The Palatka news and advertiser. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1908-19??, 1912-02-16
From Lucile's
Diary

Sult0r, was married ana 10 an eastern
girl whom / had never even seen
struck me as so droll that the moment
| received the announcement of the
wedding l determined to be the first
one to entertain them when he
brought his bride home to Chicago.
l decided to have them to dinner
with just Uncle Bob and Betty to
meet them, as I thought a small, in
innate party would be the most
friendly.
My invitation was answered by
rather stiff little note from the bride
| took it to mother, thinking she
would be amused by its primness
She read it and then cast one of he1
reproachful glances at me.
why, Lucille" she exclaimed, "is II
possible that you invited company to
dinner Saturday night? Didn't you
remember that we are all going out
to your Uncle Johns farm for the
week end?"
That's so; had quite forgotten
it." l said. "I'll have to stay at home
though"
But I've promised Tilly few days
vacation at that time and so even ii
you do stay at home don't see how
you can give a dinner party. | dc
wish you would consult me before you
issue invitations"
ooh, dear" l sighed. ut seems to
me that whenever / try to have lit
tie pleasure something goes wrong"
"Well, dear, don't feel so badly
said mother, seeing the tears in my
eyes. Surely, you can postpone the
dinner"
mo, | can't; it would be too awk-
ward, for l don't know Malcolm's wife
at all. But if Cousin Fannie will only
stay at home from Uncle Johns she
and l can get up a nice little dinner
and maybe Betty would bring her
maid to wait on the table"
Fannie is so fond of the farm that
| hate to ask her to give up the out
ing" said mother, in her undecided
way.
ooh, I'll ask her, mother" l return
ed. "She would enjoy going to the
farm just as much some other time,
I'm sure"
Saturday morning when grandmoth-
er and father and mother We're leaV-
ing the house father was greatly sur
prised to find that Cousin Fannie and
l weren't going to the farm with the
others.
Lucille had an engagement for to-
night and Fannie is going to stay and
act as chaperon," explained mother.
81 don't like it at ALL" grumbled ia
Their. Lucille, is this one of your"
Don't scold me, daddy, dear" l in
terrupted him. 81 simply have to
keep my engagement. If it weren't
for that I'd just love to go to Uncle
Johns with you. Next time you must
surely take me. Anyway, l am saving
you a little money by not going. The
return trip fare is SIS, isn't. it? If you'll
just give me that amount, won't
have to ask you for anything extra
on this weeks allowance, as was
afraid I'd have to do"
He handed me S. bill II can't
quite understand your system of fl
nance" he said as he kissed me good
by, but he laughed and I felt glad
that his vexation had passed away.
think I understand father even better
than mother does.
A few minutes after the family left
Betty telephoned me that she ant
Uncle Bob had Just got my note ask
ing them to dinner, but they couldn't
come for they had promised to go out
to the farm also. She said she wished
that / had invited them earlier so they
could have arranged to come, as SHE
wasn't very keen on going to thu
farm.
Its too bad you can't come, but Tn
sure you'll enjoy the visit to Uncle
Johns" l said comfortingly.%''By the
way, dear, will you please tell Mol.
to come over this afternoon in tim'
to help set the tablet"
EYES," she snapped, as she hung VI
the receiver. Betty's manners are un
gracious, to say the least.
The dinner was very good. I mad
the mayonnaise and whipped tn
cream for the dessert. Malcolm
seemed very much impressed when
told him that had prepared the din
ner myself with Cousin Fannie's hell
"You are adding cooking to you
other accomplishments" he said
That's what my wife is going to- de
aren't you, dear?"
Yes" she answered quietly.
She was very quiet, indeed, and tn
more Malcolm and l talked AM
laughed over some of the good oil
times we used to have the stiller sh
grew.
l really don't see how Malcolm eve
happened to marry such a glum it'll
creature with no vIvacity.
She scarcely smiled even when | II
lated how, when attending a hous
party once, Malcolm and ran ava
by ourselves late one evening for
moonlight row and in our haste to &c
into the boat, fell into the water an
he carried me, dripping, back to tn
house, where every one thought hiI
quite hero for reseuing me, for the
didn't, know that the water was onl
a foot deep where l fell. We laughe
heartily at the recollection, but sh
merely turned to Cousin Fannie an
asked in her stilted way If she wa