New Britain herald., 1928-07-05
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 0VV~ 1A"01AVSAASAA Steadfast Woman
By Adele Garrison

slAuV ClUbGA9 N0SCA1No oSASuko5 Of MaGi4e in Her Domestic sphere | Juniors whoop of pleasure at his presents brought so beaming . smile to Phili Veritzen's face that decided to forego the apology had intended for the child's ill- hammered ignoring of the givsr in his delight at the gifts.
 My small son. however. has his fathers facility in effective contri- tion. and the first rush of his en- thusiasm over. he looked up at my employer with a charmingly apolo- getic smile.
 They're all so bully that I forgot to say thank you for them" he said. Will it do, now?" You don't have to say 1t at all," Mir. Neritzen assured him. "I am more than repaid at seeing that you like them.''
 You bet like 'em." Junior rs- sponded promptly. Aunt Katherine, may I have bite of every kind Of fruit there is?''
 The little nurse laughed, but her . voice held the note of authority which Junior has learned to obey without question.
 'Of course. but not all at once" she said. And for some of them, you must wait. But just now, you may take your choice of an orange. an apple or some grapes" Grapes" Junior decided with capitals. T can have apples and oranges any old time, but grapes are something else again." Not apples and oranges like these. Junior" Katherine said IS she took a cluster of grapes from the asket, while my mortified mur. mur of Junior" was lost in Mir. Neritzen's laughter.
 That's the way feel about grapes too. Junior" he said, draw ing chair close to the bed and sit- ting down. Now. while your grapes are prepared for you-they should be washed. you know" he said over his shoulder to Katherine, and saw the little nurse bite her lips in the effort 10 suppress . laugh. With equally bromide effect he miAlt have advised her to see that Junior washed his hands and brushed his teeth each day.
 Until your grapes are ready" he began again, suppose We see how some of these things work"
 "Oh-h!" Junior sat up so excited. ly that Katherine, already at the door with the grapes. spoke quickly. If you are not quiet, Junior. I shall have to send Mir. Neritzen away. and the toys, too."
 "Oh! I'll be awful good" my son promised in a panic. and obeying a signaled nod from Katherine. I piled the pillows behind my little son 70 that, though he was in . sitting posture, his back was fully sup- ported by the cushions. I was moving away when Junior caught at my hand.
 ''Sit down here. Mother" he coaxed, batting ! place beside him on the bed, and I could not resist his plea. though I felt decidedly un- comfortable because l was so close to Philip Neritzen's chair that we might as we'll have been sitting on the same sofa.
 From the parcels which Otto had unwrapped and left on . table. Mf. Neritzen produced most marvellous piece of mechanism, a model of . big ship. from the deck of which two small airplanes, manned with tiny manikins in aviation togs. Yegu- larly arose, circled the ship and re- turned again.
 It took close scrutiny to see that the effect was produced by wires, almost invisible. yet go strong that they never failed in their task of supporting the tiny silver planes which seemed indeed to be hurtling through space.
 was steadying the large and com plicated toy upon the bed-table used for our young invalid's meals. while he set in motion the mechan. ism controlling it. Juniors eyes were fixed raptly upon us. and the uncomfortab bic thought crosssd my mind that we presented . decidedly
 The door opened, and looked up domestic picture.
 a bit abashed at the amusement ] expected to see in Katherine's face. But my little kinswoman's eyes were not the ones faced. Dicky stood in the doorway
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