Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1896-10-09
MRS. LATON'S TEA.


that her wni.c hair framed with crown
of snow, Mrs. Harmon was considering
her nephew Andrew good looking young
fellow OF IS, who, for his part was consid-
ering the tirlppiccc on the mantCl, whose
hands were already well past 3 o'clock
'Wcll, Andrew, do you 1hld my clock
very intrrcsttnA:'
In su!..1 1.dsi1n ;hc ynurg nan STAN
mercd an cxC..-,' hut she wet ON: Now,
don't drUy it, You nnus.iy lc,l,W! You
wanted Ia know i! Ar.r visit had lasted
long enough lor you to take your depart
urc dccrutly
Not at all, aunt Your guess is quite
wrong, for haven't rhe slightest inten-
ton of going vet. But why do you keep
regular sundial like that in your drawing
rOom2N
Perhaps because | was born so long
ago that it is |, and not the clock, that is
behind time. But GOMEZ Instead of criti-
cising my drawing room, tell me what
you are going to do when you leave hereg'
In the first place, l am not going to
leave here fcr some time, but when l have
wearicd you with my presence until you
cannot stand it any longer it will be time
for me to go to Mrs. Laton' ) tea. "
Mrs. Lator-pauline Laton?"
"Thc same -
"Ah, yes, used to see her some time
ago. remember her vagucly-a large
woman. dark -
she is Il blond, aunt.
"Indcyd. She used to he a brunette.
And SO you are signing at the feet of Mrs
Laton:'
I'VE are all signing ut her feet"
"Shc must enjoy it,
"Well, l rather think She does"
"Is it fuus'
yes after fashion We are always
the same little circle of friends, and then,
besides Mrs Iaton, there 5 "a sister, a rath-
cr good looking girl, and Il few other young
matrons and bachelor girls.
And what DO you do besides look at
these women
I'VE take tea which we moderate with
rum and a bitof lemon. Wcgossip, and we
1irt. ="
ooh, OH"
But, my dear aunt one must do some
thing between o'clock and dinner "
Evidently And flirting is what you
have found to do"
cit is IA way to kill time"
81 scarcely know just what you mean
by the term. Explain it to me- -
ooh, impossthcl a definition for the
word has long been sought but it has not
yet been fourd But given young wom-
an tete-a tetc with young man who is
not fool and | warrant you it won't be
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