The Lamar register., 1913-05-14
GETTING THEM tanned
Dv aARAH JORDAN.

ooat suppose you are acquainted with
Mamie. BY the way. She's been
membsr Of our family for six years
md has done the second work. You
can't imagine what . vortex Of emo
Ton w arc plunged into because of
this move Of Ainnie's. It 10 like hav-
ing yoar father or your mother sud
denly arise and say casually: Well. !
must b going now. I'm tirsd OF this
ostAt and guess Ill move ont
Minnie y the least excited Of any
Of N. sid to her the other day.
- shs was labor1ously busting the
tops Of the window casings: Good
Ness, Minnie. aren't you getting nsrv-
ous and s1citsd over your wsddingf
You are 20 calm and act Just a.
though nothing unusual WIS going to
happeni' Minnie looked down benign
b from tho top Of the stspladder.
No. she said, apologetically. Some
how It doesn't bother me in the least.
You So, Jim IL Just an ordinary fel-
low and I'm not particularly set up
over getting him. Almost any girl
could a-sot him-hs's 20 good natured
ltkei'
Il ut down at once" said the girl
Who Mkss to talk. because ! saw
there were vistas In Ainnis's mind I
had not suspscted.
Don't you love him At air
aslpsd severely.
Minnie paused in her labors and
looked at me rather plying. That's
~ how you look at IT, she confided
b me. Tn not much on holding
hands. tell you.' she said with .
sudden rush Of confession. I don't
know - I'd got married II you and
your family hadn't been SO unsteady
the last few years! II you aren't go
ing down the Nile you're OF to Cali
fornia or other heather parts. and
like people around me. I'm tired of
staying here for weeks and months
with perhaps Just one lone man to
look after.
"Lst me tell you. when you and
your mother are gone and leave your
father or brother here it's the tele-
phone every other blessed afternoon
and Minnie, I won't be homo to din
uer tonight" That's no way to live!
When see that . meals ON the table
want It ct up as though It WAS
relished-and I will say Jim has Q
hearty appetite! He's awful slow
TO think. but he makes good wages.
and I tell you it's better to marry b.
meath you'll Yes, It is-because then
you'l always be looked up toi Doot
you ever % and marry man tAat
knows more than you do.
"'ylm he says always for ne 10 %
lust - think best. Now, ain -
have . nice home. 1 wouldn't marry
Q man who couldn't have . nioe ho0o,
and Jim says to me when w talked
II ovse: There's $500 saved mp to
furnish the house or the aat or what
ever you pick out for us 70 live in.
and you Just 60 ahead and blow I'll
II you want red plush you get II an
II you want two sets Of dishes like
they have where you live you get emil
guess there isn't going to b nothin'
cheap about our housed"
THAT decided me about Jim. ]
don't think I'm going to have . bit
Of trouble with him. He's going to
leave everything to me. you Sc. and
that helps = lot. Some men hold out
% long before you get EN- tanned to
that point where they realize . WON
an knows what's better for en- than
they dol
But are you sure you DOR asked
Minnie doubtfully.
"6hs dirted the dust cloth disgust,
edly. You don't have to live very
long she said. II you keep your eyes
open. before you learn that men are
poor helpless critters. They may
know who to vote for and all that.
but show me = man who knows what
he ought to eat or what he ought to
wear or do any moro than . babyi
Look at Mr.. Rob now)you'n sxsuss
me for saying It Of your brother-but
do you mind the green SILK socks he
brought home Just AZ proud. that you
took back the next dayf That poor
man would have worn those socks
right out among people II . woman
hadn't been handy to stop him! And
your father wanting lobster salad 1t
midnight, and at his age-not that
he's not well prsserved! And both q
EN- Just tagging around after you and
your mother. waiting to be amused
and told what to do to pass tie tausi
"Why. I've stopped jim alrsaAy
from wearing SO suits when he can
get Just ~ good for SIS. thought