The Washington times., 1934-07-17
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By Beatrice Burton


always ordered. White fish
in cream, mashed potatoes,
creamed cauliflower and snow
pudding. No salad to give 1t
zest and freshness.
Aunt Edna had begun house
keeping 80 years ago when
salads were not considered i'm
portant, and she still had her
doubts about them. If lettuce
were washed In water that
wasn't quite pure, it could
make people sick, couldn't it?
She read that, somewhere.
It was almost half-past seven
when Uncle Worthy laid down
his napkin, popped two soda
minis into his mouth from
the bottle that always stood at
his place, and struck a match
to his cigar.
well, I've eaten well for an
invalid" he said humorously,
just as he always said it at
the end Of a meal that had
satisfied him. Morris, how
about you and me having a
little something to celebrate
Susan's engagement"
The two brothers disappeared
into his little office where his
"bitters" stood in a brown glass
bottle on his desk with q
tumbler beside it, and Lutte took
Susan by the arm and marched
down the hall singing the we'd
ding march half under her
breath. Here comes the bride
-tum, tum, tee, tum-SuSan,
childie, we're all so happy about
this"
Susan knew that all Of them,
with the exception Of John, had
been pinning their hopes for
her future on Wallace Steffen
for a long time. She knew that
she stood high in their esteem
just now because she had cap
tured him at last, and the
knowledge warmed her heart.
But she worried about John and
his attitude in the matter. She
wanted John to. be pleased too.
She had never dreamed that he
wouldn't be pleased. The two
of them had never discussed
the possibility Of her marrying
Wallace, although it had been
in the back Of her mind for
months.
Desire to Please
The great weakness Of her
character was an almost
pathetic desire to please every
body. She had been born with
it, just as some people are born
musicians or mimics or gam
blerS.
Her upbringing in this old
house. had made that weak
ness more pronounced. Aunt
Edna had always let her I'M
derstand just how much they
were all doing for her and
John, and that the least they
could do in return was to be
obedient and grateful.
ut must be hard enough to
bring I'D ones own children"
was one of her favorite re-
marks along this line, 'but to
bring up another woman's!"
AS a result Of all this the
habit of obedience was strong
in Susan, but John was very
stubborn in his quiet way and
the family had always had
their troubles with him. In
his boyhood Aunt Edna and
Lutte had Scolded him con-
stantly about his companions,
the poorly clad boys of the
neighborhood. But in spite of
them John had managed to
lead the life of a normal boy,
playing marbles in the mud of
early Springtime, joining the
Boy Scouts, having a news
paper route, and finally run
ming errands every Saturday
for the neighborhood butcher.
The family had done their best
with him but they had failed to.
keep him white-collared and
ily-fingered.
Johns like his mothers peo-
pie. He's a Cullen" Aunt Edna
had said very often, and she
said Cullen" much as she
would have said "rough-neck"
or "jail.bird." She had always
done her utmost to discourage
the friendship between Susan
and John and their mothers
family.
(To Be Continued)