New Britain herald., 1915-11-09
My First Party Is Arranged.

l When l had recovered from my l astonishment at Dicky's unceremoni- ous departure, I again started to write to Mrs. Helen Brainerd Smith, | secretary of the Lotus Study Club. It was now Saturday evening, and | I had received her courteous letter ] asking me to consider conducting the 1 history class of her club, Wednes- ] day morning.
 I went to my room and switched on the electric drop light over my l desk an old-fashioned solid affair which had been my mothers and 1 which I valued beyond price, and l returned to get my pen which Dicky had used to write his check. As I picked up the pen my eyes fell upon Dicky's checkbook, from which he had hastily filled out the check for the old artist It lay open at the page from which he had taken l the check, and I could not help see- ing the figures on the stub-$150. I bent closer to see the name. If I were to take over the finances of the family, I told myself, I had a right to see where the money was going.
 Yes, the name on the stub was Maxon, Horace, Maxon.
 One hundred and fifty dollars! I l repeated the figures to myself as I went back to my room to write my l note. hope I am not parsim onio ous, and always have tried to do my share of social service. Out of my salary I always contributed certain proportion to the societies which have charge of the charitable work of the city and in addition I gave some of my time to help the regular workers in my district in times of emergency. But this loan to a man whom I had learned was constant
 borrower seemed criminal in it's reck-
 1essness. As the risk of more un- pIeasantness, I resolved to speak to Dicky about it when he came back. He would ruin himself if he persisted in doing things like this.
 I Write to Mrs. Bsv,fnerd Smith.
 In the meantime I would write my note, I thought it over for few minutes, my invariable practice in writing letter and then wrote: ~ 46 East Twenty ninth street.
 Apartment 4.)
 My dear Mrs. Smith:
 I shall be glad to consider taking up the work of which you spoke in your note of last Tuesday, the 18th. I can meet you at any time to make the necessary arrangements. should be glad to have you come to my home, or if it be more convent
 ent for you I can meet you else-
 where. If you will telephone me a
 few hours beforehand, we probably
 can arrange meeting place which
 will be convenient for both of us. My telephone number is Madison
 Square 246S. Thanking you for
 your thought of me, am
 Yours very truly,
 MARGARET SPENCER GRAHAM.
 Mrs. Helen Brainerd Smith,
 Secretary Lotus Study Club,
 215 West Washington avenue. I read the letter over noting that
 in it's context three out of it's five sentences began with the letter "I,'' The third sentence, l changed into two reading, Gan you come to my home? If that is not convenient for
 you however, I can meet you else
 where.'' Then I copied the letter
 over, addressed the envelope, plotted it, put the letter inside, sealed the ! envelope and stamped it. As I was 1 OCDdCluS WuSIu0I IO CdIl IAoItIO Io post the letter or to go myself, she l appeared at my door.
 Katie Recalls the Dinner.
 "Wot you tink, Misses Graham J
 she said excitedly, we all forgot 1 everything today. Nothing for to- 1 morrow dinner Plenty for break l fast Ham here, eggs, grape fruit | everything, and I make cream pie fol
 dessert tomorrow, but no meat, nc l salad, no vegetable. l take mt
 basket, go queeck before marke' 1 closes. Vot you want"
 l Why! Katie, aren't you afraid o1 l the man with the black beard Whe ] frightened you the other night. l asked slyly knew that she hae invented the man so that I would al i low her to sleep in the apartmen l instead of going to the miserable l tenement on the East side where he' 1 cousins lived, but she was so tran
 sparent really could not resist ask 1 ing the question solely to see how 1 she woud answer it.
 | .sI tink he no dere, now,' Katie de
 clared unblushingly. 'He no see m'
 last night, he tink I move away, ht no come tonight"
 .Very well, Katie, if you are no l afraid you may go. Please post thl: l letter on the way" 1 "A1l right" Katie put it carefully