Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-20

Z" Helen, ordered, .go down to the Griffiths' and see if Tom will fill his place.-the tables all set and every thing. and I can't disarranse it. Toms younger, but he's fun and will have to do.
 Helen came back and reported that Tom wasn't in, but she had left word that he was expected, and as he all ways was hungry there was no doubt of his coming. Just at this soothing and out hopped John Strahorn. He said that a friend had offered to drive nm down, so he came by motor.
 While 1 was greeting him with the ach, cheerful smile of the hostess with her mind completely at rest Helen was scurTying out the back way to Griffith's again. to break the news to Tommy that he wasn't to come after all-she knew that the dining room wouldn't hold an extra. Tommy was just putting himself blithesomely mt fresh f1annels and he took the news hard, but Helen squared h1m by promising a chocolate cake on the morrow baked by herself, and as Tom would sell his soul for chocolate cake there was again peace along the Po- tomac.
 But hold, all is net overl Right here Raymond White galloped up the Iront steps, beaming after the fash lon or one who knows you are simply t1ckled to pieces to see him. Raymond had aoout as much right on my front porch at o'clock that night as a Wh1ee elephant or an Egyptian mum my, because he had distinctly declined ana regretted, explaining he should be pack in Chicago by that day. He said now that he had stayed over for an- other week and he knew it would be so informal, you know.
 Helen assured him that if uas ms eye at every move, but, as I grim " thought, they could call it informal perfectly lovely of him-really, some times thst girl worries me- she fibs so well-while I rushed indoors and glafed at the dining room fixed to seat twelve, with not an inch to sxare. The cook and I showed the places LID and squeezed in another and added a kitchen chair to the equipment. As now arranged each guest would have ms nelghoors elbow firmly planted in and let it go at that
 Just then the cook announced that the seven dozen small rolls and the little iced cakes had not come as per schedule from the village caterer. phoned and they said in surprise that why, nom. they hadn't baked any thing fancy for two days, as the bak- CT had gone 10 family reunion in
 
 hlled my order-why, how could they 1T the baker was a.ay? He'd be back to- o-morrow all right and they'd do the things then--unless he decided to stay over It was plain to be seen that they regarded my excitement as both rude and uncalled for and merely an- other manifestation of the insanity of summer visitors. Well, my cook had Q heart and sEe rolled up her sleeves and made hot biscuits in the middle or everything else. And I found a package of gingersEaps which we had to serve with the ice cream. Six of the guests were forty-five minutes minutes late, the jitney bus which brought them having failed to ar rive on time because the driver was sleepy and wanted Q nap and didn't think it mattered. I tell you. when I hnalIt' shooed the last guest out of tRe house to the hotel dance I lifted my right hand and vowed I'd never give another party when I was farther than one. block from civilization if lived to be a thousand. But I'll lro rlSht back next year and do the very same thing over againi'- Chicago News.