Evening star., 1931-06-21

membership feel that at last the clubs got
splendid House COMMITTEES chairman"
1t can't be denied that incidents like this
were kind OF gratifying to me, or that it did
begin right then to seem to me more or less
the way Mr. Allstover has said, and that the
Rocky Meadow Club house ought to be treated
as if 1t were practically my own property. In
deed, the fact is that before the first week
of my craftsmanship was over I'd gotten the
habit Of regarding things pretty much in that
light I had most Of the furniture moved
around in a way that suited me better, and 1T
was quite pleasure to me to see how the
steward had my orders obeyed the minute I
delivered them. I guess there isn't much doubt
it's true that sense of power In these sociable
matters does go to q persons head quite
good deal
hadn't noticed any change in myself, Of
course, and there's getting away from the
fact that got pretty indignant when Mrs.
Massey began trying to point 1t out Id
always thought the furniture in our cottage
could be changed around in a way that would
be more comfortable; one afternoon when
she was out had everything placed the way
I thought it ought to be; but the minute she
got home she said What On earth!' and
began to shove things back, herself, to where
they had BEEN We had quite an argument over
it and she ended by saying she wished we'd
never come to Mary's Neck at all. She went
so far as to tell me that was acting like
spoiled child, and backed it up by saying that
Clarissa and Enid thought so, too.
why you're like a different mani" she
told ME. you've got so you just want to run
everything, and you're making your children
unhappy by interfering in their affairs"
"How?" I said How am I interfering in
their affars?"
why, every way" she said. you've taken
on a dictatorial tone with them that you
never used before, and you attempt to order
them around in a voice you'd never dream of
using to people working for the Logansville
light & Power Company. Look what you
did yesterday to poor Clarissa!"
'What'd she tell you?" I asked pretty angry.
'What'd she tell you did?"
You mortified her at the club 50 awfully
that she came home and almost had a flt!"
What" said. why, she and two of these
poys that tag after her had been swimming in
he pool then came screeching into the club
house, all over the place and then Topped
themselves right down in their wet bathing
uits in three of the best chairs I've got therel
They ruined the cushions SO completely had
10 have new ones ordered. I certainly made it
lear that wasn't going to allow such occur
ences to be repeated. I reproved her and her
riends"
YES guess you did!" Mrs Massey said,
ltting off pretty loudly. My goodness!
never saw man get so pompous in so short
time in my life! 1t wasn't so much over
hat you said to her that Clarissa had a ht
hen she got home. What upset her so much
as having her father make an exhibition Of
imseh before her friends"
Exhibition" I said. do you mean to say
be applied that term To-"
oh please do go on out of herel" Mrs.
assey told me. "I want to get this furni-
Ire to rights again, and you're in my way.
o and take walk with your old chairman
bipi'
thought it best not to say anything more,
1T just to give her severer look and go out.
seemed to me that kind of botherSome
ange was coming over her, and that she
asnt herself. Up till lately a man could
rdly have asked for an amiabler wife than
e had most always tried to be, and so, TO
i've her attack me out Of q clear sky, as