The Wahpeton times. [volume] (Wahpeton, Richland County, Dakota [N.D.]) 1879-1919, 1915-01-14
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I'm 30 glad you've come" said Mrs.
Milburn, thrusting . weeping baby
into her husbands arms the moment
his overcoat was OF. "shes little
fretful, but she'll be all right with you.
It's wonderful how she crows and sings
when you dance around with her."
Ailburn looked into the face Of his
grandchild with Q mock severity that
did pot appear to frighten her, for thd
little frowning crinkles smoothed into
. smile. When he threw her up to his
shoulder with . tender semblance IL
rouShness she oooed with delight, J.
isn't she just the sweetest thing
you ever saw!" cried the grandmother.
"oh. don't know. Alice. There have
been others. do have q fellow feel.
ing Tor her, though. because she's
bald" Milburn pulled the infant down
from his shoulder and kissed the spot
whore the soft fuzzy curls had worn
OF on the pillow. But why am I
elected nurse grit Intended to write
. brief tonight" He preferred the
baby to his wife.
Il can't take her now. I've got some,
thing to do In the kitchen"
what have you got to do in the
kitchen? I thought Manda was capable
Of getting up a dinner unassisted."
well, Manda isn't here. let her
go over to Ethel's."
"You don't mean to say that Ethel
is without girl again?"
"No, but she's having little dinner
tonight. and her maid h so incompe
tent that I sent Manda out to manage
things. She'll be q great help to
Ethel"
Sometimes I wonder If Ethel will
ever learn to manage her own house.
keeping" growled Ethel's father. "How
did we happen to be honored. by a
visit from Laura's baby? Is Laura Civ.
ing a party, too?"
mo. Anyone would think you were
cross who didn't know that you simply
adore that baby"
Even that granted, have yet other
aims and ambitions in life than nurse.
girling. think remarked that had
brief to write this evening""
"Well, you can do 1t after dinner.
Tom wanted Laura to dine with him
downtown, so she brought baby here
and went down early to do some shop
ping. Poor Laura doesn't get out very
often"
mo, that's 80. This is only the third
time this week that her baby has been
Quartered on US"
well, this is the end of the week,
and anyway think it's Joy to have
such a perfect little darling come to
visit us. You know you think so. too"
Maybe do, but as I tried to ex.
plain, have a little matter of my own
on hand"
Mrs. Milburn. however, had gone to
the kitchen and there was nothing for
Milburn to do but establish the baby
among the pillows on the couch while
he made his toilet in as entertaining a
manner as he could invent. He
brushed his hair with free fourishes
that won gurgles from the small ON.
locker, and he was rewarded by ap
plause when he removed his shoes
with kicks that sent them flying across
the floor. When Mrs. Milburn came to
say that dinner was ready she found
the baby in state Of hilarity.
"You manage her better than any.
one else," she declared.
I'm other words, I'm the biggest
monkey in the family" Milburn en-.
deavored not to look proud.
It'll take her now while you go
down and look at the furnace. think
the fire needs a little coal before din.
ner."
where's Dagget? What do we keep
a houseman for? Stocking isn't my"
"Now, you know you don't mind fix.
ing the fire once in a while. let Dag.
get go out to. Nell's. She telephoned
me this morning that the paper hang.
ers had left her house in a fearful
state and it's so hard to get anyone in
the suburbs to do cleaning that just
sent Dagget out. knew that he would
be great comfort to Nell"
"Oh, no doubt" remarked Milburn.
After dinner when Milburn, with the
baby In his arms, was dancing his
own version Of the tango in the kitch.
en- while his wife washed the dishes,
the telephone rang.
I'LL keep her while you answer"
said Mrs. Milburn. When he returned,
his peculiar expression made her ask:
"Who was it,"
Laura called up to know If the
baby was good. She said Tom had
asked her to go to the theater, and
would we mind keeping the baby. OF
course said the pleasure was all ours,
and then she said she wouldn't like
to take the baby out in the middle of
the night. and the only thing the baby
would need was a bottle at three
o'clock in the morning. Just little
bottle at 8 a. M, my dear. That's ALL"
"You needn't be so sarcastic. That
won't be any bother at all. shall
have 1t on the radiator keeping warm
and" :.
Even If 1t should be bother, We
won't mind, for 1t will be q kind of