Norwich bulletin., 1916-12-21

You certainly will grace the feast, " ] he said when he called for me. What | a splendid cloak"
 Tt is pretty, isn't it?" I smotthed ] the soft rich folds of Lora's wrap,
 which l had slipped on just for fun.
 T never saw you in a more becom- ing garment he said so admiringly that really felt that it would be a pity to take it off and explain that it was not mine So I wore it to the had always considered a dear, gen. erous creature, would not mind in the least
 But she did. She telephoned just | after had left home to ask when would be at her house with the cloak, and mother told her I had gone to a panquet. Strangely enough, she guessed at once that I had worn her evening wrap, though mother herself didn't know it until father, overhear- ing mother at the telephone said: Why, when I came in I met Lucille going out in a gorgeous cloak Before I was up this morning moth CT came to my room and informed me that Lora had appeared to be ex- tremely annoyed, and she begged me to lose no time in returning it. She was so upset about the matter that l dressed at once.
 It occurred to me that 1t was not necessary for me to lug that big heavy cloak box way across the city again, and yet I did not wish to pay a mes- senger, so I decided to take it down town and buy some trifle for Lora at one of the shops and have it sent out to her as package inelosed. l tied it up carefully and put Lora's name and address on the box and took it down to Blanks, where I knew Lora has an account. I was just wondering whether to buy a handkerchief or a yUc Cf1 1-cC vyrI1n 1nf A1~th r1tC h
 Talk about good fortune" he said, its mine now! My mother has sent me to match samples and 1 cer- tainly need feminine assistance. If you'll find the right shade of rose and lavender ribbons to go with these scraps, Lucille, I'll buy you any color ed lunch you wisF from lobster to pIs- tachio ice cream
 Of course we had the jolliest kind of time. We went first to the restaurant, and as Arthur said, fortified ourselves for the shopping. When we had bought the ribbons he told me that he had his car parked on the lake front and he said that he would take me home as it was a dull day in his of fee. We had a most delightful drive, staying out all the afternoon.
 Tonight, just at dinner time, Lora telephoned me, and said at once that she wished to speak to me about her evening gown.
 "Oh, your evening wrap" faltered, for the truth was I had completely forgotten that troublesome garment since the moment I sat down to lunch with Arthur in the store. The rather alarming thought suddenly came over me that I had left the box under the restaurant table.
 T thought you might be relieved to know where 1t was" continued Lora jelly Tt was found in the cafe at Blanks this afternoon, and they tel ephoned to me to ask if they should send it up and
 tOh, then it reached you in good time and by the same method by which I had intended to send it. I took it down to Blanks to have them deliver it to you as a package inclosed, and then-we1l, it happened that"
 Please spare me any explanation, Lucile,'' interrupted Lora haughtily. I'm not feeling particularly patient this evening"
 I cannot understand, inasmuch as she had her precious cloak home per- fectly safe, why Lora should be so disagreeable to me about the man. ner of it's return For my part, I am a firm believer in the old saying that all's well that ends well, and I think there's no use getting worried and wrinkIed over troubles that never happened.