The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-04-26
MEMORABLE EVENING
BY SARAH o'sUllIvAN.

"lsn't dinner nearly ready, mother?"
lsked Lester, walking impatiently up
md down the room. Its getting late
md ] have a pressing engagement to.
night"
In Just q few minutes" answered
Mrs. Randall. "But do you know I
Was thinking today that you are al
vays having pressing engagements.
h ID . rare occasion for you to pass
a evening 1T home with the family"
"By George. I believe you're right
mother" returned her son. 1T never
struck me before how much I have
been gadding about. But I'll stay 1t
home some evening very soon. Sure.
I wtll."
You'd better Get the memorable
evening now" put In his sister Mar
1ory. III you don't you are liable to
forget your resolution"
"That's a go. Let me see-I have Z
very important engagement for to-
morrow and one also for Wednesday
evening. Thursday II Georges stag
party. For Friday I have opera tick.
ets. saturday-well no fellow stays
ct home Saturday evening. Sunday
you always have q million Of the rela.
lions over. so there's nothing doing
for that night. How's Mondayf Mon
DAY suits me.
"Now." proclaimed Lester. you all
hear that one week from tonight
shall be delighted to pass an evening
n the bosom Of my family. shall
consider 1t an engagement Of para
mount importance. l shall anticipate
that evenings pleasure with the great
est possible eagerness. How shall !
pass the weary hours until that en-
trancing moment?"
"YN wager you dollars to doughnuta
that you'll forget all about 1t before
next Monday" declared Marjory.
Forget? Indeed not! How you
wrong me! II do not remember. I'll
present each of you with a half dozen
Dairs Of the finest kid gloves. Forget!
eshould say mott" Lester glowed with
Indignation.
The following Monday Marjory
made batch of fudge for Testers
evening at home. Mrs. Randall baked
his favorite molasses cookies and put
the home made grape Juice on ice. His
smoking jacket and slippers, which
had been out of service for a consider
able time, she placed within easy
reach.
The evening came. Lester, sitting
down to the dinner table, exclaimed
ITS downright annoying! Here,
know have some engagement for to
night, and yet for the life Of me cant
think what It IL. It has been worry
Ing me all day. Such a thing has new
sr happened to me before. Provok'
hg!"
Mrs. Randall and her daughter q.
changed glances. but said nothing.
Cant you people help me out3'
asked the worried young man.
Both maintained q discreet silence.
Well, I'll get shaved and dressed
and by that time ! may remember -
be said. hopefully.
In little while Lester re.entered
the library saying: I'm going to the
club. Maybe some Of the fellows over
there can put me next II any one
phones, tell him to call me up at the
dub"
An hour later Marjory phoned to
her brother. saying sweetly: "Have
you thought of your engagement YETI"
mo, l haven't" he answered, cross.
h.
"Well. how about the evening you
were anticipating with such eager.
ness? That evening you said you
would be delighted to pass In the
bosom Of your family?"
The telephone receiver was hung
up with a bang.
A few minutes later Lester crept up
to his room and put on his smoking
Jacket and slippers. He entered the
library, threw himself on the couch
and asked in sheepish way: "Well,
vhat sizo plOvos flo Won Wear?"