The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1916-10-24

n mothcr-in laws voice rose
~ high and sharp as she faced
us. "lou cannot mean that this this
she hcSitlted for word miserable
Shanty is gong to be our home this
summer"
Dicky sQuirmed uneaSilv, while i
tried to slip quietly out OF the room.
But my mojhcr in-law ioreStalled me.
Don't run AWAY, Margaret, she
said boldly. although | should think
YOU would want to 1t YOU had any hand
20 selecting this. Why its a perfect
howell"
We were all standing in the living
room OF the Brennan house, TO which
the sole Marvin taNlcab had brought
Dicky and his mother Katie and |
had come out early in the morning III
order to have fires built and warm
meal ready for the elder Mrs era
hams comfort But her first look at
the inside OF the house had drawn IN
| impatient protest irorh her,
had not shred DickyS enthusiasm
for the place y, first, but defy any
woman to spend hours in arranging
the furniture and drdperieS OF house
without acquiring liking for her
handwork BY the time had hung the
last curtain | was genuinely fond OF
blc old house
G As' long living room appeared most
attractive to my eyes as We stood look
ing at it. The iircplaceS in it and the
large dining room were inexpensive
but good. It rcd brick mclIowed by
time In both had wood fires going
Mother Graham'S mahogany gate
legged table was drawn up at one side
Of the fireplace Upon it. in the idcn-
teal earthen got in which Dicky had
once so successfully arranged flowers,
were some branches OF yellow iorSy,hia,
which | had found in the dooryard.
The wall paper had touches Of yellow
and olive in it, and had tired to keep
that fact III mind IN my choice OF rugs
which were really rather Creditablc
limitations OF the oriental patterns, and
in my window drapcries. which were
Of the thinncst cream fabric with tiny
yellow roses and buds running riot
over them g
Z All three of us. Dicky, his mother
and !. had bookcases, numbers OF them
of all sizes. kinds and degrees of re-
pair. The best OF these had put in
the living room, and from the top of
each glowed the forsythia in diiferent
receptacleS \ comfortable couch in
brown leather, which had come with
Mother Graham'S furniture. was piled
high with pillows in gay crctonne Gov
eriugS, number OF chairs, some OF
them Mother Graham'S, and some new,
stood invi,ingly near the low windows.
\ small upright piano which had
rented in the village. occupied niche
which appeared to be made for 1t, and
completed the furnishings OF the room,
What Madge Did.
had seen Dicty'S eyes light up with
admiration at his first sight OF the
room, but his mothers disapproval OF
the place had given him no chance to
say anything about it
He turned to her protestlngy
What do YOU expect Tor SjS a month
with these grounds A modern hous,
with new decorations For my part
think this room IS wonderfully attrac-
tive Madgc, YOU certainly have done
wonders with it," He turned to me en-.
Enthusiastically, and | suddenly ielt NOR,
than paid for all my work and worry
II am not criticiSing Margaret's lab
ors," my mother in-law returned tartly
but the whole house is impossible. You
can't make silk purse out Of pig''
ear and there is nothing to start with
here The outside OF the house is al
right, but the inside Look at that
woodwork, the very cheapest kind OF
stuff Look at that wall paper. IL
atrociouS
That wall paper is so bad Us good,
returned Dcky, good humorcdly at,
almost futuriStic. that stuff"
1T could he safely worshipped ac
cordlng to the Bible rule" she said
grimly, "ior it certainly resemble,
nothing above, on, or under the car,l
or ~ the waters oi the deep
Dicky threw back his head and
laughed good humoredly
Have It your own way, mother, h,
,dld easily. Come on and see the rest
Of the shack
lie escorted her 10 the dining room
a long room which had matched boards
instead of the usual plaster sides anC
ceiling Bull, in at the side of the rec
brick fireplace was cupboard witt
glass doors, in which | had arranged
my little store OF china and glass Tn,
big tall leaf mahogany table OF Mo,he,
Graham's was covered with whit,
cloth aud spread for dinner The Squar,
piano, Mr. Brennan fulfilled Mrs
BurohelI, prediction. had neglected +,
take away HAD in desperation movcf
1t into the dining room, where it com
iortably filled an immense vacant spac,
at one side OF the big room Over i,
had spread runner OF creamy Jap
aneSe cloth with green vine wander
ing over Il, which set off the polished