Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-07-05

Jenny eating the csRsI paid for, as FIRE,
| as If 1t was black bre8d?'
The figure in the doorway trembled slight
~, then seemed to turn rigid.
Il paid for that cake David out of my
savfn s.. An it's Efiaes weddin cake. She's
gone. She left goodbye for you, but she
didn't G..i want no seenk ION her weddin' day.
1t been scenes everysmeal we've sat down
to in years, and shes tired of bein' hec-
tored to death l don't know as l blame
net 1or Wantn to Get away from such a
NE. m goin overzto Chadron next week
when they come back from Omaha an help
ehem furnish their house. Edward said
should
Mandy smiled rerniniscently. She should
certainly buy red plush sofa for Efie' S
parlor IL there was one in town. Then
sue looked back at her husband. His hand
grasped the porch post and his face was
distorted with "a
Dye mean to say she married that jane
son ana you helped her to sneak out OF
her iatners house-lfke-like-"
That's just what she didn't do, David.
Sne was married right here in her mothers
parlor. an with some of her old friends for
witnesses. an we had dinner. There amt
no use Tor you to swear an carry on,
David. I am her mother an 1 ought to
nave some say. I'm goin' to have some say,
TOO. about the house. I've helped you to
pay Tor 1t, an everything that's In it, an
the law gives me a share Of it. You told
me yesterday l wasn't much on appear
ances, but that's your fault. No one that's
nVed the shut-in life have would be. I'm
soih 10 I'VE like other women do, an I'm
go1n' over to Edwards an Effie's every
month Edward, he said
me name was as a. red rag to bull.
his fist
Dye know that smooth-faced, lying
young rascal has got the promise of the
nomination to Congress, which was mine
oy rights. He's beaten me, beaten the
1 of his wife and stole his wife in the
Mandy Grimes drew herself up and more
IMAM ever the doorway seemed barred.
"eil' all I've got to say is that m glad
the NOMINATIONS been kept in the family.
An as Tor the rest, don't want any scene
made here. There's been scandal enough
about the way you treat your family with
out you re shoutin' so the whole neighbOr-
MOOD can hear you. If you was half as
proud or your folks an treated them half
as decent as you do your voters. we would
Hot pc the talk of Jepson Center I'm
plumb sick of ben' spoke of as poor Man
dy Grimes Now if you have any swearin'
70 90 you march out to the barn an do
II We got to help Jenny clear up the
Wedd1n dishes. Your supper III be ready
in ten minutes"
she turned abruptly and walked into the
parlor. Her husband stood transfxed as
she disappeared then his grip on the porch
rail gradually loosened His expression
changed from fury to amazement to in
credullty, and finally to thoughtfuness
Wlthout a word, he turned on his heel,
walked down to the gate and led his horse
round to the stable Poorhouse Jenny,
picking a chicken bone, watched him curl
ousfy from the pantry window But Man
dy alone in the dim, disordered parlor,
ciasped and unclapsed her hands nervously.
:. declare don't know how 1 ever did
IT. l amt quite sure whether it was what
Ellie and Edward said or just because it
was Independence day. If I'd known he'd
take 1t SO well I'd read my rights years
ago put have some good times comm
yet Edward says he's goin' 10 take mo
10 Omaha in the fall I don't suppose it,
a whey way to feel, but I'm glad Edward
peat him for the nomination Havin' that
lesson KIND of took the life out of him an
mace IL easier for me. Yes, Jenny, I'm
comm, an you can put the rest of that
Weddln cake out for Jimmy an Mr..
Grimes supper"