Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1897-08-19

stood high in favor, and some of the
performers produced surprising re-
suits with it. Bob Logan said it beat
the opera house orchestra all hollow
Supper was served at IL. It was
served on small tables in the dining
room, each of them ornamented by a
tin candlestick holding a tallow can
die. The refreshments were ham
sandwiches and doughnuts and lem
onade.
| s'Hard-time sandwiches and poverty
lemonade" Dwight explained, s:not
to be served more than four times to
any one person" But some of them
went beyond the limit and all of them
ate hungrily.
Then they danced an hour longer.
Nobody wanted to go home then, they
were having too good a time. And
Bob Logan voiced the emphatic
opinion of everybody in a neat speech,
which he made from a chair, strik-
ing figure in a coat split up the back
and a hat Of which nothing remained
but a ragged brim.
81 desire to thank our host" he
said, ''for the most unique entertain
| ment--"
''And the bulliest." said Lynn
Trumbull.
SIN the history of our club" said
Bob.
Cor any other" said the chorus.
'sAnd if laughing is good for the
health as the doctors say it is" Bob
concluded, "We've all laughed
enough tonight to keep us alive and
well for the next twenty-five years. :"
And there followed volley of
cheers, and reluctant breaking up.
II should like to know what these
young rascals of ours will think up
next?" Dwight's father said, when
everybody had gone save Irene and
her mother.
Irene thunk this up" said Dwight.
eve cannot complain, said Irene's
mother, ''if all their projects are as
economical as this and as successful
cit cost $685." said Dwight, eek
actly."
s'Well, now that you've had your
fun," said his father, you'd better
take your money end give them the
party you expected to give-hadnH
you?''
Dwight and Irene exchanged looks.
s'Wouldn' tfor anything!" said Dwight,
hastily, "I'm tick to death of pink
silk dresses and long gloves, and or
chestras behind palms, and chicken
salad and ice cream, and the rest of it.
Aren't you, Irene?"
"Of course [ am. We all are. II
was blessed relief, Irene answered.
And she added softly, with innocent
eyes on the chandelier.
II heard Katy Delaney talking te
Maggie Long this morning. She wal
telling her all about her graduation
dress. It's going to be white barred
muslin, with white ribbon trimmings.
She's got slippers and gloves and a
fan and everything, and she's had
enough money left to get her mother
something to wear, SO she can come
and see Kaiy graduate. She won
dered and wondered who sent her the
money, and she was so glad and happy
about it that she was crying.
"Pshaw!" said Dwight, and he be-
gan to whistle.
whats all this!" said his father.
"Irene Winslow!' said Dwight
warningly.
But his father refused to be left in
the dark. He smiled in peculiar
and thoughtful way when Irene had
finished the explanation, and he
looked Dwight over. He did not say
much; he remarked, merely, that he'd
just as lief have Dwight for son as
any other boy he could think Of just
that minute.
The hara-times party became cele'
brated. The local paper printed de.
tailed account of it, and the S. T. C.'s
talked about it for four weeks, and
went in groups and had their photo
graphs taken in the costumes they had
worn.
But for Dwight and Irene the best
of it came later, when Katy Delaney
read an essay at the high school COM
mencement, and received her diploma.
She looked we'll in her white dress
trimmed with bows of white ribbon,
and she was a radiant picture of pride
and bliss. And for Dwight and Irene
the best of the hard times party was
then and there.-St. Louis Star.