Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1928-01-27

gold hair and his manner, which was
more assured.
Her Dead sea fruit seemed literally
to lose all power to deceive as she ac-
companied Frank TO the dining room
where the radiant Minnie waited.
Paul had not yet appeared.
They had passed the cereal stage
and were beginning on the waffies
when Paul entered.
"Well, son," Frank said. What did
j tell you about being late for break
fast? Looks as II you and l would
have to have a little settlement"
"Pm sure there's no harm in Paurs
sleeping a little longer than usual,
Frank" Minnie said quickly. "Espe'
cially when he is tired"
"Tiredi Tired at his age" Frank
scoffed. "What has he done to get
tired? No son of mine shall grow up
to be another Roger Preston"
Roger Preston was Minnie's brother
and Angevlne knew just how worth
less he had been as a boy. She heard
Minnie give a gasp, saw her flush and
swallow hard.
"You needn't always be throwing
poor unfortunate Roger up to me,
Frank" she cried.
"Im not throwing him up to you,
my dear. I'm only trying to impress
upon you that one example of that
kind in our immediate family is
enough"
A perfect storm of angry, unpar-
donable words followed. No sense or
control, and no regard for the amazed
guest. Paul sprang up and flung out
of the ROOM His mother followed
him, Angeyine was left alone with
Frank, but he was scarcely aware Of
her presence. Presently she, too, with
drew and went to her room.
There Minnie found her.
81 want to apologize for what hap
pened, Angevine," she said. "But 1t
is no unusual occurrence, Frank never
lets up on the boy. It's too bad.
Paul's all right" And sitting down
she talked at length, blaming her hus
band, extenuating Paul and herself
Frank has an obsessiOn that darling
Paul is like my poor brother used to
be-" she sighed. "And that he'll come
to the same end unless he gets lot
of trimming now. OF course it is all
unreasonable and childish. 1t makes
me miserable. And it sets Paul against
his father"
Angevine said nothing as she lis
tened. She saw the whole thing clear
ly. Minnie stood by her boy, undoing
all his father tried to do. And Frank
was hasty and unsympathetic, not
much more right in his method than
was Minnie in hers. She wondered
how it would all end. Not happily
for the boy she was certain if Min
ME went on pamperlng him on the
sly and his father scolded him in
public.
The day passed. Church, an after
noon motor ride and two exquisite
meals. Paul was sullen to his father,
and barely tolerant to his mother. His
father Numbered at him, his mother
shielded him. 1t was all very unpleas-
ant and Angevine was glad when 1t
was over.
She left by the early train Monday
morning. Minnie kissed her good-by,
Frank saw her upon the train. They
both begged her to come again.
She reached her own room at noon.
Such a sweet, pretty rooml Her books
and pictures welcomed her. Lunch
con would be ready in ten minutes.
She was hungry.
Oh, home was good, her job was
good, her own money good. Had she
really loved Frank Sprague or en-
We'd Minnie? Better thousand times
to be an old maid than to live like
that!
Then suddenly she found herself
laughing with real joy. Her poor
Dead sea fruit! 1t did not seem pos
sible but-they had changed to
peaches