The Lamar register., 1917-01-03
WITH MOTHER AWAY
BY LOUISE OLIVER.

Sophia kingsley, fnOtnerly anu toih
petent, at the other In between were
Mary and the twins on one side and
on the other were Philip, Margery
and Bob. This story is about Mar
gerry.
Papa Kingsley carved the steak.
Said he, putting a large helping OF
gravy into Bob's mashed potatoes,
Mamma, how would you like to take
a vacation"
"a vacation, John Are you in
earnestT"
Certainly 1 am. You haven't had
a real one In ten years nor have |.
Grenoline has declared u so per cent
dividend-got my check today-and 1t
Just happens I've got things at the
office in pretty good shape TO leave
for three or four weeks. What sayf
But" here interposed Murgery in
CONSERVATION, how can we get alongf
We can't manage without mother!'
"Can't7 How old are you, Mar
geryT
Twenty"
Then / just guess you can manage
without mother. When you get mar
ried you'll have to manage without
her"
"But-but that's different" And
she added Indignantly to herself:
And II mother goes away l never,
never will get married. for so much
depends now on her being here. II l
have to pitch In now and work, David
Winter Will never look at me again"
IfFR
90 run of with you day after tomor-
row for four weeks. Aargery can
lake your place"
And AS usual, when father uttered
an ultlmntum, the family had To abide
by II. And mother went
To go back little, David Winter
was recently from Cambridge, n HHr
ward graduate and already holding a
responsible position with an eastern
firm OF engineering contractors. He
was very different from the native
product OF Harwich and, needless to
say, he had achieved an amazing de-
gree of popularity.
David had been attentive to Mnrgery
from the hrst-also to Priscilla Hart,
who lived just over the way and was
pretty and agreeable.
Margery looked after the thxicab
that was bearing her parents to the
station with dismay.
How was she to look her best now
ut any hour of the day that David
might take il into his mind TO stop |
his roadster at the curb and run in
for a chatl
''oh, mother, why did you go7' Mar
gerry half sobbed.
Then suddenly the house seemed |
empty. desolate and barren without
the one on whom they all depended. |
and she realized that she was lonely
and ashamed. I'll do the best | can,
mother. You did look tired today"
she insisted bravely.
And so the next morning found Mar
gerry In her working regalia.
David rang the bell at ten and Mar
gerry, seeing him from window, an
swered his ring in person. without
even removing the unbecoming dust
cap she wore. II may as well get 1t
over" she thought.
David was too well bred to show
his establishment. Bit she had known
that. She also OWNED that he would
take an early leave. He did.
That afternoon, Margery, weary and
pale over a basketful OF darning. saw
him take Priscilla for drive.
Then she pitched In with ven
Eeance and worked TO forget. She re-
solved to have the house spotless
when her mother returned.
David came twice In the evening,
but she was too tired to talk to him.
Parties she had given up. Then one
humiliating day when Mrs. Doyle
couldn't come she and Ellen had
tackled the washing by themselves.
She, was out in the yard hanging
towels when David came around the
corner of the house. II saw you from
the street" he said. Cant you
chuck that and come for driver"
NO" she answered, the blood sud-
denly flaming into her face.
whats wrong MargeryT'
Nothing. / wish you'd CO."
Certainly, II you wish. wanted
to tell you something though"
He lifted his hat and turned away.
Aargery rushed to her room and
sobbed her heart out on her bed, and
when the phone rang and Mary Por-
ter told her excitedly that she had
tust heard that David Winter and