The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-06-04
THE REVOLT OF
VERA SANDERSON
BY JANE PHELPS ~
CHAPTER Sc.

Keith had gone. 1t seemed strange
to be away from him, yet the quiet
peacefulness of the old home was
very grateful to me. I had written
my bridge teacher that I would re-
sumo my lessons when I returned,
and had not dreamed of getting any
practice while with my mother-in-
law But to my surprise she was a
very good player, and We had several
afternoon games with friends OF hers
who were fully as expert as the
women at the club.
They made so much of me, both
father and mother, as they asked me
to call them, that felt like spoiled
| child. kwore mothers delicate lin
gerie and trailed around in her house
gowns, to fathers delight.
Showed my good taste, didn't I
Vera, when I married a woman who
has a girls figure at 70?'
Indeed you did show good taste!"
I replied while mother broke in:
Better than I did, Ell, Vera2"
The charming way in which they
joked with and teased each other
made me wish that my own father
and mother might have led the same
sort of life. But my people were al
ways troubled about making ends
meet, while Keith's parents had no
financial worries.
Every morning rode to the factory
would go to market. She was old
fashioned in that, she still did her
| own marketing.
~'I take things home in the car and
then I know I have what I select"
she told me. 81 know 1t is quite the
| thing to market by telephone, but I
| do not approve of it. 1t is tempta-
| ton to dishonest tradesmen to short
! weigh, to substitute a poor article for
good one. In the old days every
housewife carried her market basket
\ and believe it would be better If the
young generation would do the same"
ST think it is fun to go to the
i markets"
| 'It gets to be a task like every
thing else. But it is great economy,
altho not many young people will ad-
nit it,
In the evening I often played
checkers with father, He was an ex-
pert at it. and laughed merriiy at the
sort of game I-played.
where in the world did Margaret
get her disagreeable disposition" !
asked myself as I further observed
the harmonious old couple.
To bed by 10 o'clock was their rule,
and it did me lots of good. At home
we were inclined to be what Keith
called might owls" and 1 often felt
dragged and tired in the morning
But here I was glad to jump from bed
the moment called. And such break
fasts as 1 ate. 1t would have scan
dalized Margaret.
I couldn't begin to tell how happy
| I was all that long week with my nus
1 bands parents. l missed him, natur-
ally. But I also missed the carpine
4 atmosphere, the SARCASM. that met me
] everywhere I turned because of Mar.
fgaret's dislike and resentment of me
| had been with them just a week
when Keith came after me.
Have you missed me-? asked as
I chung to him..
"Of course I havei Altho Marga-
ret has kept me pretty busy"
| "How-what way?"
"Oh, she has given two dinner
parties! And we have been out every
night this week."
| >'Where?"
Mrs Deland's. Mrs. Hunters, and
two nights to the theater."
"Just you and Margaret"
mo indeed. Quite a gay party
Mrs. De Isle gave a box party one
evening, and Mrs. Giant also gave a
theater party. By the way, she
seemed quite disappointed when she
would have called it off until your re-
turn had she not asked the others be-
fore she knew it."
Altho Keith had talked quite frank
". was not as happy as had been
Il Margaret had talked of these two din
ners, and Keith had promised me q
new gown. I couldn't help wondering
if she had purposely given them while
4 I was absent. Surely she did not as a
rule get up her dinners so hurriedly.
Then, too, Mrs. De Isle had enter
tanned Keith.
i longed to ask If the handsome
| widow had been to all the affairs he
had attended while 1 was away, but
hesitated to show my jealousy. I had
elected to remain with his parents
what happened was my fault-that is
If he was without me at places where
he met her.
Then and there I determined never
to leave him again, not until we were
old anyway.
ITO he continued