The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1913-06-24

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 gweef as could make it, '1and as she came with messages to me from one of my best old friends I think ought eD do something to make her have a good lime I was just planning a gor- Teous dinner party want to have for her when you came so suddenly. Do Fcu think we could arrange 1t for Tues dax>evening2,'
 Lord love us, MoTlyI Don't knock he town down like that. Let 'em have more than a week to get used to this white rag of a dress you've been waving in their faces for the last few aays- Go sIowf'
 .1Ave been going so slow for so many years that I've turned around and Rm going fast backward,n I said with blush that couldn't help. 'sHelpl Let my kinship protect meI'' exclaimed Tom in alarm, and he pre- tended Co move an inch away from me.
 +Tes,'' said slowly, and as looked out of the corner of my eyes from un- der the lashes that Tom himself had once told me were 'ttoo long and black td be tidy" I saw that he was in condition to get the full shock. "If anybody wakes I'D this town it will be T." said as I flung down the gauntlet with e high head
 Here.. Molly, here are the keys of my of1ce and the spark plug to the auto You can cut off lock of my hair, and if Judy has got a cake I'll eat it out of your hands Shall it be California or Nova Scotia? And pre- fer my bride served in light gray tweed" Tom really is adorable, and let him snuggie up just one cousinly second. Then we both laughed and began to plan what Tom was horrible enough to call the resurrection razoo. But I kept that delicious rose em- brcfdered treasure all to myself wanted him to meet it entirely unpre- pared
 was glad we had both got over our excitement and were sitting decorous- lv at several inches distance apart when the judge drew the grays up to the gate, and we both went down to the sidewalk to ask him and, the lovely long lady to come in- They couldn't, but we stood and talked to them long enough for Mrs Johnson to get 8 good look at us from across the street, and I was afraid I would find Aunt Ade- line fn q faint when I went into the house
 Miss Chester was deIightfully gra- cious about the dinnerI almost called ft the debut dinner-and the expression on the judges face when he acceptedi ! I was glad she was sitting sidewise to him and couldn't see. Some women Nike to make other women unhappy, but think 1t is best for you to keep them bftssfully unconscious until you get whab Kou want Anyway, like That girSAn ovAr, and can't see that Der neck is so @bsolutely 1npossibIy dowery- However, I think she might have been a little more considerate about discussing Alfred's London tri- umph over the Ttaaian mission. As a punishment I let Tom put his arm nround my waist as we stood watch Eng them drive of ana then was sorry for the left gray horse that sl1ied and game tn for a crack of the judges irri- Ea&ed wiap.
 Then refused to let Tom come in- side che gate and he went down the street wb1stlIng. only when he got to fhe purple lilac he turned and kissed his hand to me That Mrs. Johnson sust couldn't stand, and she came across the street immediately and call cd me back tosthe gate.
 @xou are tempting Providence. Mol u Carter" she exclaimed decidedly Don't yon know Tom Pollard is noth- ing but a 6y up the croaz6 As a hus- hand he'd chew the RsFS9 and run