Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1900-11-29

to happen. 1t happened. II was
few days before Thanksgiving. Juliet
took a downtown car and appeared in
Romeo-John's little office in mid
morning. She was greatly agitated.
''Oh, Romeo-John!"
eyes, dear; save your breath-you'n
need it, he said, soothingly. s.It
came this morning. The postman
mo, boy. I've got it in my
pocket
They read the little perfumed note
together in silence. Then Juliet read
it again, aloud. Her voice sounded
frightened.
my dear Mrs. IN, m, write
at this late date to accept your kind
invitation to Thanksgiving dinner. I
am sure you will excuse the hardness
and rejoice with me when I tell you
it is my little Reginald's unlocked
for improvement in health that makes
my acceptance possible now. The
children are all greatly delighted at
the pros
''Slkip it, skip it-that's piling it on,
my DEAR" groaned Romeo-John. Juliet
smiled weakly.
''After all, it's relief, Romeo-just
to know there can't anybody else ac-
cept," she murmured.
''The dining-room is ten by thir-
teen,'' he said, relentlessly.
ooh, know it! l know it!''
''And the tables are already turned,
my DEAR
But in the end he comforted her
What else could he do? He got her
down on his knee and swung her
about tenderly in his swivel chair. She
essayed a subdued little smile by
and by.
"And we'll call in at Mr.. Pitchers
on the way home, Romeo?"
eve will that, my dear"
"And order a-2O-pound one, Ro-
meo? Children are so hearty, you
know"
'Twenty-two pounds, dear. There's
one hanging up there this minute
nd-and-Romeo-
"And, Juliet ?"
''Th-three chickens? '
"Four''
He was bent on making the comfort
complete. He laughed with loud
cheerfulness and made a good many
inferior little jokes to see her laugh.
But the dining-room haunted them
both mercilessly. It was ten by thir-
teen-ten by thirteen-ten oy thir-
| teen.
81 have it'll" Romeo-John exclaimed,
suddenly, with a sigh of relief ''We1l
have two tables of it, dear. I'm sure
I'll sit at the second Ia"
"Romeo-JOhn!"
''Weu, I don't see what else we
can do,' he muttered, diminished.
81 do-I've just thought. Oh, Ro
meo, it's an inspiration" she cried
"Stop going round quick AMI listen!
Don't you know how we've said we
wished there were double doors be
tween the dining-room and parlor-
don't you know it, Romeo-John? Well,
that's it. That's the inspiration. Well
have a carpenter come right away
and cut it. We can run the table
through; don't you see we can? Then
I'll hire a slim, up-and-down girl to
wait on us. Mrs. Doo1ey's got one
just the right size. It's so lucky
haven't engaged Ann Mary Flint yet
she's so hither-and-yon!"
''She could crawl UNDER" muI INJURED
Romeo-J ohm, absently.
The carpenter was engaged and the
turkey that weighed p pounds. Moth
er, John and the girls came over and
helped about the pies and the pud-
ding. There was great activity in the
little fiat. A certain amount of resig
nation was born and grew slowly as
the days hurried to Thanksgiving day
After all, there were obligations
They would be discharged, anyway
And it would teach them lesson in
morals.
''And I won't let it be an expensive
one to Romeo, either" Juliet thought
setting her little white teeth together
with a click. give decided that fu1
cloaks won't be in style this winter!
Annie Hamilton Donnell, in Country
Gentleman.
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