The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1922-07-20
Carved Oak and
Spanish Leather
BY HARRIET BRUNKHURsT
9, i'as. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.

Dorothy was comfortably enScOnced |
upon the cushioned chalse Tongue in |
the great luxurious chamber as
signed to her as a guest In the home |
of her nance's grandparents, the
Aldens.
1T is wonderful home" mused
Dorothy, "and they are perfect dears
Yet there is something strange-just
little bit uncomfortable. l wonder
why"
Dorothy was the prettlest and
dalntiest little blonde creature imagin-
able, with n sunny smile and temper
SO sweet that brains were wholly
superfluous addition. Pretty good
top-piece," her brother conceded.
observation-disclosures is not in the pic.
ture, but you get used to IT," said her
father.
So being accustomed TO using her
wits, Dorothy set them to discover
just why amid all the luxury and
kindllness of her prospective relatives
home there was so singular an air of
constraint.
could II be that they are displeased
because we came before the decCrat-
ing was finished in the dining roomT
she puzzled "No, It couldn't be that,
for they specifically asked us to come
before they went South. Then whntT
Suddenly she sat erect among the
cushions.
"Why," she exclaimed, "these old
! dears have not spoken 10 each other
since we have been here--two daysW
Dorothy nodded her head solemnly.
"No wonder there is peculiar at
mosphere The old lovers quarreled
just before we came and are dying for
us to be gone so that they may make
up. I'll find out II Ted has noticed
and we must get away ut once"
Her fiance, however gave her a
queer little smile when she sounded
him upon the subject.
"Mother wins" he said lightly. "She
said you would find IL out within
forty-elght hours. Dad and | bet that
grnnddad and Mamma would fool you"
"How2 Whyr Dorothy came as
near to puzzled frown as was possl-
BILE with her round, smooth brow.
ut is the family skeleton" said Ted
with an odd gravity. Mother said you
should be told, but I've heard you say
you abhor quarrels, and | was afraid
you might not want husband with
such record in his family"
81 have an infnllible remedy for bad
temper-never knew II to fail" smiled
Dorothy.
"Tell me-" pleaded Ted.
"Not Iv' laughed Dorothy. "Espe
cially with all this dark family history
as yet a mystery. Tell me all abou
: this family skeleton of yours"
"Well first, mother said might tel
5 you that she will vouch for my tempe
r and dad says he can youch for moth
? er's."
. "old gooseW scoffed Dorothy, ten
derly.
That's approximately what mother
said you'd say" Ted returned, with
: sigh of relief. "Well granddad ant
Mamma quarreled thirty years ago ant
have not spoken to each other since
j II was something about the redecora
tion OF the dining room. That is VIII.
II is unfinished"
"How dreadfully uncomfortable 70
j. the poor Gears," murmured Dorothy
"Oh, don't knowi" said Ted. "The.
g quarreled furlously all the first eight
cen years of their married life, Will
d now they have lived in peace 70
thirty years"
: "You cynical boyi' chlded Dorothy
"No. really" insisted Ted. dad an,
! have felt like that about II for
: long time. But II worries mother, 70
she thinks II disgrace. The truth 1
4 that she is banking upon you 10 a.
things up"
"How could II" Dorothy looked he
bewilderment.
"Oh, little merry sunshine and al
. that But take my advice, Toots, an
d keep out of It. See nothing. don
n want to let you in for my squalls
IS they made up they'd start Quarrelin
o directly"
IS 81 wonder7" unused Dorothy.
l. Before the end OF the week Doroth
d regretfully admitted her agreemen
3. with Ted The quarrel was dead an
d peace relgned. Grandfather was cour
70 illness itself. grandmother always IN
d dalntily exquisite old lady.
e "They really do talk to each othe
y although ii is through the butler q
d. the cat, and there isn't trace OF bi
% terness about their relationship,
N Dorothy said to her fiance. Il did nc
u believe that | could become reconcile
le TO a situation that seems so dreadful
'e hut l am"
: Then write mother just how yO
feel about IT," urged Ted.
X The following day turmoil seized III
household. Grandfather Alden wa
H. suddenly stricken with Illness, an
surgeons and nurses took posse
sion.
Grandmother. tense with anxlet.
I. talked of grandfather as might an
y wife. Dorothy, gripped with the po
Is slbility OF a tragic outcome, found
20 difficult TO believe that grandmothG
al had not forgotten the quarrel. Bl