South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-10
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every idea she had tucked away in
her brain for the last so years. "But
az least I've done my duty. Now
go away and let me take a nap. I
need one after trying 20 pound this
into your head. And when Rich
ard comes send him 20 nae. But
don't tell him I've changed my
mind. tn do him good 20 sweat
a little"
She smiled grimly. and I felt the
echo OF her words sounding in my
own soul Worn out with her long
disquisition. 1 felt that it would be
but simple justice for Dicky also 10
face the music for a little while.
So IL was that when my husband
came home smiling with somewhat
the expression OF the famous
canary swallowing cat. I added no
comment or illumination 20 the
terse news 1 gave him:
Your mother wishes 10 see you
at once"
Dicky's jaw dropped as I gave
him his mothers message, and a
comical look of lively apprehension
flashed into his face.
Jaw, say. have a hearti" he
quoted. That's a fine greeting for
a fellow. I left her in an awful
wax. too. She must be in fine fettle
by this time. Won't you go in and
cool the boiling oil just a little2 l
know she's going to simmer me in
"a kettle OF it,"
laughed IN spite OF my irritation
at him and at his mother
You know what would happen
to me If / dared 10 substitute myself
| for you. I'm afraid youU have to
walk up and take your medicine
my dear. But if it's any consola-
/ ton. she appeared shade less
wrathful than she did when she
/ banished you this morning"
We'll, every infnitesimal trihe
T helps" he said, as he started toward
+ his mothers door, and / gave a little
mental sigh OF relief that he had
asked me no more questions.
+ I was tagged mentally and phys
I fcally, and 1 wished for a foolish
minute or two that 1 could take
I Dicky up on the rash. tempery pro-
/ posal he had made 10 go back TO
F Marvin and pack all the furniture
/ himself. Somehow infinitely
dreaded the tedious task I saw be-
/ fore me.
| With an Inconsistency of which I
was fully aware 1 found myself re-
GREETING my refusal 10 delay our re-
turn north until after the trip 70
/ Blues Bridge DicSy had planned. 1
really had seen very little Of this
| beautiful and odd sandhiu section
/ My own nervous collapse when
came down. the complication which
\ Grace Diapers nearness afforded,
\ Leilas troubles and Leilas wedding
and. last Of all. Mother Graham =
influenza, had kept my nose 20 the
grandstOne." And now, this most
arduous Of all tasks, packing and
moving. doomed before me. If I
could have had one days outing
with Dicky, such as the canoe trip
to Blues Bridge would have been.
felt that 1 could have faced the
tasks before me with much better
grace.
But I had put that away from me
firmly and had told Dicky we must
return north at once. because / knew
how little time I had for the stu
pendous task Dickys rash action
had laid across my shoulders. So
with a little shake I reminded my
self Of the old adage concerning
spilled milk. Going TO my own room
I began to pack my trunk and bags
for the journey north.
There is an idiosyncracy Of mine
in packing which amuses Dicky in
tensely, but which 1 always find
useful. I always pack first of all
the small bag which holds all my
toilet articles. my night attire. and
the changes of clothing and litter
of miscellany which one needs for a
nigh ton a train or anywhere else
away from home. I set that TO one
side and live out Of il until I go.
Next I put the things I might need
If my trunk were delayed into my
suit case, and then, last OF all. I
put everything left over into the
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