The Washington times., 1937-04-15

SAID you u1u 44ue!
/ either. You couldn't expect them
to take in new ideas, new situa'
tons in hurry.
CHAPTER XIV
Take it all in all, the family had
been fairly decent about Marie.
Once she'd got over her shyness,
and her tear-Streaked face had be-
gun to look normal. she'd made a
real impression, even on Bee
Goodness knows why she married
YOU!" Bee had said, which was
a left-handed compliment, but a
credit to his taste just the same.
At the table Nom had been
rather high and mighty, and even
Pop made a few dirty cracks about
Los Angeles and the kind of PEG.
pie who lived there, but he'd
nipped that in the bud. He'd said;
"We've decided not to stay over
night after all. Marie Is rather
tired, and I think we'd better be
getting along to our hotel, so II
you'll excuse US"
That showed everybody just
where he stood.
Pop had fit, he wouldn't heal
of them leaving. Neither would
Nom. Even Bee said, "Oh, why
go out into the rain? Stay, for
goodness sake!"
Well-everything was all right
now. Three days ago he hadn't
any more idea of getting married
than of committing suicide. If
anyone had told him swell
time to have to go out and look
for job, too. Middle of February,
raining pitchforks :.
THAT'S right Pop" he said
again to something his father
said.
And then he grinned, as he saw
Nom, making like homing
pigeon, for the library table where
she kept the photograph albums
and Marie right at her heels.
"ThiS one never did him justice.
It was right after he had the
jaundice. The doctor told me
afterwards he never thought I'd
pull him through. This one is cute,
I think. When he was six months.
1t says under it-See ?-Edward
Thomas Wilson, aged six months. +"
Il lettered it," Pop said from
his chair. Il developed all the neg
atives, too, and made my own
prints. Spent hundreds of dollars,
probably just buying film and de.
veloping and printing"
And this is later. Eddie was a
year and a half then, and Bee was
going on four. She was trying to
lift him and papa snapped them,
though I never let her. I never
believe in letting one child lift
another. I had a friend whose
little girl dropped the baby on his
head, and he's never been quite
right, though of course I wouldn't
want you to mention it, because
naturally they're very sensitive
about it."
White ink" Pop said. You'll
notice it's all done in white ink.
You won't find many people can
letter like that-all in italics!"
THE lettering is lovely" Marie
said. And she smiled at the funny
old pictures, and loved the curly.
topped little boy that Edward had
been.
The clock in the hall struck the
half-hour. Mr.. Wilson took out his
watch, and looked at it. Ten
thirty" he said. Bed time"
Winding it carefully, he put II
back in his pocket, and began his
nightly round Of window locking
and door inspecting.
Bee got her key?"
Yes, I reminded her before she
left"
You got to be careful" he told
Marie. Il always say, lock the
stable first, and then your horse
doesn't get away"
mot that we have a horse" Ed
ward observed. with a grin that
turned into yawn.
But it does pay to be SAFE
Marie said, anxious to please.
Mrs. Wilson said, Good night
1 hope you sleep well. There's an
extra coverlet in the hall closet il
she wants it, Eddie. The patch
work one"
, Good night"
Good night"
5 They were alone at last, in the
: room that used to be the sleeping
, porch.
, Ito be cOntinued)
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