New Britain herald., 1924-01-01
Mother Graham Told the Truth
 About Elizabeth.

am always fairly sure of Junior obedience to my commands. but must confess that I held my hr'ati figuratively and literally when ] loIr him to apologize to his grandmother Suppose he should disohry m" hnt that with my stately and critical sis tcr-in-law looking on, There had beer a sufficiently large ado over nothing already. did not wish to add tho enforcement of maternal discipline tt the teapot tempest just passed,
 For a tense second his eyes so lk' his father's-and his grandmoihcr'S held mine steadily, and l realized to my dismay that his baby Judgment had pronounced mo unrrasonahl' an" unjust. But his habit of ohedlencc held and he advanced Nallan'iy lo- ward his grandmother.
 T am sorry I was rude. l'anzr' he repeated with a parrot-Iiko rnflcc- ton. and l fink Richard Second IS ais a."
 His eyes met min" appralingly' and with 6 stabbing flash | comprc- bended that I was compelling the small boy to tell an untru'h, Regard less of anything save that posSlbii- ity I opened my lips 10 tell m" ne need not voice his liking for tho name when my mother-in-l Jaw with the royal exploitation Of which she IS sometimes capable, and which Dcky inherts from her, caught him up Tn her arms and stopped further utter ance by hugging him tightly with h's face pressed into her shoulder.
 Junior Is Saved.
 You shall not say it." she cried "Nfarcaret. tell him hc nCed not. On we are wicked, teaching him 10 lie
 Junior wriggled his head free and looked at me.
 Don't need 10 say dat's nice namea" he queried
 NO. Junior,'I assured him.
 He considered a minute graEelN'
 May I say vat kind of name t is?" he asked hopefully,
 No. you may not Mother does not like you 10 use those words,
 "Nat words? Dumb
 Do you know Junior" Harriet in' terrnnted, 10 my great relief. that | never will find my room if yon don't show 1t to mo as you promised, And I'll have 10 ask you 10 be porter and carry hag for me"
 She gravoly handed him her hand bag, and picked up hor dressing case,
 Good .by. everybody she said brightly. as Junior with the pride oi his office in every motion lod tho way to the stairs. My nephew and l arc going 10 get acquainted so please do not disturb us"
 The ChildlcsS Wife.
 Junior chucllnd dolightcdiy as he laboriousy climbed tho stairs, and as the delighted boy and thr graNoly smiling woman vanished into iho hall above Lillian and looked at each other in recognition Of the striking circumstances that it had been the childlcss woman of our quartet who had cut he tangled threads Of the irving situation, and managed" the small boy with com pretending sympathy
 \ sigh from my mothor.in la" and the look in her eyes told me that she had shared our thoughts
 children in her life,' she said re- grctfullv. addressing me as fl thore never had been the slightest shadow of difference between us. "Thats what Harriet needs. bu' she can't stand any not her own kin or Ed. wins and don't blanc her. Things arc mighty mixed up in ihis world" she went on rnflrrtively 1 her eyes still fixed upon the stairs mp which her daughter had gone. Now. l here's Harriet, d born mother, if ever tberp was one. hasn't H child, and