Camas Prairie chronicle. [volume] (Cottonwood, Idaho) 1901-1917, 1911-03-10
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you Mabel answered In the sam,
key.
Altogether she made a good II fain
impression-chief1y by the things she
did not say and do. There was nj
efacing herself, Just a lack of forth
putting. And when the party broke
up she fairly dragooned Archer into
taking home Mrs. March, merry
widow. who had made condescensioI
OF coming. He got back in vile tenn
per, but said only to his wife:
If this is part of the programme
when next you feed lions, 1 shall have
business-in Buffalo or somewhere"
He did not mean It. Mabel under
stood. She waited six weeks, ther
called in the balance Of the gang. By
this speculation regarding her was or
edge. Arch had not once come bach
to dine at the old haunts, though he
had several times looked in, On his
way home after dining very fal
downtown. So he was not tied to ar
apron-string. Moreover, he looked
happy. Moreover farther, he had land
ed new play without scrap, In
spite of having written 1t at fever
heat. Every one thought he would
do we'll to send his wife home to hel
people when rehearsals began. Oddly
enough. nobody ventured to say So
there was something in his manner
which forbade.
The Wizards felt that they should
show the gangs appreciation of Mabe
they did 1t by special MarelIa din
ner.
Next day but one Ada Ware ran in
to see Mabel, who herself opened the
dor. and held up warning hand
IF you come In, walk SOFTLY" she
said. Mary is sick-the doctor says
she has missed pneumonia by the mar
rowest squeak. She's asleep now
In the living room-with all the win
dows open. Air Is the great thing
you know"
Anybody else would let her get II
IN hospital" Ada said, with an ode
feeling In her throat. Mabel was as
neat as could be, but her face was
strained and lined, her eyes heavy
The eyes became suddenly vivid.
II 1t had been me i'll, you couldn't
have driven Mary away-not If 1 hat
had the plague" she said. when she
Is well enough, we are going to sent
her to see her people up-country-
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birthday present"
What will you do without herr
Ada asked-by this time the gang hat
| decided that the Sandfords had BY
unheard-of luck found the one perfecr
| servant.
| Mabel looked a little thoughtful
| why, we shall get somebody" she
said. Until we do, Arch will put III
with my cooking. You know he's per
fectly angelic
The riddle remained until Mar,
was leaving. Ada had volunteered t.
| go part of the way with her-her owl
people, 1t appeared, lived on the same
| line, so there was talk between the
two girls despite their differing sta
| ton. Ada was above the snobbery Of
patronage to any clean and simple
minded human being.
why! 1t was Mrs. Sanford her
| self showed me the difference he
tween bad ways and good ones" Mary
explained. "She knew lot-and bent
her mind all the time to learning
more. But she was that shy of hav
Ing folks know 1t, most of all her hus
band. 1t helps a man SO to think he
has something soft and helpless tc
take care off, she told me once. And
she'd laugh and say: Mary, we dom,
know so much, both of us put togetb
er, but don't you think we can learn
with love teaching us?'
Yes, ma'am, she meant love al
everything-your work, your husband
your home. She's the sort that will
make any girl worth her salt. You
just have to do the best that's In Won
for lady that expects nothing else. -
That night Ada wrote Linson a long
long letter, and Mary's saying was
the text of 1t. He answered It in per.
son; they went back to town married
Mabel then gave dinner, not I'D to
the double standard of herself. plus
Mary, but still more than passable.
AS Linson and Ada went away he
said, patting her hand softly:
Mabel is real home missionary
We'll go hunting an apartment with
real kitchen tomorrow"