The Daytona daily news. [volume] (Daytona, Fla.) 1903-1926, 1912-03-26
Something Had 70
Happen

II the windlerss nat had been COM
mensuraee In aizs with the Windlers'
popularity a. evidenced by their we'd
ding presents II would have been %
bio they never could have afforded 20
pay the rent
Il was an ideal fat for family that
was short on furniture and brtca-
brac. but II was Q trial 10 people on
whom their well meaning friends and
relatives had showered ten times -
much stun ~ they could use up In the
course Of . normal lifetime. After
nearly acquiring brain fever trying 70
dispose their possessions about the
place without having their home look
~ though Il was about TO choke to
death on . superiority OF furniture and
miscellaneous wares they gave up and
put three-Quarters Of their wedding
gifts In the basement storeroom. Then
their troubles began.
Mercy. Mrs. Windler cried one
evening just before her aunt and uncle
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have to get that carved oak hall chest
up here before Aunt Cornelia arrives
or she'll never forgive US! II cost q
small fortune and she won't UNDER
stand Why"
The rest of Mrs. Windler's remarks
were irreyocably lost In the tumultu-
Gus rush Of the Windlers to the base.
ment
Mrs. Windlerss pale rose gown was
soon hopelessly soiled and Windler's
temper was ruined for the whole even
ing, to say nothing of his cuffs. The
hall chest was barely thumped into
place with the help Of the subsidized
tanitor and the Windlers were still
breathing hard when Aunt Corneha
and Uncle Jabez arrived The former
peered sharply at her gift.
Seems to me you don't do much
busting of your things" she said. rub
ring finger across the chest and leav-
ing a deep depression In the CRIME
that had settled on It in the store
room. Seems to me you don't care
much about my gift, Louisel" When
Aunt Cornelia rebuked one In that
tone the situation was serious.
After the visitors had departed the
chest had to be lugged down to the
basement again, because there was no
other place for the bookcase.
The two large paintings were the
worst. When Cousin Johns folks were
coming the Windlers hung up the pic
ture OF the Lombardy poplars and the
sheep. Then they took 1t down when
the Phillipsons were due and put In
it's place the picture presented by the
Phillipsons showing the garden scene.
This worked all right until Sue, San.
ders. who could always be depended
upon to say the wrong thing. burst cut
In the presence Of all the Phillipsons:
"Oh, you've changed your pictHresl
Why, yon have a new onei What did
you do with the cute one Of the sheep
and poplars that has always hung
right here till now?"
That threw q coldness upon the Phil
hpsons that never was eradicated
They acted" stormed Mrs. windler
helplessly after they were gone, "aa
though it was our fault that we didn't
have five walls in this room instead OF
four! ] hate their old picture, any
howl"
The silver, however, created the
most trouble, because there was 50
much of 1t.
However. they knew they were US
ing the wrong teaspoons the night the
Smiths dined with them by the pecul
iarly cold manner In which Mrs. Smith
regarded the ones at her plate.
They realized that they had made
the wrong selection in silver bread
plates when Uncle Hiram pointedly
inquired who had given them the plate
that they preferred to his gift. He
said he had hoped when he devoted q
week to selecting 1t that he had picked
| out something they really would like
| Altogether, the Windlers had q terri
bic time smoothing down Uncle Hiram
They thought it odd that the more
money relative had the more easily
and deeply his feelings were injured.
When any Of the girls gathered al
her house in the afternoon for cards
Mrs. Windler nearly lost her mind. L
she used Sadie's tea cloth instead Of
Amy's when Amy was present the lat
ter was SO hurt that It was painful
and II Angelina didn't see her Gu;
glass vase anywhere about her eye
brows speedily announced the fact. &
at isn't a homei" Mrs. windleu
walled one night. Its the inside o.
. kaleidoscope! I'm so nervous fol
fear I'll get the wrong thing out wher
the right person comes--or for fea,
two Of emil land here together and
/ pull each others hair because ones
gift is on view and the others ism
that I'm total wreck. Jimmy!"
Cheer up!" said the haggard Jim
my, who was hastily Changing {
bronze head for a Barge lion, the Get
i tiers being due that evening. 81
can't go on forever-something'l hap
pen!"
Il II did The hufldin1 hur0ad do~~-