The Topeka state journal., 1922-06-29
four DANCING FEET
TWO MOTHERS EXCHANGE IDEAS
BY JANE PHELPS
CHAPTER "a.


CHAPTER 64.
Flowers. candy. books. Tom Norris
| sent or gave Gertie. While he longoGi
| to help her in a financial way, hated
| to have her continue to dance, he re-
| spected the pride of his fiancee and
| her mother. Not only did he respect
it, but he understood it. Intimates of
the Cummings family. however, did
not look upon it in the same light.
| Mrs. Arnold said:
II think he's close. Len made my
Lilly stop working when they got en-
gagged. And he gave her money ID
buy her wedding clothes. He amt
flynn around in big auto either. He
only has a flivver- 1 don't take with
girls marryin' a close man. They gifts
m can as they gifts Old
MY girls don't take any mans
money before they're married." Mrs.
| Cummings replied. They takes them
with what they can earn, or me give
them. or they don't take them at all.
don't hold in girls takin' money
from men, or clothes either. That
amt Sayin' everybody's got to feel the
same as I do" she added knowing
about Lilly. that even before she was
engaged she accepted all sorts of
things from the young fellows she
went with.
1T amt more'n fair a man should
her folks too if they is poor and he
amt. Perhaps your Tom amt got so
much as he pretends. Lots of fellows
fool girls that way
Tom and Tim go tomorrow Mrs.
Cummings changed the subject. Il
don't know what I'll do all summer
without Tim. But it'll do him good"
Yes. and when he comes back he
can tell you all about this Norris
Tins a smart lad. He'll know about
things
2 s'Tim is smart" was the reply.
Hes like his Pa. 1t don't seem like
it was SO long ago he was brought
nome dead-God rest his soul! That
the children But we've got along.
raised the children, and managed to
live decent
You've done fine! I amt been 50
lucky. Ny Lilly can't be happy un-
less she looks stylish. so she couldnt
help so much as your Gertie. Amt it
queer that Cert don't care nothin, for
clothes ?"
"She likes them just as well as any
girl, Mrs Arnold but she wants to live
Mica too. It was her, paid this extra
rent so we'd have a place to sit and
not have to stay in the kitchen"
TT is nice! I don't suppose I'll ever
have a settin' room now I can't ax-
wages. even what she gave me, misstn.'
oh, well, the Lord be praised, I'm able
to work"
Mrs Cummings and Mrs Arnold
while good friends were of very diff
ferent caliber- Mrs Cummings. IN
dependent, with many refined ideas,
altho uneducateds had an immense
amount of pride Mrs. Arnold while
honest, cared little about pride when
personal comfort was in the balance.
She had taught her children neither
to lie or steal. but If they could get
presents of either money or clothes it
was so much gained.
It wish our girls was going to be
married the same time, we could make
a double weddin' of it," she remarked.
But Len won't wait. He and Lilly
are going to step right off just as soon
as her clothes is ready. When's Cert
going TO marry her fellow2"
She amt set no time; she won't
leave us till Jennie is thru school and
earnin'. But 1 amt going to let her
wait too long. 1t amt fair. She is
afraid we can't get along but I tell
her wen find a way somehow
shes a good girl, is Gertie." A
sigh accompanied the words. Too well
Mrs Arnold knew what Gertie had
been to her mother-how different
from her Lilly.
rs my trunk all packed, MAJ" Tim
shouted the question.
mo, dearie, I'll finish packing for
you tonight He likes to pretend he's
takin' a trunk" his mother explained
as her visitor rose TO leave. I'VE amt
never had a trunk. It's an old bag of
his pas he's takin."
Tim was great at pretending. It
amused the family, and did him no
HARM
BE sure you get all my silk socks
in. MAJ" he called again. then as the
IT guess she'll think I'm the whole
cheese, a trunk and silk socks"
(Tomorrow-LiIly and Len maryy)