Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1917-01-01

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as he held out his hand Ior his mother g
letter. J knew that he was anxously await.
ing my decision as to the proposition II
contained. and ! hastened to reassure MIN,
"Of course there is uut one thing to be
done said, trying hard to make my tone
cordial
And that is?" Dlcky looked at me curl
ously Was II possible that he did not un-
derstand my meaning?
why you must wire her at once 10 come
to us BE sure you tell her that she will
be most welcome"
felt trinc ashamed that the welcoming
words were such sham from my lips.
D.Cky's mother was distinctly not welcome
SO far as I was concerned ! had never
seen her, but | knew that she disapproved
Of my marriage 10 Dcky and that she had
selected another wife for him. Why she
even had refused 10 come to our wedding
because NJ her disappointment in his choice
of a wife! Surely was justified In resent
ing her coming
My thoughts flew swiftly back to my own
little mother, gone forever from me- Sup
pose she were the one who needed n home?
How would l like to have Dicky's secret
thoughts about her welcome the same as
mine were now?
That's awfuly good of you. Madge."
Dicly's voice brought me back from my
rcveric. "Of course. I know you are not
particularly keen about her coming That
wouldn't be natural but it's bully of you
to pretend just the same"
/ opened my mouth to protest, and then
thought better Of it, There was no use
trying to deceive Dicl<y. If he was satisfied
with my attitude toward his mother that
was all that was necessary,
81 say / say Madge!" Dicliy's tone
spelled CONSERVATION as If he had just
thought Of something unpleasant where
is mother going to SlCeD2'
! looked at him in dismay equal to his
own There were but two bedrooms in our
apartment Dlckys and mine, for the
Cubbyholc which Satic claimed was hardly
worthy of the name room. only a person
who. like Katie, had been used to the
Crampcd quarters of an East side teno-
ment could have endured It.
The coming of Dickys mother would
mean that one of us would have t. give up
room to her | knew that DlclSy shared
my views on the Inconvenience and un-
dcsirahility Of husband and wife sharing
the same room. Both Dicky and | had al
ways been used to sanctums of our own.
The prospect of losing the privacy that had
been mine brought home to me as nothing
else could the petty annoyances that would
follow the advent Of Dicky'5 mother into
our home.
THE SUMMER PLANS
"I don't know" I answered slowly. "Of
course. she must have one of the bed
rooms"
Dicllv looked banlSly at me.
why couldn't you and mother share
bcdroom?" he asked Two women ought
to be able to get along together in one
room"
Hasn't your mother always been accus-
toned to her own room at your sisters?'
| queried coldly.
81 suppose SO" DIcky returned petulantly
but that's no reason why she cant put up
with different conditions for a while. OF
course. Wa shall have to take n larger
apartment another year; but as long as
we probably are going to the country in the
early spring anyway, there's no use in
changing before then"
Are we really going to the country" I
asked, the problem of Dicky's mother for
gotten for the moment. Before our days
outing in Marvin DiclSy had mentioned the
possibility of our taking n house in the