| Show J The Quick Decision Board By Grace S Richmond J t 7 t c F i ic c F FhI hI 1 t wJ J JT H a d f T An fAn lAt J i b 7 1 I I RS JACK out from the M I box which heid Billys clothes a cost coat a cap capa a sea scarf and nd a pair ot of microscopic white mittens Then she stood tod surveying them in doubt r I wonder if the thee e are warm wann enough or today she said aloud She was Speaking to in particular a though Julius at home for the h I days lounged by the nursery fire It was no place for him but a sophomore at home for the hOlidays lounges wh rc j jho ho will Julius looked up as she spoke but instantly burled buried his nose again in inthe inthe the pages of the automobile a popular weekly paper Its It rather rathor cool mused Mia Jack feeling critically of the coat This EO ED warm nn a ii the blue one but the blue bue bueIn is In beginning to look soiled I wonder it ff She went across the room to a windo arid and stood peering at a thermometer which hk 1 hung just outside she re reed d uNo No nearer Dearer hats not so very cold or of the blue does look from the doorway where a nurs maid with ith on her arm ann stood waiting You may put these on oil Billy But put th The heavy rug over him and aal be sur aure he keeps his bands inside Hed bel better er wear a veil Keep his hiR back the wind And dont let the aun get in his eyes Take him about four times around the Y arrs ts having seen een M Mry ry Billy vanish anish down the stairs went with SOnIC some precipitation over to the thee ther ter again Its barely she re repeated repeated softly to herself and this i ithe Ia the warm side Ive always alays told Jack one could not judge of the die temperature or the south side or of the house houe The sun nun was shining directly Oil on it an hour ago azo too She hurrIed across the room to the box hUnted through It and brought forth a blue c cloth th coat at which she stood looking with evident distaste uIt It Is dreadfully soiled she nn r inured I 1 must vend nd it to the c cleaners tomorrow But he be certainly ou ought t not notto notto to go out in the white hite he 5 eEz twice this morning She Sh for the door then ir irresolutely resolutely Jack says I bundle him tOo much and I suppose Ido She ra rait out Into the hall hail and leaned over 01 the baluster faintly from You may put the blue coat on Billy after artEr all Here it drop it down Inside the nursery Julius looked p from a e illustration in color of a great red and I 1 G Gee What Is it dear dea asked Mrs Jack Taek of her young brother as sh she came back He bad ha been at home only a day and she stilt stilL felt very tEnder toward him He seemed scented to have grown and hand handsome handsome some Even since he went ent away ay in September Did I speak inquired In with his eyes again on the page I thought you did dida a 1 was thinkIng or of going outS out aid id Julius if It should be true that It Is Ia If it is in only seven I go for Ive only one My lIy pale pink one Is at col coi Its a little soiled Mrs Jack la laughed and rumpled his hair You are aro a saucy boy site she said If you were only fourt en m old r Jt it would make a great de deal 1 of difference what YOU wore kid has to wear ear a veil en does be sighed Julius JuIlus turning the renN nin pages of the weekly with a flirt and getting up to stretch himself Its Ira uhf like spring out today I should think those red lumps 0 of cheeks or of his could stand it to go around four blocks bloch with without ith out a veUr Is It r really so mild a Med In Ja k eagerly Then JIbe to the door dor a You ms pet the t Oft on b 3 after aft wear w the he mUt WeAr the thel veil l l 0 Oh gee murmured Julius inside thE nursery and tUrned and looked at Il his s sister curiously as she abe bAck Sh flushed a as met his g n I 1 nI been out today site ex cx and it 18 so hard to tell any anything thing by this th thermometEr 1 suppose said JUlius in front of the nursery lire and gazing down into It witha with a air If I should let fall raU one little woj to the that perhaps there is a slight hill chill In the air after all YOU would tear to the stairs and shout to to put on th the blue coat Ill bet the I girl is sitting down th there e now not put putting putting ting any ay coat on the waiLing for you to get your mind made up so It will sla stay You aTe are very Impudent said MrS Jack with one arm his shoulder br a great big college lIege bo boy who knows aU all about football and nothing at all about babies Youve got to get over this non nonsense nonsense sense said he You always 1 were a girL to YOUr in hid seven seen r times an youve got It F times a minute It ici fo nt Make ur n stick La tt N Mrs ra hg ry Indignant nd ind somethIng c r rr tears hone in her ly eye You re very Ju Julius h s she paid id a ch kUy Iv It Ws s only a natural n when hen I been the thermometer If you dont had find that thermometer some y yu u wUl know it has hasmet met its just deserts All I heard last summer when I was here was that It wa too hot for a picnic or too cold to togo togo go in bathing or too something or other to do an anything thing I wanted to do Does Jack Taek live by a thermometer now If he does d faster than Id have believed Jack my care of f BiU Billys s health perfectly said Billys mother with great dignity and any trained nurse will iII tell you