Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1922-09-22
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He went, showing nb sign Of annoy.
ance, and stood outside his mother
in-law's door and knocked.
No answer.
Mother, come and have some sup
per-"
No answer.
"Looks to me like your maffins was
Just about the best ever"
No answer. ~,
"Come on--I had something funny
to tell you and Ina"
He retreated, knowing nothing OF
the admirable control exercised by
this woman for her own passionate
satisfaction in sending him away un-
satisfied. He showed nothing but anx-
ious concern. touched with regret. at
his failure. Ina, too, returned, from
that door dIscomfited Dwight made
a gallant effort to retrieve the fallen
fortunes of their evening meal, and
turned upon Di, who had; just entered,
and with exceeding Righteousness in
quired how Bobby was
Di looked hunted She could never
tell whether her parents were going
to tease her about Bobby, or rebuke
her for being seen with him. 1t de-
pended on mood, anG this mood Di
had not the experience 60 gauge. She
now grcped for some neutral fact, and
mentioned that he was going to take
her and Jenny for Ice cream that
night.
Ina's irritation found just express
sion in her Office of motherhood.
81 won't have you downtown in the
evening"" she said
"But you let me go last night"
"All the better reason why you
should not go tonight
81 tell you" cried Dwight. "Why
not all walk down? Why not all have
ice cream - He was all gentle
ness and Precipitation, the reconclling
element In his home.
me, too?" Monona's ardent hope,
her terrible fear were in her eye
brows, her parted lips.
"You, too, certainly Dwight could
not do enough for every one. -
:Monona clapped her hands. "Goody |!
goody! Last time you. wouldn't let
me CO."
That's why papa's going to take
you this time," Ina said.
These ethical balances having been
nicely struck, Ina proposed another:
But" she said, "but, you must eat
more supper or you cannot CO."
81 don't want any more" Monona's
look was honest and piteous.
"Makes no difference. You must eat
or you'll get sick"
"Nor
every well, then. No ice cream
soda for such little girl"
MOnona began TO cry quietly. But
she passed her plate. She ate, chew
Ing high, and slowly. ...r .,..,
"See? She can eat If she win eat"
Ina said to Dwight. "The only trouble
is, she will rot take the time.r..,e
"She don't put her mind on her
meals" Dwight Herbert diagnosed it..
,".Oh, bigger bites than thatl' he en-
couraged his little daughter.
Dis mind had been proceeding along
its own paths.
"Are you going to take Jenny and
Bobby toO?" she inquired.
Certainly. The whole party
''Bobby'n want to pay for Jenny
and l."
Me, darling" said Ina, patiently,
.punctiliously-an less punctlliously
added: Nonsense This Is going to
be papa's little party"
'But we had the engagement with
Bobby. It was an engag mnnt."
"Well," said Ina, 81 think. well just
set that aslde-that important en-
gagement. think we just will
papa! Boby'n wa 1T to be ne one
to pay for Jenny and +"
"Diw Ina's voice dominated ALL
"Will you be more careful of you,
grammar or shall ! speak to you
again?'
"Well. I'd rather use bad grammar
an--than--than--" she looked re-
Sentfully at her mother, her father.
Their moral detection Was evident to
her, but 1t was indcfinable. They told
her that she ought to be ashamed
when papa wanted to give them all
treat. She sat silent, frownipg, put
upon.
"Look, mammal" cried MOnona,
swallowing third Of an egg at one
impulse. Ina saw only the empty
plate.
Mammals nice little girl" cried
she. shining upon her child.
The rules of the ordinary sports CT
the playground. scrupulouSly applied,
would have clarified the ethical at
mosphcre of this little family. But
there was no one TO apply them.
When hi and MonOna had been ex-
cused, Dwight asked:
Nothing new from the bride and
groom?"
"No. And. Dwight, It's been week
since the last"
"See-where are they them
He knew perfectly well that they
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