Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-12-20
THE EVENING STORY.
PA AND MA.
Copyright. 1918. by W. werner.)

The Prestons had gone into the little
white house on the day of their marriage.
They had not been able to afford we'd
ding trip. They had not spent all their
money on clothes. though she had had
two poplin dresses trimmed appropriately
with quillings and velvet bows. and he
pair of seven dollar boots, which the VII
lage shoemaker had worked a fortnight
upon. But they had invested in the lit
tie white house and goodly plot OF
ground: their parents had fitted them out
with chairs. table. n feather bed and
rag carpet, and they went to housekeep-
ing She was thrifty and he Industrious
He worked in a grocery store and she
worked in the little white house. And
presently they both had something be-
sides each other to work for-they had
Laura.
Laura Preston was the most wonderful
baby that ever was born Everybody en-
WED Pa and Ma-they had been Ia ana
Ma to each other and everybody else
since Laura came. Laura certain!
promised to be a BEAUTY. Very early she
fulfilled that promise. She was the hahd-
soonest girl of her day i'll WeStnore. ana
she was as good as she was pretty. Pa
and Ma thought they were the two nap
piest peop.e living TO have such daugh-
ter. Pa worked harder than ever. ana
Ma planned new ways OF saving, even III
her dreams, all that Laura might nave
fresh gown or a new pair of shoes She
was graduated from the high school and
then they raised money by putting a
mortgage on the white house ana sent
her to college Laura got through with
out making any greater sensation than
being the handsomest girl in her class
Then she taught three years in the city
And then she became engaged to young
city lawyer.
I Ii1-i,,c in,
grand place like New York. exclaimed
Pa and Ma. when she sent her lovers
picture home and asked their permission
10 marry him.
Ma studied the picture wistfully. He 5
nice looking. Kinda such an expression
to his eyes as yours had when you was
his age. Pa. He's six years Older n
Laura and he's a lawyer They amt no
He may be Vice President yet" Ma gig
Sled Historically He looks smart
enough ~ be anything"
Even Laura's husband added Pa, sol
EMMY.
Laura's Mr.. Macdonald came to see
her that vacation. He wanted to be
married at once. There really was no
sense in waiting-that is, If Laura was
willing to live rather plainly at first.
Laura wiling, but she was highly
ambitious. and she had had just enough
of the city to teach her that she wanted
some of the things she saw there. She
and her mother had great many conll-
Dental talks after Mr.. Macdonald went
home and they were getting things ready
for the wedding.
Franks got it in MIN TO succeed. she
said, land I'm going To help him. I've
always been perfectly satisfied with what
I've had. Ma, but if i can get more I'm
going to have it. I love the city: l love
its life: | want to be of it. And you
can't be OF ii unless you have money.
I've learned good many things this
year I've been teaching and before at
college-things that weren't in the cur |
riculum." She smiled family, caressinS |
the lace she was sewing piece of
lingerie. This lace. Ma. is one of the |
things. Lace that cost u cents a yard |
would have trimmed just We'll only |
/ know there's better lace, and | want it. |
/ paid ~ cents yard for this. Yes. !
did, There, don't you see what | mean? |
know how to spend il. OF course, / |
haven't got the chance yet. but / mean |
TO get il some time-I mean that Frank |
shall stand at the top. if | can help him |
TO get there. And when he's there he |
isn't going to be ashamed of his wife"
My. Laura. you're awful smart, !
sighed Ma. II wish I'd been as smart
as you. But. la, what's the use? Pa
never was cut out TO be anything more n
a grocery man. But he suits ME just as
he is
Laura laughed exquisitely- And he
suits me. You suit me, too / wouldn