The Washington herald., 1921-11-20
By Ethel Train


and an tbs dsneats odoss had wfthAnvn
ssndttveiy each into thA ksrnd Of In ovs
plant Nh. oman y.vned bra.eniy. b.
fore hsr nAts-her contsmporasy-shso could
lower her guard; b hsrsen-
what an sventns!- abe rsbed, making
q WY face. Come, John Let's 20 10 bed
On Saturday all the srandchaIdren came to
spend the day. rhers were Eh.abeth's tvs
pale, pig tailed little daughters: Mary>s thres
roIi,eking sons, and Ruths young boy and
Kiri. MI. Farnam asked nothing better
than to have the whole troupe depostted on
her hand 1t was the most enectusl reiaxAr
ton she knew. Upon these occasaons nobody
Assumed responsibility for her the hvelcns
Day. NoSody asked her TO at down, or 10
get up. o. TO keep out Of dr.ushts. Or sun
o. ratn- She was free to stow b~sen
pulp over The hot stove making rhs thing
they loved or TO grind away at chs Toe cream
tresGsr to her hearts content
When she bad kissed each happy upturned
fAce sood-sy. and the last sounds Of their
uttIe piping voices had died her husband
enLofoo- NJ Van so<1 - N<@>N
whom she had him an to herssn. life v~s
wholly satisfying. he give It . background
by his vibrant deep toned voaoe his rsrs
masculine Tenderness. and the nrn quality
OF his tread. The trouble VA that such mo-
msnt. did 10, last Somebody was afv.y,
asopaps In. That rsrninded bar.
She felt Suddenly weary.
-rd 20 up hight after supper she tod
him. only Elizabeth and Lindsay are COM
ing
He looked At her soifritorafy.
well. they're not going 70 ZEE you 4 chey
do be returned. You've had a long day
When they get her, you'll be in bed
Ought II she sasd doubtfuny. -hsyos
Mary and Jim win drop in
And Ruth and Peter ar. sure to rur
over b. laughed An right Don't bother
your head about them III entertain the
lot-
Which he did, for an six arrived on the oot
Of eight, remained for two hours. and went
a. punctuany as they had come. When all
was quiet, MI. Farnam put out the lights A
moment later he entered the bedroom. shoes
In his hand He had taken them of so a.
not 70 wake his wife, and he stood, his big
frame s1houetted against the light from tina
hall. hushed and motonlee.. though upon
holy ground He w.s glad to get back from
the girls 10 where Janet Wa. even though
way but It was not Janet's. Not one OF
them was in the least Hike her. Her qualities
were not transmissble. She was unique and
by some miracle, she was his. He felt very
sorry for those poor fellows Peter, and Lind
say. and Jim.
The Monday Of the following week was %
prove an eventful day for Mrs. Farnsn. She
had eiuded her daughters soIcitude for her
welfare during the whole Of Saturday. and
Sundays systematized inactivtties always a.
verted their attentions 10 their own homes
On Monday. therefore. they returned TO the
onslaught with renewed vtgor. Elizabeth ar
rived ahead Of the others while Mrs.. F.rnam
was examining the shrubs.
Mother" she painted, for the day
hot . don't stand there night in the Sun!
Where's your sunshsdeT-
L don't feel the need Of IT. replied Ms.
Fsrnam
You oaeht to have it Elizabeth insisted
1T would never DO for you 10 set a head
ache
WINS going in anyway Mrs. Fsrnan
he'd. Come up with me while pot % my
hat
She mounted the stairs with srrtugy st-n
and her daughter followed ponderousIy
Where were you thinking of going" shs
asked when she had recovered her breath.
Down street I've got some shopping to
do"
In this heat!-
I don't mind a little heat nSe n
YOU'D be much NOR. comfortable on the
porch in the shade. could DO your shop
ping for you. 1 was going anyway
No. thanks. I'd rather do It myself
Elizabeth looked very much asrrieved
Mother she exclaimed plaintlvely. rs
that kfnd7-~hen you know that love rnors
than anything in the world to do little thing,
for you!-
WELL her mother Yielded IF you feel
as strongly as that about II, have II your own
way
She was rewarded by q compliment smile
Here's my list said Mrs rsrnam ~
signedly. handing II over
Elizabeth put II into her pure.
- hear voices she said WED better 10
down"