The Morning examiner. [volume] (Ogden, Utah) 1904-1910, 1910-05-08
PART III.
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II n worked Ike little draught horses:
EES8gFSA and through tho united efforts OF
eSSSSSzy them all, the garden party was ac
tually in readiness by afternoon The tancy
to,,,o ,be candy box the lemonade we'll the
erab bag-alI were az last realities; the Ice
cream tables we're scattered over the lawn;
the ice cream Itself. gallons of It, had arrived
end was standing In the cool OF the Blair eel
lar. and the Blair dining room looked Ike
bakorv with its tempting array OF cakes
Long before three Gladys Bailey might have
Locked ON tho work OF her planning and seen
that Il wns good But by that time Gladys
Bailey was too nearly worn out to pay mncn
heed to anything She conhded TO the t"hS
that she felt one of her nervous headaches COM
ing on, and all she could hope was to light IL
off for a few hours TO add to her worry one
after another OF the outsiders whom she had
expected TO press into service. failed her lne
mornings mail brought postal from victoria
Cummins which read: Tm awfully sorry. put
me and Elizabeth got sore throat Aunt Al
lie not knowing her presence was counted ou'
sept her contribution by messenger lfnme-
diately after lunch duty had called the biar
mother upstairs and was going to keep her
there for some days amounting the bloated BODY
OF her child.
ed unexpectedly to town and would not be lack
before half past four The Blair father would
be homo then: probably the Bailey father: ana
from that time on there would be any number
NJ erown.u2s who would assist Bat for help
during the C1cning rush there was no ono 70
whom GLADYS could turn but Margery and VIII
lie: and thcy, II they realized her extremity.
would realize also their chance TO dictate their
own terms To give them less time Tor con-
sidcraton Gladys put of approaching them nn-
IN tho last moment "A little before three she
remarked casually:
.,since Henry is sick. Willie. wish You
would tako his place at the gate"
"And what shall / do?" Margery asked
"I thought I'd Let you take care of the grab
bag. the candy box. and the lemonade we'll
oargery looked her establishment why.
aren't you and tho twins going TO do anythlns?'
I'm going to take the fancy table and the
twins the Ice cream and cake
"Rctter not let emi" Margery warned
They'll stun themselves sickl They always
do"
TOO late to change that now" Gladys snid.
cutting short the twins dcniais The que"
ton Is, will you two help7'
"1, we do help" Willie Jones began. wary.
"are IN itT
Gladys was saved direct reply by the ar
diva, Of tho first guests of the afternoon. who
at that moment appeared at the front gate As
n safeguard against early comers the gate had
been tied shut SO Gladys knew there was still
= moments grace The others. OF course. lost
their heads at once.
.Jero they comet Here they come!" the
twins chorrscd Historically. Go on. Willie!
Omen the cato! oh. dear. oh. dear! You're
swfnI meant"
By this time the crowd IN 'front.' was Shading
the gate amidst noisy cTes OF. HI. therel
You let us inl We got ticaets. we have!"
"Are-are we In it?' Willie faltered. IT was
as though the success or failure OF the whole
AFFAIR had been suddenly thrust on him and
Margory, end Willie was taken too unawares
IN thin, clearly.
Eve haven't time 10 talk about that now.
Willie" Gladys said dIstractedly. We'll SEQ
l.ter when it's over But now. phase 60 down
to the gate would. only 4 have TO stay UP
Lere."
MarEery and Willie looked at each other.
Surely IL they did what she asked them now.
Gladys Bailey would not have the nerve TO re-
fuse them full membership. Yet the othor
hand as she had not actually promised 1t. It
would be Just like hor. AT this point tho din ut
the garo-"You got to let in! You got 70
let us IN! Ain. we got tcketsi"-became
deafsnng that they both lost ar reasoning pow.
er and without another word. Willie rushed
down to the cato and Margery took hurried
possession OF her thrccfold Office
Once duty behind grab bag, candy box.
and lemonade we'll she had little time To spocu-
late the wiles OF Gladys Bailey. for 1t pour
cd Immediately heavy and continuous show.
eE. almost deluge. of beautiful. dark brown
pennies MarRery astonished at tho In.
cne TIE frantic eaCerDeSs with which tho
eresto of tho afternoon throw away their mon.
ey. Pulling up worthless nothinga from the
grab bag. they would grab and grab again with
I'll gamblers tnith IN the golden opportuni
Ties Of the next time