The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1912-06-07
Her Opera
Ticket
~ RooaNo a. M0ndol,

~ Rosails a MsndeI.
Trina Just telephooed inviting NO,
t. The opsra nsxt Saturday afternoon.
Isn't Il too darling. az herr said Mar
3osy to her sister.
II certainly u" answered MrA.,
Morse especially - It IL quite unus-.
nal for Irma to ssk any a any,
where
Her cousin Couldn't 90 because her.
child has the mumps. 30 I am to use;
Der ticket" explained Marjory.
But o are going Saturday night
with Bob; won't two sessions in one,
day be too much for your asked har.
sister.
"One can't afford to forego an opera
invitation. They are too rare for that
And besides 1 had promised to treat
myself on the following Saturday to
that particular performance. Now.
since through Irma's generosity have
saved the price Of my ticket. I a az
ford TO invest In one Of those gold
lace caps that for months l have been
longing to possess. l think I'll run
down and buy It now"
Are Just you two girls goingr" ask
ed Mrs. Morse.
"Oh, no. Irma has, a guest. After
accepting Irma's opera invitation. I
felt 1t incumbent on me to reciprocate.
So l asked them both to luncheon
next Wednesday. 1t will have to be
an elaborate affair, / fear, because
this visiting girl is accustomed to be-
ing royalty entertained"
Late the following Wednesday aft
ernoon Mar1ory burst into her sisters
house exclaiming. We'll, l do declare!
I heard Of such a thing"
What is the trouble, dear? You
look quite upset. Wasn't the luncheon.
a ~success?" h.
Success? l should think it was.
And no wonder, for the time, trouble
and expense it cost. That Is what
makes me SO provoked"
II don't understand. Please e1-
plain" said Mrs. Morse.
well, you know that Irma asked
me for the OPERA" began Marjory.
Then. In order to reciprocate, l gave
an elaborate luncheon for her and her
silly, insipid guest. You are aware
that invested in q gold lace theater
cap on the strength of the money I
saved in not being obliged to purchase
my own ticket. 1t is no news to you
that l didn't enjoy my Saturday even
ing with Bob because l was exhausted
from the afternoons performance.
You know all that, don't you?"
II certainly do, but / fail to see
any connection between that and your
apparently righteous Indignation"
Then, listen. Irma didn't invite me
to the opera at all. When she was
leaving our house this afternoon she
said: What are you going to do to-
morrow, Marjory?
Il replied: I am going on q Christ
mas shopping expedition
"'Oh,' she exclaimed. Would you
mind sending me . pair Of long white
glace gloves and q pair Of short black
ones? l simply can't get downtown to-
morrow
Certainly I acquiesced. IN b
glad to. Shall I charge them to your
mothers ACCOUNT
"'No,' she ~laughingly answered.
You pay for them-you know you for
got all about giving me the money for
cousins opera ticket-so that will just
about balance 1t. OF course, there's
no hurry. but I thought I'd remind
you
II wal too surprised to do anything
but stare a she and her guest thank
ed me profusely for the perfectly
dear little luncheon"
1T surely IL q huge Joke on you."
laughed Mrs. Morse.
And Marjory laughed too. saying: Il
guess It 10! Next time I'll be more
cautious in accepting opera invita-
tons. It's q lesson to me-"