Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-29
.HIGHFLYERS
BY MRS. EVA LEONARD.
souELcHING MoTHER.IN-LAW IS
GRIM WORK

Mollie sat with her little son lyins
across her knee as Clyde opened the
nursery door She looked up with a
welcoming smile and he walked over
to the low chair and laid his hand
caressingly on the brow head. Little
mother" he murmered caressingly.
She leaned her head against his hand
and turned her dark eyes up to him
IN mute acknowledgment of his car
ess.
so you put the invading hosts to
flight this afternoon" He had drop
ped into chair by her side and TAX
ing her chin in his hand turned her
face up to be kissed. 'Tt 10 too good. /"
He laughed with huge enjoyment.
Don't laugh at me. Clyde, l.
4 am not laughing at you. 1 am
glorying in your spunk. Who would
have thought you had It in you"
Again the laugh rang cheerily through
the quiet room. It grated on the lit
tie wife. What had seemed SO impera-
tive, and had been done with such
heroulean effort was nothing but a
joke; a common wrangle between wo-
men The tears sprang to her eyes.
You do not understand. You don't
indeed" she began, turning her wet
eyes up to her husbands face. 1--WE
had no quarrel, your mother and I.
simply told her that the baby must
not be disturbed when 1t was time for
him to have bis nap"
"Of course. That was all right. He
Is your baby and you can do with him
as you please. She must recognize
been. Why was I not here to see the
eagle put to flight by the pigeon?'
Mollle could keep the tears back no
longer. Her nerves had been badly
shaken by the afternoons encounter
with his mother and now to be laugh
ed att was too much. Sobs heaved
her shoulders.
Your poor little white dove, what
are you crying for? Everything is all
right. 1 quieted mother down. She
won't give you any more trouble. II
think" Still Mollie sobbed hysteric
ally.
1T isn't that, You do not under
stand. You laughed"
"Of course I laughed. It was so
Punny. I made mother angry by laugh !
ng at her and now you are hurt. If
It doesn't beat the cars! Women have
40 sense of hunor."
Here, son, you go into your basket. |
have job of spong1ng out this
1urt" He laid the baby gently down
ind gathered Mollic up in his arms
md sat down in big chair with her.
NOW 1T is all right, isn't it? I
I'M just bis, awkward brute, and |
'ungled things badly but you know I
I'm no end proud of you. want you
o be able to stand up for yourself
When I am not here to stand up for
'ou, and 1t does me good to know you
an" He kissed the tears from the
vet eyes and rocked her, in silence.
Now the ruffled feathers are all
light on my little dove" he asked as
he sat up and smiled family Il told
mother that she had better come be-
ween four and half past five, for that
vas the time the young king had au-
Hence" Clyde smiled a little. but
hat was ell.
I'VE do not want our little evening
ogether--" began Mollie. but stop
ed.
"oh she will not come every night,
t course, and l thought could"
e was going to say referee the scrap,
ut he stopped in time. THE baby
always awake at that time. he ad-
ed lamely.
That is the time we are all three
ogether, that's ALL" Mollie slid to
ne floor and went and got the baby. {
Don't you want to hold all the fam
she asked, coming back to his {
de. He opened his arms and they {
osed around all that he held dearest |
l the world. ut would be a shame {
} have this intimate little family 7
arty broken up. that Is a fact" he I
lurmured as the twilight fell and
le leaves OF the maple outside the t
indoW were stirred by the birds Drop
ing early to their nests
CTo be continued) y