The Waxahachie daily light. [volume] (Waxahachie, Tex.) 1894-current, 1912-06-13
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lunch today?"
mo, didn't" The stenographer did
aot look up from the crocheting, and
what's more, there'l be no rest for me
Moons, nights, or Sundays, Caroline,
nntil these table mats are done"
Il wasn't aware thta you were in
any Immediately need of table mats
pursued the bookkeeper. isn't this
rather sudden?"
They aren't for me, worse luck.
When I need household goods I'll let
you know, never fear. These mats
are for another and they are long over
due" The stenographer laughed Bit
terly. Behold In me a victim of the
habit of promising In haste to repent
when repentance Is entirely useless"
"What?'
Il mean that I'm one of those unfor-
tunate impulsive persons who are al
ways gratuitously and recklessly Of
fering to do things for people. Observe
these mats. There was really no rea-
son why l should undertake the manu-
facture of eighteen doilies, six of each
Of the three sizes, you know, for a per-
son like Mrs Corwine, but when she
told me that Mr.. Corwine had bought
her beautiful mahogany dining table
at once said, without considering the
matter at all, automatically, you know,
that l would make her a set of mats
for it. She took me up with jump
and hoped I'd do the pineapple pat
tern. It's the most difficult stitch
know.
Now she is probably wondering
when I'm ever going to get them done.
The truth is that I've only Just been
able to begin them, for I've been spend
ing every spare minute for the last
month on the border Of French knots
that in a moment of abstraction
promised to embroider on Gertrude
Lanes white marquisette dress. She
bought it ready made and she thought
it looked to plain, 80, of course, l
she said that she didn't know how to
make them, / volunteered to do them
for her.
For four long weeks those knots
have haunted me. Every evening that
I've wished to read or play cards I've
the worst of it is that my offer to do
them was made so casually that Ger
trude has no realization of what a
Herculean task they were. l wouldn't
feel so sorry for myself as I do If
thought l we're receiving proper credi,
for my labor.
Its the same way with these doll
les. Mrs. Corwine thinks that because
I said in a light and airy way that II
make them they're a mere Amusement
or pastime for me. Did you ever knoN
such a goose as l am-to get mysel
into doing things and to hate myse
for it? I'm one of those who jump |
| where angels fear to tread"
The bookkeeper laughed. and Alice
continuing to crochet violently. cor
tinued:
you ought to be thankful yot
haven't the habit. 1t gets one into
all sorts OF entangIements. A few
weeks ago met some suburban
friends on the street They appeared
30 pleased to see me that before /
really thought what I was doing I
asked them to come to town some day
and have lunch with me, and | PROM
Used to let them know very soon just
what day to come. That luncheon, for
which can neither afford the time nor
the money, and which wasn't in the
least called for, has hung on my neck
like a milestone The thought Of 1t has
worried and depressed me ever since.
The event comes tomorrow. and then.
after these mats are done, I'm
through! shall not mortgage my
time, money and industry any more
Hear me vowi"
Eyes, l hear it." The other young
woman assumed an accusing air. But
what about my essay for the Young
Women's league that l wanted you to
type for me this week?"
ooh, your eesay-certainly I'll type
write that for you, dear. can do 1t
after hours, Just as well as not"
Caroline laughed derisively.
But that's different" protested
Alice guilty. Tipping for you is
quite different from"
Yves, of course it's different, kiddo.
Everything is different but you. You
are Just the same dear, reckless prom
tser as ever, despite your hard heart
ed, strong minded resolutions. But,
anyway, you can't type my essay Tor
rye already hired II done"
you mean thing! You know
should have loved to do 1t for you'll"
Talk about helpless cases." laughed
Caroline.--Chicago Daily News.