Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-01-07

purpose in the shape of dancing cou-
ples.''
All right Fix us up with that, and
some fancy cakes and candy
And Warren, YOU forget the roll
for she salad" put in Helen.
Finger rolls. madam, certainly.
And you want some one sent up to
serve this?"
The Whole BIZ Comes
TO Thirty Dollars.
mo. we don't want caterer" said
Warren quickly. Just send the things
up; and how much is that"
Just moment said the man, and
he quickly figured 1t up. THAT is for
twenty-four, isn't it? Thirty dollars.
Helen gasped a little. Somehow she
hadn't expected that much. although
she knew that 1t would be impossible
to arrange for any less. Then. or
course, there would be nothing to pay
for music.
And how much for the caterer"
Warren was saying.
But, Warren. we don't need ca
terer. Really we don't expostulated
Helen. It's eXtravagant.
Five dollars extra. sir
"All right. send the man along. and
have everything nice"
Certainly, sir; well do our best y
moment later he was bowling
Helen and Warren out of the store.
But, dear, what made you? said
Helen, as they walked over toward
Broadway. You know it is eXtraNa
giant, and we needn't have done 1t at
| ALL"
II don't believe in doing things by
halves" said Warren as he strobe
rapidly along. You women always
leconomiZe on the things that aren't
necessary. and then go and buy some
thing that you can really do with
out"
But. Warren, we could have done
without a caterer, surely"
Yes, we could on a pinch, but 1t
| would have meant that Nora would
have had to do it all. and you know
how she is when she is hurried. I'll
never forget the time Fred and Carry
were at the house last year
Warren, don't make me think of
| it. ] fairly shiver, really l do"
We'll, isn't it true?'
About Nora. of course. it's true but
then ! was planning to help her out.
How can you expect to have good
time at a dance If you have the re-
freshments on your mind every min
lute?"
"Other people do, and l suppose 1
could If | tried
well. the things done now. We
are going to have caterer, and
hope you won't worry any more about
the thing or I'll be sorry | ever con-
sented TO have the dance in the be-
ginning
Don't say that. Warren. I promise
not to say another thing about 1t but
thought it was extravagant, that's
ALL"
"A thing isn't extravagant IL you
can afford 1t and if there is sufficient
reason for having it" ended Warren.
AT least not in my way of thinking.
! Helen was silent She was glad
THAT they were to have caterer. 1t
would simplify matters, and Nora was
really no good if she had to be hurried,
as Warren said.
well, l suppose you won't admit
now that you are glad you came she
| said finally. II certainly should never
have engaged a caterer for the even
ing, and if / had, you would have been
| furious"
/ II can't see that l would have been
angry" said Warren. However, it's
better to have a man along in a case
! like that. A woman can arrange the
| little things, but a man should always
| take the big things of her hands"
There isn't anything else to do ex-
cept to arrange to have the victrola
brought over?"
"Yes, there are the dance orders and
the records and other little things like
that And now that / have taken the
| big things off your hands don't come
to me afterwards and say that after all
it was too much for YOU. You women
would die If YOU didn't have some
thing to complain about"
| (Another instalment in this unique
series will appear on this page soon.)