The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1917-01-25

Now. strange to say. this novel ar
rangement was extremely agreeable to
the deposed ruler Bob took q shame
less delight in doing menial service;
to fetch and to carry for all hands filled
him with JOY. But once outside OF the
premises he reasserted himself. and his
Importance grew as gas expands. Be
fore long his intimate friends began to
avoid him like n plague. II was his
partner, Kurtz, who finally dubbed
him "The pestilence that talketh in
darkness and the destruction that
wasteth our mondays"
One day, after Bob had acquired suf-
ficient confidence in himself and In the
baby to handle II without anxiety to
the nurse. he begged permission to
show II TO the mailman downstairs. He
returned greatly elated, explaining
that the attendant, who had some inn
possible number OF babies of his own
and might therefore be considered an
authority, declared this one to be the
finest he had ever beheld. Oddly
enough. this praise delighted Bob out
of suppressed excitement all that day.
and on the following afternoon he
again kidnapped the child for a second
exhibition. II seemed that the infants
fame spread rapidly, for soon the ten
ants OF neighborlng apartments began
to clamor for a sight of II, and Bob
was only too eager TO crafty them.
Every afternoon he took his son down
stairs with him. until finally Lorelei
checked him 0s he was going out
"Bob. dear" she said, with the faint
est shadow of q smile. II don't think
it's good for him to 20 out so often.
why don't you ask your father and
mother to come upr
Wharton flushed, then he STAN
mered, "I-what makes you-er-
think"
"why. I guessed It the very first
day" Lorelei's smile saddened. They
needn't see me, you know"
Bob laid the child back In its bed.
"But that's just what they want. They
want to see you, only wouldn't let
you be bothered. They're perfectly
foolish over the kid: mother cries, and
father-but just walt" He rushed out
of the room, and In a few moments re-
turned with his parents.
Hannibal Wharton was deeply en-
barrassed. but his wife went straight
TO Lorelei and, bending over her chair
placed a kiss upon her lips. There.
said she. when you are stronger In
going to apologize for the way we'v,
treated you. We're old people. We'r'
selfish and suspicious and unreason
able, but we're not entirely inhuman
You won't be too hard on us. will
you"
The old lady's eyes were shining, tn
palms which were clasped over Lore
lei's hand were hot and tremulous. Tn
look OF hungry yearnlng that greete'
the elder woman's words was ampl
: answer, and with a little choking CT
she gathered the weak figure into he
: arms and thrilled as she felt the ambe
r head upon her breast.
> Hannibal trumpeted into his hant
, kerchlef. then cleared his throat pr'
monitorily, but Bob forestalled hir
with happy laugh. "Don't hold an
; post-mortems, dad. Lorelei know
3 everything you intend to say"
"Im blamed IL she does" rumble
the old man, because don't kno'
. myself I'm not much on apologies;
5 can take 'em, but cant make 'em.
I His voice rose sternly: young lad!
: the night that baby was born l stoo
4 outside this house for hours because
! was afraid to come in. And my fec
J. hurt ike the devil. too. / wouldn
I lose that much sleep for the whole ste'
a trust; but didn't dare go back to II
hotel, for mother was waiting, and
q was afraid OF her, too. I don't inten
, to go through another night like that