The Waterbury Democrat., 1934-06-19
a5E YOUR
 CHILDREN
g. Olive Roberts esrtoN
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Said Martha through immovablo lips, "I wouldn't go with her lf Bho treated me to ten Bodas q day"
 Neither would l." affirmed Laura, "1 think she ls common. Anyhow they say her father doesn't pay his bills"
 "Wo'll just have to cut her dead" decided Esther. "rhe way she dresses is enough for me. And that pnlavery way of hers makes mo crepe. Always trying to butt In when we're talking. Anyway she wears ten-cent jcwelry."
 Martha's mother opened the screen and stepped out on tho porch. You nro being very frank, girls" she snid. Pardon mo for envesdropping but your voices car- ry good piece. May 1 join tho crowd2"
 The girls regarded her caglly, They never quite understood what this pretty quiet young mother of thoir friends wnB going 10 do next. She moved NO calmly and pencc- fully and never got excited about anything.
 4 Frank Opinion
 "Wc were discussing Anne" said Martha"
 "Thon ! suppose you don't mind my being nS honest about my opln' Ions aB you girls have boen. l have great dislike for gossip, 70 in. stead of saying whnt [ think be. hind your backs think 1 will Bny It now. Martha, will begin on you You nro lnZy md untidy. [ would really like you better if you washed your hands md cleaned your nails, Besides you aro n BDOb, l wish you could remember thht It Wns your grandfather who made the money md not you. If Anne's fnthcr struck oil maybe no too could pay his bills, My father wns deeply in debt whom ho fell Into money,
 And, Lhurn, it is very ill.brod 10 talk through m eHtlr0 movie hB you did the other night when you sat Is front of us. And Mss Ginycs said it Wns you who told on Bob Brown tho other dny when ho GoDIod on his algebra examination. 1 Ike Bob, It's too bnd.
 Now, Esther, don't look SO frightened, Surely tho truth will not hurt you. Everyone seems to know lt even If you don't.
 '"Th0 Why you treat your mother Is shocking. Listen, you can h0nr littlo Pat crying now. Hos been frotting nlI day, beeauso your mother hhs b0en busy canning and you haV0n't gone homo Co soc if you could help her. You nov0r holp hor md sho hhs too much to do. This Anno you can't put up with, not only does half the work at homo but Bh0 goes over and helps her married sister with her babies too. Perhaps you don't fool 1Iko making m intimate fri0nd of h0T'--Bho looked around 0t tho threo indignant fnenS-."bo- chus0 after all W6 hHVn h right 10 our preferences in people, but that ls not my rohBOn for nttnoking h6r, Whht HhG does need not con. corn my of you unless HhG docs sommhlng to ronIIy hurt you dl' reetIy,"
 Curing inc GOssiDcrs
 Mother, how can y0uY" bog god Martin, "f never knew you could tnlk this wny. It doesn't g0und liko you ht nlI,"
 "Why haven't Fnld nnythIng half aH bitter hH you hnye snid."
 "liut BhG didn't h6nr. ShG would n6ynr know it,"
 "BO much tho w0rBo. IL iB tho b0hind-tho-bnck talking thnt hurts people most because they can't do- fond th6mselyGs, And by the way Ann6'B mother wnB inside talking 10 nc when you girls were gOMiD. Ing. She wont out tho other door fl IA nt t.s ASa get moro spoons for the supper, Now I np0l0Riz0 t0 you hii, and ! think you three hnd bdttor g0 and np0logIz0 Co hor. And to Anne"
 Which th0y did. Being found out iH tho 6toFnnl dread Of tho gos- sip. Thcs0 girls hooded thoir los.