The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-08-06
Vcopyrish4 1909 by Benl B. Hampton.)
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 IL morning the Bailey and the Blair M "A mothers helped: Margsry and Willie N worked like little draught horses; <5S$SSl and through the united efforts of SsSs&J them all the garden party was ac- t,,ally in readiness by afternoon The fancy trnaa. the candy box. the lemonade well fne s-ah hae-all were at last realities; the ice cr..m taales were scattered over the lawn; tha ics cream itself. gallons of it. had arrived and was standing In, the cool of the Blair cef lar. and the Blair dining room looked nKe bakery with its tempting array Of cakes.
 Jone before three. Gladys Bailey might have ,co,xed on the work of her planning and seen that it was good. But by that time Galdys Bailey was too nearly worn out to pay much heed to anything. She conhded to the twins that. she felt one of her nervous neadacnes com ing on. and all she could hope was 10 n8nt at off for few hours To add to her worry one after another of the outsiders. whom she nao expected to press into service. failed her. The ypurning,s madl brought postal from Victoria esrnrnins which read: 'T'm aWfully sorry but ms and Elizabesh got a sore throat" Aunt Al. lie not Knowing her presence was counted on' sent her contribution by messenger inme diaHely after lunch duty had called the Biar mother upstairs and was going to keep saner there for ysome days anointing the bloated Dooy of her child.
 Even the Bailey mother had been summon ed unexpectedly to town and would not be tack before half past four. The Blair father would beahome then; probably the Bailey father; ana from that time on there would be any number If grown-ups who would assist But for help durine ts,e opening rush there was no one to whom Gladys could turn but Margery and Wil lie: and they, If they realized her extremity wnuld realize also their chance to dictate their own terms To give them less time for con saderation Gladys put of approaching them un- tu ths last moment IA little before three sne remarked. casually: Ts
 assince Henry is sick Willie. T wish you would take his place at the gate"
 aAnd what shall | do?" Margery asked.
 q thought I'd let you take care of the grab bag, the candy box. and the lemonade well"
 adergery looked her astonishmenh Why. aren't you and the twins going to do anythdng?"
 ~rm going to take the fancy table and the twins the ice cream and cake"
 s.Betber not. let 'emi" Margery warned. -Theyrl stun themselves sick! They always dol"
 -roo late to change that now" Gladys said. cukting short the twins denials. ''The aues' ton is. will you two help?"~
 -1f we do heIp." Willie Jones began, warily. %are we tn tt?"
 fs;adys was saved direct reply by the ar .fval of the first guests of the afternoon. who st that moment appeared at the front gate. AS q safeEuard against early corners the gate had hean sfed shut 50 Gladys knew there was still moanent's grace. The others. of course loss their heads at once
 .rfere they come! Here they comet" the twin. chorused, hystsrically. "Go on. Willie! Open the gatei oh. dear. oh. dear! You're ewfui meani"
 By this time the crowd in eront was shaAdng the gate, amidst noisy cries of. ''Hd, there! You let us tnl We got ticqets. we havel"
 sAre-are we in it?" Willie faltere6. It was .s though the success or failure of the whole affair had been suddenly thrust on him and Msrgery, and Willie was taken too unawares to think clearly.
 'we haven't time to talk about that now. Willie" Gladys said. distractedly. "Wen see later when it's over. But now, tieese 60 down | te the gatA would. only have to stay u~ kere"
 Marwery ana while looked at each other. Surely if they dtd what she asked them now. Gladys Bailey would not have the nerve to re- fuse them ttll membership. Yet. on the other hand. as ehe had not actually promised it. it would be just like her. At this point the din at | Che gats-~You got to let us in! You got to let us inI Ain. we got tickets! !"-became so deassulng that they both lost all reasoning pow. CT and without another word. Willie rushed down Go the gate and Nfargery took hurried possession of her three-fold oface.
 Ones on duty behind grab bag. candy box. and lemonade we1i she had little time to specn- tRts on the wiles of Gladys Bailey. for it pour. N cd immediately heavy and continuous show. or. almost deluge, of beauhful. dark brown DeRr9sa. Margery was astonished at the in. ana eAe frantic eagerness with which the guests of the afternoon threw away their mon. sy. Failing up worthless nothinga from the grab bag. fhey would grab and grab again with an ssanSisr's faith in the golden spportunt f9Ag q fna nex& fsnna f5