The Glenwood post., 1923-07-19

with particular vehemence, not to lose
them. Timmy thought he wouldn't.
For once he would prove his trustwor.
thinesA He had therefore immedL
ately af1xed the ten stamps to the
rough material Of his coat sleeve, and
that by means Of the mucilage for
such purposes provided.
There was no denying that Timmy
had come home with the stamps
Further, there was no denying that
no one could readily get them of.
Mrs. Catterbox had tried gentle pull.
ing, and had even shipped the cutter
fuzz Of the goods; but there her inge-
nuity had failed. It was left to Mrs
Penfield to divest Tommy of the gar
ment and immerse the stamps, face
down, In water. which presently dis
sipated the cohesion.
They'll be worth money when they
dry" she said pleasantly, "and you
can stick 'em with mucilage or white
of egg"
But on her way home ber mind was
full of perplexity. II wish there was
two Of me-or something" she
thought. Land knows I'm glad to do
anything can, but got a house to
keep and three children to support.
It's going to take me day and night
both, at this rate"
The problem had assumed serious
proportions. More and more fre-
quently Mrs Penfield was summoned
in different directions, to solve diff
culties which the tenants might have
solved for themselves Often she
worked far into the night, ironing or
sewing or mending, because these
tasks had been crowded out of her in
terrupted day. Moreover it meant
added expense for light and fuel, to
say nothing Of the heat which was
repeatedly wasted in the daytime be-
cause of sudden calls from the neigh
bors The situation had grown out
Of the few duties which she per-
formed in exchange for her rent-and
had grown naturally. because when a
person Of general utility Is found, he
is generally utilized Mrs. Penfield
was finding herself in a quandary.
She believed in service, but she was
also keenly conscious of home duty.
"Tll bet I'll have to keep office hours
before long" she told herself as she
entered her own kitchen again.
She found three hungry young
people awaiting her.
What are we going to have for
supper, Penzie?" asked Crink, whose
interest in this subject was constantly
to be depended upon.
"Well, my dear, we're going to have
grand meal. We're going to have
baked potatoes with chipped-beef
gravy. I bought some milk on pur-
pose. And for dessert you'll get
steamed raisins-six apiece. Amt
that finer
YEAH" grinned Crink. "Just. so
we get full"
"Thats the idea." she encouraged.
There's one thing don't want you
children ever to forget, and that Is i:
It's a privilege not to have but two
| kinds to meal. Some of the highest
up folks do it, and you read in the
paper bout their living simply or
eating abstemious.' It's considered
a great credit to 'em; and, land, you
just ought to read the health books.
Why, they pretty near all agree that
the main trouble with folks is having
too many kinds Of food at once"
"Is ERE any cookies?' inquired Thad
persuasively.
| mo. Thad, you can't have two
sweets to meal. 'Tain't healthy"
''Didn't you hear her say raising r
put in Lettie, with great snap.
They're more tastier'n cookies any
day. Say. baby, II you want cookie,
eat more potato. Can't you flgger
that out for yourself?'
"They don't taste the same" pro
tested Thad plaintively.
"One's just as filling as the other"
smiled Mrs. Penfield. stirring thicken-
ing into the gravy. Land, this sup
per's tasty 'nough for anybody. And
1 wish I could get you to remember
that taste amt nothing but trick
that your mouth plays on you. What
! I'm chiefly aiming at is your stom-
achs. And you got another grand
treat coming tonight. I got fine
story to tell you just's you go to bed.
It's bout the lazy beaver"
"Why, Penzie." Crink pointed out.
"I thought all the beavers liked to
work"
''The reg'lar beavers do" admitted
Mrs. Penfield, "but this one didn't. He
was kind Of disgrace to all the other
beavers, and guess they s'pressed
him somehow. But his story is out
at last, and I'm going to tell 1t to
you"
"Glory bel" cried Lettie II can't
stand 'em too good. When they're
bad, there's more doing"