The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1911-08-22

She encountered the children In the
side yard Come" she said beguil.
lngly. I'll give all of you nice. hot
bath! Think how pleased your father
Will be-"
There was concerted shrek from
all three. The baby threw down the
kitchen spoon with which he was dig.
cling in the sand pile. and stared with
Indignant eyes as he howled. John
regarded her fiercely.
MOI" he protested. I'VE don't want
no baths We want to play We had
baths"
Now, John" said Mrs. Wilcox with
severe firmness as she clasped his re.
bellious hand, 1T Is wicked to Abb
You come right along and the others
will follow"
Mrs. Wilcox had always felt that
Mrs. Maltby had never used enough
firmness TO have perfect discipline
over her children and she rejoiced in
this opportunity to show them real
flrmness. First, John, then Edna and
then the baby were put into the tub.
scrubbed within an inch Of their lives
and, still yelling, CARRIED in fresh
clothes. Mrs. Wilcox, disheveled pant
ing and flushed. regarded her red.
faced. angry charges with satisfaction.
You will feel so much better" she
told them, soothlngly. Now, keep
yourselves cleanl"
About two o'clock that afternoon
Mr. Corcoran, who lived on the other
side of the Maltbys from Mrs. Wilcox,
rang the bell
"Hilda,' she said, mechanically.
knowing quite well that individual
couldn't understand word. but go.
ing through the form, Il thought I'd
help you out and give the children
their baths"
Yes" beamed Hilda and departed
, for her kitchen.
! The three Maltby children drew to.
/ aethsr In a compact bunch and glared
az the visitor defantly. Mrs. Corcoran
realized that the youthful human be.
ings. as well as pet dogs and puppies,
| always act that way when a bath Is
|
couldn't be helped. She put on an in.
gratiating smile.
I'm going TO make you all nice and
clean" she purred. shooting them up
stairs, From the mingled walls and
shrieks that assailed her ears she de
tached the remark that they had been
bathed.
Mrs. Corcoran always did things
thoroughly and the Maltby children
had the baths OF their lives.
Maltby got home late and tired thai
night and at the dinner table rousec
from his abstraction long enough t.
realize that his youngsters were un
usually still. They were eating Ian
guidly and were rather pale. Horror
clutched his heart-were they comm,
down with any disease? out of hi,
minds chaos he remembered some
thing.
Before you go TO bed" he tolt
them, "dadl. give you all nice, no
bath and yorll feel better, What tn,
dickens"
He started In alarm at the bedlam
John precipi;ated himself at his fathe
from one side and Edna from tn
other while the baby wadded hi
cracker desperately into his eye. The
all shrieked tremendously, Then Johr
with angry tears rolling down hi
face, got the floor.
1--WE don't want no bath" he sobbe
helplessly. First Hilda she gives u
| one when we get up and then Mrs
! Wilcox stopped US building our for
and washed MS and then this aftei
| noon Mrs. Corcoran she came owe
and put us In the tub again an sh
rubbed the skin of'n my shoulder. Al
now you"
| Maltby gathered his much washe
and weeping family into his arms a
no comprehended The first laugh h
had had that week crlnkled his eve