The Manitowoc pilot. [volume] (Manitowoc, Wis.) 1859-1932, 1913-07-31
From Lucille
Diary

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sutton, was married and to an eastern
girl whom l had never even seer
struck me as so droll that the moment
received the announcement OF the
wedding l determined to be the mrs.
one to entertain them when nj
! brought his bride home to Chicago
| decided to have them to dinner
with Just Uncle Bob and Betty to
meet them, as | thought a small, In
innate party would be the most
friendly.
My invitation was answered by a
rather stiff little note from the bride
took it to mother. thinking she
would be amused by Its primness
She read 1t and then cast one OF her
reproachful glances at me.
why, Lucille" she exclaimed, rs II
possible that you invited company to
dinner Saturday night? Didn't you
remember that we are all going out
to your Uncle Johns farm for the
week end?"
That's so; l had quite forgotten
It," said. 'I'll have to stay at home,
though"
But I've promised Tilly a few days
vacation at that time and so even II
you do stay at home l don't Sec how
you can give a dinner party. do
wish you would consult me before you
issue invitations.
ooh, dear!" | sighed. TT seems to
me that whenever | try to have lit
tie pleasure something goes wrong"
We'll, dear, don't feel SO badly"
said mother, seeing the tears in my
eyes. Surely, you can postpone the
mo. I can't; it would be too awk-
ward, for don't know Malcolm's wife
at all. But II Cousin Fannie will only
stay at home from Uncle Johns she
and l can get up a nice little dinner
and maybe Betty would bring her
maid to wait on the table"
Fannie is so fond of the farm that
hate to ask her to give up the out
Ing" said mother, in her undecided
way.
ooh, I'll ask her, mother" return
ed. "She would enjoy going to the
farm just as much some other time,
I'm sure"
Saturday morning when grandmoth-
er ana father and mother were leav-
ing the house father was greatly sur
prised to find that Cousin Fannie and
| weren't going to the farm with the
others.
Lucille had an engagement for to-
night and Fannie is going to stay and
act as chaperon," explained mother.
Il don't like it at ALL" grumbled ia
Their. Lucille. is this one of your"
Don't scold me, daddy, DEAR" in.
terrupted him. Il simply have to
keep my engagement. II 1t weren't
for that I'd just love to go to Uncle
Johns with you. Next time you must
surely take me. Anyway, I am saving
you little money by not going. The
return trip fare is IS, Isn't it? If you'll
just give me that amount, won't
have to ask you for anything extra
on this weeks allowance, as / was
afraid I'd have to do"
He handed me IS bill. 81 can't
quite understand your system Of f.
nance" he said as he kissed me good
by, but he laughed and l felt glad
that his vexation had passed away.
think / understand father even better
than mother does.
A few minutes after the family left,
Betty telephoned me that she and
Uncle Bob had just got my note ask
ing them to dinner, but they couldn't
come for they had promised to go out
to the farm also. She said she wished
that / had invited them earlier so they
could have arranged to come, as she
wasn't very keen on going to the
farm.
ITS too bad you can't come, but I'm
sure you'll enjoy the visit to Uncle
Johns" said comfortingly. "By the
way. dear, will you please tell Molly
to come over this afternoon in time
to help set the tablet"
Eyes" she snapped, as she hung up
the receiver. Betty's manners are un-
gracious, to say the least.
The dinner was very good. I made
the mayonnaise and whipped the
cream for the dessert. Malcolm
seemed very much impressed when l
told him that l had prepared the din
ner myself with Cousin Fannie's help.
"You are adding cooking to your
other accomplishments, he said.
That's what my wife is going to do,
aren't you, dear?"
Yes she answered quietly.
She was very quiet, indeed, and the
more Malcolm and talked and
laughed over some Of the good old
times We used to have the stiller she
grew.
really don't see how Malcolm ever
happened to marry such glum little
creature with no vivacity.
She scarcely smiled even when re-
lated how, when attending a house
party once. Malcolm and l ran away
by ourselves late one evening for a
moonlight row and In our haste to get
into the boat, fell into the water and
he carried me, dripping, back to the
house, where every one thought him
quite hero for rescuing me, for they
didn't know that the water was only
q foot deep where I fell. We laughed
heartily at the recollection, but she
merely turned to Cousin Fannie and
asked in her stilted way II she was
found of boating and such things.