The Detroit times., 1917-11-26

! Renee VIII help. NOu VIII see.
Oh. she's wonderful oh know
hes chorus girl, but she's crazy
I about The country and"
Tom a chorus girl doesn't know
I anything about houscwOrk
but mother. sou don't know
7 You are just prejudiced Wait til
/ YOU ace her mix "A Welsh raTebit
guess know what I'm talking
/ about
Mrs Mariin/fo tired for further
argument, remained silent Tom
drew near and dropped a light-heart.
cd kiss on his mothers pale cheek
"l'n bring her home tomorrow,
And was gone
With a great effort the over.
worked woman took her duster and
/ housccioth up TO the spare room 90
prepare IT for the bride n needed
little coaXing 20 induce her hus.
band 90 carry out the rugs and
shake them AZ last the room was
clean and IN order II had taken
all Tho time She had planned for the
ironine
n was midnight when she fold
cd away the last piece and pushed
the irons 10 the back OF the stove
The rest OF the family had been In
bed for more than two hours Too
weary 70 climb the stairs, she crept
in the dark sitting room 90 lie eX-
hausted on the old lounge II
seemed a. IL each lumpy sIhing
tried 20 bore hole in her aching
/ back n was as painful as the
/ thought OF Tom bringing home this
( chorus girl Another 10 feed and
I little or no money 70 do Il with.
If father could only get work II
/ he only made few efforts TO find
something She was TOO tired TO
think of IL all Her feet burned
and her head ached but al last she
I fell into troubled sleep
/ Here she l.. mother" Tom cried
/ ioyously the next afternoon, as he
| ushered In "A slight, golden haired
| girl
Mrs Martin hurried down from
\ Johnnys room. where she had been
/ called for az least the 6ftieth time
/ that day Her pale cheeks flushed
I for her ginFham apron as she caught
sight ~ the fashionably gowned girl
standing in the hall She held out
/ her hand awkwardly and mumbled
few words OF greeting
I'm going back 20 the station 10
| look after Renee's trunks Now you
two get acquainted. he ordered
with a gay laugh
Toms mother took the girl TO
the spare room She was about 10
apologize for tho worn carpet when
/ Johnny called peevishly. so she was
I obliged TO leave the bride When
/ Johnnys wants were attended 10 it
Was time TO prepare supper
| Renee foated into the kitchen a
I half hour later in a light fuzzy
dress She did not offer 10 help.
( bpt stood watching the slightly bent
/ form OF Toms mother hurrying
I from one thing 20 the other
/ y hate housework, she said at
last
Mrs Martin nodded She had OK.
pected that
nut can cook little brought
my channg dish on. | can make
"a wonderful welsh rarebit
/ The older woman stopped stir
ring the muffin batter and looked AZ
/ the girl We never have that. and
We don't want IT,, either she
4 fairly snapped it out. for she was
very tired and the extra cooking
/ for supper was a trial under the cir
/ cumstanCes
Renee trailcd into tho dining
/ room where Tom father was, as
usual. reading thc paper But he
/ folded % away at The sight OF his
pretty dauehtcrin-law IN few
minutes Rence'e high pitched laugh
/ with soHc deep haw-haws sounded
even into the hot kitchen
lev days later Tom was obliged
1 jo leave on "a busines trip
This viii give YOU TWO q chance
( 10 rct chummy.' he beamed
Hi5 mothers lips frightened. She
I did not answer
"When ] come back youll be just
as crazy bout Renee as ! am
She tried 90 smile. When he
1 comes back would be time enough
TO toll him that he would have 20
take that chorus girl somewhere
else
Tho next morning Renee settled
1 herself with the village newspaper
4 In The kitchen rocker. while Mrs.
Martin rolled her pie crust
Mother. why don't father get a
I job"
He can't find any work. the
/ older woman answered shortly
"But here's an ad - Engineers
wanted at Mason & Forbes Dads
an engineer
"Its useless" he says. "He won't
go. the other answered wearily.
"The idea A big. strapping man
/ like him lounging around the house
all day and not even trying 20 gct
work" Mrs. Martin stopped her
work and looked AT the girl with
wide open eyes And by the way
| continued the girl. MASON n Forbes
why ] know Harry Forbes And
/ n he has anything to say down
/ there ! can get father a job
Mrs Martin caught her breath,
/ but before she could speak Renee
/ had run into the dining room, where
! father was toasting his feet
Toms mother listened hreathless-
| ly. her eyes bright with hope and
I expectancy She heard the "its no
use. and she heard an energetic.
Yin 10 minutes I'll be ready You
come along with me- dad know
f YOU will get the job,
An hour later Renee came into
/ thc Kitchen
rwherc's dads" Mrs. Martins
/ voice fairly trcmbled
d. n