Mexico Missouri message. (Mexico, Audrain County, Mo.) 1899-1918, 1912-10-31

women TO lock themelyes in there ana
smoke
While Mrs. Wellington was rum.
magirg her brain Tor a nttiug retort.
. the door opened. and out stepped Miss
Cattle. as was.
/ She biushcJ furiously a; sight OF
. the committee waiting TO greet her.
but they rvpented their criticisms and
. tried to make up for them by the ex.
I csssiye warmth with which they all
exclaimed at once Good morning.
Mrs Lathrop,"
Good morning who" said Anne.
then blushed yet redder. on, can't
seem 10 get used to that name, 1
, hope ! haven't Kept you waiting
Oh, not az all.' the women insist
ed, and Anne fed to number six, re.
membered that this was 10 longer
her home, and moved on TO number
one. Here the porter was just finish
/ ing his restoring tasks. and laying
aside with some difHdence two gar
( ments which Anne hastily stuffed into
her own valise.
Meanwhile Marjorie was pushing
Mrs. Wellington ahead:
You 20 In first, Mrs Wellington. "
You 20 first. / have no husband
waiting for me- said Mrs. Yelling
ton
on. insist" said Marjorie.
Il couldn't think of IT," persisted
va rsFN TFs..s H
And then Mrs Whitcomb pushed
them both aside: Pardon me. won't
you? I'm getting Of at Reno"
SO am /. gasped Mrs. Yelling
ton. rushing forward, only to be faced
by the slam Of the door and the click
Of the key She whirled back to de-
mand Of Marjorie: Did you ever hear
OF such impudence?"
Il never did"
I'm never be ready for Reno" Mrs.
Wellington walled. and | haven't had
my breakfast"
You'd better order it in advance, "
said Marjorie. 1t takes that chef an
hour to boil an egg three minutes"
i will, II can ever get my face
washed sighed Mrs. Wellington.
And now Mrs. Anne Lathrop, after
much hesitation. called timidly, "Por-
-please!"
Yes mlss-missus' he amended.
VIII you call my" she gulped-
my husband"
Yes, maam," the porter chuckled,
/ and putting his grinnlng head in at
the mems door he bowed to Ira and
said: Excuse me. but you are sent
for by the lady in number one
Ashton slapped him on the back
and roared: oh. you married man!
Well" said Ira, in self-deiense. 4
don't hear any body sending for you
Wedgewood grinHed at Ashton. Il
rather fancy be had you theah, old
top. Ell, WHAT"
Ira appeared at number one. and
bending over his treasure-trove, spoke
in a voice that was pure saccharine:
Are you ready for breakfast. dear?"
Yes, Ira"
Come along to the dining-car."
It's cosier here she said. Couldn't
/ We have II served here?"
But it'll get all cold. and I'm hun
cry pouted the old bachelor, to
whom breakfast was a sacred insti
! tuition.
"An right, Ira," said Anne, glad to
be meek; come along" and she rose
IRA hesitated. still, ii you'd rath
er, wen eat here" He sat down.
on. not at ALL" said Anne: wei
go where you want to go"
But want to do what you want &c
do"
SO do well CO. said Anne.
Wen stay"
NO, | insist on the Gining-car."
oh, all right, have your own way
said Ira. as If he were being bullied
and liked II. Anne smiled at the con
trariness of men, and Ira smiled al
the contrariness of women, and when
they reached the vestibule they kissed
each other in mutual forgiveness
As Wedgewood stropped an old-fash
toned razor, he said to Ashton, who
was putting up his safety equipment;
Il say, old party, are those safety
razors safe? Can't you really cut
YOURSELF"
Cut everything but hair" said Ash
ton, pointing TO his wounded chin.
CTo BE CONTINUED