Meade County news. [volume] (Meade, Kan.) 1900-1918, 1900-12-27
Caps and Capers.

the old laundry"
who's coming?"
THE whole club. No end of fun"
This whispered conversation took
place in an upper corridor Of girls
boarding school near New York. A
large school, and this year many new
pupils had entered. and, not unnatural
ly, had formed little set of their own.
About five weeks had passed, and the
new girls felt it to be high time for a
frolic. Many of them had come from
schools where frolics were looked upon
as an almost heinous crime, and strict
rules and surveillance had made their
lives a burden to them.
1t was about 10 o'clock when ghostly
figures began to slip through the dark
halls. Lights had been extinguished
at $50 and all was now silent.
Miss Burd, the principal, was in her
room in a remote part of the house,
and most of the other teachers had
rooms in the adjoining building. The
laundry in this house was never used,
and stout blinds shut out-and in
all light.
Tap, tap. tap.
who's there?" was whispered from
within.
&c. C. c., open for me-"
The door opened, and in skipped a
| figure arrayed like the six already as
sembled, in a warm dressing gown and
a high-peaked paper cap, with white
tissue mask and spy holes.
All spoke in whispers, so it was al
most impossible to recognize any one
But this only added to the fun and
mystery.
Spread the feast, girls; the Others
will soon be here. Let's see; how
many are there? Seven! Why don't
the other five hurry? 1 wonder which
ones here aren't here?" one girl
laughingly whispered.
They'll come, never fear, but their
rooms are nearer headquarters - said
another.
What luck, Miss Burd doesn't
suspect a thing 1 met her in the hall
just before lights bell, and she said
as innocently as could be: You look
as though you were quite ready for the
land O. dreams, Elsie,' but so long
as you do not take gallop on might
mare" all will be well,' and 1 could
hardly help laughing when T thought
how soon 1 might be equipped for
one"
This fudge is my contribution, "
said another.
Hold on, girls. I've brilliant idea
Who's got a long hairpin? Good,
that's fine. Now prepare for some
thing deiectable," and, Strengthening
out the pin, she stuck a marshmalloW
on it and held the white lump of lus-
ciousness over the one candle until il
was toasted golden, if rather smoky
brown
Tap, tap. tap.
Its the others. Quick! let them in
for it's half-past ten already"
The signals were exchanged, and in
walked not five but nine more figures
! ooh, girls, such luck! Just as came
out of my room ran right into Maud
Hanscomb's arms, and she wouldn't
let me go till I'd told her what was
up and promised to let her and threz
other girls share our fun. She sale
they suspected something was up, ana
they were bound to share it. And such
a spread! Land knows how they got
| it, Just look"
The tubs were now groaning under
their burden of. king apples. cookies
which bore striking resemblance tt
those served at dinner, crackers, which
had surely rested in the housekeeper':
pantry, and, joy of joys, huge tut
of ice cream, to say nothing of what
the original five had brought.
/ Now, girls, come on Let's eat
our cream and make sure of it in case
of accidents, said the stout red ghost
in red cap and mask, who presided
| over the tub.
mo time to get plates, so hand over
anything you've got and excuse the
elegance of my spoon. It's cook:
soup spoon, and may give the cream
an oniony flavor, but that will add tt
the novelty" and she dished out grea
spoonfuls.
Who is she, anyhow" asked one
girl, who sat eating cream from souI
dish.
Haven't the least idea One of the
old girls, 1 dare say, but who cares
when she can conjure up such deli
cacies?"
AS midnight struck appetites anf
feast came to an end