that one should be governed by rational rules In bringing up a little go by the Tough rough and bluff system such great untrained bo boys as you ou might advocate Julius Tulius loosed his hold and fell back great language he murmured admiringly Of Rough and bluff knocks me mc list Ill remember that Hold on dont you go to that door Another minute And kid will be safely out getting what air he can an through his fils veil eil never nVer be halfback on our team till he gets geta past wearing a veil I can tell teU you ou that he goes He hurried to the window forcing his sister alOn with him Back to the wind eyes out of the sun Marys arys a jewels jewEl Shell take him four times limps around the block and then hell come in and the fun will wiil be all over for today Such a lot of fuss for fot so l a what hat tIle the kid would say y frh If u can go now Im going out rn myself lf Got a veil you ca can lend nd me n nt hit so go hud hard You might hurt mp me Think how long it Is if 81 since e spen me k v o e got t jou W Wt ft t to tue for fi kin ini n a fatherly int ret m In Bill Billy Next Jack pau paused cd on his way from the breakfast table to the thedoor thedoor door wath hand He had the corn com commuters morning ear ar to catch atch What dr dO you ou say I to going into town with m me this mornin morning BudT Bud he hesakI His wiles name was Rosamond but It had 1011 bug been of sm small 11 Use to her X for the signing of formal lt notes tes She was small zad pink arid and sweet so soft It ft did not ma matter ter seriously what she was As caned clIe I dont know began Mrs IN Jack JaK You SKid said you had still some me Christ RUtS pp and nod you wanted me to togo go to with you 1 U I could spare an hour this morning It be the only day I CAn before Christmas But I get ready for this car JacJ Jach said h his wife jfe getting up In Ina a fluttered way aC rd Id like to you could rould go to rn Ill aalt ait over one car for you of fred Tack Jack his eJes ees upon his watch He Be had a decisive way of speaking and the air of a man who has lias no time to waste aste asteI I suppose I could get ready she e considered Though I was going to Frances dont know whether er toI wonder she turned to you go too I want your our help about the present for grand grandpa pa gui II r right ht saiji Julius pro promptly StillI could go tomorrow better and there will be a matinee tomor Yew Hurry please dear said Jack v very ry gently Oh of co want to catch your car are In a hurry perhaps Julius and I Ican Ican can come eon la later ter o 01 believe I will ill go with you ou She fluttered past him toward the stairs Rails Jack turned back into the room where Julius Tulius sat finishing hi coffee corree aM d took paper They Jack giving di to as she dressed principally to Mary ao con concerning Billy Bilbo Julius caught they the words white coat and veil and chuckled to himself At Atthe Atthe the end of ten minutes Mrs Jacks JacksI voice voke called her husband I Yes responded Jack going out in into into to the hall and looking up at the top I of the stairs watch In h lund nd again 1 dont believe I can possibly go tair morning after all alI better catch our car and ami Ill Ive lost this car said Ja Jack k with great calm or of manner And I cant ant lO go with yeu to Jo an any other day I supPose I 1 must The words were lost as the speaker bark Into her room d into the hall hail halland hailand I and before the fireplace overcoat on and hat bat in hand Jack oot ot into his outer apparel and took up a similar position on the opposite side of the ru ruThe rug The two listened i ened to the voice above It was a charmingly musi l voice with witha a little accent acquired some som somewhere where pr other and never lost under any It made her most utterances worth listen listenINg INg lab to If It should come ore off colder w while lle I gone Mary Mao be sure wre to keep the ther ursery r r fire very bright Billy mt have a very little beef te tea with his at luncheon and some orange I it he wants It If It gets ets below Iary can n you road read the here and let me Bud shouted Julius at which Jack TAk his lips opening them a again in the santo aino Instant Ye We must be off In five minutes rs Jack paused suddenly halfway downstairs Oh Jock she her husband and brother looked admiringly up at ather her Iter Mrs Jack was not vt very ry much more than a girl in spite ite of Billy and she how to dress beautifully She young and Yer very charming a shO he stood there he hoP cheeks bright y 1 1 helfe go uffer fter all the she d lov J I j u made an inarticulate sound il T Ii throat expressive of great die db but Jack only st fed ather at and asked Why WellI VellI cant explain it in such a hurry but its really most moat inconvenient Im sorry about but Julius can h help me with th that t tomorrow No I cant said Julius promptly Toda or not at all I cant go to tomorrow morrow morro She looked at him curiously Why I 1 thought you Deckle Decide quickly dear said Jack putting his watch back into his pocket and buttoning up his overcoat Weve Veve two minutes to get to the corner cornel Mis Jack still paused irresolute Her brother made a dash up to the landing where she stood Youre in a class by yourself Your Youre Youra a corker he shouted Of course youre going after nil all this fuss He picked