Ellsworth American., 1923-12-12
AS A MAN SOWETH
BY ADA BORDEN STEVENS
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1Do TAKE up the baby, Clayl 1


W IAhE up the baby, Clay! l
know you nate to, but he cries
SO | can't go on with the cooking.
supper Will be ready IN minute.
Nalheilhe turned an ANXIOUS, hushed
lace from lhe TOAST she was pulterlhg'
IL was just the kihd clayton Alden
hked pest.
All the boys envied Clayton when he
married Kay She had been bright
girl in college, and fayorite at all
the dances. Clayton went off trium-
phantly with the rare prize. For five
succeSsir e years he had come back
nightly to her to rest after a strug
Cling day in town; years in which he
took her sacrifices for his business
interests as a matter OF course. She
would have helped him with his prob
lens if he had allowed.
She loved her home and his protec-
ton She delighted In making the
best of what he had, and supplement-
ing it with hand craft She gloried
in the two little Aldens that had come
to them Baby KenWood was the one
directly on her mind at present. Junior
was happy with a tiny hammer and an
old box in the corner of the kitchen.
CLAYTON admitted the fascination of
his little family. but. frankly, he con
sidered that a weman's work was the
care of her own house and children.
Whatever Puritan outcroppirg this
was, it grew with exercise The chill
dren were too young to interest him
much; at this age they seemed alien.
Katherine managed beautifully He
left them to her, and expected her to
leave his cares to him. Long pre-
occupied silences entered his routine.
Out of them he would come volubly to
hustle them all into the motor he felt
It necessary to own, and go on some
grand picnic. katherine tired, un-
easy, had ceased asking, but secretly
planned some new economy to pay for
these indulgences.
Reluctantly, he picked his young son
up and held him awkwardly. Kay
certainly tended to spoil the Kids as
they grew older! However, that was
her affair, only he did not wish to be
too frequently a victim. If her days
were monotonous, he did not fealize
it, feeling gratefully the reStl uIhess
of home. once week Il kindly nelsh-
Dor STAYED with the children, reieas-
ing her to companion nm SoclaliS' ne
did not know the extra work lhls
meant-the planning Tor ulhe ana
clothes. lie came to take these days
for granted, too.
Supper over, Kay went to put the
babies to bed, heavy child on each
arm. Going to look for her after an
unusual silence, Clay found her lying
White unconscious, across the ped
Kay, dear! katherine! What on
earth's the matter? Come, get un-
dressed and into bed He felt injured
that she paid no attention to nm. She
did not rouse. Alarmed at last, he
telephoned for Doctor Ross.
An hour passed before she opened
her eyes, took the dose and fell off to
sleep. Clay left her grudgingly as the
doctor beckoned him. Once in the sit
ting room the doctors benign look
dropped from him, He turned sternly
to the young man.
Don't you know that you are kill
ing your Wife?' he cried "a Womans
work, hey? Well, so it is; but the chill
dren are yours, aren't they? You
can't afford to hire much help, can
YOU? Mrs. Alden never complains,
does she? No, l know blamed we'll
she doesn't Now she came to me
week ago ana l told her to be careful
Have you helped her to be carefulf
Have youE She's IN Tor goou long
rest at last
Clayton felt crushed. To lose kath-
crime, But Doctor koSs went on'
on shell get Weil--lI you take care
OF her. Woman work Man WORK
Hah Get together, Alden NatlieIlhe
hhI ron