The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-12-23

Why, Pa, you silIy Oid TOOL what's getting into you? Worried What are you worried about? After a letter like that one"
 Mrs. Burns raised her head proudly. You know, Pa, it ism every girl that can go to New Yorl from village the size of Swiss vile and land a position as steno' grapher in the city's leading brok- craze office in the short space oi two months"
 Apparently this reminiscencs didn't help to ease MT. Burns troubled mind, for he offered g meek, q guess not, Ma"
 Mrs. Burns picked up the letter again and read:
 Dear Ma and Pa:
 "WeII, folks, your little girl
 has made the big city come across. am now stenOgrapher
 in the brokerage firm of Smith and Jones, biggest in New York.
 And, listen to this, I'm earning
 $50 each and every week. l got the job through 8 girl friend who is we'll acquainted with Jim- my Smith, son of one of the part ners. So don't worry about your little girl. No more slximping and saving on the meager salary I received at Fishers. No more cIerking for me! Would like to write more, but I've an engage mentIy shortly. so will write more tomorrow. Until then. your loving daughter,
 KATHRYN"
 Mrs Burns beamed smile of ad- miration. Now, there, Pa, isn't that just lovely? knew she would make good" MT Burns probably didn't hear. He was com- pairing two similar envelopes, one which he had taken from his pock- ct as Mrs Burns read. "Pa, what in the world has gotten into you? Why don't you pay some attention to what I'm saying?"
 "Yes, Ma," is all MT Burns ven- tured.
 Silence gripped the room as MT Burns continued to study the two envelopes in his hand and Mrs Burns looked at him in amaze ment. She was about to speak when MT Burns broke the silence. cTHE LETTER IS
 ALL VERY GOOD
 That letter is all very good, Ma, but I think we should run down to New York and visit Katie. Gle al- ways called her Katie.) It won't do any harm-we have our railroad passes And if Katies where l think she is, she'll need us."
 Mrs Burns was becoming angry. "Pa Burns, I don't know whats getting into you, talking that way. You'd think Kathryn was a child. She'll be twenty-one her next birth day and she's nobody's fool"
 You just don't understand, Ma"
 Kathryn Burns, pretty and "of age" this coming February, always had been capable girl. And that was just why MT Burns was wor- ried. Had she been a neglectful, carefree miss, her father probably would never have suspected that Kathryn wrote home encouraging notes just to cheer "the old folks"
 When she first arrived in New York, Katie had written that she made @ connection" and each let ter was diary of success in the big city. Of course, the salaries were small to begin with, she said, and for that reason she couldn' t send any funds home to help out with the family expenses. But now with this new position, it would be different!
 Pa Burns won his point as Mrs Burns agreed: 'It WOULD be nice to take trip to New York, wouldn't it, Pa? We could pay a surprise visit yes, that's what we'll do. We won't tell her we're coming.''
 That night Mrs Burns busted herself in the kitchen, and cooked a mice big batch" of those deli cious cookies of which Kathryn was so fond. And bright and early the next morning Mir and Mrs Burns boarded the train for New York.
 "Pa, we'll get>there at about one