The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1910-05-18

Della riddy' s
Tea Party
A Scheme For Revenge That
Had Happy Ending.
By CLARISSA MACklE.
Copyright. 1910. by American Press
Association.
By GLARISSA MACklE.

In the other half of the house two
women sat talking In n SUM bow
window. Everything here WIS neat
and orderly. but the rooms lacked the
air of festivity that was impaired by
the preparations for the party.
IF l was to give tea party TO the
sewing society wouldn't you think
was mean il l didn't invite my next
door neighbour demanded Ann Bart
impatiently.
81 don't know" returned Mrs. White
evasively. 81 guess I'll put this edging
In plain. What do you think, Ann?'
Mrs. Bart stabbed her knitting nee
dies into the folds of the shawl and
leaned back In her rocking chair. I'D
put 1t in plain II was you. Sonny.
You needn't try TO get out of answer
ing me, for want To know what's the
reason Della Priddy didn't ask me to
her party? Haven't always been
nice 10 her? I've asked her time and
again TO every kind of doings me and
james ever had. Not that she'd ever
come "A step, but | invited her, and
now James Is dead and buried and
I've come to live In the other half of
the house ! should think she'd have
manners enough TO ask me. I've been
n member of the sewing society ever
since | married and came 10 Stillwa-
ter-that's twenty years ago. It's n
public slight, that's what 1t isw
never knew Della before you was mar
ried and came to StillwaterY she ven
tured hesitatingly
Ann Bart shook her head
.I'll have TO be going along home, l
guess" said the other woman. rising
her dress. There's supper TO get for
Henry and the children and'-she
paused awkwardly and shifted her
glance from her companions face to
the Towering plants in the window
your night blooming eereus has got
one, two. three--it's got seven buds
on I'll They look like they'll open to-
night" She turned surprised eyes
upon her hostess.
| Mrs. Bart's lips took on n bitter
o,,,.va az sho ron,,ad. "yns itu Ia
! a.bloom tonight. guess III have to
| admire n all hv MYSELF Evorv MON.
har Of tina soota,y 7 ,sl,od Ia cam. In
and see II said she had an engage
| ment-just as IL didn't know TWAS
Della Priddy's party they were going
| tow
A. tho afternoon ,,ora IN, nor hilton.
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Wifi o,oor and diaa,,no,ntme,u ,bat
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hofou noii.,. ,oo n,rty Indoaa oh.
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an and 10 tho morrvm,Liuy
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onIy ,r,n,, sh,. ,ar,oa ,,ao,, int har
our, room, and fo,o,,od , i.ro,. u., Inc
kat from bor titchen close, Into tho
haskot oha co, Tho nl.te, ~ ha,, and
coke and chooso tho disbas of nra.
.orvoa o,d tho howl os salod CuiIti1,
abo rot,rned to her own rooms and
oonoht tho s,o,re Io.di,,, TO cha ,or,o
omen roftered ,t,ic ,hnt wos sb,red
o,,l1o by tho two ,,,,,tos ~ tho hou,,,
IN tho north hair or ~. roo,, De,io
pr,dd, hon, hor hoIopgi,os md in tho
son,h half Ann,s th,nos ,vere stared
o,yoy Ann ,yos ,,,rticu,,r IN rl,co
tho oont,rod yIo,d, IN bolin,o holg of
tho ott,c when Delin found thon, she
might CONJECTURE Will sue p'e'se"'
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her own motives Ut 'nht i'on'cn''
a large ehes, was SCI DUCK uhner 'he
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pack tne iio. ne eies, was 'laIi hileu
WIN DUKES anu p"''uies nun io' NV" u
saie hluihe p'hce ior ''e p'h'es oi
1000. these were SET chrein'is On 'op
OF the PACKAGES Ill 'ie .ruhk' anu ann
heid one sihaii poA III her haho "nie
she arranged tine ches' Inc sonnd OF
iootsteps on the pain peiow drought
her 10 her ieet WIN sudden sense OF
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