New-York tribune., 1921-09-25

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for being seen with him. 1t depended
on mood, and this mood Di had not the ex-
perience to gauge. She now CROPPED for some
neutral fact, and mentioned that he was going
to take her and Jenny for ice cream that night.
Ina's irritation found just expression in her
Office of motherhood.
81 won't have you downtown in the even
ing she said.
"But you let me GO last night.
"All the better reason why you should not
go tonight"
II tell you,' cried Dwight. "Why not all
walk down? Why not all have ice cream?'
He was all gentleness and propitia-
tion the reconciing element in his home.
''Me too?" Monona's ardent hope, her ter
rible fear, were in her eyebrows, her parted
lips.
'You too, certainly" Dwight could not do
enough for every one.
Monona capped her hands "Goody.
goody! Last time you wouldn't let me GO
That's why papa's going to take you this
time," Ina said.
rT'HEsE ethical balances having been nicely
struck, Ina proposed another:
"But,," she said, "but you must eat more
supper you cannot go"
81 don't want any more Monona's look
was honest and piteous.
"Makes no difference. You must eat or
you'll get sick
"Nc!"
every well, then. No ice cream soda for
such a little girl"
Monona began to cry quietly But she
passed her plate. She ate, chewing high, and
slowly.
"See? She can it if she will eat,' Ina said
to Dwight. "The only trouble is, she will not
take the time
"She don't put her mind OH her meals
Dwight Herbert diagnosed it. "Oh bigger bites
than that" he encouraged his little daughter.
DIS mind had been proceeding along its
own paths.
'Are you going to take Jenny and Bobby,
too?" she inquired.
Certainly The whole party"
"Bobby'll want to pay for Jenny and l.
ME, darling" said Ina patiently, pune
tiliousy-and less punctiliously added: "Non-
sense. This is going to be papa's little
party
But we had the engagement with Bobby
1t was an engagement"
''Well," said Ina, 81 think we'll just set
that aside-that important engagement. I
think we just will
Papa! Bobby'll want to be the one to
pay for Jenny and p
"D!' Inas voice dominated all. "Will
you be more careful of your grammar
shall speak to you again?"
"Well, I'd rather use bad grammar than
than---than ''---- she looked resentfully at
her mother, her father. Their moral defec-
ton was evident to her, but it was indefinable
They told her that she ought to be ashamed
when papa wanted to give them all treat.
She sat silent, frowning, put-upon.
Look, mammal cried Monona, swallow
ing third of an egg at one impulse. Ina
saw only the empty plate.
Mammals nice little girl!' cried she, shin
ing upon her child.
The rules Of the ordinary sports Of the
playground, scrupulously applied, would have
clarified the ethical atmosphere Of this little
family. But there was no one to apply them
WHEN Di and Monona had been excused
Dwight asked:
Nothing new from the bride and groom?"
mo. And, Dwight, it's been week since
The last"
See-where were they them"
lie knew perfectly we'll that they were in
Savannah, Ga. But Ina played his game, told
HIM, and retold bits that the letter had said.
i don't understand she added, "why they
should go straight to Oregon without COM
ing here first"
Dwight hazarded that Min probably had to
get back, and shone pleasantly in the reflect
ed Importance OF brother filed with affairs
Il don't know what to make of Lulu's let
tcrs,' Ina proceeded. They're sc---so''----
"You haven't had but two, have you?"
That's all-wel of course, it's only been
month But both letters have been SOP
Ina was never really articuate Whatever
corner Of her brain had the blood in it at the
moment seemed to be operative, and she let
the matter go at that.
~ don't think it's fair to ,i1amma-gonc
off that way Leaving her own mother. Why
sFc may never see mamma again"---- Ina's
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