The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1903-12-16

/ lornly round fof bell when napkin
appeared
"This IL too bndt" cried Horace,
My friends may be here at any mo
msnt now and nothing donel YOU
/ don't propose to walt az table like
| that. 30 YOU he added. as he noted
/ the mans oVrfCnnt ana the com
fortor round hia throat
Il 90 not propose 60 wait In any
garments whatsoever" said napkin.
| TIN n.auin' out | am
Very we'll said Horace. '#fhen
send the waiter up suppose he's
some"
"iie come but he went away
again told him a. he would not
/ be- required"
You told him That" Horace said
anKriiy. and then controlled him
self Come. napkin. be reasonable
| You can't really mean 60 leave your
wife 90 cook the dinner and serve
| IL. tool"
"she ain't intending 90 DO neither
shave left the house already"
You must fetch her back cried
| Horace, Good heavens. man T
Can't you see what n In you're ieav-
| Ing me In My friends have start
Cd long ago its too late tn wire 10
them. or make any other arrange
meutH"
There was \ knock. nH he spoke.
at the front door, ana odd enough
WAS tho familiar pound Of the east
iron knocker IA that Arabian halt
There nfeR are'' h. said ard
| the idea 81 meeting them Al the
door and proposing an instant al
I lournmTnt 10 restaurant occurred
10 him. till he suddenly reeollscted
{ that he would have 60 change and
1 try 90 find some money. even for
that ''tof the last time napkin. 4"
he cried In despair. do you mean
90 tell ne theirs no dinner readY -
oh" said Rnpkin. there's din
ner right enough. ana % lot o bar
barions furfenrrs down stairs
a.cookin' % r. That's what broke
Maria'H art IN see a all took out
~ her 'anis. after the trouble aha q
gone to"
Hut must have somebody 60
Wait" exclaimed Horace.
You've st walters enough A.
FUR a. that Enss but N you expect
. hordinafF christian man "a walt
along - lot o nasty ntKrera and
be AZ their beck and call you're
mistook. cir Zoe I'm soinK 10 sleep
tho night at my brother IN iaw.s
anf take his advice. he bein' .
ioorhreper AZ a solicitors office. and
knowing tie las. about this ere
business. and - ] wish you a Epad
hryening. AMI 'aping sour dinner
viii be % Yeus iiking and satisfae-
ton
He Wsnt oct BY the further arch.
way while ffuu tho sntranes hall
Horace could hear voices he knew
only too welt The Futvsye* had
come. we'll at all event. li seemed
that there would BE- something for
thsm 10 eat. sine. F'skrnsh. IN hI#
ansis,Y 10 d. the thinx thoroughly
had furnished both the feast and
ATTENDANCE hifasrif but Who aas
there 10 announce hia guests :
Where were these walters napkin
had spoken AZ ought he to s. and
bring ln his visitors himself
These questions answered them
selves the nurt instant Tor. a. he
siood there under tho dome. the
curtains Of fhs central Rrrh we're
iraNn with rattle. and dis inaaa q
tagbie line Of tall slaves in rich raj
nteUt. their unYn eyes rolling and
their teeth flashing in their chose.
lsis-husd eountsnanc~s aH they -
taamei
P~tvs cen this double line stood
Professor and AffA Futvoys aud
sylvia who had jans removed their
Wraps arm sSFe gazing IN undts-
guissd asioaiahment on the npisn-
dafs which met their view.
Horace advanced 60 receive them
he felt no vas In for " now. AMI the
only course iaft him wAs TO put as
afEsoA f4ss@ -. aaass.fsH -
ter. and trust 10 luck o. pail him
through without discovery or diaAs.
ter.
ff-unfinuefD