Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-10-24
AT HOME ONCE MORE.
CHAPTER CXXXVIII.

CHAPTER CXXXFIIL.
When at last we drew into the
little home station I saw, even be
fore the train stopped, mother and
the girls waiting, and old Nose
with the depot wagon to take my
luggage and drive us home. They
were all delighted, to see me, but
mother looked older and so sad
How could | sadden her further by
telling of my unhappiness?
ought / to accept Clifford's judy
ment in silence because of her? Or
ought | to make her my contidant
to a certain extent, and ask her
help? Long before we reached the
house l had decided. The flush oil
welcome soon had faded and she
looked so delicate, so frail that my
eyes filled with tears when looked
at her. She was taking father S
death very hard.
eve have some special news for
you, Mildred" mothers gentle
voice interrupted my musings. We
should have written you yesterday
had we not received Cliffords tele-
gram"
So Clifford had wired mother
That was thoughtful in him.
What is it, MOTHER" | asked
never dreaming of what she would
say.
"Zona has promised Curtain Mer-
riweather she would marry him,
mother replied in her slightly silt
ed manner, .
"Oh, | am so glad" l exclaimed
IONA was my youngest sister, just
eighteen, and Curtain | had known
all my life.
YES, we are all pleased" moth
or continued, while iona blushed
and looked perfectly happy. Cur
tain is a dear boy"
The Springtimc of Youth.
They will be happy, because they
will be mated, ! thought. Both are
young. Both have all their lives
before them. Their experiences
will come to them together; not
separately as had mine and Cliff
fords. Curtain was as thoroughly
boy, as was Zona a girl. He
really knew no more of the world
than did she. They would Learn
their lessons in company. Zono
| never would have to listen to the
praises of older women of the
world, and be told that she lacked
poise, that she was stupid because
she wasn't as wise in worldly lore
as they.
"Well?" Elsa's voice broke my
reyerie, haven't you anythins
more to say" Elsa was just be
| tween IONA and me. and she Otter
declared she was going to be TN
bachelor maid of the family.
"Oh, I think it just perfect! Ant
Zona, you always were a tavorit'
| with the Merriweathers."
Eyes, l shan't have to get ac
1 ouainted with my in-laws!" sh'
trilled happily. "They know all m,
badness beforehand"
when is it to be-" | asked, 81
excited that my own affairs shppe.
momentarily into the background
"On my nineteenth birthday,
Zona admitted.
you see, Mildred" Elsa brok
in, I'VE never had a bit of ful
when you were married. Cliffor'
carried you right off to Europe
and it didn't seem like a weddin
one bit. When Zona is married W
are going to have real old south
ern iamboree, aren't we, mother?
Yves, anything in reason" sh
smiled back her answer.
And Mildred" Elsa continued
1.-THE Merriweathers are as please
and excited over it as we are. Luz
will be home from boarding schoo
and she and / and Tootsie Har
rolds are to be bridesmaids, and
"Oh, Mildred" iona interrupt
ed, "you will be maid of honol
won't your"
"Matron, rather" 1 interposed
"you forget I'm an old woma
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