The Detroit times., 1913-02-21
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pany, but mostly the spend-the-day
kind with relatives. or more relatives
TO supper. That's what most enter
tanning in Hillsboro Is like, but, as
say, once in while the old slow
PAGER wakes up.
Ill never forget my first real din
ner-party, as the flower girl for Car
oline Evans wedding. when she mar
ried the Chicago millionaire. from
which Hillsboro has never yet re-
covered. was 16. felt dreadfully
naked without a tucker in my dress.
and saw Alfred for the first time in
/ evening clothes-his first can
hardly stand thinking about how he
looked even now. | haven't been TO
very many dinner parties in my life,
but from this time on ! mean TO in
dulge in them often Candle-light,
pretty women's shoulders. black coat
sleeves cut glass and flowers are
good ingredients for a joy-drink. and
why not?
But when got to planning about
the gorgeous food | wanted 10 give
them all, got into what feel came
near being serious trouble IL was
writing down the recipe for the nes-
selrode pudding they make In my
family that undid me. Suddenly
hunger rose up from nowhere and
gripped me by the throat. gnawed me
all over like n bone. then shook me
until | was limp and unresisting.
must have astralized myself down TO
the pantry, for when / became con-
scious found myself In company
with a loaf OF bread, plate OF but
ter and a huge Jar OF jam.
sat down by the long table by
the window and slowly prepared to
enjoy myself I cut of four slices
and butteTed them to an equal thick
ness and then more slowly put long
silver spoon into the jam even
paused to admire in Judy's mirror
over the table the effect OF the cas-
cade of lace that fell across my arm
and lost itself in the blue simmer
OF old Rene's masterpiece OF a negli-
gee. then deep down / buried the
spoon In the purple sweetness. had
Just lifted II high in the air when
out OF the lilac-scented dark OF the
garden came a laugh
why, Molly, Molly, Molly,"I
drawled that miserable man doctor as
be came and leaned on the sill right
close 10 my elbow The spoon crash
ed on the table and / turned and
crashed into words
You are cruel, cruel John Moore.
and hate You worse than ever did
before, il that is possible. I'm hun
gry hungry TO death, and now
you've spoiled II all, Go away be-
fore wet this nice crisp bread and
Jam with tears into a mush I'll have
to eat with a spoon You don't know
what II Is to want something sweet
so bad you are willing TO steal it
from yourself" | fairly blazed my
eyes down into his and moved as far
away from him as the table would
let me
Don't I, Molly" he asked softly,
after looking straight in my eyes for
a long minute that made me drop
my head until the blue | had tied on
the end OF my long plat almost got
into the scattered jam Even at
such moment as that felt how
glad old Rene would have been TO
have given such n nice man as the
doctor treat like that blue silk
chef-d oeuyre OF hers. | was glad
myself
Don't I. Peaches?" he asked
again in a still softer voice. Again
I had that sensation Of being against
something warm and great and good
like your own mothers breast and |
don't know how | controlled It
enough not Toto
well, have some jam then" Il
managed to say with little laugh as
II turned away and picked up the
silver spoon.
Thank you. will all OF II and
the bread and butter, TOO" he an
swered; In that detestable friendly
tone OF voice as he drew himself up
and sat In the window. Hustle,
Peaches, IL you are going to feed me.
for I'm ravenous II took Sam Ben
sons wife the longest time to have
the shorest baby | ever experienced
and | haven't had any supper You
have: so don't mind taking il all
away from you.
Supper" | shifted as ! spread the
lam on those lovely, lovely slices OF
bread and thick butter that | had
| fixed for my own self. THAT apple
toast combination tires me so now
that forget it If can" AS hand
ed him the first slice Of drippy lus-
ciousness | turned my head away.
He thought 1t was from the express
sion OF that jam, but IL was from his
eyes.
"Slice up the whole loaf, Peaches
and let's get on a jam jag. Come
with me Just this once and forget
forget" He didn't finish his sem
tence and I'm glad. We neither OF
us said anything more as fed him
that whole loaf | found that the
bite | took of OF each piece I had
ready for him when he finished with
the one he had in hand satisfied me
as nothing | had ever eaten In all my
life before had done, while at the
same time my nibbles soothed his
conscience about robbing me.
His teeth are big and strong and
white and his jaws work like ma
lchinery. Ne is the strongest man
ever saw, and his gauntness is all
muscle what is that glow a woman
gets from feeding a hungry man
whom she likes with her own hauds;
land why should | want to be certain
that he kissed the lace on MY sleeve
as il brushed his face when | reach