The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-12-29

4 resolved not to make a nuisance
of myself when | descended on the
dovecote,' explained the girl with her
eve on the lavender colored handker
chiefs. Il planned to slip off for long
walks by myself and to develop fond
ness for solitary rowing bouts on the
lake and to discover dozens of letters
that | simply had to go away by myself
to write. was going to give those
people plenty OF time to COO without
the dark cloud of my presence embar-
RAISING them! | needn't have wor-
ried, for they did not pay any more
attention to me than they would If
had been composed of mist.
What found that l SIMPLY could
not endure was not any excess senti-
mentality but excess solicitude on the
part of the brides Now, I've known
Art Worley all my life, ever since we
used to pull each others hair and steal
cookies together, and of all the dare
devil, reckless boys | ever knew, he
was the worst. He was always get
ting drenched in transforms, upset in
lakes, sunstruck ard mangled in acci-
dents, and as his mother was one of
those comfortable. placid women with
divine faith in the nine lives of cats
and boys she never paid any atten-
tion TO his mishaps He grew up as
tough as a hickory and able to thrive
on diet of nails.
THAT is why Grace's conduct
first took away my breath and then in
furiated me. Darling, she would say
anxiously to Art at the breakfast ia
BILE, pausing suddenly as the awful
thought smote her. I forgot to lay out
your heavier underwear for you, and
there's quite a chill wind today! |
Just know you'll take your death OF
cold Promise me that you'll change
at onee-I should never forgive myself
if you got cold in your head through
my horrid carelessness!'
And Art Worley, before my very
eyes. would gaze at her fatuously and
frown trife with worry and then
would agree that his precious health
demanded the next heaviest weight.
lie would shiver trifle, too, and say
that the wind did feel cold.
That would start Helen Harry.
she would murmur to her husband. do
you feel the cold too? Now, don't be
foolishly brave and say no when you're
really suffering! You know you said
last night that you had a pain in your
shoulderl | just knew you shouldn't
have brought In those great heavy
armfuls of stovewoodl You tax your
strength too mucn.f
Yet this same Harry Horan took all
the athletic honors at college. He re-
sembles a giant of prehistoric days in
size. Yet Harry, instead of bowling
in derision. would look seriously and
would tell Helen that he supposed he
was foolish and that he must be more
careful!
Then Grace would capture me as
started for walk and would pour her
troubles into my ear. 1t seemed that
Art had not eaten more than two
spoonfuls of his breakfast food that
morning, and did think he was going
to be i'll?
Then would brutally say that Art
Worley looked as solid and tough and
lasting as the big oak tree out in front
she would Indignantly retort that had
no heart and didn't appreciate the real
delieacy of his constitution.
When escaped from her Helen
would approach and weeE on my shoul
der and demand to be told if | thought
Harry would stop loving her because
the coffee had been so weak at break
fast. due to her Criminal neglect. She
felt that she had failed as wife and
she could not bear to think of her
own frightful shortcomings moment
longer
After | had endured this sort of