The Lamar register., 1912-12-04
Social
Obligations

-. -v6vo ~ - O1ssta1al 3AAes
IN fAsso = 70 NJ"
Wen. w havs vsF lsnnAn1
Wsstsotk
why. I'm Emrly asAAosl - loso
our fF1snAs n The ne. 81 aSeunn0
he RuGsissss and De 0auaRss VI
tAink W ans st1nUi YAsvVs hvsl
here nearly . year and rye nsvss
svsn haA . lunehssn y IN tha1 t1ns!
Think Of t.! And Psesivs invftA
lions almost every day! But fAsrvs
one eomfort| don't 20 any noroi
Do I really don't owe . lot Of psop3s
more than the invitation myself"
Wssteott listened hslplsssiy. tryfns
IN vain to catch . glimpse Of the
headlines fn the Newspaper that hia
wife held. Yes" he said. In . most
Aesuitory manner, feeling In duty
bound to make some remark in tn
pause.
"Yes. that's NJ" went on Mrs.. West
eott We'll entertain! Wen do some
thing big. too! Cons. help me plant
M bamed on him ~ abe threw tha
nswspaper behind her. regardless -
IT. landing on the floor.
But" demonstrated her husbaaA.
vsakiy. "thsss big a6airs H-Es
rather An expense. Aren't thsyf
-Oh. why didn't l think Of It -
forsr' Mrs.. westcott asked. iDoe.
Ing his remark. There. they've bssa
gone only two months and rye owed
thsm something 20 long! eooA
have had It . week. say after thsy
SAILED and" Che paused IN raDe
contemplation.
WY. ny dear" intseposeA Weo6
seek surprised BY the peculiar trsaA
& his wifs's remarks. "You ~ you
vdsh you could have stssn II . vesh
afssr they sailed! I assume that ysu
0aAn the Rankins. But Why . vesh
afssr they sailed? Why vas that tlns
any better than the pesesatf"
why, you see." Mr.. Westaoet
Sassd On him In pity for his lack q
oe@peehsasioa. you ~, I could have
invited thsmi"
Westeott took Q deep brsaxA. h
loake1 at his wife earnestly Whils ~
bsaan txied 10 fathom The nynGssy.
sYoa waAtsd 10 give II early - ~
esuA i1vite the Rankins to come -
= . week af>ss they sailed! Al, yssi
- elsas@so-s@shau ve en- -
lnGllr'
.oA, botAsei" Mr.. wsstssea inVar
t1sakH exclaimed. why cant yoa
Wlssstand thiass? always Aave -
explain everything TO youi n -
v1tsd them tAen they'd owe - n \,
vitakisa- I'd have paid what I ~
tAsa. but thsy couldn't come beeaase
'tAsvA b sailing for Europe q -
tina"
Westeoet ueA his W. h aAmisa,
-Ass you eoing toto run tAs vhe,s
paSty on Tie same prineiplsf- ~
Gusrisd. respectfully.
many Invitations - the house 81
Aold." she explained. ths Ars e ~
tosy In her eyes. There are ~
1fovnA They're going to EeeiAa
thas winter. I heard that thsy leave
h about . week That's I'VE, for RI
have to have the girls, too" 0As
looked At her husband sxultantIy.
~oh, 1nd there are he Warrsus anA
the Smiths. They're going hunting 70
esther this fall somswhsrs up nosth
and thsy1l b gone . month, I howl
That's seven With Mr.. WARNS d.
'tsrs!" Westeott pulled out n -
vslops and put down the Agursa"
Then there are the doctor anl liz
mother. He tod NJ the other Aay
that she want at All wen aAA h
thought he'd take . nm out west 70
20 with her to his Sisters In Caa.
fosniA could invite thsm!"
And there are the minister and his
VITA, and his son and daughter" put
In Wsstcott. With proper pride n his
Offering. Hes going TO asespt tAat
church in Rochester. 10 W eaa h.
vttastAemi"
:, Afc Wssteott glanced at Ae hue
hand to detect any fraud in, his alp
Of frankness, but he was adding The
naMes to his list enthusiastically,
Thsre rs-twsnty that can't .ooua.s
he counted, Sadly.
ASs. Westeott sighed Q dssn slsA
OF thanksgiving. That's all rght
thsn," she ss1d. Nov, ven Just All
our Own immediate friends in to tee
that night and have . good tina.
ThatH DO eight or tn altogsthsr-