Evening star., 1928-08-02
Grandmother Love.

A" LIEN WAY helped Jean into the
tub Of warm. Soapy water and
helped her out again, pink and
satinv as a rosebud drenched
with dew. II was a Joy to hathe
Jean. for she was wonderful oaoy
healthy. perfectly formed With golden
hair and blue eyes Arthur had looked
the same at 8. Arthur! Ellen sighed
even as she wrapped Jean III a Dis
fieecy. towel and stood her IN the sunny
window TO dry while she hunted up
fresh clothing for her.
lean was impatient for daddy's conf
inr. She patted her soft, fat hands
and chattered excite6ly. She adoreo
her father. who was young gay, sur
rY,lnded in her baby eyes by delicious
r,vsterv and capable of beStowing
charming gifts which grandmotner
ro,,l6nt afford That was one reason
why Ellen sighed She was too poor
10 do for her grandchild all that she
lanced to CO Tender service ana many
stitches did not take the place OF pretty
TOYS such as babies love,
An hour later Arthur and his bride
drove up 10 his mothers door III
shining new car. Ellen, trembling, her
face nale In places and highly flushed
IN others. stood on the threshold, Jean
ran forward. little arms ou1eld. blue
ewes. starry with cagCrueSs. Arthur
Causht the child in his arms ana held
NV baby" he mutteged Look
Alice! Isn't She the pretnost th'ls
I'm glad she looks like YOU" smiled
Alice. She was young. fragrant eN-
ouisite in her white motoring coat ana
Rat. Jean lost her :. art at once TO TINS
alluring new mother.
Ellen had cooked a fine meal foi
her visitors. chicken, bread and CAKE
all prepared after recipes that gen
eratlons of her family had made ia
NOUS. But Alice. Just from honey
moon at a popular resort. ate care
Iesslv. Her bright, dark eyes swept the
Main. old-fashicned room wica' 2n1'iSe-
r,ent. they rested upon EllenS nouf-
glass figure cuTicuslY. Inc StaN.SN9
freedom of the mode convinced nef
that Ellen must have suffered hoTT'oiH
10 cet a waist like that.
"Of course you'll leave Jean mere
With me" Ellen said when the subject
was touched upon. Her voice shook
with anxiety.
Il think not" Alice caressed the
hahy's cleaning curlS as she sat be-
side her lovely new mother IN the high
chair that had been Arti1ur's Jean is
iast at the iTnpreSSlonable age. You
can't begin too early TO train child.
Guess III take her and see what 1 can
do for her"
Ellen's face went white She looked
eppealingly at her son. but he was
smiling assent TO his wife's words
They took Jean away. They took
awav her clothes. her toys, her little
pillow. her blue blanket that covered
her at night. And they took away ell
the JOY out Of Ellen'S life.
She had received the child tenderly
when Arthur brought the little thing
iust a few weeks old. after his first
wife's death He had said hoarSety:
Keep her for me. mother. And she
had kept Jean faithfully. Now after
almost three years her arms and her
heart were empty. Nothing had ever
50 bereaved her. not even @her hus-
bands death She heard Jean every
where, saw her golden head in every
room. She could scarcely bear her
loneliness
One morning came loud and in
sistent long-distance call on the tele-
phone. It was Arthur Could she come
OF once. Jean was sick
Ellen hastily packed bag. changed
her dress and shoes. put on her hat
and coat. and ran to catch the earliest
train Two hours later she rang he-
sons door-bell He let her in, led her
up TO the tiny. dainty apartment which
was now Jeans home. On the way he
explained to her that Jean had beer
ssck three days and that Alice was
enrgUletRlg worn ont They had had