The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-07-27
TheEpenine Story
THE PARTY.
copyr,gh'. 1915. ny " wernerl

I.ydia sparks rose that morning
with The sense ~ having a duty 20
ner.c~u-a sense So depressing that
q cook away her appetite FOR her :
O'Clock breakfast % tea and toast
with half az orange She sighed re
pea,edlv as she washed her dishes
and swept up li''le imaginary dust
y 'esl drcTul old and Kind OF
droopy. she sai' 20 herself ITS
ne weather. I suppose %
T. WAS going 10 be very ROT day
Every sign pointed 20 this fact All
tho fairies had their lines ont 20
bleach those misty cohwebs thai
IA, white upon The grass There
vss Foc upor Tho river and not a
s-.o'A ~ air stirred A. q o'clock
no sru was MP and doiEe and every,
body was talking about The temper
at--..
declare. almost wish they
va-rt a-Comtrg lydia theasai
ats trcary business this HAVING
company or no, day. especially
when you're feeling sor, 81 low
down put | always have asked ',".
tor nc last ntteen years on This
particular day and they've always
accented he three % en-. 'Cept
one, when Jemiuia Harper got laid
qp with summer grip us got 20
b. "a Institution, ! suppose =
rttghr 10 called this day when Vc
four old ladies set together nut
al .hc same IT'S considerable % an
OIL story tee' lr SO And ! pre-
sumo they DO. TOO Though they
wouldn't say r. FOR worlds"
lydia sank INTO a chair and BE-
gr- ~ far herself with her big palm
iletf bound With green silk. She
dr,f,sd .a'o reflection.
/ ro- fueor years this particular
July day had DO passed IN the
sane nay r. had been by chance
"a slch things usually do Upon
! 30 s-sr occasion rre four Old ladies'
( had such Joyous time that they
. bad resolved upon an anniversary
( one anniversary had led 90 Cno'hFv
Anu so 'or di-een years In al that
/ ur,o There scarcely had been tho
slightest variation OF N" program
save that once when Jam.ma Har.
+ per had been q, They arrived al
together a. ten Arohella cum
mings. ~ith Ser lfr'e basket o.
-ro-he, v.rX Emmy raaHee. with
her bag ~ knitting. Jem.ma Harper
Nth a little roll 90 sewing which
she vas doing FOR some one or Other
- her numerous grandchildren.
Trey kissed SAT- down Chat;cd and
worked withou. variety until twelve,
when Belle Lewis. who "helpe
round came A. the back door 70
take charge Of The dianrr The dir
ner. TOO. had become q mon1tony-
chicken. vegetable or two, ice
cream and cake Ai'er dinner az.
other tedious sitting ln'n ga time,
with is -'ravberrr sho~tcakP. ar
rived After '5is ne old ladies
made u.-i- farewell. aad lydia was
left only lightly voariod. TO retire
early
Il wish she said eagerly,
could ,,lrE ~ something new tyr
them something entertaining But
cant seem TO- hayc been tempt.
ed 20 borrow a photograph but, IA.
that's 10 novelty 20 any Of rs on.
he. bum She rose. laid down the
Fan and F~r' 20 the bedroom 20
change aer dress
Ten O'Clock truck and ncaody ar.
rived. uaspa and ihe-r they
came i1rz ny 1p tho walk between
the yer era7 Emmy ChaHae ed bv
r. c-.u'- n paces-shc vas he
yo"rgest and the merr'osf B1' -.
day -hr-" ras 10 span,an"i'y In her
---le
= guess no clerk % no wealth.
o.. CELEBRATING today she said
eJo-7s saws Tho thermometer viii
t,Iyt 'cIay s1re. How are you. ~
l9a7 Seems % ne you look kind
OF peasef
"lts NJ heat Come right in,
good iolk7. where RS cool--that 10
70 say. E; il can De- coo, Anywhere
on such r. dsv"
I'VE all brought fans and wore
our thinnest lroe-es chirpcd itti"
Jemima Harper "Arabella. you take
thai chair Ike a straight back
I'm going 10 get 20 sewing az soon