Plentywood herald. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1908-current, 1930-07-10
BY Victorine Kirk

ollOoOl llAhA AoA q WIlliR
he declared. For the last week I've
provided for him. and outlined his
daily amusements. and rubbed his
rheumatic leg every night when 1 came
i'll from seeing Doris. His leg has beer
affected since the rainy weather came
on, and as you realize, we have most
So it is my suggestion that Lucas or
Ralph or Howard shall outfit them
selves with linament and step into the
breach. My arm is SO sore daytimes
l can hardly write. and an accountant
needs the use of his hands.
But my chief reason for giving
Uncle Albert up to one of you is that
there is only one room vacant at Mrs
Hutchinson's boarding house. It's the
only fit boarding house in town, and
l intend to take that room. But Uncle
Albert is the last mar on earth l would
share it with, for he snoreS and wheezes
all night long. If l had a house. like
the rest of you, and could locate him
across the hall, l wouldn't mind. But
under present conditions, somebody
else will have to be elected. Later on.
when my turn comes, I'll have q chance
to reserve Mrs. Hutchinson's first va
cancy for him. and then I'll have no
objections to make"
We'll, I'm sure nobody could EXPECT
Ralph and me to take him just now
after this winter, with the expense of
Beth'S tOnSilS, and the real estate
business absolutely dead" Elisabeth
began intensely.
Frances, deep in the old leather Nor
r1s chair, interrupted her sharply. You
know you have more money than any
OF us except Lucas" she said.
She looked tired tonight, and Briph-
ton wondered If she had been work
ing very hard. She was artistic, and
yearned for achievement. She wrote
and wrote on novels and stories and
verses that never sold. She drove her
self quite as hard as Elisabeth. who
was goaded by social ambition.
perhaps she looked tired because of
her baby. Nursing the baby was keep
ing her thin.
Elisabeth, her attention called to Lu-
cas-, said, Where is Genevieve to-
night?"
Lucas lifted his head. "She went to
the Carter dinner dance he answered
listlessly.
ITS SO nice that you ian afford for
her to go with that crowd, Lucas" said
Elisabeth Sweetly. 1T must cost q lot
to keep up your end of the entertain
ing. OF course, / believe in anybody
trying to keep in touch, but my way is
SO modest compared to Genevieve's. I
suppose you won't object to taking
Uncle Albert at any time, since there's
nothing to make it inconvenient for
you. 1t isn't a. if Genevieve had any
responsibilities. Any children"
Lucas listened, and was silent for a
minute after she finished. Il can't
face any extra expense just now" he
said at last.
But Lucas! Everybody knows how
-extravagantly you and Genevieve live"
Elisabeth reproved him.
Even Frances, who had always adored
Lucas, said pointedly, "Genevieve is
better dressed than any other woman
in town" She loved pretty things, and
couldn't help envying Genevieve at
times.
Lucas only said, I'm in debt"
But a sudden moisture appeared on his
forehead.
"Oh, everybody owes money cried
Elisabeth. Il shudder to think what
Ralph and but, of course, nobody
could expect us to take him just now.
/ simply haven't time to look after him.
The spring club programs are so full,
and I'm on two committees-chairman
of n of them. Then, I'm making
little Beth some clothes, and coaching
Junior in his arithmetic. And Lulu
Hunt wrote me hat she might come
next week to visit me, and I have only
one spare ROOM" she finished tri-
umphantly.
Uncle Albert could sleep on your
day bed in the sun ROOM suggested
Frances.
Elisabeth gave her a scornful glance.
That's out of the question, of course.
The room would never be in order.
What is the matter with your taking
him?"
Frances gave a little wall. Il simply
can't. I'm not strong enough. The
baby takes up so much time. And
I'd just have to give up my writing!"
But you never sell any of it," said
Elisabeth practically. And think, If
you had three children instead of one!"
why couldn't we all chip in and
get him DON and board somewhere?"
suggested Howard hopefully. He was
given to saying the wrong thing. He
had said the wrong thing now. Every
body looked at him quickly, with a
shade of embarrassment.
Brighton tried to explain. you see,
Howard, it's a matter of pride" he
said. HE must live with one of us
with somebody who belongs to him.
1t isn't just that he must have a place
to stay. We W him more than that.
If father hadn't borrowed Uncle Al
bert's money, and lost it, he could have
a home of his own. It's up to us to
make it up to him. We can't put him
in some boarding house, alone"
II didn't mean-I only thought"
Howard mumbled, while Frances broke
in defensively. "Of course Howard was
only trying to think what would be
best. And Of course of us will
have to take him. Yet, it isn't as If