Grand Forks daily herald and the evening times. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1914, 1914-04-28

After all it was ffdiculously easy.
Buddys mother at. the last minute ac-
cepted an invitation Ito dine with
friend. Buddy's father had telegraph
60 that he would not be home TIL the
next day. Buddy's dinner was served
AZ lS:so-an UNEXPECTED boredom
haa ms mother and father been at
there would have been the delight Of
flowers and candelabra, anyway.
At 1 Buddy had eiuded Mary and
was crossing the allsy. He was aware
that she would be- In hot search
IN about ten minutes, but he caicu-
lated It would take twenty minutes
10 look through the. house. It would
pc long time before they located
him-long enouSh5to eat He hoped
that Freddy's folks would serve din
ner expeditiously.
At 1:10 Buddy was in Freddy's
rouse. His small eyes were big. Fred
dy's mother was sitting in corner
ana her race. hard and set. reminded
study OF his mothers when his father
sent Word--as he did frequently-that
ne wouldn't be home. till next day or
the next. Freddy's father had his head
bandaged, his eyes were sullen-like
6uddy's father when he came next
day-and his chin bulldoggish. Freddy
tried to act as host should. He had the
Held to himself. There was SAUSAGE
cold, but Buddy didn't mind that.
Freddy urged it upon him. Freddy's
mother paid no attention to either of
them. She stared out of the window.
And once she said: "I'm tired Of it all
You promised and promised me-
s9ddy looked up quickly, but she was
talking to Freddy'ss father. And just
then Freddy distracted him by piece
OF bakery pie, nince. aged and soggy.
Buddy's mother would have tainted at
sight of it. Buddy glured it down.
Then he asked wisttully if there were
such thing as q spoonful Of sauer-
kraut around the house Freddy found
some and Hospitality refused to share
the saucer OF delicacy. I'll get out"
cried Freddy's father, suddenly. i've
told You that was innocent this time.
l know the past is against me, but
It was then that Buddy's father
walked in. His face. was hard and
cross. Buddy shivered. They invited
me-" he said with what courage and
dignity he could master. "And-it,s
awful tired. work eating turkey. BY
yourself
Buddy's father lifted him up. II
suppose it is he said queerly. He car
r1ed Buddy home! and, to Buddy's
great surprise, who understood the
restrictions if not the cause of social
differences. he asked Freddy to 90
along. Freddy accepted with even
more alacrity than Buddy had display.
ed the day before at his invitation.
BUDDY never could understand Freddy.
put he was grateful to him for donat-
ing his company what promised to
be a painful interview.
But 1t wasn't. It was mainly the
dining of Freddy, Buddy had had
plenty. so he explained, and his faith
err thought SO. too. Afterward Buddy's
mother came. To Buddy's wonder,
when his father had explained the af-
fair, she cried and kissed him and
FREDDY. Il was to blame. But you
stayed away 80 muci1,' she protested.
And to eat here Alone
Then his father kissed her. Buddy
decided that when he was a parent
he would run his life more smoothly
than the parents his acquaintance,
He was Wishing that Freddy's father
Wouldn't go away.lThst would mean
that Freddy might depart also.
! I'll see," said his father when he
heard. that he doesn't"
"Yes! cried his mother hastily. .To
| think Of sausage ON Thankekiyins
day." '' -
Buddy finds life a different propo.
slt1on now. Freddy's father takes
care of the garage, so now he doesn't
nave TO look through a palins.