The Washington herald., 1915-08-02
DAILY SHORT STORY.
HER CLOTHES-AND HIS.
By DOROTHY DOUGLAS.
Copyright. 1851

| RuDy Wells jumped up hurrledly when
the train pulled into the station at New
/ Rochelle The usual crowd of week
end visitors filed the aisles and Ruby
was only one of hundreds who picked
up suit case and escaped to the less
crowded platform.
| Mrs Hobbies was a I the station to meet
her When their greeting was over
hostess and guest jumped into a wait
! ing carriage and were whirled away over
| the country roads.
John Wade and his host Billy Avery
had also jumped from the same train
and were likewise being driven over the
country roads toward the Avery house
What's doing tonight - asked Wade.
| It's rather unusual to have to bring
dress clothes out here. old man.
Dinner at the Sutcliffe's-fa shionable
! people you know-and the big dance at
| the club
Looks good to me-" laughed Wade.
Are there some good-looking girls in
store?'
Sure, and I understand from my
! wife that Mrs. Hobbies has a peach out
| with her this week. You'll meet her
anyway"
we have to make more or less of a
rush for it. won't we?'' Wade laughed.
Il mean. of course. the dinner"
"Oh. We'll make 1t in good time-here
we are now.
The two men got away-Avery insist
ing on carrying his guests bag
After his greeting to Mrs. Avery Wade
was shown to his room. there to pre-
pare for the dinner party The first
thing he did was to open his suit case
that his evening clothes might not be
unduly creased.
Great Scott" he calculated" I've pick
ed UP the wrong suitcase, Oh, I say,
what a stunning frockr'
Wade lifted out a gown Of exquisite
yellow chiffon. His heart tripped up
several beats when he carefully took out
the next garments. They were of foamy
white and all drawn with creamy satin
ribbons. 1t seemed to Wade that so many
fluffy bows were quite unnecessary yet
Wade drew in a deep breath of some del
icate scent that clung to each garment
Next there was a pair of yellow slippers
And last of all. he picked up a wreath
of small yellow buds and a creamy pearl
peeped from the center of each
What a regular h-auty you must be -.
Wade sank on the couch beside the fem
innine apparel and felt a peculiar inti-
macy with the own of the suit case
Il could kick myself for a blind idiot for
having. unconsciously. deprived you of all
these" He looked at the initials on the
back Of the silver brush. r. W." could
stand for most any kind of girl, but
do hope your hair is red-that gorgeous
sparkling red. I would like to place this
wreath on it this minute II ever We
meet-I will never forgive you for having
black hair to wear with this costume"
A knock sounded on Wade's door.
Avery's head popped in. ''Oh. I say
aren't you nearly ready? What in the
''Yes-oh, yes-rm ready-tust come In
an have look at what I've brought in
the way of evening clothes for the dinner
dance"
Great Scott. man, We are alnos. due
at the Sutcliffes now"
I'm sorry. old man. but you will have
to go without me-I've picked up the
wrong bag in that beastly crowded
trainr'
Averys sense OF humor prevailed. He
roared- Wade Joined In.
'r'n go and speak to my wife," laughed
Avery. We'll have to fix you up some
how. I think my wife's father had a
dress cult at one time. He We some
thirty pounds smaller than you"
BEAT it." put In Wade. TN not 20 to
a dinner in somebody's hand-me-downs,"
You've got to! Mrs. Sutcliffe would
never forgive my wife II she were the
cause Of an empty chair at one of her.
dinners,''
Wade sighed hopeiessly as Bill Avery
made his ext laughing uproarioussy.
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