Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1912-05-30
|MR. WYSp AND HIS WIFE
eY HELEN SMITH DAYTON.
lSABEL'S LION VS.. HENRY'S LAMB.

few minutes ago and said he'd met :n
old friend who invited him to dinner
With him. Sorry 1 wasn't sure this
morning You wanted HIM. or could
have fixed il up"
When Henry entered tn" house that
night Isabel met him with detected air.
The lion hasn't arrived yet. oh -"
asked Henry cheerily.
"ilr phoncd this Afternoon that he is
, very sorry but he can't cnlnr for din
nrr. lIr promised to coinc later ON in
the evening. oh, dear. isn't that AL
Ways thr WAY when ! spread myself ON
"A dinner" It's Il pity your Mr.. hopkins
couldn't come and got the benefit "l my
efforts"
lsabel's most brilliant "sN"w-off''
girl. Henry and herself sat down to dim
ncr and the vacant pl;,c" left for the
celebrity seemed to speak more clo-
quentin I" isabel OF the absence "f Mr..
Hopkins than of B~ilkingtun.
Then hogan AN evening of torture
for Isabel. Her ears strained for the
hclatcd ring OF the dnorlrll. She
apologized 1" her guests for the utter
disregard geniuseS have for time and
appointments and assured them that
MIR. Burlington was sur" To com. later
or. The air at expectancy that hung
over the gathering lasted until 10
O'Clock. when the Incorporating celeb
rity phoned profuse apologies ON his
inability tn come. or course. every
body was disappointed and i'm spite W
Isahel's efforts To- CARRY off the situa-
ton the party fell Nat. 1t was Il relief
Ia her when the door closed ON the
last of her guests.
Henry Wysp never made one single
sarcastic
Bring Mir. Hopkins home tonight"
vcnturcd Isabel, hunlbly. the next
morning.
Hopkins is going away today nn the
A a.-:. - -:1 VI" l:A.1.
coldly it seemed To lsahel's sensitive
ears.
previous evening. isabel obcyed the
economical housewife's inclination to
retrench for just Henry and herself.
What, therefore. was her dismay to
hear two So1ccs i'm the lower hall at
$50 that night instead OF licnry's
usual whistle ri greeting. She hurried
downstairs.
II persuaded MIR. Hopkins to stay
over" explained Henry. after the in
PRODUCTION was out of the WAY. II told
him you expected him aud would never
forgive him if he didn't come"
"Anyone doesn't need to be urged
who has ever heard of one of Mrs.
Wysp's famous dinners said Mr.. Hoo
kina enthusiastically. Zen, of Oswego.
and Johnson. uf Chicago. have made
me envious talking about Them
Isabel gave IL weak smile. There are
times when praise is bitter. There
wasn't Il thing she could do to save
her reputation for successful dinners.
The stores were closed. the supplies of
the house at lowest ebb. Moreover
Sarah had "A crouch and would not
enter into any scheme that involved
extra fussing.
1t has been one of Henry Wysp's
pet boasts that he could always bring
home AN unexpected guest to dinner
f! o MI f1t,, ~ .n,,1 ln ,siur1 =: I>n,, th<
third time within two days Isabel had
fallen down OH her record.
Funny thing happened to me yes
terduy,' said MIR. Hopkins. as he tact
fully allowed himself to be helped t.
some more" II ran across AN ole
B%ilkington. We used to pal together
Fine chap. He said he had IL Dime
engagement. but insisted upon break
ing it for the sake of old times. We
had a great evening together
OF After MIR. Hopkins left. Isabel ant
+ Henry regarded each other with som,
constraint.
For heavens sake. say something
+ pleaded Isabel. Tell me it is jus
what l deserved. 1t is! The only thing
that makes me tired is the dead oh
Z %vIousness of it all. It's too much afte
little Sunday school books l used t
II read. The snobbish little girl alway
got left"
e Henry grinned. Never mind. Cir
!. we all do silly things once in IL while
v And don't worry about Hopkins. II
say, didn't he eat!"
l. The next time a roaring lion come
within patting distance" said lsabe
I'm try not to sacrifice your lambs
the out-of-town customers"