The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1917-08-23
Lonely Mrs. Griffith.

ed The carved legs of new mahog
any card table And 10 make mat
ters worse. Bella brought her chill.
dren over again for n long visit with
Nell and Bert, and for two days the
house was riot OF quarrclng in
iants Bella's youn gsters All were
wllful Mrs. Griffith one day told
Iella that they needed a spanking.
Mother" gasped Bella. don't
YOU like them 10 come here7"
"Of course | do But. Bella. Mrs
Wiley brought me that water set
from, Ruuen, and can't match it tc
, replace the broken goblet"
oh, III get YOU another whole
Get, mother ! mover cared espe-
cially for that" consoled Bella
And. mother. will you ask Hilda
TO make Jam tarts To- dinner? The
children are so fond OF them"
With rather sober face. Mrs.
Grif7th went out 10 ask Hilda. who
said coldly well. it's terrible hard
cooking for so r,any, without max
ing fancy dishes for EN-" Mrs Crit
nth herself made them, Hilda grim.
ly allowed ner The meal was some
what constrained Mrs. Grif1th's
head ached from the hot kitchen and
Il was confusing 10 get all the chill
dren waited upon. Their grandfath-
or too. was annoyed because they
did not like his selections OF chops,
but insisted on selecting their own.
Their grandparents exchanged
chances Years hack children had
eaten what was set before them
After dinner there was another
annoying moment Ted, for perhaps
the first time in months. had invited
a crowd OF fellow law students there
Tor the evening lie asked his moth.
or II the girls wouldn't put the kids
TO bed. but she hurriedly whispered
that she couldn't ask them. They
mfght be hurt But about Bella
did bribe and coax and threaten
hers till they consented 10 go. Nell
said placidly that hers didn't like 10
go without her they were used 10
an apartment where all the rooms
were on the same floor II made
them nervous being in a house and
upon floor above the older folks
But AT the end of the week Nell
went home. Mira Griffith kissed
them. especially Pert, with genuine
regret She hadn't cnjoved their
visit and she feared guilty thar
they might guess IT,
The neXt DAY her daughter Jessie.
with three TRUNKS. arrived. she had
come 10 stay for three months. Her
mother was delighted. She kissed
her proudly Jessie was big, well
developed girl. handsome in a for.
nal way. with vibrant soprano
voice. She had been taking singing
and violin lessons.
Her mother had never dreamed
that she would have the happiness
Of having Jessie AZ homo again She
futtered around. making the house
trim and dainty; she coaxed Hilda
into cooking everything her giri
liked. Ted and his father. too, plan.
ned a round Of good times. But Jes.
sie laughingly told them they
needn't She was a busy woman.
and she dldn't want 10 waste day
So she started IN the next morning
right after breakfast. She trillsd.
she sang. she INDUCED in throat OK.
crCises. In inc afternoon she prac-
,lced on the violin. Twice 4 week
she took her lesson downtown
Bella and the children came over
often while Jessie WAS there She
was elghtcd 10 see her talented
Young sister again. She said hon
estly that she was glad one az tho
family would distinguish herself.
Aren't YOU proud Of her. mother
"Of course"
Two months later Mrs Grifhth
told Mrs. Wiley. her old friend: I'm
ashamed 10 say II, but you cant
realize the peace OF citing down in
an empty house. Jessie is a dear.