Evening star., 1926-11-09
q. =. THE
EVENING
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STORY
Ehe Weary Warmers.

40 you KNOW, EuIllCcs SoithOtAiiSc
wish we had to walk a mile before
each meal? Then we would approach
food with something like an ap-
petites
Matty arose and glanced into a
mirror, tucking back a wisp Of hair.
At 50 she was stout, healthy colored
sray-haired Her dark blue crepe
was simple, becoming and expen-
sive. She wore a single ring,
matrix set in diamonds picked up
on one of many trips to Europe.
Eunice was two years younger. thin.
nervous, plain. She wore black and
her ring was set with three large
diamonds of the first water. That
and her wrist watch constituted her
emily adornment.
They went down to the table re-
served for them. A waitress brought
their food-the usual food. The
usual people were at the tables. This
was a boarding house glorified into
something finer and more expensive.
They ate silently, without interest
either in their surroundings or their
food.
What next?" Eunice asked as
dessert came.
Nothing tonight, I think. It's too
hot. BY the way, dear, we must be
thinking of going to the Seaview
soon" The SeavieW was another
glorif1ed boarding house owned by
the same management and situated
upon the ocean. The two women re-
paired to the Seaview when town be-
came unbea arabic.
A page in uniform brought them a
letter on salver. Matty took 1t and
read the inclosure. She became pale,
short breathed, startled-eyed.
What is it? Tell me-" Eunice in
sisted.
Not here. We will go to our
rooms" Matty arose and walked Sc
renely out of the dining room with
q manner as imperturbable as habit
could make it.
As Eunice closed the door Matty
gave her the letter, Eunice read and
she also became pale, short breath
ed and startled eyed.
why, Matty! The idea! What are
we going to do about it?"
Nothing. What can we do?"
Matty sank into a deep chair.
"But we can't have this child! She
is only eight. Cousin Wilfred must
be crazy" Cousin Wilfred was the
lawyer who attended to their busi-
ness and from whom they sought
advice when they felt they needed
Cousin wilfred crazy? Oh, nov
Hatty smiled sardonically. He Is
Here is a child left as his ward; he
can't assume the responsibility of
looking after her because he is
bachelor who lives in a hotel. SO he
says we must take her and bring her
up. 1t will give us something to
DO" She sneered.
Something to do" repeated Eu-
nice. Yes. l daresay we will have
something to do if we accept this
commission. But we will not do it.
The idea. To bring a child here
among our own Persian rugs and
Ming porcelain and Whistler engrav-
tngs,"
I'VE shall have to have her. Will
fred says So" Matty said. For "a |
years she had loved Wilfred, though |
nothing would ever come of it. His |
word was law with her. And her |
word was law with her sister.
Their bell rang. There was Cou-
sin Wilfred, white haired. urbane, |
and there was a small dark little |
thing who lifted wondering eyes. |
Those eyes! Eunice stopped and |
kissed her.
Little Adele had come to stay. |
Wilfred told her story briefly. Her |
father had been an old friend of his /
The mother had died when Adele |
was g. She had been left to Wilfred |
because there was nobody to look |
after her. When she became of age |
she would have a bit Of money, not |
much. Wilfred expected to provide
for her.
To have a child in that regal apart
men crowded with treasures that had
been gathered abroad. Matty suf-
fered and Eunice watched. Children |
were like puppies: they played with |
and destroyed anything that took their
fancy.
But Adele touched nothing. She
was quiet, shy, reticent. boarding
house was no novelty to her. She |
had lived in one ever since her mother
died. 1t had. of course, not been this |
sort of boarding house
She will have to go to school in the /
Fall" Eunice said. And she ought |
to have some companions besides u.s."
she seems to be dropping" Matty |
sighed. ''It can't be the food. I think |
shall ask DR.. Brant to look her
over" DR.. Brant was their own ply
eician.
Or. Brant looked at her tongue, ex-
Amined her eyes. patted her head.
This little girl is lonely" he said |
Lonely! In a place where there |
are 200 people, cried Matty.
She needs the out-of-doors play
mates, flowers
We are going to the Seaview soon" !
mat Is not tne same InlnE at all,
Dr. Pratt said. What you ought to |
do is to buy house and make real |
home for your little protege.'
But home. even a tiny house in |
the city, would be so frightfully expen-
sive," protested Eunice.
60 out Of the city then Go to |
eome nice country village. It's what |
YOU both need. II the truth be known |
AS a matter of fact. Matty, you are
too fat and Eunice is too thin
Matty colored painfully. She knew |
this as well as the doctor did. but she |
had hoped nobody noticed it. Suppose !,
Cousin Wilfred. who was so fastidi- |
Gus, should have been longing to tell |
her this same thing!
The sisters were in turmoil. Matty |
was determined. She wrote to Wilfred |
requesting his advice. He came in his |
car to take them to look at a place in |
Wfllville which he had discovered just |
in the nick Of time. There were six |
rooms. lawn. shrubbery, a barn.
They bought 1t and moved thither |
the porcelains and other things which |
had long been in storage. In a short |
time they had all the machinery of a |
perfect home going. They couldn't |
find a suitable cook. so they decided
10 prepare their own food. Eunice |
wanted a car and they got one and
learned TO run it themselves. Matty |
wanted flower and vegetable garden, |
and she had TO do most of the work |
herself. Incidentally, she lost 80
pounds and gained considerably in
good hooks Adele was all the time |
as happy and busy as any child may
be in such a pleaant atmosphere.
1t was not until the following Spring |
that Cousin Wilfred came down to see