South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-10-12
WHY DICKY'S MOTHER SAID:
HOW RICHARD HAS CHANGED
SINCE HIS MARRIAGE"


SINCE HIS MARRIAGE"
What are you going TO do with
the house while Katie and Jim are
gone on their wedding trip"
Dicky asked the question abruptly
one morning but few days before
the date set for Ka les wedding.
Why, nothing" returned. a
little bewildered at his tone I'VE
/ have a colored woman coming in
I for the heavy work. and Mother
Graham and I can manage the rest
easily"
What's the use Of oothering with
il at all?" Dicky asked. why not
shut IL up and come away with me
for a holiday"
"Oh, that would be lovely, Dicky,"
I returned enthusiastically. Where
are you going?"
What do you say 10 a run up
into the mountains? I should like
to have some trout fishing. and
there are some bully places up in
/ the Catskills where I used TO 60"
"Oh, the Catskills," I breathed
ecstatically, i've always wanted to
see them"
why. do you mean TO tell me
you've lived in New York all this
time and never been up into the
mountains" Dicky demanded as
tonished.
why, I always took my mother
with me on my vacations and excur-
sions." l explained gently, and her
her heart would not stand any al
| titude."
Richard does not seem to be so
considerate of his mother" my
mother-in-law put in caustically.
He does not consider that my heart
would not stand the altitude. either,
, or perhaps he did not consider it
when he was making his plans"
Her eyes and tone pointed the
maIevolence of her last words. 1
felt sorry. indeed. for Dicky. and in
dignant at his mother, as 1 saw him
vince and pale under the thrust.
DicLy's Farm IdyI.
I opened my lips 10 rush indig-
nantly 70 his defense. but Dicky
| fOrestalled my speech.
II am sorry. mother" he said.
with dignity that you should i'm
agine me capable Of counting on
your inability TO go with us. simply
did not think anything about your
heart attacks in connection with the
mountains when 1 thought of the
trip. At that, I believe you will find
that you could go with safety If you
consulted medical authority. From
all I've learned, Madge's mother had
a very serious condition or the heart,
much worse than yours"
"Oh. Of course" my mother-in-
law interjected. tossing her head.
while mentally scored Dicky's
woolishness. He ought 10 have
known better than TO compare one
old woman's ailments with those Of
another.
I'VE won't go up very far" Dicky
went on. happily oblivious Of his
mothers gathering frown. Well
take a day boat up the Hudson.
which is simply wonderful now, with
the trees all in their autumn color
/ ing and go up to Kingston. There
we can take train to the mountains
and only a few miles up there is
some of the prettiest scenery and
one of the bulliest trout streams that
you could want I'll bet you any
thing that If you get DIR. Pettit's
/ opinion he'll say it will be perfectly
safe for you to 60"
NO. thank YOU" snapped my
mother-in-law. Il don't need either
( jackanapes OF a doctor or an ir-
responsible lad like you 10 tell me
| the condition Of my heart. I know
all about It. know just what can
stand, and mountain trips are not
I one OF them besides, the accommo-
I dations up in those places are
| frightful unless YOU go 10 one OF the
expensive hotels, and there you
have to dress so much that it's no
vacation"
NO hotels for me-" Dicky de-
c.ared. I'm going 10 farmhouse
that I know OF on the banks Of this
stream; best eats 10 be had any
where in the world You can wear
flannel shirt and trousers tucked
IN your boots all day long"
The elder Mrs. Graham shudder-
ed fastidiously.
You always did have low tastes.
T Richard" she said, caustically, and
J wondered if she did not mean 10
I convey the intimation that the evil
dence Of her statement was the Sc
I lection OF his wife. Ny impression
was confirmed a moment later as
she turned 10 me:
"Of course you would enjoy this
farm idyl sort Of thing" she said
! ironically. That is a fOregone
I conclusion after your selection OF
this house"
II was one OF those cutting catty
| speeches which are very hard 10
I bear but when il had become nee
/ essary on the occasion Of her insults
20 Harry and Lillian Underwood 20
make my mother-in-law understand
/ that she must never interfere in my
affairs again. 7 had firmly resolved
I that I would bear without murmur-