Smyrna times., 1916-01-05
THE FAMILY CONSOLER
BY HOPE AlNsLEE'

- N the outer door to the stuolQ
e- -, minute. jim said he.
not linn. She stood with her /
=. - the door and looked at nim I
~ o~os full OF accusation, biting her
W.. ~ teep back the betraying tears.
W -, rs Caesars ghost, Mamie, F.
- d,d vou drop from?' exclaimed .
turant You poor little klaule' Oome
bare" .., ,o,nt hIsrk
=. him as he started for her.
- hate YOU. Dlckie Durant," she
.,,Tmed. You left me down home
,sre At the mercy Of Aunt PAMELA
"a pob And hate Bob, and I'd hate
ami PAMELA. too only she's reia'
Hre" -
why discriminate" Durant re-
sDOuded. You hate me. your best big
t,,,ber Bob doesn't count. You
csot stay here. kiddie." He looked
apund the studio.
-Why not" Mamie set her suit
case down and proceeded to take on
49, velvet tam and cloak. I'll keep
bouse for you, Dicky. You may draw
nv beautiful. highbred profile. and
I'm sure its a whacking improvement
IN the awful things you've been doing,
,oo can tell you that I'll be your
rhaperon when you have models-you
do have them. ! suppose, poor old Dick
and I'll 10 anything in the world
Vou tell me to except go back home
to Aunt Pam. That | won't do"
aNy dear child" Dick drew her
aovn beside him on the couch, my
dear. misguided. exuberant. willful lit
AZ sister will you listen to old Dick
for half minute. You can't stay here
With me. Jim shares this whole shack
With me"
Jim! Jimmie Wethersell? 1
/ thought he'd gone TO the war" Sud-
den dismay overspread Nannie's face.
He said-he promised he'd go-I-I,
Oh. Dick"
There. there, kiddie. don't do that.
Hush now. he urged. Il didn't mean
% be inhospitable. Why, I'm tickled
4 % death to have you here"
He held her away from him, and
boxed long and anxiously at her.
sJest lie down there while / make you
Dme tea in a jiffy."
But Nan curled over on the cushions
and sobbed softly. wretchedly.
I didn't know he was here" she
zid brokenly. '0h. Dick, Dick, you
Ii dm't know"
Know what?" said Dick, sternly.
Now look here, Nan. This is all fool
hhness. you know. Jim's my friend.
nd we've both known him for years.
J know Aunt PANS set against him
Because his grandfather came South
# after the war and made money. buy
hg Up our old tobacco plantation for
song. That's not Jim's fault. It's
o. rzndiathers. for being such a chump
be couldn't see ahead. Jim's a bully
eAap Why don't you like him?"
:! do like him." came from the pill
nss, and Just then Jim came leisure
N , out Of the inner room. one hand in
hs trousers pockets. the other holding
# hs pipe. Dick motioned him to bS
Il silent Jim stared from him to the
crushed. forlorn little heap Of femi
niuity on the couch, and squared hii
# tlEs
e You seemed pretty anxious to have
him in bungalow 80, say, trench mum
Der sixty"
81 ! did not. That's what made m'
q c'ne away. Aunt Pam wouldn't le
q ne even speak his name. and l had 4
md out where he was. Dick-can
tel you, please?"
Dick came over quickly to put hi
arms around her. but Jim was befor
nm She did not raise her head, an
@ ae sat beside her. patting her shoulde
enderly, grave old jim who had no
anled naturally in weeks.
lou know the Dale house party
\ vas such a wonderful place up /
ne mountains. near Staunton. JiI
and | hadn't seen each other
lonths' and Il Just all came back I
# y and be said he was going to th
# as artist for some paper. goin
# usn' away, and we we're out motorin
ussther' so we just kept on going
We we're married. Don't spea
-, please. Dickie. can't bear to B
oaed. He went away that afte
aOon and Just as soon as we eve
lnea back | was soEry. But aft'
vas gone and I went home,
lan I stand It when / didn't he;
IN MN h-if he'd cared he'd haN
ne know something"
sm laid his pipe aside and delibe
sathered her up In his arms.
ION struggle. Mamie" he advis,
- ~r- SLOW southern way OF speec
-a5oe I'm a coward. but the BIB
su aaVises strongly against a ml
,,.4 e % war the lrst year he's ms
% cane here TO Dick. Seer
Uieks real popular as a fami
s.g.f. s.ef. You see, after the way y
- % me that day. l thought y
49,. pretty sorry. and felt sorry, e
ir,o ~ - even eoaxed you into slippi
~ ,a1 little church and sayi
~. p my wife. Don't 90, Dick