The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1919-01-28

Viruirs voice. Mrs. wiley IL down
with the mumps. Wen have TO take
Harriet with ~. You know. ! was
10 deliver her his morning. aud as
I got ready 60 start Mr.. Wiley
phoned I'm sorr,. but what else
can We do
Nothing" said jennie. recovering
hravely. bring her. Well got
along with her all right" She huns
up the receiver and putting her
head down ON the telephone shelf.
rave way to n gust 81 mingled tears
and lauEhtsr. Was cycr anything 80
pathetic and absurd
At twenty minutes 10 nine Jennie
and NirEil were riding 90 The station,
with Harriet on the seat between
them. Harriet looked excited under
her blue honns, ard h"sssd an o,S
bnnr H. yirril said. dolcfuliy.
sure. rs my only child" re-
marked Harriet. smaChiug her treas
urr.
From hat time until they were on
the train Harriet asked about 5000
questions 90 rapidly that she Kept
both her father n her new mother
fully engaged. There wuH No chance
90 exchange u single word With each
other. stlll Tor All that Jennie per
ceived that Nirgii acted very down
hearted not az all like u man starting
on a honey moon. N couldn't be Har.
fict. Tor he wrs used 90 Harriet
What could n be- Jennie puEzled
about u until NJ last M decided Z
ask outright. Wont YOU tell me.
dear. whats worryinr youf'
"Therci I know you'd ask NirEil
declared You do understand don't
you. Iennicf YOU see. ! ran across
thomson. the ~bookkeepot. a. ! was 70
inE 10 tho parsonage. tie says old
nan Perkins hos ordered the Office
force cat down t'ie nrat 81 the month
Expense iH going up and proceeds
down and he's goinE To- our,ail help
in ever department. I've "a notion
that's going 20 hit mc-aud hlt me
hard Jennie. YOU see I'm "a new man
I've only heen there H year and the
new men Will De tho ones TO Fu. lie
won't discharge fellows like AlouHon
and Ceilings n Ia known last night
I'd"
80. you wouldn't" jennie said
You need me nov N ever. I've Re
little money saved, % know You'ti
SCOT get "a new job and. anyway. W.
can De q economical than We In
tended. That means giving up my
new rus and mission table" she
thought Wildly. Shs patted Nirgils
mana Don't Worry dear. YOU aren't
sure u Will happen ami nothing In true
uuti u proves itself Ho. Aionsou
might be- mistaken"
hut Nirril persisted In being gloomy
No. AlonHon knew what he was talk
inE about" he said. = expect 10 be
nred when ! got back IT'S too had
Jennie ought not 10 have drawn
YOU into IL
Don't say that" Jennie pleaded
nut her " heart was heavy. This
looked like e pleasant prospect for o.
honeymoon 20 be travelling on one
honeymoon with q dishoartened bride.
groom and "a child like Harriet
q guess I shall need eycry BIT Of
sunshine I've Fpt 20 live through thiz
week with Nirril and Harriet" Jennie
thought halt in pmuaement az the
state of things, haiti in despair.
During the days that followed Ion-
mics patience md -forheuWnCc was
taxed 10 the utmost By the ncuons ~
her new daughter. Harriet ook %
violent fancy 10 her Htepmothcr and
Would not leave her Tor un Iust. me-
She went everywhere Jennie did, tug.
rin along with tho rag duli under
a. arm and the new Teddy bear
under the other Sometimes she we
20 frptful and Cross that Jennie wns
almost beside herself and yet Away
her aNmpathN FOR The mothttlcss. neg
locted little creature prevailed
As the time came to En home Nirgil