Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1910-04-15
MEETING AN
EMERGENCY

iii -AVAk-sA ASAkAk II
The only thing 70 DO q ts have e
on Wednesday afternoon" declAre6
Patty. her pen poised In air. "A th1r6
Of the girls viii want 10 20 to h1T<
gain matiness and % can ssk every
body. since I can count on half &
those invited falling 70 come"
bat suppose thsy should III pfsssf
your bridge partyf= BugEestsd Pstty-s
best friend. dubiously.
Nov. Rita, don't rush elouds Into
nay perfectly clear sky" demonstrated
Patty. I've Just got to ask almost :
hundred to my party and our apart.
ment viii hold go at tight squssss.
Even then I've got TO use The dining
room and smoking room for the card
tables and serve at the individual IT,
blea. But i've got It ali worked out
with my usual foresight and ingenu-
ity. Don't faint, dear: it's bad form.
"How have worked Il outs
Well. and that Wednesday Il the
day Of the aluninas luncheon and stu
again that the alumnae cards went
out yesterday. 80 you can see for
yourself that there isn't q ghost Of >
chance Of more than half the giris
coming"
"Well. let's get the cards written
said Rita. "Ths soonNr we get them
out the sooner we'll know who isn't
coming
The replies to the invitations cana
in fast. Regret followed regret until
Patty almost feared the number Of
acoeptanees would not be large
enough to give her party the desired !
air Of importance and elegance. The
evening before the time set for the
affair Rita came over 10 help num-
Der the tallies and tie up the prizes.
my DEAR" gursled Patty. "did you
ever hear Of anything working out 20
beautifully. There are Just IS girls
coming. OF course everybody thinks,
I am . sweet thing for inviting her
and nobody but you knows Nhat d
clever person I am. reiterate, Rita.
II is brains, not luck, that makes the
weEld 70 round. sysss...s..,
The ringing Of the telephone inter
rupted Patty's eulogy Of herself and
ehe fastened to answer the insistent
summons. Rita didn't wait for her
To explain when she returned. Hsf
crsstfallsn look indicated wee.
II know It ALL" said Rita. Some
body is so sorry, but Q dreadful sore
throat and cold In the head will keep
her at home tomorrow. That throws.
. whole table out"
1T throws q whole table In"
moansd Patty. Helen Cock finds
that her cold is much better, 30 n I
would like 10 have her and II II won't
Inconvenience me shed love TO come
There's the phone again!" She ran
70 get the message.
TT was Luvera Snow" she an
nounced somberiy on her return.
"sha Just got into town and II I'd like
to have her and II won't inconvsr.
niencs me she'd love to come. Don't
tell me that's the phone againiA Patty
grabbed her hair dist1actedly a. she
made dash for the instrument
+ Rita nervously picked up the syeus
Ing paper. glanced at It second, and
then drew II down IN . panic. "Don't
answer! Don'tl" she cried. pulling
Patty back. TITS eli those alumnae
people. The lzncheon's been post
ponsa. rye Just seen II In the pa
per"
The telephone continued to ring fu.
Fiously,
what shall Hof" gssped Patty =
conformation. They'll have to pIsy
on the kitchea store or the rsfregsrs
etorl"
We've got to mufie ths tslsphoHs
bella 20 We wont 20 crazy and then
we musta't 50 near The selsphcss uns
I'll altar two o'clock te-noFfow after
noon." declared Rita. griniy.
suiting the action 70 the word. shs
proceeded to stun the Offending bells
fun % crumpied paper.
AL that evening and all the nsxt
morning there was > protesting whif
from the disabled transmitter Of mes
sagss. II was only whea the ciock
had sounded half past two and al
the guests were deep In the first game
Of hridge that Patty and Rita made Z
rush for the telephone. They pulled
swsy the paper from the bells and
; than hugged each other deliriously.
Tie telephone hells started ringing at
once. Patty hastily took down The -
ceiver.
"TsIsbhons company" > yeies -
nnunce6.
"A great many persons havssbssn
reporting your Telephone cut of -
Der. but We hsvsn't hsea able te T.
cate TIE trouble.
why. i ring all rizhf new.s e.
ciarsd Patty. innoeently. sssfayts
semsthing vas iust : little twistez
Thank you 20 much for letting p
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