Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-03-08
HIGHFLYERS
CLYDE WONDERS WHY ANYONE
COULD NOT LOVE MoLLIE.
sY mrs. EVA LEONARD.

Il wonder what Is the matter with
Mother" Clyde was stretched on the
divan with Mollie sitting beside him.
"Have you any notion why she acts
SO queerly?"
Mollie ran her fingers through his
hair and smiled into his face, but did
not reply at once. Finally she said:
Il think I told you what I thought
was the matter, but you poo-hooed
at me. l still think I was right"
What did you say7 I do not re-
member" Clyde caught the little car
essing hand and kissed II.
You should pay more attention
when 1 speak" Her laugh was music
in her husbands ears. He so seldom
heard 1t.
ut must be that I love to look at
you so much that I forget to listen to
what you say"
THAT is no compliment to my con-
versational powers, Mr.. Clyde" She
looked at him with her head on one
side like a timid bird
They can not equal your beauty,
though they are very pleasing. Try
me again. I will pin my attention not
to your lips but to your words this
time" he pleaded.
my opinion is that she is-that she
feels hurt that someone else has come
between her and her boy. You are
too attentive before her. It"
Now, now, who ever heard of a
wife complaining because her husband
was too attentive?" laughed Clyde.
II was not complaining. my dear,
you know" She stopped and hid
her face on his shoulder Clyde lift
ed 1t and taking :; between his hands
as II 1t were a rare bit of fragile pot
terry, kissed the troubled eyes and
lips
You dear. timid little mouse you
mean she is jealous of you? How
could anyone do anything but love
you?"
Some women hate MICE" she fall
tered.
Clyde laughed aloud at the sally
she never can hate you though. Dads
the stuff. He said just what I feel"
The eyes looked inquiringly at him.
"Ie said, IF could feel that you were
worthy of that little girl and could
make her happy always I should be
the happiest man alive She doesn't
say lllIlSo Inc IlldlI Jul VI SOuISo sic
loves you"
1T is different with women. I have
heard that 1t Is very hard for wo-
man to see her son married; to see
another woman so much nearer to him
than she can ever be again, when she
was the first in his thoughts once"
Don't you worry. We are never
very companionable. We have very
little in common, as you can see. You
don't understand Mother"
We'll you yourself said that some
thing was the matter with her. How
do you account for the changer" asked
Mollie.
Clyde whistled thoughtfully with his
hands clasped behind his head
ut would do no harm to believe that
was the matter and try and make her
see that you do care as much as ever
for her" continued Mollie, trying to
make Clyde see the situation without
telling him of the strained relations
between them. PAY more attention
to her and less to me before her We
shall soon be in our own little home,
where we shall not have to consider
the feelings of someone else all the
time" Mollie's face beamed with
pleasure as she spoke
such a doll as you are, mistress of
a home.'' chaffed Clyde. holding up
the little hands. you would drop
kettle If you picked one up"
"Oh, no, I would not" There was
real concern In her tone. 'I have been
taking cooking lessons Of Marjory and
she is a graduate of the domestic
science course"
We'll have to have a maid" an
nounced Clyde.
mo, not at first" She blushed. AT
first we want to be all alone together.
Besides we cannot afford 1t. Clyde
frowned. What he was earning would
not pay a maid and other living expen-
ses, too.
81 am working for a raise, you
know. 1t will have to come soon, Tor
I am digging in teeth and toenails."
Mollie laughed and whispered, 81 am
SO proud of you, dear"
(To be continued)