Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1912-02-08
The House Of,
the. Gomez,


SLOW haypy and delighted mothers are
10 see their daughters married, but
when the son marries they constantly
bemoan their fate. Kenneth's mother
wept for three days after our we'd
ding while my mother was all smiles
and never let chance slip by to say
in her proudest way, MY daughter.
Mrs Kenneth Dunlap. just as II she
had achieved a great triumph in hay.
ing q suu.in-Iaw."
1T may be the same old story Of a
daughter remaining daughter for
the rest of her existance but son
forgetting HIS iillal duties after he be-
comes benedict At any rate you're
married now for better or worse"
well, she doesn't Ike me any the
better, Lydia. We are as antlpodaI
as the north and south poles"
mot very pleasant interrupted her
friend. but the distance Is 90 great
between you and your husbands rela-
lives that there's no danger O. your
conflicting often Is that the reason
you rented this bungalow on the other
side OF nowhere?"
"Yes. but don't breathe It to a soul
what rank hypomite I am. Ken
meth hasn't the faintest idea OF tho
reason and wouldn't have him i9arn
Of the state Of affairs for all that was
In the heavens above or the earth be-
low"
Men are so credulous. Does he ad.
mire you FOR living on the outskirts OF
the town"
Surely; Kenneth ID useaf lavish In
HIS praise OF my willis III to 1--we
80 far from the shopplu dsatrIct and
for the different iRconvenlonees OF tbs
neighborhood He doesn't Feailze Why
end the afr 80 salubrlous why / raw
over ths iitsle vegetable garden and
never murmur why the maid leaves"
Here comes your hHsban now"
said Lydia looking oui pc window.
t'aaarriea ne apees wfla hiw He
Rocks as hanpy ag bird ~
Kenneth batnsed ID. tie steps Of
tho house ard into 1hs doom, greeted
hla wife aisectlo6ahsy and shook
All aszss Il ,ssir eeaAi,y, eas.
phaslzing how glad he ans OF the
chance 70 show their hospitality.
you look ready 70 explode" said
BIS wife whats the newsG5 FROM
yopr loalsa It certainly must DO good
news,
Kenneth nodded his head.
Dearest, don't try to guess; yon
couldn't I ran nearly all me way to
tel you"
"Don't keep US IN suspense" plead
ed Hermina Have you Inherited a
fortune?"
Kenneth, how lonely you must BE-
IN THIS tlltlo suburb. Every time i
passed thst vacant house on ne cor.
ner l thought II only Hermlna IL q
some Of her own family living there >
What has that to do with our good
fortune?" asked HermIna impatiently.
AS she finished Kenneth gave one
long low whistle, which expressed all
degrees Of surprise and amazement.
but tho people who have rented
that house are not the kind you refer
to. They're our relatives. My moth
or. father and sister"
Your parents have taken that
placel" CALCULATED the astonished
young wife trying TO look pleased
isn't Il splendid that mother viii
be right here 10 assist n all your
domestic troublcs7 wager she'll be
here more than at home" he added
enthusiastically.
Il suppose she will," said Lydia,
with koeu look at her hostess
only last week your mother said
she couldn't see why we lived SO far
from town; said she didn't consider a
frame house healthy; that the market
was too far distant, and lastly. tho
rent was so exhorbitant that only ex-
travagant young couples could afford
TO pay It."
you see the railroad company Is
going to build a new depot aud needs
the ground explained Kenneth,
where their house stands, so they
paid them an enormous sum II they
would yacate Immediately"
why did they decide on that par.
ticular house?" questioned Hermina.
When they phoned the news to
me, suggested that one immedl.
ately,"
Did your mother consent immedi-
ately9"
yes, when | mentioned how de-
lighted you would be TO have them in
the vicinity. and repeated that you
remarked the other evening whom we.
passed by, that green house with the
shade trees In front Of It would be
Ideal for your folksfs
"l'll be back in jifTy. Just going
over to the house to look it over"
he anewered. I'll bring the family
back for dinner"
sYou poor grill" said Lydia, sym.
pathetically, as Herhina's face show
ed her ehagrin and disappointment as
soon as her husbands back was
turned "Did you ever hear Of the
science Of propinquity?"
mo, never
ut means thrt people often grow
like each other when they are IN each
others company very often You can
Discovers II there's anything to It when
your husbands mother lives 40 near
YOU
'lIt's not TINT, my dear,' declared