The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-09-11
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On fae wsade. kCwegsr. he vas a
9reerI xrot gEs-r- and Leza. wSS had
21Frse1 Elu win ~ eyes orer. kas.
tsss cazae ~ e1rzyza1zt- Nat1rz1ly.
~ lad ln54ss1 rEe Lea rkat e. va
wsa&s rgSs ID 10 a. ale egwl1 b
ease r-aa. especially 70 cater 20 klz
ar9MaeA. tx z1rharr had always
mrirsa 10 Erzrlfg Lis sppesEse ard
Mazy a l1ae wien sszFrelg ahle. hz1
aages oYey 8 hot ssore 70 get - q
meal fkar eAoll1 pseaAe hi1 zz1 lis
faFmer father
Now Lena was something ~ = ccck
EeFself AID rather pxo11 u q. fh1EzA
sAe a. yls,l EAs palz1 % hs- zsas1sr-
x lD-law Ia soz4e sAln1g. Whe1 they Here
4 GraE m4rried, Nathan had eo1aE ir-ent-
"a Aer h.zAsg. but after a tize b.
had 5ee11e n,ore critical. and eze0n-
eeio9asy fesI Into the habit o. e0za-
Z paring his 0rn table with hig np9gher's b.
Lez4 took Il z001 Ezf1re,1ly. always
had . ready answer and No fsletlon
was ago8ded- BIZ the habit grew Until
y became very pegnlsfg1a oae. and
Lena woke rD az LAST 20 realize that
e1e never eerTed q real that did not
bring form eoz1e comment ~ cTffieisra-
SIZE TUNED the situation over and
over 10 hev mind. wondering h0w she
eoui9 meet H.
Finally ate hit upon q plan Ma
sAaa'e nother was q pretty good sOrt,
sfter i1i. Ard, although Ehe had been
weak and had spoiled her sOn. she rec
oxnize1 the fact and regretted It.
Knowing this, Lena decided to 20 To
her for help ID her trouble.
She laid the case before her, and
the older woman entered into her plan
most readily.
A few days after Lena's conference
with Mrs. Leach. Nathan received a
letter from his mother who lived sey-
eral miles sway. stating that she would
arrive ou the next day to pay them
visit u week.
The next morning. at breakfast, aft
er Il slightly adverse comment On the
coffee, Nathan began. II do hope
yOu'lI be real carefdl. Lena, about the
cooking while mothers here. She's a
risht smart hand al 1t. IN mother, and /
shouldn't want her 10 think / wasn't
hatln as good victuals a. she used to
sef before me-"
Mrs. Leach arrived. Dinner the first
day passed Of very vel, but afrer-
ward Nathan took occasion to say.
when be and Lena were alone, Say.
Lena. II there's one thing mother can
cook It's beefsteak, and that We had
today wasn't up 70 the mark-not BY
good deal"
THAT soir said Lena quietly. swell.
didn't see anything the matter with
II. Your mother ate her share all
right. and acted as If she liked It,
toO.r
"Oh, she'd seem to. You know that.
But tell you 1t was oYerdonev
Lena didn't answer, and Nathan said |
no more then. But similar scenes took |
place during the whole ~ bis mothers
visit Possibly be criticized little \
less openly than he had been doing at
the table. but Lena had 10 listen to
complaints and comparisons TIL ii was
q wonder how gOod-naturedly she bore
Il.
Sometimes. 10 the presence of both,
he would refer 10 the things "mQther
used 10 make" half Jokingly, or ask
Lena 70 get the recipe for this thing
or that.
On the last day Of Mrs Leach's stay.
Nathan came Ia at noon to lind Lena
lying down on the sofa and his mother
ready 70 take up the dinner and serve
him. In response to inquiries, Lena
made light Of her indisposition, and
even venfured the statement that she
was feeling 70 much better maybe she
would come to the table.
''Your mother got the dinner, Ma.
than" she said, as Mrs. Leach was
taking up the beefsteak aud vege-
tables. II am sure you'll enjoy it."
You bet l WILL" agreed Nathan,
drawing up his chair Seems just
- "a WN1 ~ hphit uShlus
Everything came Ia for praise. Never
was steak 20 exactly right. potatoes
couldn't be more mealy, and as for the
hot biscuits and rhubarb pie-well,
hey were perfect.
Nathan drove his mother home in
he cool Of the early evening. When he
Lena, having recovered re-
well from her illness Of the
morning. sat on the plaza, waiting for
him.
There was something she wanted TO 4
.ay, but, somehow. now the moment !
lad come. she couldn't seem to find !,
he right words But her mother-ln- !,
aw had done all the enlightening for =
Ier. !
Nathan felt his way IN the dark to !,
be chair near hers. and both kept 81. ],
ence for a few moments. Then Ma >
han spoke Mother told me all about !
ow you and che have made q fool Of .
le all this week-her doin' all the
ookln' and neither OF you lettin' on
az what " was you. Well. 1 don't {
now but I deserved II. Anyhow. she
ays I did. I guess was kinder fallln'
ITO bad habits"
This being a good deal from Nathan, ~
ena met him half way.