The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1913-01-04
ART OF SIDESTEPPING

n0T QuBU0uQ ~ lh0 NOOAB A1Ass 49,
Mister telephoned this afternoon invit
ing us to her house to dinner this
evening, to meet Miss Fanshaw, the
actress"
"Oh, did she?"
81 suppose you're dying to 60
aren't your"
I'm not crazy about It."
81 don't think l care to meet Miss
Fanshaw. II we went suppose they
would have our names In the society
columns among those of the rest who
attended. Mrs. Bannister always takes
pains to have her affairs reported"
well, it's up to you. l don't care
about going out this evening. I'm
tired anyhow"
II supposed nothing would keep you
away. Miss Fanshaw Is very beauti-
ful-on the stage"
"She isn't terribly plain on the
stage either"
81 had forgotten that you had met
her on the stage"
"She was on the boat when ! came
home from Europe last September,
you know"
II remember now that you did men,
ton her. Well, haven't any desire
to know her."
II don't think you'd care much for
her. She isn't your style at ALL"
80 we'll stay at home and have a
nice, quiet evening together"
THAT will suit me perfectly"
IT we did 90 don't know what
should wear"
There's no use bothering about
that. as long as we're not going"
II don't understand why Mrs. Ban
mister is SO eager to run after stage
people,"
II believe she has an idea that she
can write q play, and probably she
thinks she will by making herself
agreeable to as many actors and
actresses as possible increase her
chances Of getting her play produced
when 1t IL written"
1T seems to me a woman In her
position ought to keep out Of such
things and pay more attention than
she does to her home"
TITS her own affair. II she enjoys
J 1t and Bannister is willing we. Of
course, have no right to object"
. I'm 30 glad you don't care to go
this evening. I must telephone her
! right away that we're not coming"
Yes, I'd do that. She ought to
know 1t as soon as possible
| "Why are you changing your
| clothes?"
I'm going to put on some old
, trousers and a pair Of old shoes and
} do a little puttering around In the
yard. l feel that need more outdoor
exercise than I've been getting late
[ ly"
, Now don't go and get yourself all
tired out so that you'll want to go tc
+. bed right after dinner"
2 VERY well. I'll take II easy"
, "You don't know how nice 1t will
, seem to have you all to myself. AND
! you'll smoke and read to me, just like
1 you used to when we were first mar
/. ried. won't you, John?"
IF l can find anything worth read
> ing. l wish l had brought home {
late magazine" -
= Il bought one this afternoon and 4
I has splendid picture of Miss Fan
Z shaw, too. Do you think, II we wer,
J going, ought to wear my new lace
I dress?"
r 81 don't know what you ought te
. wear; but why bother about what
, you ought or ought not to wear, since
r we're not going?"
: Are you perfectly sure you dom
3 want to go?"
4 Certainly. II wanted to go IL
say 80. There's no reason why
= should wish to be secret about it,
!. I'm so glad you'd rather stay al
t home with just me. was afraid you
. would insist on going"
3 Don't you think you'd better tele
l phone Mrs. Bannister now? We should
l at least be courteous, even II we DOM
r wish to meet her friends"
, Eyes, I'll attend to 1t right away
, Let me see? II wore my lace dress
3 couldn't wear my pink slippers, could
II"
, For heavens sake, don't expect me
, to decide anything of that kind. I'm
J no arbiter of fashions"
/ well, you might at least take
| enough interest to want me to look
4. my best. II you are so busy with
: other ladies' that you have no time ia
: notice me there are others who do oc
: casionally look my way"
"You know l always want you to
, look your best-and your best is
mighty good. little girl. So let's not
/ quarrel about that"
: II don't believe l could get ready
now, anyhow. She wanted us to be
J there at o'clock.
: mo. We couldn't possibly get there
, by that time. It's after now. Now
! run along and telephone her that
we're not coming and I'll get out in
the yard at once. or dinner will be
ready before get any puttering
DONE"
Il could wear my big hat with the
willow plumes and that would make
It all right to put on my pink pumps,
wouldn't it?"
"Oh. don't go to any trouble to