The Richfield recorder. (Richfield, Idaho) 1909-1931, 1911-10-19
WHILE SHE
WAS AWAY


wife as he greeted her at the railroa
station.
The best part of going away is tn
coming home" replied Mrs Everett
Didn't you miss me at all? Your le
tiers gave such glowing accounts G
the way you got along without m
that | was tempted to stay anothe
week"
"Oh. we managed all right Blu
aren't you satisfied with your thre
weeks visit at your mothers? Yo'
look. so we'll"
Yes. I'm feeling well and stroni
again Jack, mother is simply won
der She never worries or frets abou
anything and I'm going to follow hel
example"
Bully for you!" returned her hus
band as he helped her into the car
riage. AT last you've got the right
/ idea. You remember how the proverb
goes-Nevcr trouble trouble, until
trouble troubles you. 1t is an excel
lent rule
How are the children?" asked Mrs.
Everett as she leaned back in the car
riage and, gazing fondly at her hus-
band noticed for the first time how
careworn he looked
"Corinne and Frederick have gone
to your sister Lulu's for few days"
AT Lulu's house Why?"
Well. James had the measles. SO l
sent them over there"
James! My poor SOM" walled his
mother WHO took care of hiln2 Is
he very ill?"
He's going out tomorrow We had
a trained nurse"
Such expense. just for the measlesi
Was the nurse young and pretty?"
Not exactly young and pretty"
answered Everett. guardedly. but
very capable
Il don't suppose Corinne has prac-
ticed her music while at Lulu's. as
Lulu has no piano"
She couldn't practice anyway. She
cut her finger"
How? Is there any danger of blood
poisoning?"
None whatever. The children want
ed to earn some money. so they had a
lemonade stand in front of the house
Your sewing table wasn't quite steady
and when it came down all the glass
was cracked and broken. Corinne in
to save it cut her finger on
the pitcher"
Not the cut glass pitcher that Aunt
Mary gave us for a wedding presents"
Exactly so! Aunt Mary happened
to come the next day and she vented /
her anger on little Frederick by insist
ing that he take bath before she
eft. Possibly he needed il more than
he scolding she gave him But Fred
5rick rebelled and said he wouldn't
De bossed by any old aunt who his
mother said was a dreadful bore"
Jack! How awful Have you seen
Aunt Mary since?"
No and don't want to, either. I'll
cave the apologies to you"
How were the meals while | was
way?" asked Mrs Everett. anxious
0 change the subject.
The eats were all right as long as
he cook cooked them But one day
he tried to drown her sorrows in the
ort wine, and had to be taken to the
olice station She came back for her
lothes, but since then can't find my
old cuff buttons and some of the sill
er is missing"
My poor starved family. Did you
ct another cook?" !.
No Julia, the second girl. cooks
rs and potatoes well and they have
cen our chief sustenance."
Julia is a good. faithful girl. I'm
ad | brought her nice present"
You'll have to give it to her in
try, because she answered a matri-
onial advertisement and is going to
married next week" h
I'm so glad. DEAR that everything
emit along SO smoothly while was H
ne. said Mrs Everett, satirically
We are nearly home-have you told
2 all?"
Let me think. James forgot to III
I'm off the water and it leaked III
rough on to the parlor furniture. But
doesn't look bad The covering re-
nds me of watered silk. Julia was
ry much distressed that she forgot
pack away your fur coat. as you II
d her. and there are some moth
les in it.
My fur coat! For goodness sake. II
1T tell me any more. The only
ne ! can think of that | don't have
worry about is our dog Toby. Moth II
could happen to him"
Edith. how can | tell you about
BY? You'll be SO shocked said
srett
Tell me the worst Immediately!
he bite anyone?"
No but he was run over by an
omoble yesterday. We buried him
|. OF the pansy bed +!
Toby killed? How horribIeio cried
). Everett, wringing her hands in
nay. Kind, gentle Toby. thar
Sed after the children and was the
Waterman we ever hadl What
Il we do without Toby?"
Well miss Toby. all right. nv dear
we can do without him." said her
band. But you see we cant do II