Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-01
MS OF A WIFE DAILY BEAUTY HINTS
MY MARRIED LIFE
The Coming of Dtcku,s Mother
By ADELE GARRISON

country for the simmer but I had not
realized that he had really decided upon
| doing so
"Of course" said Dcky nonchalantly.
! There arc plenty of pretty places around
Marvin we can get furnished. Wen take
| a run out there toward spring ana hhu one
WHAT A MARTYR
felt as II dash Of cold water had
| been thrown over me. Marvin was the
| home Of Miss Draper, whose beauty had
| so attracted Dcky that he had engaged
! her as a model. Try as l might to shake
II off, l had queer little presentiment
that the coming of Miss Draper into Dlckys
life boded no good for me. But | knew
better than TO say anything concerning
Miss Draper just then The plans for the
| coming Of Dicky's mother threatened
enough unpleasantness without my intro
ducing any other subject
Does your mother like the country?' I
asked
Not particularly. but it's better for her"
Diclv answered easily Evidently his
mothers prejudlccs and wishes sat lightly
upon him by the way, have you decided
about her bedroom YETI"
why no, how can l? We never can
share the same bed. that is certain. A
woman as old as your mother, and in her
health. ought to have a comfortable bed to
herself"
whats the matter with my sending up
one of those couch beds they advertise so
widely? | slept OH one once, and It was
mighty comfortable. Then one of you
could sleep on that"
"Dcky," I expostuated. "Do you realize
the size of my room? A couch bed would
never flt in there. 1 hardly have room
to turn around now"
II didn't mean to put It In your room.
Put II in the dining room. 1t will fit in
well enough with the general scheme in
there "Then one of you could sleep there
and dress in the bedroom
looked at DIcly steadily for a minute
before answering. | was getting a now
light upon his character | had always
thought him mpulsIvely generous and kind.
Yet here he was calmly planning for the
inconvenience of both his mother and my
self with never n thought of sacrificing any
of his own comfort
at has not occurred to you, then" / said
cly, that another solution OF the problem
might be for your mother to take your
room?'
Dlcky flushed resentfully. How would
that better thinEs?" he demanded. Two
of us would have to dress in the one small
room. and we would have to have the
couch just the same. | always have had
bed TO myself all my life"
80 have I. but there would be one adj
vantnge-your mother would have room
to herself, something which I should think
her son would deem desirable" 1 could
not keep my dIsapproval Of Dicky's SELFISH
ness from my voice.
Look here" began Dicl<y hotly, but 1
went on as If had not heard him.
However, l will not ask you for such n
sacrifice" / said smoothly 81 will givo
my room to your mother, sleep on n couch
in the dining room, as you suggest, dress
in the bathroom and keep my belongings
in some empty room in the building. 1
know there must be some family in the
building who would be willing to rent me
n small ROOM"
Gee, what n martyr she's going to be !"
he said as he reached for his coat Just
going to tic herself to the stake and roast
over coal fire, isn't she?"
was glad he did not try to kiss me as
he went out. l think l should have struck
him If he had attempted It.
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