The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-12-14
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MAaIE MooN


4aT that Needed a maE
Why. yea have mug. haven't
f0af be Inquired
Yea. that oid one. But 0f roursa, !
sant carry it7
Can't carry ssg- he repeated. why
can't y0u carry it7H
IFs 20 small that it's really ridlcu-
lousF
+ ifa Big enough 70 Keep your banda
Harm. isn't III or las il suddenly
Ghrunksg
You dear fathg I explained
nov that huge muf7s are In style. It's
qaite impossible FOR ne 10 use that
little one you gave ne 10 long ago
II was led to believe when I bought
you that expensive set of f1rs three
winters ago. said father. that they
would last almost a lifetime.
They might" 7 answered. n II
wasn't for the fact that fashion de-
erees change of style now and then.
You don't want your daughter 10 look
Ike some back number. do you, daddy
DEAR"
No, ! suppose not. be rather grum
blingly agaented but Lucille. you
must 60 light on expenses. II you
want 70 buy new muff out Of your al
iowance I'll give you ten dollars to
yard Il I'm sorry. ny dear. but
that's all can do at present
Thank you ever SO much. father
7 answered, after an instant's thought
II believe TIL take the ten dollars nov
rather than wait. for don't zee how
I can get along another month without
a muh"
#aa aTfally glad I had my new
mu1 last Saturday when David Rob
inson took me for afternoon tea to
the WayfareFs' club in his automo.
bile.
II cay, aren't We stunnlngg9 he ex
claimed, admiringly, when be saw me
in ny motor wraps why. Lucille.
that muir ia as biz as a house"
isn't II beauty" asked, handlni
Il TO him 70 examine.
It's certainly fine seal" he said.
Yes. II was made I'd order for me Or
very good skins explained
When We got back to the house. ]
was surprised TO find mother. It has
somehow slipped my mind that she
was coming home Saturday.
Your father has telephoned me to
meet him downtown for dinner" she
said happily. after our greeting. Moth.
er fg always 50 pleased whenever "a
ther arranges what he calls an "old
honeymoon dinner" For them to dine
downtown alone seems rather fool
ish expense TO me. particularly as
they are both always preaching econ.
omy.
DO let me take you down In my
car, said David"
Why, that viii be lovely. Mr. Rob.
lnson,' answered mother, who was all
ready to 90.
Lucille. please run up to the cedar
chest and get my sealskin cape. /
shall need an extra wrap"
"oh, mother, you won't need that
Did cape" I said.
That old cape, indeed" she laugh.
ed. Il think a great deal Of IT,
But, mother, It's 80 dreadfully out
of date" ! urged
Mr. Robinson doesn't expect me to
appear In the height Of fashion Meth
sr does your father and you know !
ove that warm seal cape"
But, mother, really you"
why, Lucille, where did you get
lhat7' asked mother. suddenly motto
ing my new seal muif.
T had II made" ! explained. "shall
{ get my steamer rug for you dear?"
No, I'd rather have the cape. What
an immense nun that isl It's almost
as bi gas my cape. You surely
you couldn't have had my cape made
into a muff2e
Il thought It would really bs doing
you a kindness, mother, dear" ! an
swered as gayly ae ! could. "for
couldn't bear to have you wear that
0ld-fashioned cape any longer"
Why. Luoilel" exclaimed mother
reproachfully. How could you ever dc
,uch a thing? | am surprised al
you
1t was extremely notifying to me
ahen mother spoke so harshly in the
presence Of David Poor mother has
ne7er learned the necessity Of what
ono might call social self control
often find her lmpulsiveness very EN-
barrassing.
David was tactful enough to sug
gest hastily that It was time to start
downtown. so the little unpleasant
ness was brought to a close. But IA
lher came into my room late that eve
ming and spoke to me about that tire
come old cape in way that was really
severe
II was only trying to save expense
as you told me 70, daddy" / said tear
fully "Of course / should have much
preferred an entigely new nun il you
had only given me enough money Il
buy a nice one. It docs seem to uI
that y)u and mother never appreciate
any oi my efforts toward economy.
"Oh. guers We dc" answered IA
ther m sad tone.
| don't know Just what he meant L
J fmnIv