South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-07-10

II the end for which J had been
Il working with such Machiavelhau
cites had not been designed % pro-
y ect my mother-ln- from her own
nprudence would have been heart
y ashamed OF myself at the eager
redence she gave my remarks con-
erning Junior.
4 As Dicky would express Il. "she
wallowed the bait. hook. line and
s. tinker" and I felt myself turning a
little red as she rushed into eager
xcited speech
The blessed lamb" she exclaim-
q a. "Of course he must not 60 north
#lntil se'tled weather. It's a wonder
s. you had sense enough 90 think Of
!" she added caus:ica'ly. and I was
Had OF the verbal slap. accepting Il
biz OF deserved punishment for
Il ne way in which I had played upon
ny m0ther-5n-law' anxiety for my
nall son.
<That means" OF course. that you
= a Richard viii have 20 move with
Out me- she went on, "fOr, OF
8 course. I shall stay here with Rich
ard Second And a fine mess y0ull
make OF f., you two, But I suppose
can't be helped. Now. look here.
\iet notebook and pencil. and jOt
y own these Instructions. IT you fol-
= bw them you may be able % get
through the Job without breaking
Apre than half the china and wreck
Z most OF the furniture"
4 rose with every outward aspect
f meekness, brought the notebook
I'D pencil. and sat down as she had
&ommanded. / was determined nor
] D finch nor 10 show any sign of un-
easiness or irritation during the or
cal which ] saw IN front Of me
#'hat IL was 20 be an ordeal no one
<snew better than l. There have been
many such in my life with Dicky-s
3lictatorial and irascible mother. She
never So happy nor so irritating
when she is in charge Of some
- blesome household emergency
issuing orders concerning u
20 do her ustjice. she is a house
Ter and manager par excellence
I knew that though I could not
fibly follow her plan for I had
~ own methods already outlined
Aven while I listened TO hers-yet
would be able 20 profit by many Of
the points contained in her homily.
Now. in the first place she began
didacticaIly, -if these things were
going 20 be put into a storage ware
house or were going a long distance
you would have 20 pack in a very diff
g.
probably go only a few miles IN a
van. you won't have 10 be quite sc
particular"
I wisely kept 10 myself what
feared: that our belongings would
have 10 be put into a very inferior
warehouse, or moved a long distance
on account Of the housing situation.
A letter from an acquaintance in a
suburb near New York haG given me
a glimpse of the conditions. but I
had not mentioned &c because I had
never dreamed that anything in the
situation could matter 20 US secure
in the ownership Of our own home.
but the thing I wish % impress
upon your mind most. Mother era
ham declares, els that those old ma
shogany pieces Of mine simply must
Shave every bit Of their surface COW
pred or they will scratch. Put that
own and underscore it."
4 1 repressed the desire to tell hel
49, I had seen and cared for old
Mahogany before I ever met her. Ms
Ymother had a few choice pieces
which I brought with me to my new
home. But Mother Graham, Z think
all the years has been actually Jeal-
Gus Of them. She never refers &c
their existence. speaks only Of hel
own.
Then the china" she began, and
from that point her voice went or
for what seemed 10 me an intermin-
able period. while I demurely jottet
down Instructions until my finger!
ached with fatigue.
II don't suppose you'll remember
one-tenth OF this. or do il at all a.
I've suggested" she said uugracious.
IL at last. when I had begun 20 fee
that she must have brought ou