Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1903-04-17

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Hello, Sally. give me kiss You're
the best girl in a thousand lands,
and
What's wanted, Rob?. You must be
going to ask favor" she said, smil-
ingly.
"Pshaw, do mean it, Sally. But
say, could I have the fellows over to
supper tomorrow night? We are all
going to the symphony, you know.
You needn't make spread, but get
us just light supper"
why, yes, Rob, that will be jolly and
I think "a light supper, will be incest,
anyway, for you will probably want
to take the girls out for a cup of coffee
| or rarebit after the concert"
Rob smiled a very happy smile and
| said: "You are all right. little girl and
I know some one else who thinks so,
too"
sally's cheeks grew very pink, and
Rob settled down to his Latin.
Early the next morning, the twins
went on another round; of calls, and
carried dainty notes to the girls, in
| which Sally had fully explained the
situa ton. And by afternoon the girls,
| including Sally, had tickets for the
| concert and Sad arranged to meet at
the assembly rooms at an early hour.
SaEy's plan was working. She had
| sent the twins to spend the evening
with a neighbor; Jim had gone into
| the country for the night, and the way
| was clear for her to carry out her
idea. The twins were permitted to
| assist in preparing the supper for the
boys, and their part was to go after
| the candlesticks, which the girls had
| offered for the occasion.
Sally's eyes sparkled as she spread
the snowy table cloth and placed the
silver at each plate, with napkin and
even finger bowl On the side. In
front Of each plate stood a lighted
candle, and in the center of the table
was a large candelabra with six
| candles. Standing by this was large
card with the following printed mes
sage:
Light Suppers
For foolish buffers
On All Fools Eve"
Sally made good her escape and met
the boys on the way to the house. Rob
looked amazed when he saw her, but
she smiled reassuringly, and said: 81
had an invitation out to tea, boys, and
1 left light supper on the table; you
can just help yourselves. I thought
you might enjoy having little party
all by yourselves, you know"
The boys agreed that that would be
the finest thing out, and Sally hurried
on to meet the girls.
| Rob was hilarious and opened the
dining-room door with a grand -four
ish, saying: "Hurrah. boys. I am as
| hungry as bear, and I"
Here he stopped short and a look
| of wonder and disnay came over his
face. The lighted candles had sur
prised him, and in a moment he saw
there was not a thing to eat on, the
table. One of the boys had espiSd the
card and read it aloud to the others.
Everyone laughed his hardest, but
Rob. The joke was on him, and he
explained to the boys his usual re-
| quest for light supper he felt
mean that they all should have to
| suffer at his expense. He soon re-
| gained his good nature, hawever, and
said: 'Well. we will make a raid on
the pantry"
But to his chagrin, the door was
securely locked, as was the base
ment, and they were forced to go
| without their supper.
George Madden said later: "Do you
know. boys, 1 feel that perhaps we
have gone too far, and I propose that
| we go after the girls, after all, and
own up to the joke and turn it all
into good time at the concert. We
can probably get seats about the
house. and if not, we can go over to
Smiths and have little supper to-
| gether."
What George said usually carried
weight, and as it was getting late
they hurried away in separate direc-
tons. promising to meet at the as
sembly rooms.
One by one they arrived at the con.
cert, alone and with queer expires.
sions on their faces. For the first
time they associated Sally with the
] joke, and George Madden said to him
self: ',She is the incest girl I ever
knew. and I mean to know her bet
ter
The girls were oil together in good
seats and seemingly enjoying the mu-
sic to the fullest extent. The boys
could not find seats. and as they were
so late the ones for which they had
tickets had been given to others, and
they were obliged to stand. They
talked matters over and decided to
wait for the girls and own them
selves beaten in their own game, and
propose that they all go out for sup
per, as they had planned; but the
girls had another idea and slipped
through side entrance, and the boys
had the privilege of seeing them
through the window of Winnie Ger
ards home, deep in the mystery of &
chafng-dish concoction; and they felt