Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-02-19

ing herself new dresses: and the pos
SCISSOR of not one but two pink, blinking
baby daughters.
wouldn't you know" Nina wrote
with the extra set of baby clothes she
sent down on hearing the news, that
Jessica would be extravagant even In
having babies?"
Helen began to think about returning
to her charge. The Kingsways were
| getting FESTIVE over her absence. on
the other hand, Jessica chung to her
more than ever.
Ethan wrote every day as lovers do;
each letter a little more inslstent than
the last. AS for Patricia, Helen had
never known that a page OF writing
could so resemble loud howl
Finally. besides all these, there was
wild note from Doris.
I'm in perfectly dreadful trouble
she walled. please do come back and
see what you can do, Helen. 1t isn't
any use to tell me to talk 1t over with
/ aunt, or father, or anybody on earth
but you
Helen hardly thought things were as
bad as Doris made them. Doris being
in the habit of looking on the DARK
side. Yet the habit of helping DORIS
had become ingrained.
She acquainted the middle aged
and responsible houseworker OF her
plan. kissed Jessica and Lester and the
| fat pink twins good-by-JesSica walled
50 that the twins were started on, too
and, with q heart that could not help
being light and excited, started Tor
Kingsway.
| Before she went she nerved herself.
She must lecture Jessica. 1t was hard
Helen had never lectured anybody IN
| her life, and she hated to do 1t.
well, I'm on my way" said Helen
and then returned to the thing at hand.
Jessica, stretched on the davenport
with twin on either arm, was dressed
and ready for Testers return. She
looked like q little girl holding her
dolls. The twins were, fortunately, the
most sleepy and placid OF babies. JeS-
sica intended to call them Shirley and
Beverley. Lester addressed them, there
fore, as Burley and Curley-Curley
having one hair which curled like a
| Kewpie's on the top Of her pink head
and Burley being shade the fatter;.
Helen meant to begin her lecture, but
Just then Lester burst in, breathless,
from the stairs and his news.
I'm getting the raise, girls" he cried,
give dollars week more. I told the
boss about the babies, Of course, and ne
said that I'd need more money right
away. So he gave it to me now instead
of waiting till June"
Lester finally steadied himself into
the father of a family, dropping into
the nearest overstuffed chair and lighted
cigarette with fair imitation OF
first remark:
Now We can buy them really nice
bassinets, with satin down quilts. And
even If they are both girls. think III
get different colors-"
It was Helen's opportunity to pounce,
and she began rather unceremoniously.
"Jess, you can't afford It,"
with all this extra money coming
In? Oh. Helen, don't 60 and spoil our
happy time!'
Jessica's liquid brown eyes became
more liquid and overlooked.
Helen looked at Lester for reinforce
ments. and, even more uncertainty, he
Darling, we got way behind, and it
will be long time before we catch
up. We have TO be very economical
her eyes wide "And dinner so nearly
ready, and we were all so happy over
the raise. oh, you're both so hard on
me! And lock. Lester. this baby just
has to have its pretty sings like its
sister-don't you, peSsus lamnie? Would
its papa neglect it just cause 1t came
when 1t wasn't expected"
which howled and laughed, and held 1t
to Lester And In the ensuing necessitv
Of calming it-and its sister. which
then, and always, howled In sympathy
and the announcement Of dinner
which had to be brought in and the
living room table cleared to receive 1t.
Jessica managed to thwart her family's
ideas of telling her about economy. It
was not until Helen was on the train,
staring in dismay at Jessica's parting
love-gift Of basket Of fruit that she
remembered that no impression had
been made on her sister about finances.
(To Be Continued)