. "Well,
that's fine thing" he said. still, 1
rather like a baby to whoop er up once
in awhile. Shows it's alive and hasn't
got anything the matter with it's
lungs"
"Oh, I guess mine whoops 'er up all
| right as far as that goes" said Ed
monitor, carelessly. "He doesn't both
er me, though"
"You haven't quit your home and
gone to boarding just because you
think you're going to lose night'srest
occasionally p asked Barstowe, indig-
| nantly.
mo; I'm still on tolerably good terms
with my family"
That's all right, then. Come and
take dinner with me and we'll go to
the theater after. We don't meet every
day."
I'D like to, but I'll have to get you
to excuse me tonight" said Ed
monitor. I'm going to take my wife
to the theater."
Barkstowe staggered back and
famed himself with his hat. When he
had sufficiently recovered he said: "I'll
give you people up. I'm beat. l feel
as if it was my duty to call up the office
of the Society for the Prevention Of
Cruelty to Children and ask them to
raid your house. What in thunder are
you going to do with the baby-take
him along with you?"
Hardly" replied Edmonton. His
two grandmothers II take care of him
all right. It's the biggest snap you
ever heard Of" he continued. They've
been here a month now, and neither of
them wants to go before the other, and
they're both of them ashamed to say
so. l don't want either of than to go
Say! Talk about having a kid taken
care of! They won't even let Emmie
take the youngster nights. That's an
honest fact; and they're just too polite
to each other. You see, Emma's moth
er knows that my mother feels bad be-
cause the little chap is such thorough
Swaffield. and my mother feels in her
heart she ought to give up to Emmie's
mother, because anyone could see that
the baby doesn't favor his mothers
folks in particle, but is just an Ed
monitor all over. bless his sweet heart.
They pity each other-that's no josh.
don't know whether they ever got to-
gether and fixed up schedule or not,
but it looks like it almost from the
way they take turns about to tend his
imperial highness.
"And say!" Edmonton continued. ut
amt only the baby, but it's things in
general. That blamed nurse went kit
ing about an hour and half after Mrs.
Swaffield got in the house. and the
woman we got in to help Mary went
after her. l was going to fire Mary,
but you ought to see the way they've
.