The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-03

Mother" Elizabeth hesitated mo-
ment. u wish you wouldn't wear
your apron when you come into the
| parlor evenings"
Why not, Bess"
We'll. it looks so bourgeois"
! What's that?"
Why, you know, sort OF common"
We'll. that's funny. | always feel
real dressed up when ! have on one
Of my pretty aprons. But | won't
wear an apron if you don't want me
to-
That's dear" said Elizabeth,
gratefully. And, mother, do you
taink you could coax father TO wear
his coat when Mr.. Haddon is here? 1t
looks just dreadful for a man to go
around the house with his coat off ="
But your father likes to be comfort
able. and | don't think he looks bit
untidy without his coat"
Elizabeth sighed deeply. Just then
the door bell rang. Eager to get there
before her brother, she ran and open
ed the door herself
Say, you're getting awfully anx-
ious aren't you, Bess?" Jack called.
Elizabeth, in her endeavor to appear
unconscious Of this thrust, greeted her
visitor with what she knew was stilt-
ed politeness They had not been set
tied in the parlor two minutes before
her mother appeared. She spoke
pleasantly to young Haddon, asked
him If he didn't think the evenings
we're getting cool. and then, glancing
down at her apron, precipitately left
the room. A moment later she return
ed, consciously smoothing out the
front of her skirt, from which she
had just removed her apron.
Elizabeth's annoyance at this was
not lessened when Jack bobbed in and
asked loudly: What time you going to
have the handout, Bess? I'm going
down to Bud Browns, but IL there's
to be feed here III beat it back"
oh, Jack, wish you'd" began
Elizabeth.
Run on, dear" said Jacks mother.
I'll save you something If we have any
thing to eat Oh, there's father" Mrs
Days face beamed with welcome for
an instant, and then suddenly clouded
over. Father don't you think you
ought to have on your coat? It's lit
tie chilly"
Chilly! Cannon, mother. You know
never wear my coat in the house
Say, Iiaddon, these women are al.
ways fussing at their men folks. Some
day youth know what it is to have
wife worrying about you"
Ellzabeths face turned scarlet, but
Haddon laughed. and said Il GER
tainly hope so"
Nov. fatheE come out In the din
ing room. | want to show you some.
thing. Mrs, Day smiled at her own
tact and led her husband away to be
gently lectured on the subject of
wearing coat ,y4. taA h NJ
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"Do you know said Haddon to Eliz-
abeth as soon as they were alone, II
ehihh fsVu dIe dDOHt TIE most f0rtu-
nate girl in the world?" .h
"Why?" was the astonished query.
Because you're surrounded by such
whole souled relatives. feel like EN-.
bracing your sweet little mother when
] see her wearing that crisp white
apron. 1t takes me back to the time
had a mother up In Maine who wore
white aprons. And your father! How
hearty and kind he is! tell you, In
these days Of afectation it's a priv.
sege to meet people like Mr. and Mrs
| Day"
+ What about Jack?" asked Elizabeth.
Elhesitatingly
He's an all round boy-ths kind
that makes the real man. It's the real
| people who count"
II fear" murmured Elizabeth. that
I'm the only one In the family that
isn't quite real.'
Haddon laughed. You're real
enough to suit me" he answered.
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