Norwich bulletin., 1914-12-08

It certainly was most annoying last Saturday morning, just when CoHHin Fannie had begun to remodel my last years white rattne suit, to have Betty telphone to ask her to go out fo Bet tvs house to Uasa the day with the bahy
 "Of course,7 Betty said, Molly takes care of Elizabeth ail right but shall feel happier about the wee thing ig know aoTne responsible person i@ hero. Bob has his heart set on accepting an invitation to motor out to Lake Gene va with some friends for lunch, and, of course, that IneattG a long days absence from home | shall De awful ly grateful. and do hope it isn't ask ing too much"
 soh no.' I said, for had answered the phone. sT'un sure it can be ar. ranged very nicely"
 Then went to Cousin Fannie and asked her if she thought she could finish my suit without me.
 -But where are you going. Lucfle?~ she inquired T thought you said that we could devote the whole day to your suit"
 Petty has just tslspe1oned that she wishes someone to so over to her house to stay with the baby while she takes a long motor trip with Uncle Bob and some frfends."
 When I reached Betty's found lft- tie Elizabeth asleep on the porch in her carriage, with Molly sitting se- reneIy beside her, hernming dish tow els. All was peaceful So, after teli- went upstairs and took a long nap In the afternoon lay in tho porch hammock, very much bored, until a bright idea came to me. ran into the house to speak to Molly, who was feeding Elizabeth.
 fvak axa yra s asked.
 NO. not that I know of. Miss Lu- cfle."
 well, then. I'll give the baby her bread and milk while you go around the corner to the hardware store and buy some bright red paint and two good brushes.''
 When she returned I said: Now, we are going to paint all the porch furniture. It is really shabby, and it will be splendid to get 1t all done this afternoon for a surprise"
 Are you certain, Miss Lucille, thai the people will like it ?' Molly always calls Uncle Bob and Betty "the peo- pie"
 'aThey'n be delighted. I know they1 think it very kind and thoughtful oi me to do so much wsrk for them Please get me a great eover-an apron and an old pair of gloves" Little Elizabeth at first was enter. tained by our painting, but as thu afternoon wore on she became fret full and Molly had to wheel her III and down the sidewalk while con. tinued working. After two rociins chairs and table were done wa. so tired that it was only by forcini myself that cofld begin on tn, swinging seat. Before it was hal 1 done my arm ached so that I fearet l I might lame it if I continued, I tol. Molly that she could finish it later. 'T guess I'll have plenty to do thel l with finishing that and cleaning uI 1 the porch floor with turpentine," sh said. 'Tts spattered 'dreadfuIH went indoors to remove the stain | on my arms and face. By tthe tim l this was finished was worn out 1 called up David Robinson and toll him how hard I had been worlinI 1 and said that if he wished to give frs l aid to the injured he would surel take me for little wFirl in his ca l in the evening
 .'Why not run out to the Countr 1 club for dinner?' he asked. As Moll was too cross and tired to cook me | very satisfactory meal, joyfully ac 1 cepted fhe invitation. There was a little informal danc | at the club and David suggested fha l we stay for it telephoned Moff that if she did not need me wcul 1 not return.
 1 .No. Miss Lucille, sure I don't nee l you at dlI,' she replied. l The next morning before was U
 Betty telephoned Cousin Fannie an | reproached her for not going to sta with the baby. Cousin Fannie cam ] right to me much aggrieved.
 "Yes.'' I admitted, Betty did as
 that you go, but she said that sh
 merely wished some responsible per
 son to be there, and I thought I'd just as we'll You couldn't have dotl Il any more than I did"
 Perhaps not so much. I certainl
 wouldn't have painted her furniturl for one thing"
 Il "Oh, what did she say about th
 furniture ?"
 "She said that the friends who too
 them motoring got out of the car 2
 their place late at night to have some
 thing to eat, and Bob thought it woul
 be pleasant to eat on the porel
 While he and betty ran in to get som
 cake and lemonade their friends ss 2 down in the dark on the porch chail and ruined their clothes in fresh pain