The Intermountain Catholic. (Salt Lake City [Utah] ;) 1899-1920, 1905-05-27
FAIR PLAY.

There was very decided ffown on Larry
Thorps face as he stood in front of the fire, star
ing at the picture of his grandfather the op-
| pcsite wall. He tried to smooth it out when he
heard step in the hall and hand laid on the
| door-knob; but the attempt not a very sue
cessful ene SO that Aunt Harriet, after single
glance from her bright eyes, asked, without cere-
mony:
What is the matter!"
ooh, nothing" said Larry, in tone that would
indicate the loss of all the good things of lie.
II thought" said Aunt Harriet, that YOU
seemed Just mite cross. But [ must have been
mistaken.
swell. l am" Larry burst out, "and | think
| have right to be- / don't see why Worth can't
take little trouble now and then. Most girls do
for their brothers.
Doesn't Worth"
Larry did not see fit to regard this question
Il wanted to have some of the boys around to-
morrow night, to give Chaley Ritter little send
off, He is going away the next day. talked to
Worth about it, and she made much fuss as IT
[ had asked for the moon. Of course she'd have
to have cake and do a few other things; but
thing she might put herself out for me little.
] told her so, too"
"What did she say"
"Why, she fared up and talked back, the way
girls do. Why can't they see how weak that you're
another kind of eloquence it, She asked me why
l oughtn't to put myself out for her sometimes,
and lot of such things"
THAT doesn't strike me as so weak, said Aunt
Harriet
Larry looked at her doubtfulIy. He and she
great friends.
Girls ought to be willing to help their broth
ers," he said.
"Of course" agreed his Aunt Harriet, promptly.
Larry was treasured.
"When do l ever look black at Worth when she
asks some little favor of me -
when did she ask you lastH
Larry tried to think, then had to content hnf
self with saying, somewhat vaguely
But are more dependent on the things
that girls can do"
you mean that you boys have an idea that
girls should be servants When you want cake
you ask for it, and feel abused if there is any
hitch about it. When Worth wants an escort TO
take her to see somebody at night, she treads as
softly if eggshells; and, if she has to say at
home nobody is much surprised"
Larry looked up guilty.
Worth must sew on missing buttons, and make
copy of a stylish necktie, and pick up odds and
ends all over the house, and she must do it in
good season. But when she wants picture hung
little hammerng done, after waiting and wait
ing she climbs the step-ladder and does it her
self, in spite of the fact that "a girl never knows
how to drive nail And all the stray errands,
Larry, dear, where do they fall? Don't you hon
estly thing that Worth does than her half
Even lind myself inclined to favor the boy as
horse does its lame leg"
"When Aunt Harriet went upstairs, Larry con-
tinued to stand on the rug, and to look at his
grandfather with frown. But it was a different
frown,
well, if I am really lame leg in the fam
ily [ don't mind owning to you-fto his grand
father)-that do banker considerably after being
all-around good"
As usual, having thought matters over, Worth
came round, and announced that she could man
age the "cake and few other thingsssiqs, And as
usual Larry declared that she was dear" and