Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-16
TOO MUCH
EFFICIENCY
A CLEVER sER,AL STONY.
By "A J. RATH.
Author Of when TIE Devil Was
Sick" -Ons-CylinAer SAM" etc.

CHAPTER XIV. tcontinued.)

CHAPTER XIV. (Continued)
Gown! Holy smoke! l forgot your
gown! Why. you can't wear any OF
those gowns. Connie Not on your
life! Waltz"
He rushed to the telephone and
called a number.
here" he commanded. "Ah--how do
you do, madame? This Is the resi-
dence Of John w. Brooke. Miss
Brooke Yes; OF course you know
her. Well. Miss Brooke Yes, yes. AZ
I was about to say, Miss Brooke Oh,
yes; yes! Now. Miss Brooke-one
moment, please. This Is my conversa-
ton, madame, not yours. It's tho
most important conversation in New
York city Mt this particular minute,
and will not be interrupted.
Miss Brooke desires a gown to wear
this evening. Therefore, you will have
every gown in your shop sent up here
inside Of an hour, in order that she
may make a selection. And send n
couple of tailors along to make any
necessary changes.
What? Maybe they're not tailors;
but anyhow you send 'em. Have 'em
bring their own scissors and pins and
all the customary tools This is a
rush Job, but 1t has to be done right.
"How's that? Oh, bunk! You call
as many automobiles as you need and
put 'em on the bill. Get those gowns
here; that's all. What? Oh! Con-
slider all apologies made-in French.
Sure. Merci madame. You arc
charming magnifique! All to the
good! How's that? All right? Surest
thing you know; we'd be great friends
in no time. Only get those gowns
here, Hortense!"
Constance had collapsed into a
chair.
"E. E." she gasped, "you are thd
limit"
We'll. that's the only way to talk to
those gay Parfsiennes, my dear. l bet
you those gowns will be here in half
an hour Why, that kid is hustling
'em into the boxes now!"
kid! She's fifty If she's day, and
she's fat"
Never mind She's human. She's
so curious TO see what talked to her
that she's bringing the gowns up her
self"
CHAPTER XIV.
Father Returns.
There was more than a mere sound
of revelry in the Brooke mansion;
there was a pandemonium. H. Hedge
had at last given party that exceeded
anything within the. memory of Con-
stance or Billy. What 1t cost, the
Young Rrookes had not the least idea
although the probable magnitude OF
the expense stunned and a little start
led Constance.
AS for Hedge. he had no more notion
of the cost than they. and did not
care. Perhaps he had wiped out all
the savings effected by scientific man
agement; ne rather hoped ne mad. It
was certain he would never exactly
know, because the records OF MS ad-
ministration were In ashes.
There mad never been so much and
such beautifui music. it seemed to the
guests OF the brookes. There mad
never been sucn supper. AS for
flowers, the house seemed literally to
be built out of Them. And, to add the
last touch Of magnificence, particular
ly in the eyes of II. Hedge. Constance
wore the Kind OF gown that only comes
once In a lifetime.
1t was nearly midnight when COM
motion in the front hall sent. Hedges
scurrying out to investigate. He re-
turned in five minutes. grinning. Con-
stance questioned him with her eyes,
Just an old gentleman who is
slightly out of his head" he explained.
He managed to make his way past
the man at the door, and he won't 60.
He seems to have an idea he belongs
here, and he became rather noisy when
they tried to eject him."
THE poor thing!" said Constance
sympathetically. What did you do?"
'Telephoned for the police. It's the
only right thing to do. They'll take
| care of him; probably send him down
| to Bellevue for observation"