Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-02-28
LUCILES LITTLE MUFF
BY MARIE MOON.

JOINS, where she has been making
quite a long visit told father one
day that l needed a muff
''Why. you have a muff, haven't
you2' he inquired.
yes, that old one; bat, of course,
can't carry it,
Cant carry it?" he repeated. why
cant you carry it?"
It's so small that it's really ridicu-
lous."
It's big enough to keep your hands
warm. isn't it? Or has 1t suddenly
shrunk?"
You dear father" explained
now that huge muis are in style, it's
I quite impossible for me to use that
little one you gave me so long ago.
4 was led to believe when I bought
you that expensive set of furs three
winters ago." said father. that they
would last almost lifetime"
They might" l answered, "if it
wasn't for the fact that fashion de-
crees a change of style now and then
You don't want your daughter to look
like some back number do you daddy
| dear?"
No, suppose not" he rather grum-
blingly assented. But. Lucille, you
must go light on expenses. If you
want to buy new muff out of your al
lowance I'll give you ten dollars to-
ward it, I'm sorry, my dear, but
that's all l can do at present"
Thank you ever so much. father"
| answered after an instants thought.
Il believe I'll take the ten dollars now
rather than wait for don't see how
! can get along another month without
a muff"
l was awfully glad I had my new
muff last Saturday when David Rob-
inson took me for afternoon tea to
the Wayfarers' CLUB in his automo-
bile
Il say, aren't we stunning?" ne ex-
claimed. admiringly when he saw me
in my motor wraps why. Lucille.
that muff is as big as a house"
Isn't it beauty I asked. handing
it to him to examine
IT'S certainly fine seal" he said.
Yes it was made to order for me Of
very good skins I explained
When we got back to the house. I !
was surprised to find mother. 1t had
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 is always so pleased whenever IA
Their arranges what he calls an odd
honeymoon dinner" For them 10 dine
downtown alone seems a 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 will be lovely, Mr.. Rob /
inson," answered mother. who was all /
ready to go.
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
old cape" I said
That old cane. indeed" she laugh
ed Il think a great deal of it"
But, mother, it's so dreadtully out
of date" I urged
Mr. Robinson doesn't expect me to
appear in the height of fashion Meth
er does your father, and you know I i
love that warm seal cape" II
But, mother really you"
why, Lucille, where did you get
that?' asked mother, suddenly MOTTO
ing my new seal mun.
4 had it made. I explained. Shall 4
get my steamer rug for you. dear?'
NO. I'd rather have the cape. What
an immense muf that is, It's almost
as bi gas my cape You didn't-surely
you couldn't have had my cape made
into a muff2"
Il thought it would really be doing
you a kindness, mother. dear" I an
swered as gayly as I could for I
couldn't bear to have you wear that
cape any longer
why, Lucille" exclaimed mother,
How could you ever do
such thing? I am surprised at
+ou"
1t was extremely mostifying 70 me
when mother spoke so harsbly in the
presence of David. Poor mother has
lever learned the necessity of what
,ne might cali social self control.
often find her impulsiveuess very en-
larTassing.
David was taetful enough to sug.
rest hastily THAT 81 was time to start
downtown. so the little unpleasant.
less was brought to a close But IA
her came into my room late that eve E