The Portland daily press., 1900-12-15


sion ana wanted MIN to go, too. but he
had declined because of the garden par
ty. ] thought that was very nice OF
him."
"Why, yes. indeed, wasn't It? Well, l
only wish that Arthur had a twin broth
er, so ! could marry him. Such an I'M
selfish man is
''If Arthur were here himself he would
no doubt appreciate your remarks.
don't Let me see, what was l. Oh. re-
memberl Yes, felt little uneasy after
he left, lest ne be suddenly called away
on business or something like that. How
ever, no telegram came, and | sat down
10 write Lucille long friendly letter,
telling her how pitied the girl who had
not such a noble, unselfish husband us l."
"Humph, a girl who is Just about to
sail for Europe is not in a position to
worry very much over the lack of hus-
band, dear"
Moo, perhaps not" sighed the bride.
"Still, il will at least keep her from writ
ing me n plying letter from every town
in which she stops. and that is somethingi
i am glad now that ! wrote that letter
just when ! did"
Every true, dear. She will have time
when she is unable TO digest anything
else"
"Ye-es, and besides-a telegram did ar
rive in the afternoon, and | was so mad
that | could hardly open it. The-the tel
egraph boy seemed to think that | was a
bit excited. fox.ae edged away down the
steps before had fairly time to sign for
its receipt"
"Oh, my goodness graciousl You sure
ly don't mean to tell me that after all
Arthur
HE had not. The telegram was from
my mother. She said that In response to
Arthur's urgent invitation she was COM
ing to make us q nice little visit and
would arrive that very evening! felt so
bad to think that ! had even suspected
Arthur off,
II should think you would be aSham-
ed" said the girl in the rose wreathed
hat. "Why, man who would actually
invite his mother-in-law to visit him
would be capable of asking his wife to
to give an afternoon teap
Eyes, Just felt like little wretch for
suspecting him. | was particularly glad
to learn mamma was coming at once, for
her presence at home would relieve my
last slight feeding of uneasiness at the
garden party. You see, l have sometimes
suspected the cook OF wearing my hats in
my absence. because l never put in hat
pin from left to right, and the pin holes
in some of them do look suspicious; be-
sides, | don't quite see how Arthur and
/ can manage to eat II pounds of butter
a week-though cook says that is quite
an ordinary amount"
"But IL everything was all right, / don't
see why you didn't go to the garden
party?
"M', no; l suppose not. Well, just be-
fore mamma came Dorothy ran in for
a moment. She said she had just seen
Mabel, who told her that she didn't be-
lieve | meant TO bring Arthur to the
garden party at all lest she find out that
he was hardly up to my glowing de-
scription. After that I'd have made up
my mind to go il ! had to wear a iass
seasons gown"
"Of course you did, but why
Arthur brought home Dick Marsh
mallow to dinner that evening, and II
did seem as IL Dick tried himself to talk
on subjects upon which dear mamma
has decided opinions. lit was almost
as IL some one had told him to run
counter to all her pet theories. She-she
seemed bit excited once or twice, and
! saw Dick glance at Arthur in plying
way. And when
Eyes, but tell me all this afterward. l
want TO know why you sent Mabel
word that you had a drea iful headache
and couldn't come 10 the garden party"
II had o. dreadful headache when the
time came" walled the bride. After
Dick was gone Arthur came to me with
a very long face. He--he said that he
had to so TO that bore OF fishing party
nfter all--that il he didn't Dick and all
the fellows would believe that il was be-
cause his mother-in-law was a vixen
and wouldn't let him. He added that il
he caught wretehed cold and develop
ed pneumonia or rheumatism II would
all be mammals fault. And. oh, Louise,
IL you had heard those horrid men laugh
ing when they started of In the morn
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