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

+ never: did much for grandma; but.
then. Nouitg people Grandma got
enough to eat and she slept quite
comfortably on the davenport, except
ION restless nights. She would have
liked to. HELP with the co<xing, but
.daugh ters-in-law. haves ways of their
own, and ."grandma was 'noti one to
cause ,trouble by trying to- interfere.
She always. set Che table and washed
ncst' oi..the dishes and busted, did
what she could..'
/ Unt1f GRAY dma Martin was 66, when
she: had come. to live with her son
David, after Her children grew. up
and. married, grandpa. had lived with
her daughter Jessie and Jessie's hus-
band and their: daughter Ruth.
GRANDMA had assisted at the birth of
l. Jessie''s three child<en and at. the
funerals Of two Of them. s'Grandma
f. loved Jessie. but. then..' she feved
Datfd. too But Jessie was grandna:s
daughter;' that was little different.
Ruth was grandma fayorite grand
child. She had helped reat Ruth.
bathed her and dressed her,and petted
.her, sRuih marrief when she was
. 10. Grandma WAS glad Ruth married
such fine man. a .youHg fellow ahd
not very RICH. though. with "a steady
position, apd exceedingly fond Of
Ruth. Ruth and. her husband moved
to Chicago rshen.the firm transferred
hfm there. :. 'Thep. the next year
Jessie and. gsandma all alone Jessie
went 10. Chicago to live. with Ruth,
quite the fright way to do, Naturally.
But. of scouise,. Ruth COULD not
have grTndms: even if she had
wanted TO have her. One cannot eX-
sect a. YOUNG man on . small salary
to:s1'paort his wiSSe his mother, am; and
knew: that. she was glad Ruth was
hardy. land that Jessie was happy,
with, het.; There was no one else
grandma s second son had been dead
for 20 years-.so grandma had gore to
live with. David.
david Martin Was a good man
good. hut rather close settled and
solemn Mary, David's. wife, was. a
her virtues, but Mary Just wasn't
.our folks" She had thong upper
lip. and "a thin mohth and a way of
saying things shortly:ot not talking
at d9t. stu: she made David happy.
.GrEndma Nas glad Of that and David
and. his family were hapPy'in, "a quiet,
and Il! Slindma, almost a Sour way,
Grandma liked Ruth with her. little
bubbles and giggles and Jessie with
her sensible houseWIfehness and 'hes:
pleasant, understandable love of gossip
land discussion. There was.somethins
austere stiout Davld's' family~ But
graudma had not had much choice.
* x *'* .
!: GO i2.years ago grandma had come.
~ 10 David. Martins and fitted into
his fiYe-room :. apartment and his
SELFISH and self-congeat ulatory, rather
heavy family as hes, she could. David
Martin and his wife occupied one bed
room and there. was. Mo Question of
erSndma having that room. The
other bedroom Belonged inalienably to
Isabel, the young. LADY daughter .
: at ;16, II years ago. Ralph already
occupied. the couch in the living room,
50 they had bought the davenport for
NOV. isabel was married, and grand.
ma was to. haye Isfbel's room. Grand,
ma :had waited for the :. ROOM long
enough. At one time, > eeen, she:
bads feared, as David and MARY had
feared, That Isabel Would mot marry
at all. Isabel was not an attractive
after her mothers family. She was
p,tle and thin to .gauntness,. with
ra ther uneven and straight ;light hair,
q nose TOO large ,~tfnd high cheek bones.
She was quiet, and. had a sharp.
rather coarse voice. When she spoke:
| not.the. type young, men like. And