Evening star., 1922-07-25
The Wife Who Wouldn't
Settle Down!
A Sequel to 'sBrides Will Be Brides
R~ Lucille Ynn SLvke
By Lucille Yam Slyke.
Sequel to ssBrides Will Be Brides

She balanced herself on the curb
stone, clinging to her small dausn-
ter's rompers in a somewhat futile at
tempt to keep that young person from
climbing into the car. In spite OF the
unmistakable fact Of the daughter
Merriam looked absurdly young with
| her bronze curls glinting gold in the
| MONDAY sun, and her brown eyes
| shining with fun.
Very trig in their Norfolks and
Kntckerbockers and golf hose the
young men began interrogating small
Fredericka, the girl twin. -,
"Wheres the other half of your
ouoth young Kirk SQuires.
! Ricky. with all the dignity that
three years could muster, giared II
him.
"All of me are here. but Dicky are
"The poor lamb frightened US out
of our wits last night" Merriam pratt
tied artlessly, but he's fine now,
with two adoring aunties and iono
ahem," she coughed, what was that
you were saying about a luncheon
party?"
what was that you were saying
about introducing US to the village
belles?" demanded Kirk lazily. "Youli
do in your sweet matronly little way.
| but after a womanless week we crave
/ a few words with others of your fair
kind"
Merry counted noses.
We'll, there's a young doctor IN
town with a car that will hold hve
and 1 think maybe John could kidnap
/ his fathers bus for the day II we
approached him dip-dip-plo|
"Matically!" sang the Ave In chorus.
And Johns sister Rose is rather
a dear and there are some perrect
peaches who posed in the taoleaux
Lets go" they shouted as one
; The sedate household stared dis
approvingly as Merry dashed BACK
into the house with Ricky amer a. ne5
from babyhood to her mothers
erratic fittings. showed Importantly
ahead to impart the news to her twin.
"Merry.s going for ride VIII nve
! new beaux! So us will get hve lolly.
pops each. Dicky-the vurry biggest
.aTivity"' carroled Merriam in imi-
tation OF her waiting quintet: She
powdered Ricky's nose and sne
powdered Dicky's nose and she
powdered her own. She kissed a
| "Rosie" she sank outside her sister
! ,n-law's door. art dolled up?"
/ You needn't be afraid of en-"
Merriam's eyes were twingling as she
| read the unSpoken tnought IN rose
grave glance. They are perfectly
Sober even If they are noisy. Bye,
bye, everybody" she cried. We'll
| pick up Johnsy somewhere and weu
be back before four
| But how" Rose hung back. "can
! anybssdyy else. else get into that already
mo fliv is happy that carries less
| than eight" Merriam assured her
"'Tention!" she fairly shouted as the
young men tumbled out of the car.
II have the great honor to present
Miss Rose Lindsay. whose character
is f1awless save that she will do en-
! broidery wherever she goes
| Well" drawled Kirk Squires. bow
! ing grandly, Il had a grandmother
who made tatting all the way uI
| the switchback railway to Pixies
Peak, and they do say she did 1t while
she walked under Niagara Falls
| What's your special branch OF fancy
work, maam?" he asked Rose.
1t was Merriam who answered.
working lazy-daisies." she re.
marked, demurely. And she think.
that you're the LATEST ones she evel
tackled"
Copyright. 1927
CONTINUED in, Tomorrow's Star)