The Holt County sentinel., 1911-07-14
Her
Forgetfulness

Lead me to a memory cure" began
the girl. who likes to talk Buy me
q ticket for q full course, and II there
are any extras tack them on! ! need
assistance Of that, kind and II I don't
get II pretty soon I'll be a social out
cast!
1T IL perfectly ridiculous that peo-
pie attach such Importance to ones
having ones mind on things! When
life 10 % short what difference can II
make IN the history Of q hundred
year, or 20 whether you do or do not
forget TO attend 10 something you had
In Q moment Of alteration said you
would? like breadth of view. my.
self,
III Joseph Stevens only had had
breadth Of view he would not now be
considering me with lofty disdsin In.
stead Of bestowing upon me the de-
voted admiration which once wae my
portion from him. Taking II all IN all.
! succeeded last week In getting my.
self cordially hated w more persons
than I had before realized were on
my list Of acquaintance.
1T seemed so good TO have an eve
ming with nothing TO do when Wed.
nesday came that ! resolved to enjoy
Il thoroughly. for I had had a rather
strenuous social career for some time.
90 after dinner went upstairs and
made myself ready for bed. I rubbed
cold cream into my haggard coun.
tenance for ten minutes and did my
hair up on curlers, because II had
seen 20 much OF the hot iron that II
needed . rest. Just ne was turning
out the light. the doorbeii rang.
Presently mother came upstairs
and into my room with q bewildered
| countenance She blinked at my cos.
tune and my shiny face.
Dear met she murmured This
10 most peculiar Of you Joseph Ste.
vens II dowrstairs.'
Send him away ] said. sleepily.
Tell him ] have three headaches and
feel another coming on
~ will try to excuse you properly,
mother said with dignity. But she
1 came back almost Immediately. He
insists that he has an engagement 10
take you to the heater this evening"
II Just regarded mother siernly.
When ] an guilty Of anythinS serious
] hnd Il 10 . great moral brarer 70
oct ~ n the other person we're u
fault You car see for yourself
told her. that ] can't 60 TO the the
atsr with my hair done like this and
about . pound Of cold cream on my
face. I think Il most annoying Of 10
seph 70 kesp such an inopposnne en-
EAsement! You'll have 10 make q
thoroughly good explanation. mother
dear. and Get ne out Of Il gracefully
Mother Ia sometimes n,sst hard
hearted. I shall tell him. she an
nouuced uncompromisinsly. Mai you
forgot all about NJ
And - did. I've been writing
cootrite notes 10 Joseph ever since
hut he seems TO think that - IL In
jnred.
The neIt day I met Mary Miller
downtown shoppinG and We had tea
together. devoted fifteen minutes
70 TELLING her about the card party
John Pool had asked me 10 ON ths
2sth and how battered ] was 10 have
him pick me- out and what was 60
ing to wear and how he had asked
me II prsferrsd siolets. When
got through she coaGhed In - ODD
way.
80 suppose she murmured. = 1T
tie thing like the dinner at my house
on the 2sth which you accepted las,
week couldn't be expected TO remain
In your memory! Sometimes II II
convenient 10 forget things
Nothing ! could say In my horror
served TO convince her that ! hadn't
siishted her deliberately. Mary L. &C
touchy. She'll never speak TO me
again. I suppose. was 40 upset over
Il that ! got home before ! remem,
bered that ! had . hve O'Clock ap
pointment with the dressmaker. 80
didn't get my spanGled dress In time
for saliy's dance! had TO wear the
pink one that simply kills the pink
dress Sally wore and I had promised
her not TO wear mine. Now she
thinks I'm q deceitful cat and wanted
TO spoil her looks.
The worst. however. was when siy
girls arrived Saturday for luncheon
and ! hadn't remembered inviting
them until they walked In on me, The
cook was sick and mother and I were
eating handmade sandwiches IN the
pantry At the time, ] really WAS a
bit confused. Leaving mother speech.
less, ! marched all six Of those girls
around the corner to . little home
restaurant and gave them a 36.cent
table d'hote luncheon. OF course ri
! have them At home again soon Ia
make UP for II. but most Of them
seemed annoyed Al taking all their
best clothes into cheap cafe. ] think
they were lucky to get anything to
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