Show X A first year X flap happening pening tj DERTHA M JONES mawst tAW 1013 1 la by V New St sy or di W thurs aly was the day and clothes was vas mrs irs andrew ayers OV op washing now thursday was not mrs US lial wash day monday py was od sd aaers on t very mo monday aday the regular neatly folded wirich which now lay sundry laundry drawer or clotel clothes presa had find been in n Belie schedule dula in wished washed and dried ns as per little home that andye t this morning n dark foggy hopeless sort of morning it was too found mrs ayer SO splashing ashing and rub bing bg clot clothes hes over it wash board A checked house dress a pale blue afternoon dress a striped street dress and one me of mr ayers best bes t shirts avero be ID treated to nn an imp impromptu cleaning A picnic perhaps was coming coining tho the ayers aers way when tho the sky cleared or an eveann g at tile theater if tho the moon broke up cloudia cloudland nd oh not nol mrs ayers ayee plans were vere na as gloomy as tile the morving ng silo she was preparing to leave andrew forever and to mako her way alono in tile the world she had arrived at tills this decision tho the night before as s she lay SICe sleepless Pless listening to the angry shuffling of leaves as aa andrew progressed with tile the book lie he was pretending to read and to the tower clock nearby which thundered its strokes forty eight in all directly at her aching head even the clock seemed to have turned against her and was driving home the terrible words andrew had hurled at her that evening go gol I 1 if you yoli dont like my ways go I 1 ive lavished roy my love on you yon and done eve everything grything I 1 could do and you dont like my ways and you dont like my friends gol got got go I 1 thundered tile the tower clock and mrs andrew lay with a great big hurt ion on her heart and pondered ways find means for living without androw andrew morning came early earls in the ayer household that thursday for neither of its members had hai had a night of rest but only horyl horrible ble black waking hours mr ayer descended to tho the ki kitchen teben in semidarkness semi darkness ands and starting the I 1 gas prepared hla his light breakfast mrs ayer followed and found her husband seated sternly at thet the bore bare dining table eating toast and Ar drinking inking strong coffee on happy mornings he be was never so hurried th t he could not wait for mrs ayers pretty touches to the table isible and her fragrant steaming breakfast dishes have billave an this r morning andrew asked mrs ayer casually as she passed ills his chair ocher way to the kitchen no thanks mastbe was the cold response tont dont set let me make you qu any trouble tm im going at once goodby good by crustily a minute later inter goo bood dby d by fl floated pertly in from kitchen mrs ayer was busy cleaning up the rocas that her busbani husban bad left on the kli kitchen elien table when he be made hla his toast she came and stood in the dining room door mr ayer stood in the hallway hat in hand they looked at each other for or a moment it wits was too dreadful parting this way mrs ayer impulsively held out lout her arms her husband crossed the little room aln ln two strides and she put her arms around his neck they kissed each other though not so warmly as usual and the door banged after mr ayer to mrs ayer it was their last parting she turner turned and looked out of the window hopelessly th the yellow cat was sitting just outside waiting for its breakfast she had always disliked the thing but now it assumed the proportions of a dear pet the tiny baci backyard yard garden garan which andrew iad had helped her to make into vegetable and flower plots never before seemed so alluring how beautiful that ugly board wn wall ll 11 would appear when covered with sweet pea nea and morning glory vines the seeds for which she had tucked into 16 the little trenches andrew had prepared for them how delicious thi the fresh lettuce and radish would taste just a few weeks later I 1 how andrew would exclaim with delight when he came home and found them varnishing garnishing garni shing the dinner tablet table 1 these were yesterdays thoughts now her world had turned upside down she had fallen fitle hopelessly among her broken and the only way MY out of the mass of troubles had a gloomy forbidding appearance site she turned resolutely from the window and opening the kitchen door gave tho the yellow cat his breakfast the fog had raised slightly by the time her dresses were ready for drying and she hung them on tho the clothesline outdoors then she took the morning paper which came from a nearby city and studied tho the advertisements ti asking aiding for domestic help at last she foulad no that seemed to meet her needs it stated tant the family was small tile the wages largo large and no references required of course mrs ayer did not intend to bo be it a oom domestic estic indefinitely but in this way silo sho might earn somo money till her once beloved studio work could again bo be located silo sho shuddered at tile the thought of being alone an a strange city without money or work sho she shuddered still moro more nt at tho the thought of making her escalo from fro in andrew and home biome tile tho telephone bell called impatiently tient ly yes she replied forlornly Il hello lello flo I 1 ivo ive a rush ruah order ot stock to got get out and wont bo homo home for lunch 11 when will you bo here not till six elx all right woh well have dinner when you come 01 after nil sho she could start away tomorrow easier thon than today perlin ps tho the moro more sho she thought over her new plans tile tho more natural they would become anyway her dresses were not drying quickly enough to bo be ironed and packed in time for tho the af afternoon train the afternoon was spent in sorting out clothing and preparing a wardrobe for tho the strange new nev work then thero the rooms onis neat and went out to find something especially appetizing for the last dinner sho she was to pro pare for andrew tile the mist had scattered and a bright strip of blue sky fringed with golden shone beautifully above tho the chimney tops it looked like a good omen in a weary world mrs ayer stopped at the florists and bought a pot of wa ma ve tulips tho the greeting between mr and mrs ayer that evening was just a trifle warmer than the mornings farewell tile the dinner was wag eaten in almost continual silence but it certainly was a good dinner and seemed at last to warm mr ayers thoughts into speech what would you like to do this evening take a walk eh tile the weather lier Is clear again oh yes do lets walk somewhere so we can see the sky and river they strolled out on the busy street and turned across tile the common the fields were clothed in pale green and in the western sky were golden clouds which marked tile the close of a dark day no one was in sight mr and mrs ayer looked at each other with much hopefulness now how beautiful the world Is murmured mrs ayer great I 1 what a lot we were missing by staying in lie he found her little hand within iiii hr her cape chaice and nestled it firmly in his own this better then than quarreling h he 0 suggested after a long pause oh see tile the river 1 exclaimed mrs ayer as they ascended a slope of the field magnificent I 1 its like love our real love lov e strong and bright and tranquil mr ayer remarked and quarrels are like the froth in a storm forgotten next nest day said hla wife decisively and ther in the twilight their kisses were warr wan and tender again |