The Ekalaka eagle. [volume] (Ekalaka, Mont.) 1909-1920, 1911-12-29

was a very old portrait, taken shortly
before her death. He had missed his
mother. Il don't sec what you keep
those old things for" said his Gene
We've.
There was a blank in James heart
for a minute-a perfect blank where
he had dreamed-in those rosy, misty
dreams of his-what his wife's sweet
would be. "She is just a petted baby"
said James hastily to himself. "She
didn't think, that's ALL"
Well we do not usually expect to
measure delicacy Of feeling by intel
iectual power. And yet, when you
come to think Of 1t. a very silly per-
son is apt to be obtuse, too.
So Genevieve went upstairs to I'M
pack her trousseau. When she was
called down to dinner by the one maid
she came in a negligee and with a spot
of dust on her nose.
The little home of James was in a
nice suburb and all the nice neighbors
came to call. Then Genevieve returned
their calls and gave dear little card
parties. Every week she gave them,
which, when O come to think of it,
is rather often. They played bridge,
| too.
1t took real money, because Gene
We've would have things nice. She
said: All that lovely cut glass and
silver go to waste? should say mott"
So James money went to waste or
caterers. For Genevieve knew moth
ing about housekeeping, and it made
her dizzy to learn. 1t made James
dizzy to look at the bills, but James
had no dimples and his eyes were
plain gray, so what did it matter?
Then James took Genevieve on his
knee n evening and explained to
her about the bills. She listened meek
ly, and when he finished she mused:
"Oh, forgot to tell you there's a love
of a coral bracelet coming out tomor-
row-nobody here has anything like
it. I'm SO pleased about it," And the
poor man found she had not even
been listening much.
He was startled and he may have
been a bit harsh. At least, he got up
rather suddenly and said in queer
"OAO' LUZ NCASNlCVC . uIA4pIC WClC
in full play. She said, Why, Jim,
don't you want your wife to make a
proper appearance"
This happened several times and
perhaps more. And Genevieve went
to the matinee every week, too. Write
love notes to the matinee hero. Why,
certainly not! She was a young ma
iron, you perfectly horrid thing! The
most she ever dreamed of writing was
just a line to tell him how she appre-
ciated him.
The rosy mists were s%hredding
way and the pedestal was melting
just like the merest clay. When baby
Genevieve came the pedestal got
firmer. But only for a little, little
while. Then they had a nurse and
Genevieve attended to her social du-
ties as usual.
They gave up housekeeping years
ago and are staying at a family hotel,
where Genevieve is much admired.
Genevieve the Less is also becoming,
without the shadow of a doubt, the
image of her charming mother and
yet James doesn't seem pleased about
it.
He is struggling along. rather, be-
III his salary seems about eaten
up when he pays the hotel bills. He
own nc property, of course They
sold their house when they moved
to the hotel. 1t was m%Ortgaged any
way.
? Genevieve the Elder often says to
her husband that if she had known
how limited his salary would keep her
she never would have married him. TIC
I: her friends she admits that she might
have done better, and states that she
is going to see, at least, that Gene
: We've the Younger does not throw her
self away.
l To Genevieve the younger she says
t in the presence Of James, Pm sure
do all l can for you socially, but YOU
5 father never seems to appreciate the
need for money. Though I'm sure
,. that other mer manage to make plen
. ty to keep their families in comfort.
t And Gerevieve the Younger-it il
not fair to anything SO lovely to cal
her merely little Jenny"-Geneviev'
the Younger thinks, Poor papa is get
ting old anyway. l do hope that whel
l marry"
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No Harm Done.
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come to our church,"