South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1914-02-06
SECOND YEAR OF EELEH,s THANksGI s1Tf
MARRIED LIFE. tube OF HIS FAMILY.
RY MABEL HERBERT

Roy set up a howl of protest.
Hush, dear hush! Uncle Warren
will give it to you as soon as he can.
He isn't through carving yet"
Here Roy, seeing a Dish of bonbOns,
pointed at them with shrill: Candy!
Candy"
mo, no. you must have your dinner
first-and candy afterward," said his
mother.
Candy" demanded Roy.
We'll, l suppose one piece won't
hurt him" and Carrie reached over
for the dish. Now, which one do
you want"
THAT one"
He pulled the cherry off the top,
then broke the pink coated bonbon
and let the syrup inside drop on
Helen's best tablecloth. When he had
eaten this he promptly helped himself
to another, as Carrie had thoughtless-
| " left the dish within his reach. And
as she was busy talking and did not
notice, he took another and still an
other.
Helen was watching him nervously.
| She had bought only a pound and at
| left to go around. And now as Roy
reached over to take still another she
| asked:
carrie. aren't you afraid Roy will
be sick. eating candy before his din
ner?"
"Oh, are you eating that candy? No.
you mustn't have any more" pushing
| the dish back a little, not enough,
Helen thought. TO be out of his reach
"You must eat your dinner and then
you can have the candy"
That's a very pretty certenpiece,
said Mrs. Curtis, to distract the atten-
| ton from Roy. who began to Whlm-
per. "You had so many given you
when you were married-but that ism [
one of them, is it,"
NO, 1 bought that several months
ago" answered Helen, when they
were having a sale at As"
"All women are alike-they buy
things at sales whether they need them
or not" said Mr.. Curtis, pointedly.
| Helen made a laughing protest, but
she could not help but think that this
/ was a most unnecessary comment.
There had always been shoulder
ing antagonism between warren
ways when an opportunity was orered
he would make some slightly unpleas-
ant remark.
: 81 say, Helen. this is bully good
| dressing" said Frank, the one mem
Der of the family Of whom Helen was
I'm glad you like it, she smiled.
"I think the chestnuts do make II
nice"
ITS the best ever" he declared.
This was the first complimentary
| thing that had been said about the
dinner, except when Mrs. Curtis sat
down she had murmured vaguely. the
tables very pretty.
But Helen did not expect them 10
praise the dinner. If they had she
would have been much surprised. All
she hoped for ives that everything
would go smoothly-that there would
be no unpleasantness.
What's that?" demanded Carrie.
There's something under the table.
Why, it's a cat"
"Oh. it's Pussy Purr- Mem" laugh
ed Helen. ct wonder how she got in
here"
Pussy Purr-Mew."
Doesn't Like Kittens.
Yes. Winifreds kitten-didn't l
tell you about it? A beautiful Persian
kitten, some one sent Ii 10 Winifred-
we never knew who"
Cats are not fit 10 have around chill
dren," Mr.. Curtis broke in gruffy.
They breed disease. Nothing worse
for carrying germs"
"Oh. but not Pussy Purr-Me~. She's
so sweet and clean. Look Isn't she
pretty?" as the kitten bounded lightly
across the room.
"Oh. a kitty-a kitty" cried Roy
! wriggling down from his chair.
Now you stay right here" said his
mother. drawing him back. you
know you're not allowed 10 play with
Z cats,"
Il was only a trivial incident. but &c