Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1910-01-21

passed in their new home Mrs
L R Brooks Joy in the sudden and
great change in her husbands
fortunes in the steamship company re-
malned undiminished Her mother.
Mrs. Harris. had come to look upon
him with great respect and to be rath-
er proud Of her son-in-law. who had
belied her dire prognostications and
upset all her firmly rooted ideas and
convictions by rising in the world
AS to Brooks himself. the exuberance
erably He did not share to any ex-
tent In the light heartedness Of his
wife. who diffused happiness and rip
pied 1t in joyous music on the piano
and in songs that had smoothed out
the creases of care on her fathers
brow when she sang to him in the
days Of her girlhood He had become
more and more thoughtful. with lapses
at unexpected times into absentmind-
edness. Moreover. of late, symptoms
of his former Ill humor and nervous
irritability had reappeared.
Goodness. Emma. one would hardly
know you!" exclaimed Beth to her one
evening after dinner. to which Mrs
Brooks had invited her mother and
sister. Your dress is a dream. and at
table you were positively radiant"
She had followed Emma into her
bedroom and was gazing in admira-
ton at her sparkling eyes and her
cheeks rosy with health.
Il am happy" admitted Emma. put
ting her arm around her affection
ately.
do you know. dearie, I'm just be.
ginning to know who and what you
are?"
ing manner and not at all inclined to
take her seriously. Emma looked at
her with assumed gravity.
"How's that. little sister?" she in
CURED.
please don't call me little sister, F"
objected Beth You're always max
Ing fun of me-"
My dear Beth it is you who are
always making fun of yourself" EN-.
ina told her.
Indeed I'm not!"
Why not laugh and play and jus,
be Il girI-a real 'tomboyY After all
THAT'S the thing You are only eight
zen. while | have reached years OF
discretion. I'm twenty five. you know
and awfully staid and wise In conse
luence."
You weren't a tomboy"
oh. yes. was until fell in love
You We're wee bit of little maid
then and after fell in love | beca me
Il silly little goose like all girls in love
and then"
You married Joe"
Yes" said Emma seriously. land
that's why | want you to have such 8
good time now. while you can. Oh
course | hope you'll not have the hare
pull that Joe and have had-l mear
when yon are nlarried-but one neve
can tell"
Never mind the past now. Emma
Think how happy you are
Il know 1t is good to be living
once again. hut the best of IT oil is tina
Joe has succeeded Even mother ad
mits it. Think of it,"
She even likes him." contided Beth
My dear you know that mothe
likes most any one Who has healthy in
dications of a bank account"
Emma .hided the girl, you ough
to be aSha nled:'
I'm not" laughed her sister. "I'n
too contentpd | don't think that
shall ever forget the night. nearl,
seven weeks ago. when Joe cam'
home with the good news. his salar.
more than tripled and six months bacl
pay"
Joe never thought Captain William
would do it for him."
mo, nor L. And the way it wa
done! You know the captain aud Jim
sy had been gone three days befor
Joe knew the good news"
When are they coming back? No
for month anyway"
Joe says he doesn't know"
Isn't it funny that with all his lucl
he doesn't seem contented?"
Emma became grave.
Hes worried. poor dear. and can
make it out" she said. Perhaps he
so anxious to succeed in his new pos
ton"
In the parlor Mrs. Harris sat far
ming herself. for it was very war;
day. She was dressed in gown O
. summer finery that would have bee
: more suitable to her had she beer
| say. fifteen years younger. and sh
was engaged in her usual pleasant OF
cupaton of criticising-or knocking,
as Joe called it.
Brooks was in dinner coat and bor
other external evidences Of his pro.
perity. which, however. was bein
purchased at considerable physic;
cost. for he had become thinner an
was pale and haggard. The worry hi
new position occasioned him wa
plain 10 be seen. and he was in an e,
ecrably surly mood and as nervous g
the proverbial cat
LAS ! was saying to joe" observe
Mrs Harris. turning to Emma an
Beth. "for a hotel of this charactt
the coffee is not what 1t might he. 1t
terribly bitter. Otherwise | liked IL
dinner. Yes. on the whole. | liked II
dinner. But If were you. Joe. /
complain about your waiter"
whats the matter with him.
asked Emma.
Rather impertinent and
THAT waiter suits me. and haven
heard Emma kicking" cut In Joe.
But Mrs. Harris was not to be su