Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1911-09-13
SAVING HER
RECORD

The moral courage of the person who
fakes cold plunges in the morning and
boasts Of the fact. Her satisfaction
|ises to Its sublimest height when she
Fan show of before some unfortunate
mortal who is invariably late.
Therefore she beamed condescend-
|ngly upon Mrs. Loffett and said: "Oh.
fer-tainly, I'll be able to meet you at
Fhe State street entrance of Long
tloth's at 1890. 1t will be perfectly
easy!"
well. I didn't know" apologized
Mrs. Loffett. There are always 80
many things to do around the house
mornings that It's hard"
mot If you use the proper sys-
Eem." interrupted Mrs Jenkinson
brmly.
The Jenkinsons had just taken a
|Imall fat after long siege Of board
Ing and were not entirely adjusted.
|rhe worst trouble was that there were
four bells which rang and Mrs. Jen-
|kinson's ear had not had time to be
trained to the difference between
them. When one rang she invariably
answered all four, as always 1t was
he last one she answered. This gave
eer plenty Of exercise.
The morning she was to meet Mrs.
Eoffett at 1880 Mrs. Jenkinson was
Foused from a late slumber by the
Enging Of bell She sprang up
linking and puzzled and then con-
fiousness came.
MY packages from downtown!" she
urmured. "The back door bell. OF
Fburse!"
Siipping into a dressing gown, she
shed to the back door. There was
body there. She opened the front
or with the same results. Then she
lacked the speaking tube leading
the front entrance downstairs,
ere was no response to her hellos.
fOhl" she said shortly few sec
is later. as she gazed from the front
dow where she had wandered and
view Of the postman sigzagging
oss the street below. ut was his
B! might have known!"
frs. Jenkinson proceeded to turn
faucets In the bathtub and let it
with water. AS she splashed q
y rang. my goodness!" she
baned. 1t rang again peremptorily,
d finally some one pounded on the
bnt door.
''Well. you just pound!" she NUT
red, hysterically. "The ideal"
"A little later she opened the door
"a stared upon the vacant hall
arching for a clue. There was no
le.
WHO on earth could that have
emf" she asked herself. "Mercy-it's
ter ten o'clock"
As she was making coffee bell
pg and 1t sounded like the one
wnstairs. When she had shrieked
ello" into the tube till her throat
rt 1t rang again and some one
hnded on the back door. The icy
b infuriated individual who stood
IRE snorted as he brushed by her.
4 Telephone election" he explained
efy. Il climbed three flights of
nt stairs once this morning an
" I've climbed three flights of back
es and it's no fun. can tell you!
irs. Jenkinson. wildly searching for
a purse, found it at last in the shoe
where she had hidden It. Her
sd was humping as she ushered out
telephone man and hurried back
her coffee. 1t had boiled over. She
pped the toast she was making to
wer the next bell.
Dress from the cleaners for
ith," announced q voice through
tube.
Smiths don't live here" called back
}. Jenkinson. Presently there was
Ing at the front door and she found
& oy holding out the cleaners box.
It isn't NINE" insisted Mrs. Jen
son.
The boy regarded her reproachfuily
bis is the number an I've climbed
be flights Of stairs an it's two
p"
Take 1t away!" ordered Mrs. Jen'
son, indignantly. 81 don't know
thing about it," She banged the
on the boys protests and tore
The kitchen, which was full OF
eke. The toast was cinders.
I'D like to cry!" moaned Mrs.
kinson.
be discarded her kimono and start.
10 dress for downtown, accelerated
the last glance at the clock, which
li:15. She had 45 minutes be.
the suburban train was due
hgs hid themselves with that mad.
ing ingenuity they always develop
IN one is in hurry. In ten min
the bedroom and closet looked
Culebra cut in the process Of ex.
alton. Then the telephone rang.
he missed her train and ragged for
minutes waiting for the next one
In, breathless and disheveled, she
led into the entrance to Long.
h's, she was trying to conceal her
}iliation. To be late with Alice
lett was intolerable. To her unbe
able amazement, Mrs. Loffett was
waiting with triumph in her eyes,
during the ensuing Is minutes
Jenkinson repaired damages to
toilet.
ph." cried Mrs. Loffett, rushing up
hst. "I'm so sorry! Have you been
hing all this timer"
be glance Mrs. Jenkinson turned
"a her would have made her for
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