The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1909-11-20

Are you III, Hettya For goodness sake, don't get III
while mother Is away
think I'LL go to bed soon
After she had gone Christine said rather anously:
The child looks pale and she talks about head
ache. / do hope she isn't going to be i'll
Oh she's just tired romping," said Virginia, easily.
DO see If you can help me make any sense of this
Latin gibberish"
For once Hetty lay awake, heavy-hearted When she
did finally get to Sleep her last waking thought was
She Just hoped there would be an avfal thunder
storm, so that the girls couldn't come"
But the gay morning sunshine blighted poor Hettys
hopes of storm Her mother came home about noon,
to be greeted with warm welcome if she had been
gone aweek But Hetty watched the clock fevershly
the hours slipped by.
Nothing viii happen" she thought desperately
Nothing will happen. They are all getting ready to
come now"
The early afternoon sped quickly It was nearly three
o'clock when her mother came upstairs, where Hetty
Hetty." She said, al wish you would-why, child,
what have you put your best frock for?"
Hetty turned red and the tears so long kept back,
Oh mother" she began, half sObbins. Somehow
never could tell you----"
But at this moment Envy and Omy dashed into the
ROOM both talking at once and fairly bursting with inn
Hetty"' painted Envy as lot of girls downstairs.
And they say" screeched orny drowning him out,
they've come to Hety's party
What in the world children talking about ?"
inquired their mother, in vexed tone Then, with sud-
den realization of Hets words and her dress, Hetty
she said sterhly, did you know they comingf ,"
"Y-yes, mother | did" sobbed Hetty.
To Mrs. Macdonald with her Southern instincts and
traditions of hospitality that Eyes" transformed the
girls from simple schoolgirl comrades into the sacred
ness of +" invited company" with all its recognized
rights.
Boys" she said turning to the twins with swift de-
cision, go right down and tell the girls that Hety will
be there in minute; ann just fixing her hair And
then you come back and get on your clean suits"
The twins thumped down the stairs proclaiming in
piercing tones on each step: Hetty's got party
FNow, Hetty" said her mother, quietly "tell me all
about it. quickly, while braid your hair And what
you do, don't cry
Hetty swallowed her tears and while her mother with
quick def fingers braided her hair and tied on her best
bows, samnered out her story of how all the girls had
parties their birthdays how she had had a
party and when they asked her she couldn't bear to say
no; and how she had tried to tell her mother.
WE'LL" said her mother, decidedly I'll do what
for you; but it particularly announcement day,
and never heard Of anything so inconsderate Now
go downstairs and entertain them and keep the parlor
door shut and send Envy and Omy to me- and tell Vr-
GINA she may leave her practising and come to me
here"
Hetty turned to start about as ceerfully as f she
had been going straight the annual school exatnna-
ton Her mother the downcast air and the pathetic
appeal n the little girls eyes and her whole mother
her duty the guests had been uppermost but that
look the thought of her duty to her little girl
She gathered the child MID into quick close hug
mournfuL Go. and. have good time. Motherl fix
things for YOU"
Oh, mother" gasped Hetty, "you are so goodi"
And then she ran downstairs with feeling of warm
comfort around her heart which she had known for
days; and it not many minutes before the chatter
and laughter Of the gay girls voices convinced Mrs
Macdonald that the party was well under way
To Hetty, in the parlor the afternoon sped away like
happy dream. She caught glimpse of Virginia fash
ing past the window on her wheel, riding like mad
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