The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-01-01
Looking
After Things

Audt was ID lar AZ 60o &Oy. f10I
husband turned on her an implacabls
face. Not one world" he said. i've
got some sense If you haven't, and
! guess can see case of nervous pros
tration coming on il you can't! You
need rest. Elmira, and you're going
to begin today. It's Sunday and
there's nothing special to do, and
Mrs. Blanket grOaned. Nothing to
do. she repeated, in faint sarcasm.
If that isn't just like a man! Why
We'll. then, I'm here to do it. am
l not?" demanded Blanket. You're
to stay in bed and sleep il you want
to. but at any rate you're not going to
get up. 1t isn't beyond a mere man
to run a dinky little house like this
one for one day"
Well" said Mrs. Blanket, there's
a lot to do and"
What's that" Blanket demanded,
Indignantly, as shrieks arose from an.
other room.
Il think Thomas IL pulling Ange.
lines hair" Mrs. Blanket explained.
YOU'D better 60 and see!"
Il should think" he said, that you'd
have enough control over those young
hyenas 90 that they'd mind better
when they're spoken to! They have
absolutely no sense Of respect for"
Something's burning In the kitch-
en-" broke In Mrs. Blanket. you'll
have to 60 and see"
Blanket went. II was the breakfast
oatmeal and Tilly was In a highly dis
turbed state of mind. She was more
SO when Blanket explained that the
mistress Of the house would not be
visible that day.
but whatll l do?" Tilly asked. She
was not strong on meeting emergen-
cies.
Dog" repeated Blanket. 'Wh--What
do You usually Go when the oatmeal
burns?"
1T never burned before" lilly told
him. anXously. when the meat
burned once, Mrs. Blanket She"
Wcll go without breakfast food
for once Hanket said, with dignity.
H. felt proud of the inspiration And
I'll take mp Mrs. Ranke''s breakfast II
| yUs'll fix it."
Mrs. Eankct," explained Tl!ly pla-
eddy, she fix il herself.
Blanket clumsily got things on the
tray, burned himself with the coffee,
ripped on the stairs and stepped on
Angclnc, who was crawling through
the upper hall on her hands and
knees. She explained Indignantly that
she was a caterpillar and that he had
'squashed" her Blanket set down the
tray with slight bang. Then he
spanked Angeline and attended 10
Thomas, who was shrieking for the
exact location of his fresh underwear.
you've got TO learn US the tex"
they both chirped to their father.
Thomas and Angeline were enjoy.
ing themselves greatly. Fathers
way Of doing their hair was novel Ia
the extreme and they expected to
cause excitement on their arrival at
Sunday school. When Blanket got
them OF he was putting and exhaust
ed.
You'll have to see what Tilly is do
ing to the dinner Mrs. Blanket woke
up long enough TO tell him. There's
to be a fricasse, and tell her not to for
get the biscuits, as she did last Sun
day, nor the cranberry jelly. And I'm
sure don't know what kind Of a salad
she can do by herself Or
Blanket found lilly In tears. "The
dessert" she explained, he will not
get hard. In the icebox!"
Blanket investigated Tilly opened
the icebox door to show him and then
screamed The dish of gelatin she
had set on the ice had slipped and top.
pied side up. What shall | make
now?' Tilly walled. What shall |
make now"
Blanket swallowed hard. We've
will do without dessert today" he
said. Mrs Blanket said something
about cranberry jelly--theres the
phone!"
why, of course!" Blanket cried
nobly over the phone. III you're down
this way to church come right on over
for dinner-glad to have you. Aunt
SARAH"
Put on an extra place." he or
dered lilly, who vas running around
In circles in the kitchen. There's
company-and fix something for des-
sert-I don't know what-fried ostrich
if you want to-whatever you're used
to fixing when the dessert tips over"