The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1917-08-28

,4hbon and when she saw Mrs. Cole
che TOO. was buying lavendar ribbon
If had come to both the women that
ribbon of that shade would better suit
their roles in life than the pink and
Yellow and green ribbons that they
naturally would have chosen as orna'
mentation to their white frocks and
negligees.
Perhaps it was this that made Mrs.
bradford assume an attitude toward
Mrs. Cole that was so totally different
from the attitude usually adopted by
women whose children have married
each other. Atany rate Mrs. Bradford
did approach Mrs. Cole with an air OF
comraderie and two hours later Mrs.
Cola and Mrs. Bradford, both looking
particularly debonaire, were slipping
tea together-not in the inglenook OF
either ones fireside but in a very fash
ionable and not at all sedate hotel
where the orchestra alternatingly muir
INJURED the latest waltz or whanged out
the most extreme of one.steps.
They talked long and understanding
ly, and when they came to leave at the
portal of the hotel, Mrs. Cole held out
her capable, plump hand OF the house
wife to Mrs. Bradfords, that was slen'
der and blemishless.
well, good.by, Genevieve" she said,
albeit with a little tug at that last, un'
accustomed word,
$50 long, GeOrgianna," replied Mrs.
Bradford, with firm pressure of the
hand. 1.-The kiddies will know all in
tn morning"
The next morning the klddtes-Tom
and Nell Bradford - received letters
from heir mothers and each one waited
for privacy to read the letter
This was the one from Mrs Cole that
Nell took from the folds of her bodice
and read as soon as Tom had gone
offlCeward.
Dear Nell:
What dears you and Tom were to
invite me for Thanksgiving, and, if
hadn't made other plans, should most
surely save come. But / have some
precious, important business on foot
and must attend to it. Mrs, Cole and
have seen a good deal of each other
lately, and we have little enterprise
on foot that will take up most of our
time, so we have decided to run down
to one of the shore resorts for Thanks.
giving day and make the last arrange.
ments. I've always wanted to get out
and do something for myself, and now
that you children are all settled in life
I'm having he chance. Mrs, Bradford
is writing-to tell you the details of the
enterprise and we shall soon have our
prospectuses ready to send you a more
detailed account of our Undertaking.
1 am feeling splendidly. Don't worry
about me, and take good care Of your
self. l must close now, as have a
date with the tailor and another with
the hairdresser. I'm having my hair
done in the French roll, which 1 think
makes me look lot spryer than part,
ed"
The letter that Tom opened in the
sanctum of his office was longer, for
Mrs. Bradford was of more literary
ben: than Mrs. Cole. 1t told Of the ven.
tue in full. She and Mrs. Cole, who
had been seeing a good deal of each
other of late, had gone into partnership.
They had decided to open a girls board
ing school. "GeOrgianna is such a
splendid housewife and 1 know SO
many people whose children We could
get that all we need is the teachers and,
as one can always get inexperienced
young persons at reasonable rates to
do the teaching, there will be no trou.
BILE on that score.
"And, by the way" remarked this
mother, you were very foolish to apol-
ogize for not asking me to come for
Thanksgiving. AS it happens, Geor-
gianna and l are going Off to the sea.
shore, 80 couldn't have come anyway.
THANK Nell for her kind little let
ter, too. And, Tom, do, for mercy
sakes, tell her not to call me Mother.
I know it must be hard, for am really
not her mother, and I won't be any.
ones mother-in.law. Tell her to call
me Genevieve."