New Britain herald., 1921-03-19

Why. you went out of the room 90 quick. and your face was all rcd. and you went to sleep so quick, and | was afraid we couldn't wake you, and I am SO sorry was naughty about my hair. and I never will be again.
 I'm Perfectly All Right" Mother was naughty. too" Lil- liam bent over her child with passion ate tenderness And don't worry one bit moro. I'm perfectly all right. Now I must hurry or Auntie DurlSee will be over with rolling pin
 Marion laughed merrily. and I saw Liilian's face relax with satisfaction. There is nothing which causes her SO much uneasiness as a shadow on the face of her idolized little daughter.
 She looko anything but "all right" as she had assured us. however. Her face held the deep lines which be- tray excessive worry or fatigue. and though the flush was rapidly reced- ing. it was succeeded by a gray sort NQf look which I liked still less. She caught me watching her and made q ffsfte mouc at me.
 CTS" ssc moeked. Do you happen to have Such a thing as a piece of fee in thIs houso?"
 'I ordsFed some pu: in the refrig- orator tHs morning." l returned
 <arlfcn itir there" she returned hbilantly. "I believe if I asked you for wild roses in December you'd produce them. I know the water in the tan is almost boiling and If you'll permit me to commit petty larceny on your ice box I'll show you how to turn a worn-out invalid into heaithy-loolSing specimen"
 Tho Result.
 "I'u bring the ice up to you my self" said. starting for the door. "In that gown? You will not '" she retortcd. starting after me. ..
 But I had reached the door and whisked tho key from the lock as she spoke pulled the door shut and locked 1t from tn, outside. even as she tugged at if from within. laughing triumphantly at her. hurried downstairs, and soon returned with some pieces of tcc in a dish.
 "Tf you've hurt that dress I'll thrash you If it's the last thing I ever do." she threatened, as en- tered the room again.
 "I defy you to find a single spot" returned.
 Lucky for you" she retorted | grimly Now for a lightning toilet"
 had witnessed her marvellous | powers of rccuperation before. also | her speed in dressing. SO despite my | worry I was not surprised when she | came back into my room fifteen min | utes later to see most wonderful transformation. I knew that five minutes of her time had been spent fin applying hot, wet cloths to her face. following the treatment by dashes of cold water. and finishing by rubbing every portion of her face lightly with ice.
 The result was n glowing counten- ance. which. toned down only by a little cold cream and rico powder. looked twenty years younger and i'm finite degrees healthier than the face which she had worn out of the room. Her abundant silver hair. always wavy. was knotted carelessly low on her head. her most becoming coiffure. and she was dressed with her usual modish cxquisiteness except for tho last fasteninEs, so hard for any wom- an to achieve alone.
 There, lady :" she said trium- phantIy. Aren't I nifty? Now. if you'll just. help me with these pIagudy fasteninRs."
 You're the eighth wonder of the world" assured her. as I bent to the troublesome snaps, but my own heart wns far from assurance. There were limits, I told myself. even to Lillian's wonderful constitution, and her still more wonderful will. which. so far. had enabled her to triumph over really serious ills, both mental