Omaha daily bee., 1918-06-30
OMAHA, SUNDAY MORNING, JUNE 80, 1918.
Comb Honey
By EDWARD BLACK.
Home Life of the Lefingwells.

illClCCtudl Sldiit VI tHS AoOstots as1
not seem to be in a garrulous mood
A stinlulant would have been neces.
sary to have moved him to offer three
cheers for anybody or anything. He
carried his pipe and crouch around to
the side of the house, where he sat on
a box and wondered whether the
folks at home would miss him. His
cup of joy was not running over.
Mrs. Lefingwell was sitting on her
kitchen porch, soliloquizing over the
phenomenon of man, whom she verify
believed was fearfully and wonder
fully made, and she was beginning to
believe that her Henry was the most
fearsome specimen of the male electo-
rate. She wondered how she could
Henry in promoting the ho-
mogeneity of their hut. She believed
there was something on his mind.
Mayhap he had torn his trousers on
cherry tree, and had allowed false
pride to stand between him and the
woman who had been keeping his
house in order all through the lives,
long day. She worried over the state
of funk into which he had lapsed. but
she resolved to conceal her domestic
distress, particularly as she observed
Mrs. Whats-Her- Name crossing the
lawn like debutante going to fash
ion show. The neighbor airily an
nounced herself by stating that "her
man" had suddenly exhibited such a
renewed interest in the welfare of
their home that she was beginning to
wonder whether his mind had been
by the heat.
Psychology Of Husbands.
n left my man over home cutting
the lawn and I just figured that if
said anything to him, / might say the
wrong thing and then he would quit
the job and tell me to shut my mouth
and to do the work myself. Did you
ever stop to consider the psychology
of husbands? Don't you know that
when you get man going. the best
thing to do is to let him keep at il
while he is in the mood? am get
ting my man trained" Mrs. What's
Her-Name went on to say, turning
around with pirouette to give Mrs.
Lefingwell the benefit of her new
dress.
Mrs. Leffingwell was 10th to dis
hearten her younger married friend
on the ancient and honorable pas
time of training husbands. She had
been training her Henry for 20 years
and had not yet reached the point
where she was sure that he would go
through performance without balk-
ing.
Henry Lefingwell, overhearing the
feminine colloquy where he reposed
on the box, puffed vigorously at his
corncob pipe as evidence of mental
stress. He was beginning to be
aroused from his lethargy. His box
seat broke, precipitating him IN ar
manner without adding tG
his elation. He concluded that Mrs
Lefingwell had placed the box there
for the particular purpose which il
had served so well, and the more he
thought of it, the more was his
choler.s He had been silent long
enough, anyway, he thought, and his
feelings lent themselves to the oc-
casion of letting Mrs. Lefingwcll
know who was boss Of the rancho.
He felt that he was slipping as gen-
eralissimo of his sector. The zero
hour had struck to assert himself.
The autocrat of the Leffingwells
pantry took up the line of march ii1-
to the house, followed by his wife
and an ominous silence. Mrs. What's
Her-Name escaped across No Mans
land to her home where she arrived
in time to hear the Lefingwell salyo
Of .scintillations.
Who is Bosss
Il want to know who is boss here"
Leffngwell began, as Mrs. Leffingwell
stood with her back against wall OF
The conference room. Across the
lawn Mrs. What's -Her-N Name pressed
IN ear against her listening post. Lef-
ingwell's face was forbidding as he
his austerity upon the
scene.
"We might as well determine here
and now who is going to be the boss,
who is going to assume the response
1ilities of the Leffingwell homestead"
Henry continued. IF I am to be the
then I want to know it; but
f you want to carry the flag, then
will take back seat and will be con-
tent to be passive figure around the
place."
Il kin get you another box to sit
On, pa" shouted Willie, who was
iguring how he would spend his
money on the Fourth Of July.
"You just imagine that you are the
BOSS. You have imagined it SO long
hat you really believe it. It is 4
lice little mental diversion and I don't
xnow that it does any particular
larn1," Mrs. Leffingwell replied. You
,ould not boss lemonade stand, al.
hough | suppose that you feel COM
,etent to run the city hall. 1t is all
n your head, Henry, but if you real
y want to know who has been boss
lround here, ! would suggest that
you take charge of affairs for few
weeks while / go to Watcher to
yisit the home folks"
Say pa, if you want to know who
$ boss around here, just start some
ling. That's what our teacher told
IS" exclaimed Willie.
Retires in Disorder.
well, Mrs. Lefingwell, for the
AXE of our home and children, / am
lot going to oppose your little whin.
1 will be easier for me to submit to
rour policy of imperialism. Just so
hat you do not lock my saxaphone
lp on Sunday, | will be satisfied Il
'e known as Mrs. Lefingwell's hus
,and," was Lefingwell's retort.
He retired in disorder to The yafd
where he attached himself to lawn
mower with good effect, while Mary
'layed The Heart Bowed Down." on
Ter piano.