Show 4 BUSY HAPPY MARY t I WINIFRED BLACK I Cop ri t 1918 by Newspaper Feature Service ice Inc 1 i I I r E AllYS AllY'S bus busy MARY'S MARYS INI I know she must be because because she's HO 40 happy happ I saw paw 3 W her slipping b by In a a. car the thc other r day dar No 0 o she wasn't lau laughing or 01 even smiling but there was something about herS her that made me sit alt straight up tip and anti bend forward a and n 8 say How much that woman looks like Mary al' al but It cant can't bo bp She's Sho's younger oun er than Mary and prettier but but yes It is Why what In n tile the worlds world's happened Today I heard Marys Mary's ar g bus busy That's wh why site she looks RO so young and so 80 different differ differ- ent cut and so o important and so delighted I I I and so earnest and so Interested and so 60 Ii happ happy appy Marys Mary's arK people are arc happy happ too too too-there's there's theres such a difference In Iii Mary Ian n ys Was V n H H said salil I r never nC saw sat anything like It Marys Mary's sister when sho ho wa was telling telling- mo mc about It Mary Iary Rl a always s was tho the salt of ot the earth but she hasn't had ha anything anything any nn- thing to Interest her specially since she broke her her- heren en engagement em nt with that fool Cool who played the mandolin and sang of Blue and thought that was enough to Justify his existence And Mary Ian has been growing Into a good deal of or a trial She wouldn't call caB herself hersell In Mn on anything anything any any- thing dont don't you know She wa was al always always always al- al ways an outsider er looking on at whatever whatever whatever what what- ever happ happened ned There was teas the thc Girls' Girls club for Cor In Instance In- In stance Mary could coul always think of ot something to criticize in the wa way thc they ran Ian things and yet ct she never did anything anything any any- thing for tor It herself There was wag the dancing class for tho tile younger set Mary Ial didn't approve c of ot that She thought It was silly and little Sarah Sarah Sarah-my my little girl irritated girl Irritated her Iter She said Sarah was selfish and egotistical and as for Cor John Jr sh she simply couldn't sit still when he was In Inthe inthe the room She said he lie m de her nervous ncr Just b by the way he lIe breathed b She hc l lcd hl his hats and she couldn't bear hl his ties lips and tile the way a he lIe smoked cl cigarettes clR 1 ru t 11 over ocr t tle c place was simply aim sim pi ply unbearable Cr C. 1 u. u t sn J n t bout J V c. c n either cither Oh yes yc e she sue knew tie tC lC was I enough and he lie was wag 11 my hu husband hand and andall andall all that that and and of oC course I hall had to make mak th tit bc best of t It and aili she didn't w want ant ant to bo hI disagreeable lIR but wl ere on earth rth did hr hI get et his hi taste for books and who ho encouraged him to think he could play th the violin and what a perfect boor hoor that partner of or his was that tha t he IH was WaR always avs brin bringing ln home to dirtier dinner npr anil nd nl how on earth did I put pul up v wh h Mi such relatives relatives' That Thal mother of 0 his was really reaU past belief She was like some one In a Dickens novel nO only worse wor-ac And Johns John's younger brother well teil bow ow ho Ito kept out of oC a home home for tho ho feeble minded she simply couldn't un- un 3 C era ta ta land n d. d A Changed Woman oman The cook cookas was as Impudent Mary said an and the lie cook was to was to Mary Mary Jan which wasn't astonishing seeing that Mary was always trying to give her orders I I I and the cook know knew Mary Ial didn't hn have havea a tIling thing thin to do with the running of or the house The parlor maid was flighty nn and irresponsible Mary alY said ana ane as for rol forthe tile the Chauffeur he had about as aM much Idea of or manners mannel as an au Airedale PUt pup who'd who been heen brought up UI In ill tho kennels an and never uc cr even cn seen a leash Oh Mary UI was as n a gOO good lent deal of or a nail Sometimes I used to wonder how howlong Jong long we to be nob to stand It and the then one ono evening she Silo happened to hear a war talk and she went ot ol a lied Cross meeting mccUn anti and she Joined a canteen club And now she's IChes knitting at home an and answering answering- telephones at ath h headquarters 1 and writing letters to tile the soldiers and an visiting the tile sIcK and rollIng roll roll- lug InS bandages an and giving dinners for forthe forthe forthe the enlisted men an and parties for tor the tile and ind sie Just loves ever every one d every r Is beginning Co to love her Wh Why hy the tho other da day she took little Sarah down own town shopping and little Sarah actually wanted to go so with her and John Jolla Jr told mo me this tills very cr morning mornIng morning morn morn- ing Ing- ho had hafl never really under understood tood Aunt 1 Mary uT before And j Billy Billy- the thc brother says Mary Mars Is what he lIe calls a good sport John Sr says sas Mary Is Just the same as she he always 8 was vas on only I now she has hns hasan hasan an outlet for tor her hel energy He lie says fays wHen the tIle war tar Is over o h le Is going to give lId her a job down at th the theoffice theoffice office and I keep her writing letters and answering and obeying or orden orders or- or den ders from Crom nine till Ci five Just to keep her happy I wonder If Ie there arent aren't a good man manIar's many Marys In this country countr right rig now and andIC If IC their families dont don't begin he ln to see a groat light all light all it at t once once Just Just because Mary larr Is 15 busy at busy at last 0 |