Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1921-04-14

girl, thinking after mas advent Lena
would have time for black frockS,
white aprons, and serving tea to call
ers. Naturally she was disappointed
she would have been nearly angry had
she known that Henry had said as he
fetched home his mother: "Remem-
ber-you're to be a queen, not a serv-
ant in my house, Many darling. And
wait to be asked before you put in
your oar"
Henry loved his wife dearly-but he
had, you see, judicial mind He
must make his mother happy--she
would not be so unless she were alb
solutely free. Hence he stood guard
over her freedom, rejoicing to find her
beaming. Even when Bessie com
planned at last that she didn't know
what in the world to make of tina
had been away whole afternoon,
from luncheon until ever so late, with
out saying word as to why and
where-and that now for a month she
had made other mysterious disappear
anceS three or four times a week
NO-she had not been with any of the
neighbors, nor running errands, nor
cooking for the sick families in care
of the church. Indeed there was such
wonder all about as to where she
could be, and what she could be do
ing, Henry must really look into the
matter Henry nodded, saying he
would take it under advisement-but
truth to say lost no sleep over it.
He was happily mystified to be re-
tanned next morning individually, at a
fee that took his breath, by Harley
GriswOld, clubman, sportsman multi
millionaire, in what promised to be a
celebrated case Further, he was
asked deferentially if he could come
to Griswold's office, and lunch with
him later. He went-after pnching
himself to be sure he was awake, but
in a daze as to how 1t had all come
about.
Griswold, slim, tall, grazing, fresh
faced but Manufactured, had the name
Truitte halfway the room, shook hands
with him warmly and said before they
were seated: 'Tm glad my boy Henry
seems up to specifications" it,.
Henry gasped. "You can't know
my mother!' Griswold leaned to pat
his knee, saying: But I do. Mani
also love her. So does my girl. She
saved us from shipwreck," a touch Of
huskiness in his. throat, ''by the power
Of a good heart-too good to be
afraid-of anything" .'..
Later he explained that his wife
had been present when ma took back
the errant parrot-that they had gone
away together-that next week ma
had called in an acute domestic crisis
an important dinner on-servants all
gone but the butler and madame's
maid, and no help available at any Of
the agencies. Ma had risen to the Oc-
casion-cooked, not the dinner sched-
uled, but one of her own ordering,
simplifying all things so delightfully."-
and sending the guests away so well
fed they could not even think scandal.
Later on she had come to teach Eliza
beth the essentials of her own fine
housewifery. And in doing that she
had done much more-won the lone
ly heart of a rich and restless girl,
and by example, not preachment, made
her see the worth and the beauty Of
love and service. Help what you can,
and trust the good Lord" had been
the burden of her homely recitals.
"And henceforth we shall be trying
to do it every way and everywhere"
Griswold ended: 1--WE want you to
help us in the helping, and let us
adopt ma. If we can make you any
return, name it," Henry blushed a
bit but answered: "All I ask is to
have you tell all this over to my