The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1922-04-19

Nothing OF the penetration abated
from the dsepset Eyes. nor came any
expression VI thanks from the stern,
purscd mouth. "i'ti take my Eiri over
and sec for myself. Mr.. sabre"
surty. stupid old mani However.
poor young Perch Poor old Mrs.
Perch The very thing. Il only
would come off.
Nj
II came Oft. sabre went up 10
Puncnsr's Farm on tho evening Of
the day Str. bright. TO zee for him.
self" had called with Lffie. Young
Perch greeted him dslsghtsdiy In The
doorway and eiasped his hand IN
gratitude ~it's all riHh, It's fixed.
It's fixed shes coming I've had
the most ffightfal struggle with my
mother. Hut i,'s only her way, you
know" lie stopped and sabre heard
him sulp. Only her way. could
see she took 10 the giri from the
start My mother. started knitting
m. a pair o. socks and old man
Brlsht--I say. he's rather an alarm.
ing sort % person. sabre--hsd hardly
opened his mouth when ,hsy arrived
when the gtri. IN the tnost extraofdi'
nary. making a fues-of.hsr kind Of
way. told her she was using the
wrong sixe needles or somsihinE. And
my mother. as II she had known her
all her life. said. There you are. !
knew was. IT'S simply useless ask
ing Freddie % DO any shopping for
me. lie simply let's them give him
anything tAsy like And she told
the girl she thought she had sonne
other needles IN one o. those gigantic
old bcses Of ours. And they went
off together 10 look. and heaven only
knows what they got up to- they
were away about half an hour and
came back wlth about three hundred
weight OF old woods ana nine pounds
OF needles. ard talking about how
they were going thru all thu other
boxsa. nov i've got some one 10
help me. az my mother nala. ny
Joss. this girls wonderful. D'you
know. sh. actually kissed my mother
when she vas leaving and said. Now
BE- sure 10 try that little pillow ins'
under your side tonight. Just press
II in as you're falling asleep By
love. you can't think how grateful
I am 90 you, sabre"
Il am glad" Rabre told him Il
felt she'd be juat like that, Bu, why
have you been having ftizhuul
struggle over II ~ith your mother u
shes taken 10 her soT'
Young Perch gave the fond littis
laugh with which qabre had 81 OTTER
heard him copcluds his enormous ar
eumenia with his mother. "oh. you
know what my mother Ia. she's nov
made up her mind that the gifl''
coming here 20 40 what she calls
catch me she'll forge, that soon
Anyway, the girls coming she'i
coming the day after tomorrow. IN
day I'm going Come along In and
see my mother and Keep her to u
The subject did not require BRING
ing up. II suppose Frsddie's toll
you what he's forcing me Into now
Mr. sabre" old Mira. Perch greeted
him FITS funny thing that
should be forced 20 DO things at ml
time Of life. OF course she's aftc
f"Intts ~ y"t ~hffN'""
that"
''welI. but she wont see Freddie
Mrs. Perch. He won't he here"
she'll catch him" declared Mrs
Perch dowKediy. ANY girl couls
catch Freddie. Hes positive foo
with one Of these girls after him
Now she's got 90 have his uncle Hen
RVS armchair In her room. II yo'
please. Tnst's nice thins. isn't ~
"Sow look here. Mother. you know
perfectly well that was your owl
idea. You said you felt sure she hn'
weak back and that"
II never supposed che was goinI
TO have your uncle Henry'r chair 10
, her weak back or for any other back
AK Mr.. sabre what he thinks. Their
he IL. Ask him"
Sabre .aid. but you DO like tn
girl, don't you, Mrs. Pereh?"
Mrs. Perch pursed her lips.
II don't say I don't like her
merely ask what I'm going TO d
with her In the house. When Fred
die said he wanted 70 bring some on
in 10 be with me. never supposed
he was going to bring a chit Of I