Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1913-08-01

/ doesn't know it yet. but / do.
After that spent all the rest of the
evening In planning my dinner party.
and had most royal good time
always have had lots of company, but
mostly the spend the day kind with
relatives or more relatives to supper
That's what most entertaining in Hills
borO ia ike; but. as | say. once in
awhile the old slow PAGER wakes up.
! III never forget nay first real dinner
party, as the flower girl for Caroline
Evans wedding. when she married the
Chicago millionaire. from which Hills
boro has never yet recovered. ! was
sixteen, 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 par
ties in my life, but from this time on
mean to indulge in them often. Can
die light pretty women's shoulders.
black coat sleeves. cut glass and flow
ers are good ingredients for JOY
drink. and why not?
But when | got to planning about the
gorgeous food I wanted to give them
all I got into what | feel came. near
being a serious trouble. It was writ
ing down the recipe for the nesselrode
pudding they make fl my family that
undid me- Suddenly hunger 15se mp
from nowhere and grippe5 ME By the
throat. enawed me allover Ike a bone.
then shook me until was li!ap and I'M
re .~g. must have astraIized my-
self down to- the pantry. for When !
became conscious I found myself in
company with loaf Of bread. plate
Of Baxter and- huge jar Of jam.
-, wn by the long table by the
wina5a md slowly prepared to enjoy
myself. cut off four slices and but
tered them to IN equal thickness and
then more slowly put 4 r6hg silver
spoon iuto the jam. even paused to
admire 10 Judy's mirror oyer the table
the effect Of the cascade Of lace that
fell across my arm and lost Itself in
the blue simmer of old Reae's master
piece Of a negligee. then deep down
buried the spoon in the purple sweet
ness. had just lifted it high in the
air when out OF the lilac scented dark
Of the garden came q laugh.
why, Molly, Molly, Moiiyr' drawied
that miserable man doctor as he came
ana leaned on the sill Fight close to
my elbow. The spoon crashed on the
table. and I turned and crashed into
words
.'You are cruel. cruel John Moore.
and hate You worse than: ever did
before. if that is possible I'm bun
cry. hungry TO death. and now you've
spoiled it all Go away before I 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 it is to
want something sweet 50 bad you are
willing to steal it-from yourselfr I
fairly blazed my eyes down into his
and moyed as far away from him as
the table would let me.
Don't ], Moly?s he asked softly
after looking straight In my eyes for a I
long minute that made me drop my |
head until the blue bow had tied on
the end. Of my long piait almost got /
into the scattered jam. Even at such /
a. moment as that I felt how glad old /
Rene would have been to have given [
such a nice man as the doctor a treat |
ike that blue silk chef d'oeuyre of /
hers was glad myself
Don't l, Peachesf he asked again /
in stin softer voice Again had !
that sensation Of. being against some
thing warm and great and good like
your own mothers breast, and don't
know how 7 controlled it enough not
toto
"Well. have some jam then" ! man
aged to say with little laugh as I
turned away and picked up the silver
spoon.
THANK you. viii. all OF it and the
bread ana butter too" be answer I'd,
In that detestable friendly tone Of
7oice as he drew himself up and sat
Il the window. Hustle. Peaches, if
7ou are going to feed me, for I'm raw
,nous. I haven't had any supper You
nave. SO don't mind taking it al
lway from you-every bit Of It,"
Supper" / shifted as spread Che
am on those lovely. lovely slices OF
,read and thick butter that l had fixed
or my own self THAT apple toast
tires ME 50 now that
'orget it if / can" As handed him
he first slice Of drippy lusciousness !
urned my head away. lie thought it
vas from the expression Of that Jam.
,ut it was from bis eyes
"slice up the whole loaf Peaches.
nd let's get on jam jag Come
With me just this once and forget
He didn't finish his sentence
nd I'm glad We neither of us said
nything more as fed him lbat whole
)af found that tie bite took OF
f each piece had ready for him
vhea he finished With the one he had
0 hand satisfied me as nCsiiing : Had
yer eaten in all my life before had
one. while at the same time my nib !
les so0thed his conscience about rob Z
ing me.
His teeth are big and strong and I