The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-08-10

they found themselves the center of
a wealthy circle Of neighbors,
And in the midst of all the luxury
Angela pined She grew pale and thin
and languid. until her mother and Ed
win We're alarmed
She must go away the mother told
the voting husband, but Edwin, shook
Ids head Mtt I5stYfl M NN'A
V what Angela needs,Fshe said \ EI4Isy
to feel that she means something hi
thenworld There are SO many idle,
unWppy wonderland somehow be-
lieve that Angela is more OF woman
than we viii let her be, We coddle
her, and wrap her up In cotton wool
because we love her, but she Is q
woman with all woman's right to
make home Should we keep on
making a baby Of her?'
"But what the mother demanded,
"can we do?'
Let US try an experiment. Edwin
said Lei her think you have lost
your money. that we must all 80 away
from here to the old farm, and ! will
come back and forth on the train--we
will see how she stands real life"
But she is such a baby"
She is a woman Edwin insisted.
Now ana then she lets me see deep
into her heart, aud know, but we
never let her have chapco'
Apgela's mother agreed. reluctant
~ You tell her. she said al Last.
Angela bore the shock brayey.
Poor mother She said, III viii be
hard for you, aud at once she began
to treat tie elder lady with q tender
ness which was surprising and com.
rortns
II was wonderful to see how she
took up the burdens. Work seemed
to agree with her Instead OF growing
faded and thin. she waxed plump aud
rosy She planted garden and
watched With enthusiasm the growth
of her lettuce and radiahes and on
tons. She baked cakes and put up
pots Of jam and served a dclcciable
fish chowder to Edwin when he came
HblHt law VII lllilln ht5h'S'
II didn't think she had II In her
Angca's mother told her son-inlaw
as late one autumn day they watched
the little wife baking pancakes in the
warn cosy kitchen She had on red
house gown, with blue linen apron
that almost covered her up. Her curls
were gathered into topknot with a
black bow, and she was flushed and
smiling.
81 sometimes think" Edwin mused
that she has just reverted to type.
You used TO love to get supper for
her father, didn't you, when YOU We're
poor and lived in this cottage?'
9"lndeed, | did responded Angelas
mother. THAT recipe for chowder is
the one | used, and he used to smack
his lips over it"
And benlild YOU is a race of good
housekeepers, and yet YOU expected
Angela to live like an idle princess
and as long as she felt she had money
back of her she had an incentiye-but
now--you see
Yes. see, the mother agreed.
But the climax came when, one day,
the pink pearl ring disappeared from
Angela's finger.
Where's your ring?' Edwin de-
manded.
"Oh,' Angela blushed, 'oh, II don't
think can tell you just now, Edwin
But the secret was out when one
day she led him into her dressing
room 1t had been refurnished in pare
pink and white swiss. and in one cor
ner there was a crib with rosebuds
embroidered on the cover. And in
another corner was very low white
rocking chair with pink cushion.
Il shall call it my pink pearl room,
Angela stated, 81 was just hateful TO
make you buy such an expensive thing
,or me, Edwin--perhaps II | hadn't al
ways demanded SO much for myself,
you wouldn't have to work SO hard
now for us"
Her husband folded her in his arms
Dearest, DEAR he said, brokenly.
Your mother didn't lose her mon
ey,' Edward explained. but wanted
YOU to come to your hearthstonc as a
housewife, and you couldn't wnon YOU
were having things showered on YOU,
well. we won't go back to the city
Angela decided with snake of her
curls, It is ever so much nj. er here
and couldn't leave my garden and my
lchicks-and besides she hid her face
against his shoulder the country will
be the best place to bring up the baby
in--wont It. Edwin
In the months that followed Angelas
mother had TO have her way about
spending. She bought everything from
a silver porfingcr to n golden rattle
But Edwin bought back &c pink
pearl ring. II want yon to wear II be-
cause IT Is like you,' he said to An
gela. ardcntly. "a thing all rosy aud
sunshine and OF perfect beauty"
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