Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1910-09-05

house cleaning until after the
Fourth. There was tTile of grum-
bling, but Miss Lucinda stood firm,
and not until sultry evening Of
recent date did she warn the mem
bcrs of her family that the caleb
miners were upon them.
There's one thing | want under
stood" she added. Mother is to
have absolute peace during this con
fusion. I shall keep her room undis-
turbed until the rest OF the house
is in perfect order, and then she can
go out into some quiet, clean place
while her room in being done"
Mrs. Hillman looked up with the
gentle protest which has succeeded
her manner of authority since she
handed over the housekeeping to her
| eldest daughter.
IL always have the decorators be-
gin in my ROOM" she said.
mo doubt" was the reply. You
never looked out for your own COM
fort"
But like 10 have mine done
first" insisted the mother.
Leave that to me. I've been
reading splendid article called
Keep Nook for Mother and I'm
going by that. All you need to do
Is to stay on your throne and keep
calm"
Even Queen has some rights,
Luce" her married brother put In.
IL don't relish seeing mother boss
ed"
Hush. SAM" murmured Sans
new wife, who was not near enough
to be ignorant of the effect this re-
mark would have on Lucinda.
The end of 1t was that before Luz
cinda's wounded feelings could be
soothed her mother was pleading, al
most with tears, to have her room
done last. .... ,..
Accordingly, after breakfast next
morning Luc.nda began making her
mothers bed. a.
Lucinda" called Sans wife, from
the foot of the stairs. the caleb
miners want to see you about the
color for the dining-room.'"
They'll have to wait" was the
majestic answer as Lucinda turned
the mattress. r..
mo hurry about that bed" Mrs.
| Hillman urged. leaning forward UNI
easily from the rocker where Luz
cmda had placed her. Those men
: get 60 cents an hour"
Il can't help 1t II they do. The
/ first thing is to have you In peace
in an orderly room"
The mother fdgeted, but Lucinda
finished busting and even brought in
vase of flowers before she left.
As Mrs. Hilman sat there alone,
broodng little sadly over past
years of activity, Sans wife pceped
in upon her.
"All alone?" she inquired. "Ill
bring in my work"
Within two minutes she was back
again, blithely scattering white raw
ell.ngs over the clean rug as she
spread out the tablecloth she was
hemming and exhibited It's pattern.
An animated discussion on table
linen arose. and in the midst of 1t
Lucinda opened the door.
Mercy" was her comment as she
turned back to the broom closet and
reappeared with the carpet sweeper,
I'm straining every nerve to keep
this one room in perfect order for
the sake of the peaceful effect on
mother" she explained to Sans wife
as she slammed the sweeper against
a table leg. do you mind II | put
all your things on one chair? And
couldn't you work with the table
cloth folded? II looks so clustered
why, mother!" she broke of In an
noyance, how did all those dusty
pictures get In here?"
II moved them in was the apOl
ogetic answer Il happened to see
them in the hall and | was afra,t
ln' lIdlnth WDulu We IldIlcu WIN ~
those ladders and boards. The pas
sage is 20 narrow. you know"
Lucinda compressed her lips ant
moved the pictures back into the hal
like an amateur whirlwind. TheI
she closed the door on two ruflled
looking women and wondered why 1
was impossible for her mother I,
behave life some of the serene olC
persons she knew.
THIS was the beginning. by tn,
end Of the third day Lucinda's wa
for peace had aroused the iightinl
spirit OF every person In the hous
save one aud several neighbors. TIP
; stairs in the front room the gentle
hearted old mother had taken 4
her bed, worried IA the breakinI
, point by strained relations Al IN,
household The climax had occurrel
, that afternoon when she had ven
, tured criticism on the parlor wal
|, paper ana Lucinda bad oouducle,