The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-06-26
By ROE FULKERsoN

The family came in to Sunday morning breakfast one by one. Fred the son, was late and seated himself with a grunt and nod to each of the other three.
 "Who has stolen your pie?" asked the Flapper cheerfully.
 She was answered with a glare.
 Do not worry. little lad,
 Because the good die young;
 You'll live, I'm very sure, until
 You're taken out and hung"
 She quoted the jingle sing song fashion.
 Your cut-out is open" snapped the boy.
 "Woofl woofi" she parked. "He'a a cheerful brute. isn't he?"
 Lucy" cautioned her mother. q don't know what comes over this family. Sunday morning breakfas. used to be such q cheerful meal.'
 It's going to be cheerful again. exclaimed father. q want to de- clare myself right here that this pickering has got to stop"
 Do not be harsh with him, father" said the Flapper soothingly. He has some excuse for pickering. He will picker every day for week Gladys has given him the shake. The hammock that knew him once will know him no more forever and the sound of the grinding of his teeth IS low"
 Huh" said the boy, goaded into speech. Tt Is a, poor nut that falls for the first frost. IT that girl thinks she's going to give me a morgue- masters disposition, she's got an other guess ce.-ing."
 That remark is like a second. hand automobile" broke in his sis ter. Its all right as far as it goes!"
 Any woman who thinks she car make me member of a syndicate when I thought I had exclusive rights who thinks she can turn my private wire into a party line, who thinks she can make me a stock holder in big company instead Of sole owner, has one more think comin, that's all"
 Were you engaged?' asked his sister, ,interestedly.
 Nav" said her brother.
 How nice" she replied with sar- casm. "Le'me tell you something, young man. Any girl who puts all her eggs in one basket is a fool, nut. Any girl who bets all her roll on one horse is simp and fit only to turn the wheels in lunatic asylum. She is a squirrels lunch- con and has bats in her belfry
 Any time you expect to establish homestead on modern girls front porch you have to say some thing. You not only have to say something and seal 1t with kiss. but you've got to back it up with 6 solitaire set in platinum. Half the bachelor girls who are wearing paint smeared frocks. bobbed ha,r and disappointed aiI are girls who took things for granted and did not get the name on the dotted line.
 "If you will give me a single req son why any girl should devote all her time, to you before you showed her that you were going to devote all your life to her. I will give you my favorite home-brew recipel"
 Lucy" cautioned her mother Then, Where on earth does she learn such things?' she inquired of the table at large.
 Pardon. mother" said Lucy. May be I did sprinkle bit too much jazz in it. but he is hep to that line of chatter even if you are not
 This world is full of fellows who think they can monopolize a girls time, week in and week out, without ever saying them fatal words That stuff went out with bustles. hoop skirts and buggy rides.
 Tn the old days the indignant father used to back the young man caller up in the areaway andsa ask him what his intentions were. Now there is no need for pop to butt in. The daughter herself keeps three or four hooks on her line and plays sucker or each hook until one of 'em swal- Jews the whole fishing outfit and be- gins to talk in terms a jeweier can understand-only then she shakes off the minnows. Brother of mine. you were minnow. Some other guy has talked turkey. and you will have to