South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1915-03-18

comfort the clam broth which Nora
usually made so deHciOusfy was
scOrChed
May ] have a napkin" asked Car
A startled glance round. and Helen
saw that there was not "A napkin on
the table In her hurry both she and
Nora had overlooked them.
Its our fault for huTrying YOU,
apologized Fred. II told Carrie III we
couldn't come at the time set we
should go 20 a restaurant
Nonsense. " protested Warren cordi-
ally. "A difference of half an hour one
way or the other makes no difference.
Rave you rung2" frOuuing at Helen.
There's no time 10 waste"
es, dear I've rung twice" again
pressing the bell under the table.
But as Nora aid not appear, Helen
rose with a murmur.
IF you'll excuse me, "a better go
help her. Nora usually serves beau
ufully, but she does get a little flus-
tered when she's hTried
Carries critical silence seemed to
imply that her servants were trained
never % get fustered
The chicken and vegetables We're
I finally served, but Helen had TO keep
Jumping up She remembered the last
perfectly appointed dinner they had
not given word Of Instruction To the
maid, much less left the table
'Oh, ma'am. / forgot the cranber-
ries," whispered Nora. '.Is il too
late?"
Helen turned to Carrie, Would YOU
like some cranberries2"
NO thank you, Jelly. I'm quite
| through"
Take the plates then, Nora and
bring the salad-quickly as ON can"
Helen, who could never eat fast. had
hardly touched her dinner, and kind
hearted Fred protested.
4 You've not eater anything. Don't
| let US hurry you. keep your plate and
have your salad later. It's a shame to
upset you ALL"
What time is it? Had we better
wait for salad? p" asked Carrie.
Warren glanced at his watch-two
minutes after, oceans of time.
I But when the library clock struck
the quarter hour, Carrie said:
I'D better get on my things.
| don't relish the idea OF missing that
/ train and waiting till -"
Pm sorry you've got to hurry So
murmured Helen, following her TO the
dressing room.
Yes, this changing of timetables
/ is most provoking. But Wen soon
be in town now. We wouldn't have
! stayed so late. but Fred wanted to
spend Thanksgiving in the countrX
/ Must have one of these hairpins"
! Carrie may have hurried with her
! dinner, but she was most deliberate
about putting on her hat and arrang-
| ing her veil
Ready" called Fred. We've not
as much time as L thought"
| AS they waited in the hall for the
| elevator. Carrie said stifhy:
/ when we hack town Won
must come and have dinner with us"
/ Yes, we WILL" murmured Helen
quite as stifhy.
well. that was some rush." grum-
/ bled Warren. as the elevator door
closed after them.
ooh it was a shame" bewailed
/ Helen. "All that nice dinneT-and no
| body enjoyed it,"
I'm going to have some coffee and
! cheese now" and Warren sat down at
the table.
Won't you have a little bite of
chicken, maam?" asked Nora solicit
ously. You didn't eat a thing"
| Although Helen protested that she
couldn't eat now, Nora brought her
some chicken and the stuffed tomatoes
, which she had not touched.
| oh everything went wrong"
| Helen was leaning weariy on the
table. Every time Carrie comes
something unpleasant has to happen"
"An your own fault. The dinner
would have been all right if you hadn't
got ratified. If that had been Carrie
| we'll she could serve dinner half an
/ hour early without getting fused up"
| 1t was true that Carrie never got
| fluStered, and it was this calm supe-
riOrity of his sister that Helen so re-
! scented.
Didn't the lady leave this. ma am"
Nora held up a small package she had
| found on the hall table.
Helen sympathetic.
"Oh, that's too bad" exclaimed
/ Helen. That's something Carrie
! bought today. and she wants it. I'm
| sure, or she would have it sent"
! Mail it To her in the morning. I'm
sure it's nothing thatn break"
| They had just gone into the library
when the phone rang. and Warren an
| swered il.
Hello, Oh. I say that's rotten luck,
| Why. you left here in time Yes
You've NgOt to walk a mile in those
| blamed stations after you get there.
| Tell Carrie it's here, and Wen mail il
10 her tomorrow. Sure. so TO the the
| ateri Plenty of vaudeville houses
around there. All right.-so long"
"But how could they miss ito" cried
| Helen when he turned from the phone
You said they'd have plenty of time"
seems they didn't" with a shrug
Had TO wait for car Suppose
| they'll go 70 some show. and not hang
around there three hours. But he
said Carrie was furious and didn't
want TO go anywhere. I'll wager she's
/ blessing you all right, for not having
| dinner earlier