Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1908-12-11

uucIlOu III rent Wun fubtiy Bhootoh
than Colton's communication and Mrs.
Colton's occasional trips to town. They
had not counted on the telephone bill,
which more than made up the differ
.epee.
whats the matter now2" he asked
good humoredly. "The cook leftr
"That's only part" came the answer.
''The cook left, and the Nelson's have
just had word that his sister is dead,
and they can't come"
"That will help some," declared Col
ton encouragingly. "There won't be
so many to cook for"
"But Eleanor will have to get the
dinner" walled Mrs. Cotton. "That
takes the three Nelson's and you and
her away from the table. Don't you
see that It leaves Just thirteen?"
"Thirteen's lucky" cheered Cotton.
"You should be glad that Eleanor is
there to get the dinner"
"But Uncle Henry IL frightfully SUI
perstitious." reminded Mrs. Cotton.
"It's bad enough that you can't come
and that INV own sister must stay
away to get the dinner, and Wen have
to tell him that she Is out Of town,
but when we ask him to sit at table
with twelve others-Bob, you must
sepd ONT aome ono. Can't that nice
IooLiro hooLkaoner comaT
ION his vacation-but I'll get some
oua nnn't worry Vidau
CoIton hung tho reca,ver on the hook
ond NJ. Coiton hoared aa sbe furned
erom tho ,nstrumept Ron was de-
nonIob,e and that worry was of her
r,ind
II wos the f,rst dinner marty In the
raw homo and her uncle wos To he
.ha o,ast of homer n had scanned
hoodooed from, tho start First Cotton
hoa hoon oor,noIIad IN ramoin In town
20 ottond IN ,mnortapt conference OF
49,, 80 "a oo,,Id not no..,bIy GOT
49,
NJ. s,s.or to,o,,or Norr,s had hean
coIIod into sarvice m renlace the cook
rho had loet dacIorIno that abe would
500 bor omnIover and the oueats semi
vo.oiv ond ,nd,v,duo,lv condemned he.
foro oba would cool Tor eighteen ner1
conc ond ,bor a. tho last moment the
NaIsons hod sont rooreta cutting tho
,mn,har - to,Ia down 10 tho thirteen
ahhorrent to Irnc,e Harry from whom
tbo CoItops had aaxnectations"
v,do nod noticed that her husband,
hookfaenar woas nm extremely good
iooL,no pouno follow and she had tel.
n,,honed CoJtop IN eand him out Prob.
ohIv no would sand out the boolxkeep-
ar,a re,,er and vida pave no more
.houoht 10 tbo mattor gave to offer nm
fonvo,. srnnItcotIop tbot b,s toble
,nonnoro should ba GOOD
T,,,o n,hars hod arrival wben tbere
mao a rina ot tho ba,l and in her anx.
49,, Me- co,top boroe,s ruahed ia tbe
49, tou c,eon cut vounp man
s.ood Of tho entronca and ot bis I'm.
or,r,no HNfrs coItonpp vida fairly
- hIn, across ,ho hou and into
a. S,r,n1, roon, where sba carefully
s,aaaa ~ -
m,,n awfn,Iv aorrv y sbe be0on "Mr.
Coi.an oo,,ad vo, ~ como ont hecause
NO won,od 70 avoid thirteen at tbe
fol unt ~ hnnnnnQ TINT a Mr..
Gr,n,ohv on,,d not come either and go
now vo,, you'd mako tho tbirteentb."
nT oaon ha ooid NTH n Itobt laugh
arhon IN haod hoc,, for town"
T ooridn,t Iot Won do that" cried
vida With a oosn ~rbere "a no train
rnt,I o.67 Won viii NOT got 70 town
Iii oin,os. a. yo, m,,st atov here
80 hova some dinner I'm sure Won
unn,t mind eating In tbe landry
ara rothor IIl,e ~ was tbe genial
r.snonao 81, Won wtI Indicote tho
General diroction IN beod that wav
ora LOT vo,, oat bac,s IN vour 0uestsv
via no,nted IN tho door RI the hut
,or,a nantry "co tbroupb tbore and
.oI, .hn,, ,yho Won arc" aba directed.
Tho, che hurried hack to the waiting
a,nnra nor uncIe ,yoa stond,ng nv Tho
49,
"Uos that onotber p, no dc.
,ondod nnaoo,Iv
@I,,at hoInor that Rob aapt ont
,.o,n tow, +" she .ynloired oIIhIv and
rot TIanrv hroothed a sioh ~ reIIeS
cir rothar clad that ROB was de.
.o,na1 In uni ba cola az win nra.
uant tharo haino ,b,rtoen ot tbe tah,c
bChb hhShS '<~fANS $500 ~~~A- ~ ~N~~ 1890