New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1923-05-25
The May Mrs, nuWkse Read
Alfrs1 fn MadEa

| started AZ Mrs nuFkes IN amaze
msnt when she said thst Alfred,
Dieky ara Bsss Dean shared saRs
secret which the boss Rsre sfFaid
would get cut
Put relief struggled Elth inFreanlt
tty I remembered the uRaeeeuhi'
able hshsrieF ~ beth men the eve
ninE before when Tells had mistaken
some woman IN the cabaret for Ress
Dean, and the knowledge was borne
IN upsn ne that IN the contest ] sas
approaching there vas stake NJ nay
own as ssll a. the paramount stake
81 geatle Leila purkee's peace ef
mind
"0h, Won needn't lock as n need.
si keeper ana stFaitiaeks, ~ Her
Fluninefs faid nsttishly u may net
have ~ many brain cells a. yeu mati-
srn women. but I can see through a
knothele iuFt a. well az any ~ Seu
young snrigs"
smaihsrsd my eharFinsd sstonish-
ment and crossing swiftly ~ her side,
bent ami kissed her with an amused
little laugh,
"Dont he cross, ssid, "You kne"
always have mad the greatest re-
sIsct for your aealnen,"
She returned ihs kiss. but gave mr.
a playful push.
''rf YOU only wouldn't swallow the
dictionary al the time you'd ne the
most adorable creature I know" she
said laughing. But I'm 30 glad
you're hero tonight Youll he able IN
sec for yourself what that imp is m
TO- ana maybe YOU can figure out some
way OF blocking her little game,
That's ono reason asked her 50 stay.
40 you'd have q chance 80 aee her a.
work. all right, never saw her equal.
And she must have hide like a
rhinoceros Shes what Ar calls n
smooth article You can't give her a
hint strong enough for her to take"
II Don't Know"
"Your hints :" geoffed. "A baby's
frown would be Steiner
well, what can do?" she defend !
ed herself quickly. ~ ] came out
and said what ! thought OF her, II |
would only make All angry. He
would think 7 was taking sides with !
Leila against him. and that wouldn't |
do bit OF good TO anybody"
For second ] wondered whether !
her dread Of offending Alfred, born /
OF her mother-l love. was stronger than /
her sense nj Justice TO her gentle, I'M /
offending dauEhter-in-law. but her |
next words showed me my mistake,
mot that | don't blame Alfred she .
went on Hes making a perfect .
idiot Of himself. and when The time
comes I'm going 10 give him the big
rest tongue lashing he's had from me
since he set the house on fire with
some experiments he was making
when boy He'd better he careful. .
or I'll take a hickory switch to him
as | used to do when he ate green /
apples, Come to think of IT. men new
err do grow up, do they Alf's still
making foolish experiments and if he
doesn't look out he'll set his house on
fire"
I'VE won't let II get that far"
promised, with an sppreciative smile
for her quaint comment upon her SON
structure which | wished that
YOUNG man could have heard, II
IUlEHI nave HNnfll diFfl HIS lllbr'bllll'
conceit to realize that his volatile lit
tie mother whom he delights to call
Her Fluffiness has read him 80
surely
II don't know" she said doletully Z
'Yon ca n do something with a. balky
horse, mule or even a goat, but a
man.
She spread her hands with a ges
ture which set free the laugh 7 had
heen trying to repress. She looked at
me reproschfully for a second, and
then Joined me.
ANY Objections
well, | suppose II ISN'T any use
CRYING until we have to- she said
And now. I'll get into something aud
60 down TO the kitchen" ,
.ook here" | said practically, ,
Cant YOU tell me what you have ,
planned for dinner and let me get II +
with Bess Deans aid I'd like n
chance 10 see her alone, anyway, and )
you need TO lie down Come, now, be
q good girl. and let me have my way -
It won't be rs good a dinner as YOU