Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1913-12-26
What They
Heard
The Result of Idle
Curiosity
By CLARISSA MACKIE


The Pendletons' telephone bell jim
gled sharply, and along the rural line
five receivers were stealthily lifted to
as many curious ears.
"That you, BONNER" came Jack Pen
dleton's voice.
Eyes," responded Mrs. Pendleton.
"Pm bringing a friend home to din
ner. VIII it be all right, dear?"
"Ye-e-s." Mrs. Pendleton's voice did
sound doubtful. There isn't a thing
to eat in the house, but cam
"Never mind then. Well dine in
town and come down afterward," said
Jack in n disappointed tone.
"If you don't bring him home" pro-
tested Bonnie, "I'll never speak to you
again, Jack Pendleton, and
Hang up along the line therep' bel
lowed Jack, with sudden intuition that
his performance was interesting his
rural neighbors.
So five receivers were noiselessly re-
stored to their hooks, and five good
housekeepers, pink Of face, but with
excited eyes, went back to their pro-
sale duties.
The Pendletons concluded their con-
versation, and pretty Bonnie explained
to her adoring husband that she had
not planned anything to eat that day
because, II he would only remember,
he had invited her to dine in town
with him and go to the theater after
ward, and absentminded Jack ruefully
acknowledged his guilt.
They were newcomers in Dayville
and fresh from the big city, where
ones neighbors' business is not of the
slightest interest, and they were some
what bewildered by the almost avid
curiosity displayed by their new &C.
qualntances in the little village.
So Bonnie worked busily all dav long
preparing an appetizing repast for her
husband and his business friend wbiJa
the five housekeepers dismissed their
tasks with deft hands and dressed for
the Wednesday afternoon sewing So
cIety with n nleasant sensa of imnor-
lance in being the center of interest
for I'm DavviIIa the heoror ~ aro,ra,,
invariably holds tbe middle ~ tho
stage
Nv 2 O'Clock tbe sociatv ,roo,,ro. urn.
I'm full swing ond tho Do,d,oto,s., 80
fairs were made tba suhioct ~ d,so,,a
sion N'''ND'
eT hoo, .bo o,,.
getting along" said Mrs Henrv Reoha
~non,t' oat o,o,sn ~ ." .n y DS Sa
Rusb sI,enticoI,v
81 don,t wonder hor ho,ro .h, .o.o
keeper she 10 soId NJ Chor,So
Sayles.
"And him sucb n mar n-o,,aon +,
expect no don,t eorn ononot 80 1,.or
sonI and bodv togotborn 49, NIL p
snencer,s sIonif,co NJ rom.r,, was A''n
"Tbev,re hoth nrettv hwsirn ,oo,,,,r
nut in Mrs Rnah
But she was Jonorod hu tho ,
bringers. "'
1--WE beord that IN troo.a hos a.oo.
fully" sImpered Miss Eonnn VII
who Ind ideos Of her orvn oord,nr
the perfect married. Ufe
81 heard thew WINS oo;no .o .ono
rate" said Mittie Loomis
After that tongues cIacxad mara
busily than the needles Hosbed
The Pendletons would have ham
quite stunned with s,,rnr,ao 20 tss
had known how intimoteIv tbo,r a.
fairs were known and 6Iscrasna hn
their nelghbors.
Talks TO her like n dogD os.o-,o1
Fanny WIcks
"If his bed aIn,t moda ba,oro bo
takes the train or n bIs d,nnar =.
mite late" added Mrs CborIIa souIos
with raIIsb mAn1 IT. y, ""1 ieo'
housekeeper she is 7 guess a. 49,
him dIngIne at her nil tho ,jrnan
mo woman will stond d.. ,ou
long" said Mrs Henry pooho uba
ruled her little husband with a. i,nu
hand minus the veIvet oIovo
Just tbInI, of there heino dovs ho
they don't have n hito M ootp, n't a.
Ellen Spencer ~ wonder ~ ~ ,tworid
no nm ins,,I, 90 ,,,u,, 80 = ~ . s"ou'u
'Tf THEY'RE going IN sonoroto thou
won't thank onvhodv for givino ,a,n
party" remarked uittie IoomIs
THAT'S 20. But wonder what ,o
can do. [ don't like IN foel ,hot ,bo-o,s
ANYBODY I'm our midst tbot,s sr~ortn"
for food when I have o-nIantvn t,rIt
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