Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-12-25

ready. If you want to spend an hour
In your room cursing your cuffs and
your collar button, get up earlier or
else eat cold breakfast.
you're welcome here, Ben, because
you're ELIAS brother and because she's
got her heart set on visit from you,
but you've just got to understand that
you can't cuss Aand domineer my wife
into sick bed the way you've done
your own"
Harrington swallowed retort; then
he swallowed the bacon and eggs.
Sam stood over the chair and Ben
knew thit he meant what he said.
When The meal was done Sam left
the room, and Ben followed him out
to the yard to stammer an apology.
Then he sat on the horse block while
he sn1oktg cigar, and Sans words
came hack 10 him,
Hts bro her-in-iaw was riga He
had esr ed and aomineered ~ wife
There nad been lots or nornings - IN
be had acted worse than this and with
far less cause
When the nervous breakdown had
come he had cursed 1t because 1t had
interfered with his vacation plans, and
not until he had left home did he
realize how much Fannie's quiet min
istrations had meant
Once or twice he half rose to go into
the house and ask Elias pardon, but
he thought Of something else Mt home
and sank back into his seat again. He
did not even realize that the horse
block was an uncomfortable seat, and
Sam came in from the fields at noon to
find him still sitting there with
half smoked cigar. making an odorous
offense to heaven.
Thought worth pennyT' he asked
pleasantly as he made pretense of feel
ing In his pocket for the coin.
"You can buy my whole miserable
carcass for penny" retorted Ben
dolefully. ave been sitting here
thinking over what you said"
81 didn't mean to get so hopping
mad" said Sam shamefacedly.
at was right" went on Harrington.
II have rowed Fannie into her bed,
just as you said. She made things 80
comfortable that when anything did
go wrong scolded her about that In
stead of giving her credit for all that
she had done"
IF you know II, that helps some"
reminded Sam, II tell You what the
trouble is, Ben. Just because you earn
the money that pays the bills you don't
xx,tf 10, In. TO-
You wouldn't dare talk to u servant
the way you talk to her. You know
your wife won't get mad and quit"
81 never should have come away
and left her." lamented Harrington.
"They sent you on vacation to give
Fannie n rest" explained Sam, "but II
you really mean to be a good boy 1t
would be n good idea to send for her.
The trouble with her has been that she
cared 80 much for you that she wor-
ried when you were not pleased, and
you never were pleased, so she wor-
to come up here and have you walt on
her"
"I'll go after her." offered Ben hasti-
ly. He was thinking of the cool of the
morning on the boat when they two
should have the deck alone. II was
there that he wanted to tell her how
sorry he was. He could not know that
Sam had wired. II was well that he
could not read the message, for 1t ran
Better come up. Ben's found out wha,
the matter was, and I'll see that he ro
members. BAN.
But Sans share OF the task was
light, for Harrington remembered Of
his own accord as he coaxcd the roses
back to where the lilies had been In
his wife's pale cheeks. When his irrl
tation rose there rose before him II
vision of cold bacon and threatening
face. II was not romantic, but II was
effective