The Ogden standard. [volume] (Ogden City, Utah) 1902-1910, 1910-03-12
eAs, &c weddings arc horrid. think its great
VIZ deal nicer to clope-my GRANDMOTHER clppcd
a}V and she only sixteen at the time, nearly

0<zR and she only sixteen at inc tlflcr nearly
two years younger that l..
THAT is very foolish way to talk. Tina; time:
arc quite different, now"
II don't sec whyl Anyway, I hate weddings.
only care Tor dances Momsey, aren't YOU going to
let nc go To this dance? What difference does ii
make il I'm not out? All my friends arc to be
thcrc-thc ClaTkS, and Edith Bayne and Francis
Fanshawc. Daddy said | could 60 before he went
away, and I've been counting on ii all the time, and
you won't let me'
mahogany furnished, old-fashoncd room, with her
light hair falling and her large. clear,
blue eyes fixed tragicaly on the face OF the parent
who sat busily sewing. Tinas SLIM shoulders were
huuchcd forward and her feet crossed in the attitude
which always brought forth her mothers rcbukc
Don't sit that way. dear It's very unladylike How
often have told YOU. Tina. that If you get tho
habit of sitting like that when were alone you'll
do II when you don't realize 1t
IL woudn't care. Momscy, why won't yoa let nc
60 10 the dancc:'
Now Tina. what is the OF teasing mother any
more about that" said hc second daughter coming
into the room. Elinor small and dark with
finely marked eyebrows. regular features. and an
expression of great intelligence, wrecked at times
by shattered wave of nervousness. AT the moment
she carried III her hand birds bathtub hlcd with
water destined for the cage over by the window,
where brown and dishcvcled canary hung mop
iney from perch. She went
You know perfectly we'll that mother thinks
you've been staying up a great deal too late III
the evening You cannot study and go out at the
same time And she told YOU she didn't approve
of your being much with Francis Fanshawc-
none OF us do He may be nice enough boy:
better let the acquaintance drop
"Oh, If you don't want me 10 do dnythmg"'
TinaS eyes began to sParrsle omlnousy 1T
you talk that way about my friends. like thcm
matter what you and Annette say. You've
always been down Francis! but And | don't
care whether ! keep on with my studies or not"
Tina Elinor carefully inserted the bathtub III
the cage before Anging herself voluby upon the sub
Ject Tina, you can't mean that-you want 10 be
educated. hope Besides, you'll enjoy coming out
into society great deal more later aud If you're seen
everywhere now, people will be ticking you for much
~ wouldn't care" Tina's defiant tone took on an
increasing rapidity. IL don't what good it does
be educated, anyway People like YOU just as we'll
when you're silly, | think its dreadully stupid to
go college the way you did and get critical. and
never sec any fun in things and analyze everybody
the way you do Robert Harper, that You never
know whether you like him or not. l. wish you'd
take enough interest IN HIM to get him 10 shave off
that horrid little black mousachc-it makes him look
so sicekl don't for what they teach III books.
II doesn't do me any good to learn about the ancient
Egyptians and the battles OF the Civil War and write
Enoch Arden over upside down; hate Enoch Arden;
he makes me Cr0SS-l care ior automobiles and
skating and having good time with my friends. and
6oneng. And it's telling INC III enjoy myself
moro later. l want TO enjoy myself now, Maybe
there won't DC any later maybe III be dead And she
ran from the
81 thought | heard Tina in here" said 4 taller
sister. entering by another door. Annette was per
haps not so pretty as the other two, but She had
large blonde genucncss, very rcposciully attTac-
tive She had been engaged for four years TO
~
consequent 4 dependent mother and sisters
She held up garment now as she spoke. Il want
10 give this waist to Tina to mend Just sec
where she's torn it, found 1t under her desk
"Now, Annette, il you've been putting her room
to rights again. Elnor held up her hands in
despair. -
Annette apoogetically.
"Ycs OF course that's tho way you spoil her. I'm
sure you and | brought up differently. Here
give INC a needle and thread, she'll never mend that
waist Mother you've let Tina think she's
gong 10 tho dance That settles It; you can't 90
back on it now; but think She ought TO understand
that H5 is absolutely the last time
She seemed to ,ake. it so to heart SAID The
mother weakly She tried TO rally herself intclll-
gently "Of course l don't mind her accepting in{i-
tations occasionally she's nearly cightecn but the
girls who not out have more going on than the
girls that And that young Fanshawe-hc seems
q stupid sort OF boy 10 nc: but hc docs such
reckless things / do aot like 70 have Tina with hin"
"Oh. mother. he's all right. really he's only
young" Anncuc's tone was gently protestinS. Hes
so much richer than the others that he do
things-thats all; she'll soon get tired OF him All
the boys in that devoted 10 Tina, When
girl is as pretty rs she is The three looked at
each other in the pause that followed. but each
only the image OF the beloved youngest
Mrs. Madison wrote to her husband, as he did TO
her. every night during his long absences from
home. She rcposcd so thoroughly in theory on his
judgment that neither OF them realized that in prac-
tice she decided everything. Her resolution 10
rcstric. the girls gaictics suddenly hardened
by the events Of the dance, though it was twenty
four hours before she got chance TO express IT.
Tina having slept mril the late afternoon IN defiance
OF her pledge TO study and visitors taking up the rest
OF the day Ono visitor indeed. was partly rcspon-
siblc for the mothers steadily increasing purpose;
kind elderly little Miss Ward IN her neat black
jacket, trimmed with mysterious gngcr-coorcd
fur, being OF those amiabc convcrsationalsts
who scatter the seeds OF discomfort wherever they
lrcad. Mrs Madison although she knew from aforc-
simc what she had TO expect. couldn't help the
usual thrill os evaporation at tho opening sentence:
How hcshy Tou arc growing! | said the other
day as you were passing. L hardly knew Mrs Mali
SON she's getting so stout it's easy 10 sec that she
doesn't let things worry her! Your husband looked
very badly / think, when hc here last ! want
10 apologize for not coming before 10 congratulate
Miss Elinor on her engagement to Mr. Harper"
My dear Miss Ward. you have been n,isinormod'
Mrs. Mason felt that she holding herself
well iii hand-"Elinor would be very much obliged
to you: I'm sure-hut there is no engagement"
small features indicated deep and wondering inter
est. ! certainly understood from Mrs Painter
that Ethel said IT was announced know she men
toned that everyone talking Of It, 7 was there
yesterday locking at the things Mrs, Painter