The Wyandotte herald. (Wyandotte, Mich.) 1879-1943, 1939-06-02
DANNY
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By SARAH E. McCAHEY
Q Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate.
WNU Service.

Mrs. Morton had said, Certainly,
send her along" and now the two
Morton children, brother and sister,
were awaiting patiently for Claire.
Claire was six; pretty, pink and
popular, and seven-year-old Danny
Morton was her acknowledged cav
alier.
Mother" said Danny, looking to-
ward the range, where his mother,
stood ready to dish up the lunch,
''there should be flowers on the la
ble."
His eyes wandered beyond her to
the mantelpiece, on which was
vase with bright pink paper car
nation
1t did make things a little more
festive, thought the mother. as she
set the vase on the table, and it
suited pretty, pink Claire, who just
then hurried in to join her little
friends.
AS Danny sprang to his feet and
pushed forward Claire's chair, Aunt
Betty, who was training for her
first school, passed through the
room on her way to kindergarten,
and stopped a moment to smilingly
observe Danny.
ST wonder where he gets his ador-
able manners?" asked the admiring
aunt of her sister.
Ever since the day you took him
to st. Clair's to lunch he has been
like that said Mrs. Morton.
Every time we have company he
insists upon having flowers on the
table and laying his napkin across
his knees"
st shall never forget that day%
said pretty Aunt Betty, fascinatedly
watching her sister fill three plates
with three delicious meat cakes
smothered in brown gravy, with
ball of creamy potatoes topped with
a blob of butter on the side.
81 shall never forget that it was
Danny who introduced Bob New
ton to me-"
Not really?" said Danny's moth
er, leaving the children already
started on their meal.
81 took Danny to luncheon at st.
Clair's," explained Aunt Betty.
''While at the table Danny tried to
make his napkin stay on his lap, but
it kept slipping off, and he asked
for my class pin to fasten it on his
trouser leg"
There's where he got the idea,"
laughed the mother.
Someone behind me chuckled
when Danny was struggling with the
pin, and Danny looked up and
bowed.
"I know that guy he said to
me. He's the man that found me
when / got lost that time -
"Shall l ever forget that -day!"
broke in the mother, feelingly. 81
was frantic; and we found him
among the blonde dolls standing on
a high box, and very nice young
man holding him up for everyone to
see."
THAT was Bob" said Aunt Betty
complacently. Hes learning the
dry goods business. Would you be-
lieve that on the strength of Dan
nys introduction we danced sew
eral times?"
Aunt Betty suddenly hurried
away.
81 guess it wasn't the last time
you danced there with Bob Newton,
her sister called after her, and Betty
waved her an airy adieu, calling,
Blame your own son for that-he
started it."
Late that afternoon Mrs. Morton's
sister-in-law called her on the tele-
phone, and she was laughing.
81 want to tell you the result of
Danny's visit here last Monday"
she said "You know grandma's
habit of following the sun around
from window to window when she's
knitting? Well, last Monday she had
Danny carrying her little table and
work basket after her every time
she moved. and he got tired of it.
why don't you bang a nail here
and there at every window you sit
at and hang your basket on it," he
asked her Bang nail here and
bang a nail there and it got grand
ma thinking. You know. when she's
alone, she can't even move her lit
tie table"
Getting on towards 80, isn't she?"
asked Mrs Morton.
pretty near Well, to continue.
Today she got John to screw little
hooks near wherever she sits, and
she carries her own work basket
and hangs it on the hook nearest
where she sits. John says Danny
has good ideas"
His father is like that, and I
hope Danny win be like him." said
Mrs. Mortonl
whats the matter with his being
like his mother?" was the hearty
response. ''I'm coming over for
your budget one of these days. How
ever you manage the way you do
on Joe's salary beats me-"
That night, when it grew late and
the father had not come home, the
mother put the children to bed and
sat talking with Mrs. Blair, who had
come over to show her half price
bargain sales