The Monroe journal. [volume] (Monroe, N.C.) 189?-1965, 1911-11-21

Il resolved not to make a nuisanc
u myself when descended on tn
ioyecote." explained the girl with be
eve on the lavender colored handker
chiefs. Il planned to slip of for lonl
walks By myself and TO develop fond
ness for solitary rowing bouts on III,
lake and to discover dozens OF letter;
that | simply had to go away by mysel
TO write. | was going to give thos,
people plenty Of time to COO without
the dark cloud Of my presence embar
RAISING them. needn't have wor
ried. for they did not pay any more
attention to me than they would II
had been composed OF mist.
What found that simply could
not endure was not any excess senti
mentality but excess solicitude on the
part of the brides Now, I've known
Art Morley all my life. ever since We
used to pull each others hair and steal
cookies together and of all the dare
devil. reckless boys ever knew. he
was the worst. He was always get.
ting drenched in transforms. upset In
lakes. sunstruck aid mangled in acct.
dents. and as his mother was one OF
those comfortable. placid women with
divine faith in the nine lives OF cats
and boys she never paid any atten.
ton TO his mishaps. He grew up as
tough as a hickory and able TO thrive
on diet of nails.
THAT is why Graces conduct
first took away my breath and then In.
turiated me. Darling she would say
anxiously to Art at the breakfast Ia.
BILE. pausing suddenly as the awful
thought smote her / forgot to lay out
your heavier underwear for you. and
there's quite chill wind today. !
just know you'll take your death OF
cold Promise me that you'll change
at once-l should never forgive myself
II you got cold in your head through
my horrid carelessness!
And Art Morley. before my very
eyes, would gaze al her fatuously and
frown a trine with worry and then
would agree that his precious health
demanded the next heaviest weight
Tie would SILVER a trHe, too, and say
that the wind did feel cold
THAT would start Helen. Harry.
she would murmur TO her husband, do
you feel the cold too? Now, don't be
foolishly brave and say no when you're
really suffering You know you said
last night that you had a pain In your
shoulder! Just knew you shouldn't
have brought in those great heavy
armfuls of stovewood You tax your
strength too muchl'
Yet this same Harry Koran took all
the athletic honors at college. lie re.
sembles a giant OF prehistoric days In
size. Yet Harry. instead OF bowling
in derision. would look seriously and
would tell Helen that he supposed he
was foolish and that he must be more
careful,
Then Grace would capture me as
started Tor walk and would pour her
troubles into my car. II seemed that
Art had not eaten more than two
spoonlnls Of his breakfast food that
morning, and did think he was goins
to DO IN?
Then would brutally say that Art
Morley looked as solid and tough and
lasting as the big oak tree out in front
she would Indignantly retort that had
no heart and didn't appreciate the real
dellcacy of his constitution.
When | escaped from her Helen
would approach and weet on my shoul.
der aud demand to be told II thought
Harry would stop loving her because
the coffee had been so weak at break. |
fast. due 10 her criminal neglect. She
felt that she had failed as wife and |
she could not bear to think OF her !
own ir,ghtful shortcomings a moment
longer