Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1912-05-09
That
Invitation

That's funny said Mrs. Crockett.
Mrs. Hamilton Hurlburt Dickson re-
quests my presence at bridge Mon
day afternoon and she requests 1T In
the most expensive engraved old Eng
fish, tool"
why funny?" inquired Crockett,
temporarily suspending the reading OF
the sporting page. did you expect
her to pick the letters in pin or
make a transparency of it?"
Mrs Crockett turned up her nose at
him. cit is funny" she said, because
l have not the slightest idea who Mrs.
Hamilton Hurlburt Dickson is-have
you?"
Crockett laid down his paper. Never
heard of her" he said.
| But think, Jimmy begged Mrs.
Crockett. WAS she on your list when
we sent our announcement cards?"
"She was not" sang Crockett in de-
scending scale. ITO the best Of my
knowledge, she isn't the sister or
mother or relative of anybody know
or ought to know. Why should she In
vite you?"
WELL as to that, why shouldn't
she?" bristled Mrs. Crockett. And
it's to be at the Northedge club, and
I'm dying to see the inside Of that
club. It's two weeks off, SO it must
be big party"
well, why don't you go?" asked
Crockett. You've got the ticket let
ting you in
go to party given by an utterly
strange woman?" demanded Mrs.
Crockett 81 have heard of women
who were social climbers inviting
women they wanted to get in with,
even If they hadn't ever met them.
Maybe
| Darling" interrupted Crockett, II
am loath to blast your sweet illu-
sions, but why should anyone as ex-
pensive as Mrs. Hamilton Hurlburt
Dickson looks to be from her invi-
tation card be sitting up nights plan
ming how to get acquainted with a
perfectly sweet lady living in $45
fiat and able to afford one tailor gown
a year?"
"All this" said his wife, comes
from having legal mind! But sim
ply don't understand! 1t is address
ed to my full name and the address
is right"
Mrs. Crockett stuck the card in her
dressing mirror so it would be handy
to ponder over. BY diligent search
she found that Mrs. Hamilton Hurl
burt Dickson lived on boulevard
quite near, and she walked by the
house without getting any furthe,
clews. Every night she told Crockett
that she simply must find out about
the invitation, so she could either &C
: cept or decline 1t.
I'D hate to offend her by declining
it If it really Is some one ought tt
know" she walled. But, of course
I don't want to thrust myself upon hel
how awkward 1t would be, Jimmy, fol
a perfectly strange hostess to meet 6
perfectly strange guest, and neither o.
us have the slightest common ground
to stand on We can't even ask how
/ each others families are, because we
don't know who belongs to the fam
lilies! They say that Northedge clut
is perfectly beautiful. OF course In
not so crazy to go that want to &C
cept this invitation, still-and there's
my new velvet dress, and this would
be such good chance to wear It,"
We'll, go on and gol" urged Crock
y EFT.
"Oh, wouldn't dream of such ,
thing!" cried his wife. But do 20,
! think it would be awful If did? /
she's asked me she should take the
. consequences, shouldn't she? OF cours,
shant-but, then-don't you thinl
that last hat got looks PARTICULAR!
4 we'll with the velvet? I'm just dying
for good game of bridge-Tve got t,
k write my acceptance or regrets today
!. that's all there Is to it!'
- That afternoon, as Mrs. Crockett sa
n down at her writing desk, her sister
n in-law came in. She saw the care
from Mrs Hamilton Hurlburt Dickson
and reached out casual hand, whel
Mrs. Crockett told its story.
ooh, that's meant for mel" she said
Mrs. Dickson is a bride, and I'm
friend of her mothers and her moth
err is in Europe, and she didn't know
my front name, SO she looked in tn
r telephone book and when she found
Crockett on this street she thought tn,
first one must be /. ! wouldn't hav
missed that Marty at fha Northad o.