her lip up protesting and alid bore her down to the front door Ill make maka up your mind for Cor you OU while rift Im here he declared grimly then ma maybe be get into the way of knowing what you want ant to do Come on Jack began Mrs Jack but her husband said quietly We sh shall ll miss the car Bud Please co come In e And Mrs Irs Jack went looking very pretty prett and quite quit state or of thins things which lasted sted for ten mm utes Then she was as herself a in and anda a good comrade she could he be so that the three had a merry time of it When Tack Jack had left leCt them after the errand and most import important flint ant one since It me a d Christmas and wedding edding present to some people who were the BIllets Elliots moat in intimate intimate and beloved friends Mrs Tack Jack turned to Tulius Iulius Now that the dear ar oo boy is out ont of the wa way he said id we U g t to Gerring set get his 1 want advice are you give ghe him from sideboard or a brass b beIr l Neither silly hUd child Its to be a chair a lovely big comfortable one oneall aU all his own by allY aJl if b ay else 18 is sitting in it glad It cravats Id hate to helPa help a piCk hick out cravats for another man manI I ask you to said Mrs Ir Jack proudly I 1 always get Ta ks mYs lrI ko just jUAt what suits him The saints and all you do groaned Julius I That accounts for Cor it Ive wondering what on earth was the matter with the poor duffer He Hc used to be the last word of style too You are perfectlY perfect Insufferable said aid Mrs Tack Jack with dignity and led the way into without deIgning to address another w word rd to him The matter of the chair took a long longtime time Mrs Jack for forgot ot her ire and be began began gan to appeal to her broTher In the diffiCulty or of d deciding between three equally attractive at about the same price Drice Shut your eyes and choose coun counseled counseled Julius at last settling back in inthe inthe the chair he preferred and os ostentatiously Jack will be just as un Unhappy happy in one as in another for all I Ican Ican can see Mrs Tack Jack looked desperate The salesman was the corners of his mouth If you think yott OU knI dont he bf Wire lIeve you do at may just piCk out what you think is a mans chair chairo Not on your life It Jack to be you Get the chair you like and hell be satisfied H Hell l sit In you are in the room and tell you OU its going to tobe tobe be just patient ass enough Julius Irs Jack turned her back backon on him You may send up this chair mid she to the salesman indicating one of the three Mrs Irs John Y at Elliot EIlIot No North believe I 1 will take that mid middle le one Please see that It com out on on onS of the morning trains train so my husband wont see you 3 yes es I will send you ray my Julius She walked avay looking o over r her shoulder toward the chairs as she went Suddenly she turned and back backI I will take the first one 1 ordered after aU all she he said hurriedly lit in a low tone Julius looked around at arid and grInned Then he for even as the words left her Ups lips her eyes were the other third and the one he had s as the most comfortable o of the three thee What bat do you think she a pealed to the M My brother rother d to like that U st Do you think It is the m most st desirable Itis a ver very line fine chair madam said the sal salesman with the deferential air of his hs kind You houd make a if you took It arid and ft f th young oung gentleman rt fers it It harmonize quite so o well with the library fui furnishings ings enber deliberated Mrs Irs JaCk Ta She Shie had said this seven eye etim times s already jut but th the bow d The Thc i dona isn ish oak ak you know This is not quite uD dark but Now the tha first one toes goes T on a lU luxurious urious day dav davenport dayenport at a dl danee nc and clos closed d his eyes He Mrs Ja Jack k WEnt over owr aU all th the once more She did not appeal to her broth brother er again All at once that yOUth sat up with witha a subdued ed and chuckle lie He felt In Ills his pockets and d a pen pencil cil and an CIelo Upon t the en n e he fell feU p on a sketch of some rort nort arid and as he he snorted s softly to J time to the as with an amus amusement ment which he coUld not entirely Mrs Jack selected a chair and apolo so W 10 the for forthe the amount of his time which she had taken that his patience and good humor last lasted d to the very door although she changed d h her ar 1 mind n tit on tho IR way to the oY t the h hotel tel caf where thet o went fo lun heon n she slipped awa away from J li to the public tele telephone phone box and when she came out she confronted him Telephoned em to send t the e other after aU all said he hI I knew you would But y u t bother to get back an any more messages I ordered the firm to send you all three chairs and let you have it out at home It will be cheaper in th the end than sending back bRck and forth Julius BroughtOn I did Its AU all right I going to spend the rest of the day trotting bock back to d deliver your mind Ive got tickets for th Philharmonic My Iy nervous sy system fem needs soothing its all upset On Christmas morning Jack sat in inthe inthe the chair which his wife ga gave e was neither of three from tons but one of diff rent 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