The bee. (Earlington, Ky.) 1889-19??, 1913-01-10

inner had been delivered over the
iniephone, AZ has become a usual Gus
kr,n IN these hurried and unregener.
ntn days This. however, did not lead
Cnnniff TO infer that the entertainment
was 10 be IN the least degree infor-
rnaL On the contrary, Cunnif be.
Moved that when the Drummonds did
mythfhg they did II we'll. He was
'dgiAg from their automobile and
q brummond's gowns and their
srtl air of prosperity, for, al
n he knew the family rather
be had never been at their
Say" Cunniff asked Brown, who
likewise was TO be a guest at the
4 dinner, where do The DFummonds
lige. anyway"
'.At Fiftieth and Underwood ave
nue. said Brown. "That big gray
stone affair You know ST."
~Oh. yes" said Cunniff, grandly.
However, ae matter Of fact, he
did not knqw IT az all
Late on Thanksgiving day he looked
ND the Drummonds In the telephone
directory between wrestling with his
lie and brushing his ha'r He found
the name at once-S0t9 Underwood
avenue. Having got ire tie to suit
him, Cunniff started of bT1skfy at a
\ quarter TO seven, for the house was
nnly FIVE blocks from his residence.
He assembled the steps briskly and
al AS q trife annoyed at the delay in
pswering his ring. When the door
Is OF last opened Cunniff took a for
lfd step and murmured tentatively
4 his hosts name.
the maid swung the door open
Yes, this is Mr.. DTummond's house.
ne in," she said "Please wait in
library" Then she vanished.
1nniff, in some bewilderment, a.
cd himself of coat and hat in
rye entrance hall and proceeded
&~~Jm Indicated. It was
AGy
4 , was neither host nor hostess
nrking In the corners and no other
#gnests had arrived
my watch must be horribly FAST"
Cnnniff said to himself. uncomfortably.
He sat down because there was
nothing else TO do and looked about
MIN Tha,roorn was ,ndeed handsome
And nrobahlv would annear atm more
kttractive when all the artistically
" shaded Nghta wore t,rnad on All
,y1eant onIv. ono burned on the wall
nar an oaken reading tahla
Il aood s,,o,,oo ro,.rad A. h,s a,,as
- ,,o.,,.,a-rsod te 49,, .o-oto,oorD
s,,.,te 49, -. ere a,r,ne7-oor,
Mo so,oa dtstonno on IN the adtoIp.
4 J, Z ,6o-n onIv tba hare Tnahoeanv
4 n aonted him, Even a mere man
- that for a dinner party the set.
Aof the table must oo1Ie some
~ Nafore tKa eaSenr OF the meal
orossad Ona foot ora- II,
.,.,A ~,-,ea "a ha ,a,taat VA.
- rn,rutas nan nasseo w,tno,n
- arrival or the annearance of
n,erta,ners the unnleasant oonvic
that aometbIne was wrong broke
him y
y -wbv had no haen admitted I,
,odv had come down with a seri
i,,ness and the dinner had been
ndonod9
r.t 90 cror,w IN q oold naren,re.
mos ,n,sa-ohiv r,ad,tatinq seizinp
bat and coat and sneak,ne ont he
rd footstens on the stairs. The
society smile he at once donned
Mrs Drummonds delectat,on froze
hIs faoe as a Girl walked in whom
had never seen before. She was a
ing woman with a most deliciou,
and Cunnifr observed attractive
N : lipa.
tood a,an,noS she said n LITTLE
,ous,v 90 che ecad Cunn,fY Sb,
ns ,ho,eh che had eYnscted
shoSv aIaa .Eotber has inst tele
! IaS D,a sror tbe ra,,road station
1 IA -Ootho- have arrived IN ths
yroro tho,r Tbanksgtvinq visit
so,Iod 20 90, The earlier train
con mot, an EIGHT o'cIocl,-.
1tn runn,ps stonroerad 1wbs
The dinner nartv9.