The Union times. [volume] (Union, S.C.) 1894-1918, 1912-02-09
That
Invitation


mrs. Hamilton Hurlburt Dickson ~
quests my presence At bridge Mon
day afternoon and she requests 4 in
the most expensive engraved old Eng.
lish, too!-
"why funnyr' inquired Crooked.
temporarily suspending the reading OF
the sporting page. did you expect
her to pick the letters In q PIN or
make Transparency Of 1T"
Mrs.. Crocket turned up her nose ak
him. 1T is funny" she said. "because
I have not the slightest idea who Mrs.
Hamilton HurIburt Dickson is--havs
your
Crocket laid down his paper. .Nevet
heard Of her." he said.
"But think, Jimmy" begged Mrs.
Crockett. WAS she on your list when
We sent our announcement cardsf"
"She was not" sang Crockett In de-
scending scale. ITO tho best Of my
knowledge, she isn't tho sister or
mother or relative OF anybody know
or ought to know. Why should she In
vite your"
well. as to that, why shouldn't
she?~ bristled Mrs. Crockett "And
It's TO Do at tho Northedge club. and
I'm dying to see the inside Of that
club. It's two weeks Of. % it must
be q big party" (
''well. why don't you go?" asked
Crockett. you've got the ticket let.
ting you in" (
Go TO a party given by an utterly
strange womanr demanded Mrs.
Crockett II have heard Of women
who were social climbers inviting
women they wanted to get In With
even II they hadn't ever met them.
Maybe"
Darling" Interrupted Crockett, Il
am loath to blast your sweet fl1u-
sions. but why should anyone as ex-
pensive as Mrs. Hamilton Hurlburt
Dickson looks to be from her invf-
tation card be sitting up nights plan
ming how to get acquainted with
perfectly sweet lady living In $4S
nat and able to AFFORD one tailor gown
a year?" III.
"All this" said his wife, comes
from having legal mind! But sim.
ply don't understand! 1t is address
ed to my full name and the address
is right"
Mrs. Crockett stuck the card In her
dressing mirror so it would be handy
to ponder over. BY diligent search
she found that Mrs. Hamilton Hurl-
burt Dickson lived ON a boulevard
quite near, and she walked by the,
house without getting any further
II -G~A - ~ .
that abe simply must find out G4QutI
the invitation. 80 she could either Acr
cept or decline It.
I'D hate to offend her by declining
II II It really is some one ought to
know" she walled. "But. Of course.
don't want to thrust myself upon her
II she doesn't know mel Consider
how awkward It would be. Jimmy, for
. perfectly strange hostess to meet q
perfectly strange guest, and neither OF
us have the slightest commoa ground
to stand oni We can't even ask how
zach others families, are, because we
don't know who belongs to the fam
lilies! They say that Northedge club
10 perfectly beautiful. OF course I'm
not 80 crazy to 60 that want to &C
cept this invitation. still-and there's
my new velvet dress. and this would
DO such q good chance to wear It."
well, 90 ON and go!" urged Crock
EFT.
''Oh, I wouldn't dream Of such .
thing!" cried his wife. But do you
think Il would be awful II I did? II
she's asked mo she should take the
nCuaoonapeo~ shos,ldrsx ,h>1 . ~ ~c,,-~.
I shan't-but. then-don't you think
that last hat got looks particularly
wen with the velvet? I'm Just dying
for u good game Of bridge-I've got to
write my acceptance or regrets today,
that's all there h to 1T"
That afternoon. as Mrs. Crockett sat
down at her writing desk. her sister
in-law came In. She saw the card
from Mrs. Hamilton Hurlburt Dickson,
and reached out a casual hand, when
Mrs. Crockett told it's story.
"Oh, that's meant for met" she said.
Mrs. Dickson is q bride. and I'm a
friend OF her mothers and her moth.
er is In Europe, and she didn't know
my front name, 80 she looked In the
telephone book and when she found
Crockett on this street she thought the
first one must be l. I wouldn't have
missed that party at the Northedge
club for anything!"
Crockett heard about It that even
Ing. I'm awfully sorry" he sympa-
thized, when you wanted to go 30
badly"
1t was then that his wife exploded.
why, James Crockett!" abe cried.
AS IL ever dreamed Of going to
her old party! The ideai should
say nOti"