South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-04-07

share a bedroom - he asked. Two
women ought TO be able TO get along
together in one room"
Hasn't your mother always been
accustomed 10 her own room at
your sister's?" I queried cOldly-
Il suppose so" Dicky returned
petulantly but that's no reason
why she can't put up with different
conditions for a while. OF course,
we shall have to take a larger apart
ment another year, but as long as
we probably are going to the coun-
try in the early spring anyway,
there's no use il changing before
then"
Are we really going to the coun-
try" asked, the problem of Dicky's
mother forgotten for the moment.
Before our days outing in Marvin
Dicky had mentioned the possibility
Of our taking a house in the country
for the summer, but ] had not re-
allied that he has really decided up
on doing so.
"Of course" said Dicky, noncha-
places around Marvin we can get
furnished Wen take a run out
there toward spring and find one"
/ felt as if a dash of cold water
had been thrown over me. Marvin
was the home of Miss Draper. whose
beauty had so attracted Dicky that
he had engaged her as a model. Try
as 1 might TO shake it OF, l had
queer little presentment that the
coming of Miss Draper into Dicky's
life BODIED no good for me. But /
knew better than TO say anything
concerning Miss Draper just then.
The plans for the coming of Dicky's
mother threatened enough unpleas-
antness without by introducing any
other subject.
Does your mother like the coun
try" | asked
Not particularly. but it's better
for her" Dicky answered easily
Evidently his mothers prejudices
and wishes sat lightly upon him
by the way, have you decided about
her bedroom YETI"
why no, how can i? We never
can share the same bed. that is GER
tain. A woman as old as your
mother, and in her health. ought TO
have comfortable bel to herself"
What's the matter with my send
I ing up one of those couch beds they
advertise so widely? I slept on one
once. and it was mighty comfortable.
Then one of you could sleep on
that"
"Dicky!" expostulated. do
you realize the size OF my room? A
couch bed would never fit in there.
hardly have room 20 turn around
now"
Il didn't mean to put it in your
room. Put il in the dining room. IL
will fit in well enough with the gen.
eral scheme in there. Then one of
you could sleep there and dress in
the bedroom"
] / looked at Dicky steadily for a
minute before answering him. /
was getting a new light upon his
character. I had always thought
him impulsively generous and kind.
\ Yet here he was calmly planning
/ for the inconvenience Of both his
mother and myself with never a
thought Of sacrificing any Of his own
comfort
/ 1T has not occurred to YOU them
] said Jelly, that another solution
/ of the problem might be for your
mother to take your room p"
Dicky flushed resentfully. How
would that better things" he de-
handed Two of us would have to
dress in one small room, and we
would have to have the couch just
the same. / always have had a bed
to myself all my life"
so have /, but there would be
one advantage-yOur mother would
have a room TO herself. something
which / should think her son would
deem desira BILE" 1 could not keep
my disapproval of Dickys selfish
ness from my voice.
Look here" began Dicky. hotly.
but | went on as if had not heard
him.
However / will not ask YOU for
such a sacrifice" 1 said smoothly.
l"I viii give my room TO your moth
. er sleep on a couch in the dining
room. as you suggest, dress in the
/ bathroom, and keep my belongings
/ in some empty room in the building.
/ [ know there must be some family IN
the building who would De willing
10 rent me small room"
Dicky stared for a minute. Then
ne broke into 4 disagreeabls laugh.
Gee. what a martyr she's going
to be-" he said dc he reached for his
coat. Just going 10 tie herself TO
I the stake and roast over a coal fire.
isn't she 20
I was glad he did not try 70 kiss
me as he went out. I think I should
have struck him if he had attempted
it.
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