The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1913-08-01

MNNE 'HFNAN "Ae NAA ~ ~ ~"
cious about the dinner--l almost called
II the debut diuner-and the expression
on the judges face when he accepted,
I was glad she was sitting sid"Wts" ."
him and couldn't see Some women
like 10 make other women unhappy.
hut | think II is hest for YOU to keep
them hlissfully unconscious until You
get what YOU want Anyway. Ike
that girl all over. and | can't see that
her neck Is so absolutely impossibly
nOwery However. ! think she might
have been n little more c~onsidcrate
about discussing Alfred's London tri.
umph over the Italian mission. Az u
punishment | let Tom put his arm
around my waist as we stood watch
ing them drive "a and then was sorry
for the left gray horse that SHE'D and
came I'm for q crack OF the judges irri.
tated whip
Then I refused 10 let Tom come In
side the rate and he went down the
street whistling. only when he got To
the purple lilac Ne turned and kissed
bis hand to me That Mrs Johnson
just couldn't stand. and she came
across the street immediately and call
I'd me back TO the gate.
You are tempting Pro evidence, Mol
ly Carter she exclaimed decidedly
Don't you know Tom Pollard Is moth
ing but a dy up the creek As a nus
band he'd chew the rope aud run
away ike a puppy the first time vow
back VAS turned Besides being yout
cousin, he's younger h a You What
do you mean
Hes just a week younger. Mrs
Johnson. and wouldn't tie him 10Y
worlds, even II / married him said
merkly Somehow like Mrs Johnson
enough to be meek with her and ~
always brings her to u higher point ~
excitement
Tie nonsense marrying - r"piug
in with bRl, and chain, 10 NV mind
And 4 week bet wc.n u wau aud "a
woraan IN their cradles gets tu 10" ~
teen years between them und th"i'
graves I'm going Ia make you ~,
subject ~ a silent prayer nt tb.' n"N'
missionary meeting. and must -
home now ~ see that Sally cooks ~
q few u Mr. JOhnson's crntch"ts for
supper And she began t" hurry
away
Il don't believe yonN be- able ~
make II a silent session about M"
Mn Johnson, | called after her, and
she laughed back FROM her own front
gate Marriage les the only worm ~
the bud ~ Mrs Jshnson's lite. and her
laugh has a snap To It even ~ 4 Is not
very Sugary sweet
when ! told Judy about tho timer
party and asked her TO get the yellow
barber 80 come help her and h"r neph
ew wait On the table sh" grinnod such
q wide grin that was afraid ~ being
swallowed She understood thar Aunt
Adeline wouldn't no Interested IN II nm
Ill | had time IN tell h"r nll about II
Anyway she will h. goiug nver ="
Springfield On \ pilgrimage ~ see Mr.
Henderson's sister nPxt week Sh"
doesn't know Il yet. hut | 10
After that ! spent all the rest OF IN"
evening ia planning my dinner party.
and | had a most royal good time
always have had lots OF company. hu'
mostly the spend the day kind with
relatives or more relatives TO supper
That's what most entertaining In Hills
boro Is Ike, but as | say once n
awhile the old slow PAGER wakes up
I'll never forget my first real dinner
party, as the flower girl for Cnrolin"
R-AA.f tunAANnv urhan 10 - rvlaI Vh..
Chicago millionaire. from which Hills
boro has never yet recovered was
sixteen. felt dreadfully naked without
a tucker IN my dress n sRw Alfred
for the hrt time In evening clothes
his tirst. | can hardly stand thinking
about bow he looked even now |
haven't heen To very many dinner par
ties in my life, hut from this time on
| mean 10 indulge In them often Can.
die light. pretty women's shoulders.
black Goa sleeves. cut glass and flow
ers are good Ingredients FOR a JOY
drink, and why not7
But when | got TO planning about the
gorgeous food wanted 10 give them
all | got into what Peel cam" near
being a serlonS trouDle " was Wrlt
ing down the recipe for the nesscirode
pudding they make In my family that
undid me- Suddenly hunger rose Ip
from nowhere and gripped IN" los the
throat. gns wed me all owe TX" u hon"
then shook me until | was limp and un.
resisting must have astrali2"d my
SELF down 10 IN" pantry, FOR when !
becH me conscious | found myself In
company with n loaf ~ bread, a plate
~ butter and a huge Jar ~ jam
| SAT down by the long table by the
window and slowly prepared 20 enjoy
myself cut "a -four slices and pgt
tered them ~ an equal thickness and
then NOR" slowly put a long silver
spoon into the Jam. I ever paused "a
admire 10 Judy mirror over thu table
the effect ~ the cascade OF lac" that
fell across my arm and lost itself IN
fhe blue Skinner ~ old Rene's master
piece OF "A negligee, then deep down
buried the spoon In the purple sweet
ness had Just lifted 1t high Ia the
air when out ~ the lilac scented ia rk