Evening capital. (Annapolis, Md.) 1884-1910, 1907-07-22

/ put that into your hcad2" be IN
| Quired, cautiously. by the gay.
they served us up pretty good dinner
| tonight. didn't theyg Usually
come home half starved from a swell
dinner Of this sort, but tonight there
| was plenty 20 cat and good serving
Yes" said Mrs. Jadd 4 stopped
for Mrs. Horton On my way down
town and my heart has ached ever
since for her POOR family"
That's tho reason you were late,
! suppose. In meeting me-" said
Judd.
When rang the door bell.v con-
timed Mrs. Judd. little Johnnie
caDie TO the door and he was ali In
hutter about something. When /
asked him II his mother was ready,
he said: Nom. but she's getting
ready You can 20 and sit down in
the parlor or come up to her room,
whichever, YOU want to-" Then lie
LEFT me standing in the hall while
he raced upstairs
Cordial greeting" commented
Judd. winding the clock.
u sat down In the parlor." Mrs.
Judd resumed, and / heard that
nervous child run up 10 his mothers
room and tell her that / was wait
ing. Well, we'll ! could hear her
answer, what II she is?' What dis
you do with her: Run and tell your
brother TO come here She's in the
parlor, Johnnie answered i told
her that she could come here II she
wanted to- Then he tore off down
the hall again"
Mrs. Judd rose laboriously and re-
moved her coat.
Presently / heard a voice fin an
other room saying: What in thun-
dor does she want Of me. Can't
you see that I'm studying? Then
door slammed and somebody ran
up and down the hall a couple Of
times. Finally ! heard Mrs. Hor-
toms voice saying: Ted, come here
and fasten my yoke for me. Hook
the collar and this lace strip over
the shoulder"
"Ha, ha" chuckicd Judd Then
did he swoar?"
VIII" said Mrs. Judd, severely.
No, he did not swear. However.
heard him mutter: These blamed
cloth eyes! I'm going TO hook right
into the lace."
"seIf-controlled YOUTH MUIR
INJURED Judd. Got on to the proper
system, too"
Mrs. Judd unbuttoncd her long
gloves and drew them carefully OF.
"In a moment Johnnie came running
down the stairs again "You can so
upstairs Ii you'd rather,' he said.
Needless to say, remained IN
tic parlor. for II there Is anything
that Is disagrccabla TO my nature II
Is a family row. AS / sat there ]
thanked my fortunate lot for giving
me family that was poaccable and
for making me a tranquil woman
who was not disturbing element in
her own household"
Judd whistlcd long and loud.
what arc you whistling for?"
asked bis wife.
"Tho dog said Judd,
Hes asleep IN the basement No
this time OF night, as you very well
know. Now listen 70 me. Mr.. IIor.
ton came downstairs shortly and
ho was very ---"
"Hortoni Who're had no been al
this timer
"Hc had come home to dress for
the dinner. for he had no place IN
bis office to get ready for anything
Of the sort. TO bad been upstairs
al the time and had never uttered
word. Just like a mani As
WAS saying, he was very pleasant
until the door bell rang and then he
rushed out into the hall and began
IN unburden his mind in that low,
distinct stage whisper that you men
use when YOU don't wish to be over
heard.
ut was Dorothy who had just
come IN and / caught every word Of
their conversation. What do you
mcan?' he began, by staying away
20 long when you know that your
mother is going out to dinner? How
do sou expect her TO get ready with
out your
Now Dorothy is nearly Fl years
old and, OF course, she wouldn't
stand for that. Why couldn't you
toll me before went, she said,
coldIy. instead Of jumping on to me
AZ soon ag get into the house?
hadn't the slightest idea that she
war going anywhere
You 20 up and look your mother
over said Mr.. Horton, and see II
she's all right
so Dorothy ran upstairs and then
things began to take on a more
aourishing aspect.
For goodness sake. / heard
her cry. Look at your combs.
mother, Every one of them's IN
crooked. And see your belt! Here
II il. way down under one arm. And
your petticoat shows and here's
lock OF hair loose and your collar
Is hooked up wrong, and this
shoulder strip has the lace torn on it.
What dinner are you going to- Here
your collar has to be pinned In tho
back and this hairpin Is coming
out"
Mrs. Judd paused, quite breath
less. and took of her hat.
when Mrs Horton came down."
she continued, she was smiling and
bland as you please. But what a
fuss she had madel That family i