Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1903-01-25


them-are very useful in emergencies, :"
said Mr.. Calender with idiotic solen-
nifty. You know you have to eat them
somet1mes-when you can,t-help your
timed things 4 are very useful-if you
N Mr.. Kennard laughed heartily. as If be
some delicate joke. Af,s yes, yes, If you
like themIif you IKE tnem, Narburton'
Excuse me for moment said MRS.
Calender with graceful deliberatlon;
sweeping slowly out Of the room. .and
her rushing into the Kitchen wildly:
There had to be some way out Of this!
Dom t dish up, thing: Catharine;'.
She ordered breathlsssly
ned: I've got to think UP something
insu1ted cook, she turned appealingly,
something i could do. eNeliya', " E
1.-THE Warnings ma am
...Y ou told me that everything they ha d
was cooked for their own Dime
that just it, ma am They re- only
just now sitting down to the soup.
seen It going in through the window,
..Well, well-say- it!''
Sure, they'd loan you the: whole din
ner, ma am, il you asked It 80.
The magnifcence Of the scheme took
1'.Y oud give the lend Of i yourself.
ma am said Nelly. impartially
Mrs. Calender gasped-.and assented;
The people seated at the table In the
Z ed up at the long wind w: amazed to see
Mrs. Calender gesticulating insanely at
them from without, : s.:
Don't help any more OF that SOUP,
she called insistently. Don't help any
more of it-wait till Il get in The win
dow opened from the inside, and she
hurled herself into the room. mo, nor
she answered the look on their horror
mean that-it's all right; but Il want it
myself. 4 want your dinner Oh; will
you let me take it home with me?'
My dear Mrs. Calender, sxpostu-
lated Mr.. Waring in a quoting voice,
rising cautiously.
No I'm not crazy mean just what
say. Ny husband mas brought. nome O. q
err. and they can't. eat it because they've
oeen in Africa-and, on. can't explain,
md it's so important to treat them well,
;nd-oh. you dear ,thing!'
For Mrs. Waring had handed the soup
o. Nelly and was already giving orders
o her own maid.
p9n,t say another wordo she c gap
ception grasping the situation. Send us
over just what you have in exchange.
We have iEonly plain home dinner
roast beef. vegeta bles. macaronl,. cottage as
y
will you? Don't make any noise. any OF
you."
/, "Tll take the potatoes said Mrs. Cal
| fender fervently. butsas she climbed her
own piazza steps once more and Sd "
the ghcsty procession that came and
went steathily bearing dishes. her knees
suddenly bent under her and She leaned
against one of the piazza posts, too weak
from laughter to move.
Take care, you'll drop that dish, said
MI. Warning. interposing q dexterous
arm, while he ends avor ed to- balance the
roast on the railing.
Hello, what's the matter?" Mr.. Cal
lender, with an excited whisper. same
peering out into the semi-darknsss.
THAT back door keeps letting In an
internal draught. What on earth are
you and Waring doing out here. Cynthia
And you without thing over your
shoulders! Don't you know that We're
waiting for dinner, and it's after half
past O. clock q
His ill;used expression vas the Last last
with his platter while the roast per-
formed an soblisato movement.
"Oh! moaned Mrs. Calender as he1
husband finally assisted her to an erect
position, and offendedly took up the dish
Of potatoes. Don't say a word, don,t
ask me a thing; you'll never in this
, world know all I've gone through In the
last hour. But I've got the dinner--you1
Englishmen are provided for-your future
| is assured, and all that we have to dc
now is to go in and eat-and eat-and
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