The Hope pioneer. [volume] (Hope, N.D.) 1882-1964, 1912-07-04
Her Opera
Ticket
BY RosaUe q, Mendel.

Trina just telephoned inviting me
to the opera next Saturday afternoon.
Isn't it. too darling of herr" said Mar.
jory to her sister.
1T certainly is" answered Mrs.
Morse, Especially as it is quite unus-
ual for Irma to ask any one any.
where"
"Her cousin couldn't go because her
child has the humps, SO l am to use
her ticket" explained Marjory.
but you are going Saturday night
with Bob; won't two sessions in one
day be too much for you?" asked her
sister.
"One can't afford to forego an opera
invitation. They are too rare for that.
And besides I had promised to treat
myself on the following Saturday to
that particular performance. Now.
since through Irma's generosity l have
saved the price of my ticket, I can at.
ford to invest In one of those gold
lace caps that for months I have been
longing to possess. l think I'll run
down and buy it now"
care just you two girls going?" ask.
ed Mrs. Morse.
ooh, no. Irma has a guest. After
accepting Irma's opera invitation, I
felt it incumbent or me to re%ciprocate.
So asked them both to luncheon
next Wednesday. It will have to be
an elaborate affair, I fear, because
this visiting girl is accustomed to be.
ing royalty entertained"
Late the following Wednesday aft.
ernoon Marjory burst into her sisters
house exclaiming, well, l do declare!
l never heard of such a thing!"
What is the trouble, dear? You
look quite upset. Wasn't the luncheon
a %success?"
Success? should think 1t was.
And nc wonder, for the time, trouble
and expense it cost. That Is what
makes me so provoked"
II don't understand. Please ex-
plain" said Mrs. Morse.
well, you know that 1rma asked
me for the OPERA" began Marjory.
Then, in order to reciprocate, I gave
an elaborate luncheon for her and her
silly, insipid guest. You are aware
that l invested in a gold lace theater
cap on the strength of the money l
saved in not being obliged to purchase
my W ticket. 1t is no news to you
that l didn't enjoy my Saturday evsn-
ing with Bob because l val exhausted
from the afternoons performance.
You know all that, don't you?"
II certainly do, but I 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?
II replied: I am going on a Christ
mas shopping expedition
"'Oh,' she exclaimed. Would you
mind sending me a pair of long white
glace gloves and a pair of short black
ones? l simply can't get downtown to.
morrow
"'Certainly,' l a%cquiesced: I'll be
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 it. OF course, there's
no hurry, but I thought I'd. remind
YOU
II was too surprised to do anything
but stare as she and her guest thank.
ed me profusely for the perfectly
dear little luncheon"
1T surely is a huge joke on you"
laughed Mrs. Morse.
And Marjory laughed too, saying: Il
guess it is! Next time I'll be more
cautious in accepting opera invita-
lions. It's a lesson to me-"