The Coolidge examiner., 1932-11-11

she fancies, and when she gets
Hers, your Wife can take away the
Leavings. She has her Mind def
nitely made up in regard to the An
cestors done in Oil, that two-ton
Sideboard, all of the English Silver
and the Dishes that Aunt Hester al
ways used on State Occasions. She
tells me that l am the Heir-Appar-
ent and the only Hanback, qualified
to glorify the Traditions of the
Tribe, so it is my Duty to move out
Everything except the Curtains and
the Sewing Machine"
what, may ask, is to be done?"
"It is against the Law to poison
our Wives SO l think we had better
burn down the House"
Jennie was waiting for Rod.
"Did you tell him just what Aunt
Hester always expected me to
haveT she asked.
II sure did, Honey" he replied. 81
had the Stuff listed and he knows
now that we absolutely refuse to
stand for any Monkey Business"
"What did he say?"
"He said he'd have another Talk
with Elizabeth. Leave everything to
me-"
AS for Mrs. Ed, she was on her
High Horse when he came home
and tried to sneak upstairs without
being spotted.
81 suppose" she said, that the
Derflinger Woman has got 1t into
her Nut that She can go up there
and clean out that House, even
| II you are Administrator and Aunt
Hester always wanted you to keep
the Family Collection intact"
The Best Way Out.
Listen. Dearie," said the Typical
Husband. II didn't mince Words. I
laid down the Law to Rod and told
him to give it straight to Jen.
There'll be no Shenanagan with your
Uncle Fuller. I'll see that my
Sister gets a fair Shake but what
ever you think you want you sure
will get. Nobody can tell me where
to get off or how to head in. I'm a
Tough Egg"
You tell him that Aunt Hester
left Everything in your Hands and
you are going to stand on your
Rights and have the Say-So," said
| Elizabeth. Make it strong, because
Rodney is a Weak Character and is
absolutely dominated by Jennie, who
has a lot of good Qualities but is
very, very headstrong."
Came another day and another
Conference impended. Mrs Derfling-
er was giving Rod the Low Down
and Inside on the fearful Crisis.
81 love my Brother" quoth she,
but Candor compels me to say that
! the Upstart who chloroformed him
and carried him to the Altar had
got the Indian Sign on him. The
| Poor Fish will do whatever Lizzie
orders him to do. She never saw
Butter Knife or a Dessert Spoon
until she crashed into our Family
and now she wants to go up there
| and grab a lot of Silver that she
wouldn't know how to lay out on the
table. You tell him that | get all
the Silver and the Family Gallery
on the Landing and the Chippendale
and the Old Silver and don't for
get the Slde-Board. She can have
Everything In the Laundry. She'll
know what to do with a Wringer."
depend on me, Kid" said Mr..
Derflinger. 81 never lost a Battle"
Down at the Office he found Ed
patiently working on Sheet of
Foolscap.
81 handled the Old Lady's Affairs
for Years." said Edward, "and l
know her Writing like a Book. 1
am now preparing Codicil dated
September 18th, 1922, and wit
messed by Mr.. Snydacker and Ern-
est Blootch, both of whom died last
Year, bequeathing the Home and
Contents to the Colonial Danes, to
be used as a Club House"
Friendship can go no further
than that!" exclaimed Rodney Der
finger. "Can you get 1t through the
Probate Court?"
"It's a Cinch. The Judge is one
of u.s."
MORAL-Solomon saved his Rep
utation by never getting mixed up
with a Bunch of Heirs.