Vashon Island news-record. [volume] (Vashon, Wash.) 1919-1954, 1920-09-23
TO BOARD OR NOT
BY JESSIE A. PARSONS.

'"'u' "''S' '"P'N' 49,
two generations ought not 10 I'VE W
getiier. II Molly thinks her h'olher III
terfeTes with the chlldreh' no" n'uci
worse 1t would De II II Were Aolli
hOtlleF VINO WAS ilNihs WIN '"'i"'
This unfortunate comment hihu'eu
IN Idea In the irresponsible menu o'
pretty Mrs' beil'oh' WIN '"'''''''''
gave II eAp'eSSion'
no" Is Flctors INQUIRER ueu'
dldnt seem 10 me she WIS 'oo"'''e
very well the last tiihe went u seo
her.
"She couldn't have anyone better 10
DO for her than Kate stephens, re-
piled Mrs. Dome. las TO not look
Ing well, there's nothing Whatever llie
matter with her except That shes al
ways broodlng over the loss OF Aer
money
perhaps she misses her home,
Ruth. It was very lovely and Kate
Stephens house is anything but home
like. even If she Is tower Oh
strength Then, seeing taht SOME
thing was wrong, she turned her re-
marks into another chahhel' EloN
wonderfully warm they keep you
here" she exclaimed us she 'ooN
leave.
That's splendid point about me
Gates house" agreed Mrs Doahe'
The visitor had hardly turned the
corner of the street before MI. Doahe
returned for the evening meal. In the
dining room llght suspended Ill
garish dome OF kaieldoscopic s'asS
tried to lend q festive AIR TO tle occ".
sion and to counteract the eiiect Vi
the smoke-tinged wall paper. mere
were two long tables ana TWO S'nu'i
ones In the unoccupled corners Al
one oi ,Iie nue. S"' w. 'n, ~.
Do'''le' io','sn' II was i''ir',,,,'''. ~
lneIa 10 eAcH"',se " WHY "9 '"'
pants vi one Vi tiie ''i's '"o,Is 'Du'.H
men from ti'e mir Ne'e " '''''' 'N'',
"''"''""S ma" usual
The udes out LlZzie' o""'eu onc
youth as he thrust INTO 'le minus VI
the ocwildefed waitress I'LL empty h'i'N
pltCieF'
Mr.. Doane YEARLY pusheu o"cA MS
plate with n sign slau 10 'e"C" 'ie
quiet OF MS reom' Wllere he s''''N ''ito
chair near the taoie ana began u
Ill his pipe
Don't smoke tonight, protes'eu h'S
wife i've splttihg heaoacne' "''"
she moved ler chair near 'i'e ope''
window
Now Mr. Doane wanted espec'"'ls
to smoke, not only for the stimulus II
gave his jaded nerves. put also 10
brace him to lay before his wife whHt
from previous experience ne khe"
would be an uhWeicome proposilioii'
He laid down his pipe, however,
and began. Taylor told me today OF
great bargain he has In house. It's
new, convenient, and the most attrac-
tive place in the town, and he is Will
ing to hold 1t for us day or two
Won't 1t be me 10 nave our own ''o'ne
huth' Win everything JUST as we want
IT, ana get AWAY from tiiis uistr"c'ihs
place
Mrs. Doane ore" goIden tenurli
from her Deautlru! mar ana wounu II
around her niger lor II moment oe'o,e
speaking EVERY "oru came Slowly
and deliberately from pouteo lips.
Victor, you know very We'll AFTER
the time l was hurt last winter the
doctor SAID | must De careful SO
Couldn't possibly 90 houseworh' NO"
don't interrupt by saying 'liere VIII pe
maids. ms IS mil town. WIN ItS
enu'eSS procession en'eriHs tne iNiliS
anu leaving one hoi u"sS "''''oN' any
neip'
linen because she hadn I YET learned
that TOO many excuses weaken
cause, she aoueu: lhihk no" horrlu
II "otnu DC lot you Il tl'e LUZ n.e '.'''D
Siou'u oe SIGN anu you llisn' e'e,
nave 10 shoNeI show' " S"s 'io'''''s VI
me extra EXPENSES
After much patient arguing, MI
Doane knew that the only thing was
to tell his brother, John, who lived In
a small apartment and wanted
house, about the bargain.
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