The Washington times., 1937-04-19

loss in the first letter I ever
wrote you. What's more don't
want a saint for a wife, and If
you and are going to get
along"
She broke into tears-"Oh, Ed
ward-I'm not really Jealous"
Don't cry so-please, sweet!
Be sides, there's nothing to be jeal-
Gus of. You're the only girl I ever
really loved-ever will. The rest"
"Oh, Edward-I know. But don't
talk about the rest. don't care
a thing about them. but let's not
talk about them. Tm-I'm just
sort of worried-your mother
doesn't like me, and I nearly go
crazy, with nothing to do all
day"
Nov be sensible! A minute ago
you were all washed up from walk.
ing all over town trying to find
an apartment"
"Yes-but that isn't anything.
It's feeling that I'm useles here
your mother won't even let me
dust without doing it over after
me, and then she says she's
tired"
'I wish you wouldn't pay any at
tention to her!"
"Oh, that's easy for you to say.
But it's so hard for me. And I
worry about Nom. It would be
awful if she should come up. Nom
would say things"
He sighed. Lets try to forget
our families for a while. We'd be
happy if it weren't for them. !
wish we were orphanS!"
"EDWARD!"
we'll dol"
It was unfortunate that Mrs.
Wilson's family dinner had to be
the very day after Bees tea. Each
felt that the other should have
postponed her party. And when
Bee was talking about her plans,
her mother felt hurt because she
thought some one ought to be say
ing something about the Sunday
Inner.
It seemed queer that the rela-
tives didn't just drop in, but no,
things weren't done that way in
the Wilson house. On Thanksgiving
the Wilson's ate with Aunt Jessie
and Uncle Bert Horton, and on
Christmas day the Horizons. includ-
ing Uncle Bert'S sister Ada, and
her family, ate with the Wilson's.
And on New Years day, the COM
bined forces of Wilson and Hor-
ton descended upon sister Ada
and the Lemnke's.
Now, the holiday get-together
season being out Of the way, and
the next regular gathering a good
eight months off, it took a lot
of arranging.
First there was the menu. Moth
ing but turkey seemed right, for
they'd always had turkey together.
First a Horton turkey, with bread
and sage and onion stuffing, then
a Wilson turkey, with the same.
Then a Lemnke turkey, with one
of Ada's experiments in the way
of oysters or cheStnuts, and the
inevitable apology:
II know you folks like your
own recipe for dressing, but JUST
thought I'd try something differ.
ent. It read nice, but I don't
knows it's turned out so good.
It looks kinda Soggy-"
Wearied of listening to her
mother argue about turkey or
something else = maybe ham"
while she was trying to strike a
compromise between the four
tables of bridge that she could
afford, and the six that she really
ought to have, Bee cried, "Oh,
for heavens sake get a turkey!
Then you know they won't be
disappointed"
II would, only it seems kind OF
out Of place, not being a holiday.
Ham is always nice, only ham is
for Pas birthday and this is
March. April, May, June-June
12-would that be too soon for
another ham?"
mo, it would be wonderful"
Bee groaned.
So ham it was to be.
Sunday all right for the Lenn-
keS?" Pop asked.
Eyes, if we have it early. told
Ada 2 o'clock sharp. That gives
Jessie and Bert time to get back
from church, and Elwin and 1r-
win can come, too, only they have
to leave early because they're
going somewhere else later"
Edward put on his hat. "You
can save a ham sandwich for me.
I'm working Sunday. Nobody
seemed to remember, and I didn't
want to interfere with the dear
Lemnkes and Horizons and their
ham. You'll have to have your
reception for the bride alone. The
bridegroom's going to be pump
ing gas!"
Edward held out for two days,
and then, worn down by his moth
er'S red-rimmed eyes, her stopped
shoulders, the patient patter Of
her feet as she cooked, and
scrubbed, and polished and ironed
for the feast that would lack the
Prodigal Son, he broke down and
asked for Sunday off.
Marie was worried because he
said that the boss didn't like it
much.
Suppose he fires you?" she
asked anxiously, for she'd found a
little apartment-really not bad at
all. for $22-and all it needed was
his approval, and the assurance
that they could pay the rent.
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