South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-05-16
LILLIAN SAVES THE DAY-ANDI
THE PEACHES


THE TEACHES.
II was with much misgiving-forI
I well knew my husbands little ways
that 7 waited to see what mis- own
way Of transporting the peaches I
had bought would be. AS we finish
cd our acrid little colloquy the farm
er who had cold me the peaches ap-
peared at the corner Of the house
and walked toward us with slow gait
and maddening elaboration.
Look at that pallbearer." Dicky
growled under his breath. 'If the
peaches are as messy as he looks
you'd better leave them and make
him a present Of the kale."
I walked quickly toward the man
for fear that he would hear the gibe.
4 came for the peaches" I said
quickly
ooh. yes. I'll get them" he as
scented. and with the same deliber-
alton went back to the house. re-
turning a few minutes later with a
younger man and a woman each
bearing a basket Of the most LUIS
Cious-IoOking peaches / ever have
seen in my EEe. But the baskets
/ had no covering whatever, and
quaked at the vision which arose
/ before my hOusewifeIy mind as TO
the appearance of the peaches when
our journeys end should have been
reached
But they're not covered I ex-
I postuiated.
They don't have to be-" Dicky in
| terrupted. There's no room for
those baskets. I'll have to carry
them loose"
Loose"
'Loose!i" Ny exclamation was al
most a shrek.
"Of course. Now don't stage any
/ Mysteries. 1 said loose and I mean
I loose Just come hereto the
. farmer. "I'I pile these suitcases on
the seat. and then YOU dump the
I peaches on the bottom of the car.
Them suitcases won't bounce of
and smash the peaches, Will they"
The old man voiced the frantic
| thought which was in my own mind
1 had a panic-stricken vison of the
appearance of the peaches and the
II suitcases at the end Of the journey
il Dicky persisted in his plan. The
only CLEAN Of light in the whole
situation was the malicious reflec-
ton that the only really good lug
gage Lillian and I own-our travel
ing bags-was IN the car with us
\ our suitcases are old. almost at the
point where they must reach the
lowest social level for all luggage
that of parcel-post carriers-bu;
\ DicNy's luggage is all new and good
and he is quite fussy about it.
NO. the seat slants" Dicky's
voice was curt as he answered the
farmers query, and the old mar
promptly took the hint and came
forward with the peaches, prepared
20 pour them from the basket into
the bottom Of the car. The woman
with him. after a comprehendine
feminine smile at the vagaries Of
men. turned toward the house after
setting down her basket, and as she
did 50. Lillian slipped out OF the
t0neau door.
say. / want 20 see some Jars o
JAM. she whispered as she turned
toward the farmhouse. and I knew
that she had some scheme in he
mind for minimizing the effects al
D!cky's obstinacy.
"AlI Set"
Are you ready 10 start?" Dick,
demanded when the last OF th'
peaches had been dumped into tn
tonneau Where's Lip"
I explained sedately.
can YOU beat it," He gesturec
despairingly 10 the distant noun
tains. II ask again. can you beat H.
Hunting for jam when the cars ar
already loaded 10 the guards. an,
were wasting so much time tina
we probably won't get home 70
three DAYS"