Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1927-07-01

DOTCn cummings mat
bright fall afternoon. CHANGING
up, she saw her friend Eliz-
abeth Cady coming slowly down West
street. Caroline watched Elizabeth
and was glad when she came up her
front walk and as she mounted the
steps Caroline met her with out
stretched hand, and placing rocking
chair babe her sit down. Elizabeth
complied with her request and sank
YEARLY into the chair.
"Why, Elizabeth" said Caroline,
'you look all beat out. Whatever
have you been doing?"
II am tired" Elizabeth answered.
"every bone in my body is aching fit
to kill. get so discouraged some
times l feel as if l couldn't stand it
another minute. 1 ought to be home
this very minute ironing GATHERINGS
pink organdie. She said she wanted
it for tonight, but, land knows, she
don't need it; she's got plenty of 9TH
er dresses she can wear. l wish /
had one, for Pm all out of everything.
l get so tired of sewing that when it
comes to making anything for myself
can't set myself to do it. I'd rather
60 without than make the effort. l
couldn't think of anything l could
bear to do, so l just ran over here
for a while. l thought maybe I'd feel
different when went back home"
"Where is Catherine?" asked Mrs.
Benton mildly.
"0h, she's home. The Carter girls
are over and Tommy Shack, only
Catherine says l mustn't call him
Tommy, and Fred Keator and Mar
jory Vale telephoned that they were
coming in later. They are going to
make candy for the Young Peoples
club tomorrow night. expect the
kitchen will be sight when l get
home. oh, hum-well, young folks
will be young folks"
"Yes," said Mrs. Benton rather
sharply, young folks will be young
folks, but Elizabeth, there is no use
in their being selfish. l think you
are spelling Catherine. What will
become of her If she gets married?
She won't know enough to feed her.
self, let alone feeding a husband. l
think you've made a mistake in wait
ing on her the way you have"
Il suppose l have, but she is so
awkward whenever l do ask her to
do anything that she always makes
a mess Of it. 1t is easier for me to
do it myself. And besides, she hates
Homework. She says it ruins her
hands. Why, if she so much as wipes
a mess of dishes in the steamy kitch-
en-, the crimp is all out OF her hair,
and it isn't as if her hair curled nat
urally, and she has to do it up again
before she can go anywhere. Then
she never knows when some one is
coming in, especially now that Tommy
no, Tom Shack is paying her so
much attention"
Nevertheless" went on Caroline,
Il think you are making a big mis-
take, Elizabeth. You are robbing
Catherine of the chance to show what
she can do. Land, when you were
her age you could run a house al
most as well as your mother. And
1 guess it came in quite as handy
after you were married as GATHERINGS
dancing, primping and fudge-making
will. Why, she wouldn't know enough
to dress herself without you. You are
running a fine girl and making your
self sick in the bargain = -.-.-.---
II suppose I am" sighed Elizabeth
with a shake of her head. Then,
changing the subject, she told Mrs.
Benton about letter she had received
the day before from an old school
friend who was making a cross
country trip in order to visit her old
home for few days. She was plan
ming to go on farther East and wished
Elizabeth to accompany her. IL will
be in Midvale on Tuesday afternoon"
the woman had written, land l will
stay two days. Then If you are all
right 1 shall pick you up, Elizabeth,
and take you with me for ten days.
am coming in my little roadster and
there will be just you and /, and we
will have the time of our lives. Don't
let anything interfere, just be ready
when come"
"of course you will CO." Caroline
said firmly.
"0f course I can't" said Elizabeth
with sigh. "How in the world can
II"
"Why, just CO." said Mrs. Benton.
Now is your chance, Elizabeth. If
you stay on here without chance
to rest or a bit of a change, you are
going to get fat down in bed. That's
what. The Bible says, "Six days
shalt thou labor-the seventh, rest"
Now, when have you had a day of
rest? Not in four years that l know
Of, and you don't even rest nights
what with all this sitting up looking
after Catherine ana waiting on young
folks who are running their stomachs
eating all hours of the night. You are
asking more Of your body than a man
would of piece of machinery"
well, will think about it," said