Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-28

a distinct matrimonial possibility.
None of the callers had ever returned
| for a second call. Her father had
lacked tinesse and SKILL. or perhaps
Isabel had too definitely, lacked charm
Now, with the fat and SLOW Walter
grandma found little difficulty, She
limited at suitors whom. Isabel had
|. turned down." She told. Of. her own
popularity and girlhood, how. much
I like her Isabel was, how girls of lisa =
bells type develop into such splendid
, cooks and housekeeperS and mothers
| Walter, a bit confused and perhaps
him, continued to call. Finally the
engagement was. announced. and this
was followed as quickly as possible by
the wedding.
David was grateful to grandma
Having an old maid daughter was dis
pleasing to him, not the right thing;
it reflected on his success. He def
I.nitely acknowledged that grandma
| had found husband, a good hus~
band, too, for his only daughter That
is he acknowledged it to grandma Inn
mediately after the engagement, and
promised a new black silk dress for
the wedding, which he kept his word
about purchasing. If Mary or Isabel
felt grandma's help. they did not
mention 1t. Later the thought .of
grandma's assistance became a bit
haZy even to him.. and finally disap
| peared altogether.
Now Isabel was married. and Isabel
and Walter had gone to Atlantic City
on honeymoon. They were going to
spend a whole week in Atlantic City
! and then they We're coming back to-
I New York and going to. a hotel to
stay until they found a suitable apart
ment. Now that Isabel Was married
she became suddenly. vaguely unim.-
! portant to grandma. Her room was
/ different.
! Grandma pretended interest in the
conversation that was going on in the
! living room. Mr.. and Mrs. Martin,
Ralph and a bow named Howard
Ralph's best friend; Mr.. and Mrs.
| Fisher, friends of the Martins, and
their daughter Eileen were discussing
the wedding. They had all just come
back from the station, piled rather
closely into taXi-cabs.
+ Didn't Isabel look sweet. I've
never seen her look better in my life.
I'm glad she got married in a blue
suit instead of in white"
Did you notice Mrs. Roberts and
the three daughters in church? It's
dpouI lAiilS pllo VI tIiOoC Sli
Wasn't Walter nervous? A. fine
| fellow, Walter. fine"
Isabel said they'd write tonight or
tomorrow, anyhow. l hope they have
good weather in Atlantic City.
| She certainly made. a sweet bride.
! Isabel is"
+ Grandma listened as long as she
could. Then quietly, SO" as not to at
tract attention-but, then, grandma
did. things quietly; 1t made her
feel less in the Way--she walked out
of the room, down the hall, and into
Isabel's room. :.
The room was upset, full of dis
Garded things, the shell of Isabel as a
girl; the box and tissue.paper for the
flowers; the dressing gown that lisa
bel had been wearing. out, y not good
enough for marriage and Walter; lisa
bells old slippers, letters that had
come that day, a wedding present half
in its box.
This room--she d clear it out today,
still warm as it was from Isabel-was
hers Had not David.: even Mary, said
50? Grandma was q trif1e afraid of
her daughter-in-law, and YET sorry for
her. 1t was hard on Mary, having
an old woman, a motherin-law, living
with her all the time. Grandma knew
that.
Grandma Crept out of the room. She
did not want thefn:to find her there;
they might laugh. Of course they did
not exactly know how she felt about