Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1912-03-14

WIEN he sees one" said Mrs. Day.
.ii.iurtahly
'Mc;her" Elizabeth hesitated a mo-
/" s.ri Il wish you wouldn't wear
"o1; a~ror when you come into the
,:..:l"r evenings"
WHY not. Bess?"
Wei i, locks so-bourgeois."
"N'r:'s that?"
wv; y. you know, sort of common"
-. Ell! that's funny. always feel
:" dressed up when I have on one
@ri pretty aprons. But won't
'''' al apron If you don't want me
Its dear" said Elizabeth,
July And, mother, do you
; il you could coax father to wear
II coat when Mr.. Haddon is here? It
IonHa Just dreadful for a man to go
A."ind the house with his coat of"
Ut your father likes to be comfort
abe. and don't think he looks a bit
uG;:s'y without his coat
Elizabeth sighed deeply. Just then
TN ';oor bell rang Eager to get there
bef".e her brother. she ran and open
eG the door herself.
say. you're getting awfully anx
TO-. 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 Holiteness. They had not been set
tied in the parlo~ two minutes before
hei mother appeared. She spoke
Pleasantly to young Haddon, asked
HIN If he didn't think the evenings
were 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.
Eiizabeth's annoyance at this was
mo- 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 II there's
&c be feed here I'll beat It back"
oh. Jack. wish you'd" began
'ElizG beth
Run on, dear" said Jacks mother
III save you something II 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 70 have on your coat? It's a lit
tie chilly"
Chilly! Cannon. mother You know
never wear my coat in the house
Say. Haddon. these women are al.
ways fussing at their men folks. Some
day you'll know what II is to have a
wife worrying about you"
EliZabeth's face turned scarlet, but
Haddon laughed. and said: 81 GER
tainiy hope So"
Now, father. come out In the din.
Ing room. want to show you some.
thing Mrs. Day smiled ut her own
ta"' and led her husband away to he
gently lectured on the subject Of
wearing a coat
DO you know" said Haddon 10 Eliz.
apeth as sooh as they were alone, 81
think you are about the most fortu.
nate girl In the world?"
"Why?" was the astonished Query.
because you're surrounded by such
whole souled relatives. I feel like em.
bracing your sweet little mother when
] see her wearing that crisp white
apron. II takes me back to the time
had mother up in Maine who wore
white aprons. And your fatherl How
hearty and kind he is! I tell you. in
these days of affectation it's a priv.
ilege to meet people like Mr.. and Mrs
Day"
What about Jack?" asked Elizabeth.
hesitatingy
Hes an all round boy-ths kind
that makes the real man. It's the real
people who count"
y Tear" murmured Elizabeth, that
I'm the only one In the family ttat
isn't quite real.
s'addon laughed. You're ron,
N anti fno he