Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-09-10

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Mary. when she was sixteen, essayed
slit skirt-a modest slit that did not
expose Mary's slim. pretty ankle
Mary. You should have consulted me
before you had the dress made
| Though Mary pouted. the slit was
sewed up.
that maybe the children would get
along as well II left more to their own
devices. She worded it nicely, so as
not to hurt Annettes feelings.
Annette smiled indulgently; Why.
m 1tn, ;, she he . said they'd be in
really feel it my duty to look after
| them"
Their mother sighed. Frank had
| threatened to leave home or have a
his father not to let him study medi-
cine. Il feel sorry for the man she
marries,' he said, savagely.
Hush his mother chided. AN
nette has a noble character. and she
Is a pretty girl"
She is too bossy," sullenly. II
wish she'd get married and then we'd
have a chance to call our souls our
own"
Your sister has your welfare at
heart" the mother said. weakly.
IAN I can say is. I wish she didn't u
/ All agreed with Frank. The trouble
was that Annette was a dear girl.
They somehow couldn't tell her blunt
ly to mind her own business. They
simply had to write and endure.
| Then Annette went away on visit.
| met a man, and when she came home
at once began to send him two letters
week. He sent her four. He was
an artist, thirty-two, brown-eyed and
intellectual Annette practically said
all he needed was the right person
| to advise him and his genius would
| become known-that he really was a
genius. The family began to pity
him. He and Annette were married.
The wedding took place at Annette's
home, and the family. meeting him.
| learned that Annette had not exag-
gerated his charm. He really was a
nice fellow.
And. honest to goodness, ! think
it's shame" said Mary. Il don't
| care" she replied to her protesting
mother. III she is my sister. He's
! too nice to be henpecked."
so say l." sighed Frank. Say,
in a year" But his mother hushed
him into silence.
live. She didn't see how the family would
get along without her. She really was
worried.
Don't worry said Frank We'll be
careful"
Frank" cried his mother. warningly
Annette is going away for long time
He was somewhat abashed. Annette
was lovable. in spite of her ways.
What's one persons loss Is anothers
gain" he said, nicely
Frank" his mother said sternly.
why. mother" said Annette sml-
inglly. Frank infers that I'm not going
to be missed
Hes Joking said their mother.
do without you"
They didn't see her for two years.
She wrote often and her letters We're
full Of advice. There came one fervid
cine. He mustn't! Didn't he know that
his short stubby hands would never
do for a surgeon? Frank was glad
that she was not there.
When Mary became a nurse An
nette would have come home to pre-
vent 1t. Mary was too delicate for
that hard life, she wrote. but her hus-
band was having an exhibition and
he couldn't spare her. she begged
ence with her. Mary didn't wait, and
worded her refusal nicely:
Finally Annette and her husband
came to visit. The family was glad to
see them, but uneasy; Surely he was
case there would be squabbles and
sarabbles are not nice for onlookers.
Annette's husband had become a
successful man; Newspapers spoke well
Annette was surprised. Hadn't she
said that she would do it? But Frank
wondered II he enjoyed 1t at the price
When on the third day Of their stay
Annette went down and bought him
some cravats, Frank whispered. II
knew It, Well. when my wife would
pick out
CRANK" warned his mother
There was no doubt that Annette
managed her husband. She opened his
letters when he slept late, and she an
swered them; sometimes without con-
sulting him. 1t appeared that she
OF dered his clothes from the tailor and
decided II they needed alteration. She
bought his hats. She went through
the magazines and selected articles
for him to read; she carried the bank