The Lehi sun. [volume] (Lehi, Utah) 1913-1949, 1922-03-23
The Old Fashioned
Way
q, MARGARET M. LUKEs
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.

4 keIeA,.s Mcclure Newspaper syndicate.
Isrusha Higgins dropped the
W. s,ns evening dress she was fix
lsO' S e, and rocked contemplatively
R v and forth as she waited for her
~ safer TO come back from the tele-
In '",no was that7" she asked sharply
Isrry finally came from the front
u and slid with half a sigh into the
~ ,a. chair OH the other side Of the
~ rnen fire. Snowfakes were fly
@ u great beautiful swirls and
.,loe fantastic patterns ON the living
rtndow. For q minute Jerry
W. ..hed as II she had not heard what
!" a,o,hsr said. Then. bending her
,,,s Monde head over the blue silk
r',s,urs she was mendIng, she an
y, was Jack, mother"
.whntd he have to say about the
4 hncei"
.caId he wasn't sure. Said all along
wos thinking II was another night
:, now he doesn't know what TO do
'.,,use some folks In Albany asked
Ann IN to a party You see.
maher, II does put him In a fix.
+"
Keep still" Mrs. Higgins voice
rOs sharply through the living room.
.,low long are you going TO sit there
a,tne excuses for Jack Crawford7
row many times does that make now
\ NJ tried to disappolnt you ut the last
.luutei Albany. Flddlestlcks You're
nod enough for him to come around
iee every lasting Sunday night when
here's nothing else going on, | notice"
But, mother" Jerry's voice, small
md meek, tried to interrupt. "yOu
(. ,mt understand"
understand! understand some
|anu all right. understand he's
Ieen hanging around here three years
,ow taking up all your time and keep
ur all the other boys away. It's
albany now. Is TT I'll tell you. when
(. / vas a girl there was none OF your
hvdllng around like that. Humph--
nry In the cityr' Mrs. Higgins sewed
rdonsy.
Tears were very near the surface
4 d Jerry's sweet, blue eyes. She had
10 swallow hard before she spoke
But. mother. 1t was different when
. Ou were a girl. That was the old
fashioned way. Jack likes me.
.lmow he does. only"
Only! Thinks he's so fine" Mrs.
Higgins poised her needle In mldair.
There's other folks have friends In
Albany" she said.
N Just then n light step crunched on
me snow that lay In small drifts on
he mont porch. There was pull at
He bell and In a second Minnie
Cooper. rosy and vigorous with the
Iva. burst In on them.
4 on, Mrs. Higgins" she cried, ''the
IhI for the dance looks beautiful.
.lts all those shiny kind OF Icicles and
ssre got moon to hang over the
tandeler. think well have the
lsst time tomorrow night. It's the
fcest dance the Knitting club ever
nyer She drew a new breath.
why weren't you down helping to
Escorate, Jerry7 I'll tell you what.
ome down tonight. There's still lots
sbe done. You and Jack come down
mIght."
For a moment there was perfect
lence In the room. Then Mrs. HIg-
Fhs cleared her throat and spoke In
nhand fashion.
'lery's not going to the dance
Fith Jack"
Why. mother" Jerry put In with
punishment while Minnie Cooper
'ood there, wide-mouthed and speech
~ IN her surprise. Mrs. Higgins
sht as well have said she ara
amer Higgins were going to get n
a'oree. For three long years the
pursuing little town Of Bristol had
f'er seen dainty. piquant Jerry In
Z company OF any hoy but the big.
"olocking Jack Crawford.
Now, then" Mrs. Higgins quickly
eoeo, I'm not going TO give away
~ little secret. Least not all of II.
Just tell one part. Jerry's going to
w a new evening dress, Minnie.
v decided she can't wear this old
y hing I've been fixing up" She
used "Jerry's going to have that
one with the silver lace You may
w seen In Sherack's window"
now Minnie Cooper was not spite
she was not even scandal
nser; but 10 minutes after she
'lAeu slowly, thoughtfully down the
.ps OF the Higgins front porch half
6Oang folks In Bristol knew what
y Higgins had told her
~ the meantime back In the dining
.n' as she went methodlcally about
"s 'ne table for supper. this ener.
|. n''le woman was dealing with
'leech'ess Jerry. In all OF Jerry's
.uyohe years she had let other
4 w NJ nave their way. Perhaps that
N.Y. NY feSson Jack Crawford. good
M NV ont pampered son OF the silk
Nv. n,I.a.wfords, had never had a quar-
49,, "" her. Perhaps that was the
|nA.. now that the twinkly eyed
J, ~ was able To keep her plans from
sy. one said mysterIously:
'ouve heard fell thot vour p,otber