The Topeka state journal., 1911-12-04
The EVENING STORY
An EIoping Luncheon.
(By Temple Bailey. }
III :. 1.

to tell her troubles to her boy neigh
Dor.
Justin always helped her out. He
it, he said in his brisk way.
ITS Barbara" Anne's face was
troubled; ''she tries so hard to put
on style"
Justin laughed. Whats the lat
'.she wanted to give a luncheon to
the people we met last winter when
we spent a week at Uncle John S.
There's one young man who was des-
perately fond of Babs, and he and
his sister are coming up, and Babs
is worried for fear we won't know
how to do the proper thing
Justin whistled. Il can't imagine
things not. being done properly at
your house-your mother is the real
thing in hostesses.
'Of course she is.'' said Anne, but
Babs says we aren't up to date. And
when mother suggested that. as they
were coming at noon, we'd better
give them a country dinner, Babs in
sisted that we have a luncheon IN
courses, with the room darkened, and
candles!"
"She didn't"
Yes she did, and that isn't the
worst of it. Mothers feelings are
hurt. She feels that Babs thinks she
is o1d-fashioned and doesn't fit in
with the red candle shades and the
grapefruit salad.
Don't you worry" Justin conso2ed
her; tBabs doesn't really mean any
thing"
the dearest thing, Justin, but she'll
make a big mistake if she tries to put
on before the Osbournes. Mary Os-
bourne is as simple and sensible as
possible, and so is Louis. and if he's
really in love with Babs, he'll care
twice as much for her when he sees
her with all of us in a pleasant, m
formal way.
gether, Justin looked down at little
Anne Il wish 1 could help you out,
he said.
she answered "Babs has made up
her mind. and all the things she had
bought are on the shelf in the pantry.
| And l know that luncheon is going to
CITY people lobster Newberg when you
coud offer them one of mothers
= s.That's sr4la right said Justin. Did
you say those things were on the
pantry shelf"
yes. Why?'
Justin's glance swept toward the
square white house opposite and to
p<'ifa Look here. Anne. he said. sud,
denly. don't you worry. Things will
come out all right
! You take my word for it, he said
s'I-wish you would always take my
word for things, Anne.
! ssNhy do said Anne
Il haven't been able yet said JUS
tin. "to convince you that l really
mean it when L say 1 love you
"Oh, that's different" said the
blushing Anne
Justin came over that night to find
that his visit had to do chiefly with
her mother
| the place cards. she said
| Justtn7s ewes twinkled. ''Y our moth
er and /" he said "have been discuss
ing in the kitchen matter OF grave
Anne blushed then felt little hurt
as he went away without his usual
| talk with her.
And out in the kitchen Mrs Baeh-
elor was bustling around in a sudden
| furry. Hannah" she said to the
| maid. II want you to kill three chick
ems and build up the fire. 1 am go
ing to bake a cocoanut cake after the
81 Anne ~ and Babs slept on the third
floor. Their room overlooked the ap-
pie tree. At midnight Anne was
walked by Barbara's whisper Listen
Anne sat up in bed, and in the
shadowy moonlight she saw dark
figure creep out from under the apple
tree. fit down the path and disappear
"It.s burglar cried Babs, excited
w. s.but I believe we have frightened
him away
The next morning when they told
of the intruder at the breakfast table
Mrs. Bachelor ate her meal in placid
i1rr Immediately after breakfast Bar
hara went to the pantry.
why Il what?" she stammered
Hi, Of p
q 7 haven't touched them" Mrs
Bachelor asserted
''They they are stolen, said Bar
bara, after a frantic search. 1t was
a tramp Anne. after all.
Anne's practical mind at once faced
the problem 'The Osbournes will be
here in two hours she said, ano
what are we going to give them
Mrs Bachelor came to the rescue
beamine "You leave that to me- she
said. Il will do my best with chicken
Pr Barbara sighed. swen. I hope sht
announced dfsconsolately, ''it vii
rain
Osbournes arrived the air was swee
with the perfume of lilacs, and th'
two girls waiting on the porch MADE
a pretty picture in their white gowns
What a glorious place." Louis Os
} bourne exclaimed Il didn't dream
5 Rabs, that I should find you framed
in such perfect colonial doorway
DO you really like it?" Bah
asked. doubtfully-
ITS the most satisfying sight I have
seen for many day" said Louis, "bu
don't let us talk about doorways. IT.
YOU I want to talk about, Babs-'
As they went into the big dinini
room. Babs gave a little gasp of sur
prise. She had not known that he
mother could make it so pretty. will
, its great silver bowl of daffodils, ant
: the gold banded china.
| When the chicken pie was served