Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-04-13
GETTING
STARTED


Never" asserted the young woman
who was pouring the tea. has a mem
Der OF my family ever gone away on
trip or made train except at the
last possible minute, with millions of
things to do at the end hating him
self and the people he was TO visit
and the whole world generally. This
lent pathos TO the attitude my sister
took just before she went to visit her
| 'inilaws.' Ga. o., q LIZ. ,lf,,. 4. "a.
"She dashed In here early one morn
ing with the announcement that she
was going on her long-deferred tip to
see her husbands people and please
would go shopping with her. as she
had a list as. long as her arm. For
once. quoth she, a Barrett is going on
trip and have "a whole. perfect.
peaceful hours before train time. with
absolutely nothing to dol 4 simply
will not have Mysteries, as Is the gen
eral rule in the Barrett household!
I'm going to get everything done in
time IVA "'' ?
Marion told her, Il love your
optimistic disposition. This youthful
trust of yours is indeed beautifulr-it
Is sad. to contemplate the gatherings
| It is doomed to receive, but, of course.
I'll go shopping with you and assist in
keeping up your deusion that you are
going to get things done! Wcft
",Oh, you make me tiredl' Marion
told me succinctly and sweetly. Thus
saw that she actually believed what
she had said
"Well, she was to leave on Thurs
day. Monday we remembered white
serge skirt that had promised to
make for her. She heroically protest
ed that 1t was too late and she didn't
need 1t, but she had bought the serge
and two pairs of silk stockings and
pumps to go with IT, so / knew her
heart would be broken If she didn't
have II. ..a. l.a... 90 %
Tuesday morning I started IT
and when phoned Marion to come
over and be fitted she answered with
perfect wall of despair. 1t seemed
she had forgotten that her stays were
downtown being fixed and by no pos
sibility would be back before Thurs
day morning. They made her twc
inches smaller than any others, so
knew better than to suggest that she
be fitted anyhow.
Never mind told her. 4 can
easily finish the skirt Thursday-your
train doesn't leave TIL evening
Thursday l worked like mad and
late In the afternoon finished the skirt
When I pressed it found that one
gore absolutely wouldn't press right
and there was nothing to do but rip
| off the band and rip down the seam
| was over at Marion's when l made
the discovery, and positively, she
turned pale green at the news.
Now, don't you worry, l told her
soothingly, with a confidence which
| was far from feeling. Just keep COOL
Its always this way!' she moaned.
I'll be a nervous wreck by the time
/ get away from here!
You'll have nothing ahead Of me
in that respect I assured her. and
Iueu SIdI leu Al " lAP.
well, by dinner time | had 1t fixed
and after a hurried meal handed IL
over to Marion to be damp-ragged ana
pressed. while Harry and looked
over the evening paper and pretended
that life was calm and beautiful. Sud-
denly from the kitchen came muf-
fed scream and we jumped to our feet
pale and shaking. Et -
"'Oh, that cat!' Marion cried In Wit
riolio tones. She tried to climb up
the skirt as 1t hung from the ironing
board, and her claw has pulled q
thread aw-w-fully!' y.
Never mind I repeated. mechan-
ically. Wen just pull IL back! Go
on with your pressing and I'll look
over your suitcase and see that you've
not forgotten your toothbrush. as
usual, and your handkerchiefs!
"In Ave minutes there came a CRY
from Marion the like of which never
before had heard issue from human
throat. suppose because never be-
fore had been present at a great
tragedy. When Harry and ] stag
gered into the kitchen Marion giared
at us wildly On the very last breadth
at the very last spot to be pressed
near the hem she had set her iron
down an instant while she stuck In
hairpin, and there had grown magical.
ly the most intense and beautiful
brown scorch.
eat such tense moments one can't
always recall what took place. but
Harry tells me that smiled In the
most heavenly way and grabbed the
skirt, crying in weak voice how
very. very fortunate II was she mad
chosen exactly that spot TO scorch,
"We1l Just rip on the braid. he 70
lates l gibbered airily. and rip oul
this section. and put in another piscs''
This proceeded TO do. while Harry
put ice water on Marion's head and
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