The record., 1912-05-02
Something Had to
Happen

!
If the Windlcrs' Eat rad hocn COM
mcnsuratc in size with the Nindicrs'
nonularitv as evidenced by their we'd
ding rrcsonts il would have been so
big they never could have afforded TO
pay the rent.
1t was an ideal fat for family that
vas short on furniture and brlc-a-
brac. but It was a trial to people on
whom their well incoming friends and
relatives had shoWcrCd ten times as
uuch siuf as they could use up in the
course of a normal lifetime. After
nearly acquiring brain fever trying 10
disposc their possessions about the
place without having their home look
as though il was about to choke TO
death on a supcrtiuity OF furniture and
miscellaneous wares they gave up ana
put three-quarters of their wedding
gifts in the basement storeroom. Then
their troubles began.
Mercy" Mrs. Windler cried one
cvcning just before her aunt ana uncle
were due for dinner. Jimmy, we1l
have to get that carved oak hall chest
Up here before Aunt Cornela arrives
or she'll never forgive US II cost
small fortune and sae won't under
stand Why"
The rest OF Mrs. Windler's remarks /
were irrcvocably lost in the tumuitu-
ous rush OF the Windlers TO the base |
mcnt.
Mrs. Windler's pale rose gown was
soon hopolessiy soiled and Nindlers
temper was ruined Tor the whole even
ing. TO say nothing Of his cr'is. The
hall chest Was barely thumped into
place with the help of the subsidized
iauiior and the Niudl"rs were still
breathing hard when Aunt Cornelia
and Uncle Jabez arrived. The former
peered sharply at her gift.
Seems TO me You don't do much
dusting Of your things" she said, rub
ring q finger across the chest and leay-
ing a deep depression in the CRIME
that had settled on it in the store
room. Seems 10 lie you don't care
much about lay gift. Louise!" When
Aunt Corneiia- rebuked one in that
tone the situation was serious.
After the visito'-- - departed the
chest ma 10 De .ugged down to the
basement again. because there was no
other place for the bookcase.
The two large paintings were The
yorst. When Cousin Johns folks were
coming the Windlers hung up the pic.
ture of the Lombardy poplars and the
sheep. Then they tool, it down when
the Phiripsons were due ard put III
its place the picture presented by Tia
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 on
IN the presence of all the Philiipsons;
"0h. you've changed your p!ct"res'
Why. you have n new one! What dl'
ycu do with the cute enc Of the shcei
and popiars that has always hum
right here till now?"
That threw a coldnes5 upon the Phil
,;psors that never Was cradicatcd.
They acted" stcrmed Mrs. NiHdle
E5lplecsly after they were gone. "a
though it was our faglt that we didn
have FIVE walls in this room instead
four: / hate their old picture, ar!
howl"
TO oliver, however, created III
ric-t trouble, because there was
much Of II.
However. they knew they were u
irc the wrong teaspoons the night tn
Smiths diEcd with them by the pocu
iarly cold manner in which Mrs. Smit
REGARDED the ores at her plate.
They realized that they had MAD
the wrong selection in silver brei
mates when Uncle Hiram pointed
inquired who had SVEN them the pla
that they preferred to his silt. /
Faid he had bored when he devoted
week to selecting it that he had pick
out something they really would lii
Altogether, the Windiers had ter
Die time smoothing down Uncle Hirai
They thought it odd that the Iao
money relative had the more easi
and deeply his feelings we're injured
When any of the girls gathered
her house in the afternoon Tor car
Mrs. windler nearly lost her mind.
she used Sadic's tea cloth instead
kmy's when Amy was present the
ter was so hurt that il was paint
and if Angeline didn't see her
glass vase anywhere about her
brows speedily announced the fact
'It isn't a home," Mrs. Wind
Cailed one night. IT'S the inside
4 kaleidoscope! I'm so nervous
'ear I'll get the wrong thing ont WI
.hc right rerson comes-or for 4
.wo Of EMIL land here together
quill each others hair because OF
yift is on view and the others Il
hat I'm total wreck, Jimmy.
Cheer upi" said the hagsard J
ny who was hastily changing
,ronze head for Barye lion, the
.lers being due that evening
,cn't 60 on fcrever-somethingl II
pen!"
II did. The building burned d'
while the Windlers were at the
,ter and they returned 10 ashes. g
ng enlbers and complete desolatio
."All your lovely things, Mrs. W
or," one Of the neighbors mour
AN your perfectly lo-ooyely Wed'
presents gcnel | don't see how
1ear the blow so brayely!'
Well" said Mrs. Windier, st
ring hcroically to conceal her ha
,ess. "it is wrong to give wa to
,oo-;poe onA hpsideE there G5C al