The Huttig news., 1917-01-27
CHAPTER V.
Lessons in Etiquette.

. Ndi HeStiy tlyIHS lo Scl tiiiee poli oI wearable stockings out of eleven hos iery remnants. So Fairy found them as she came in. radiant and glowing.
 "Glorious day" she said. glancing l impartially at her sisters. Just glO- rious! Connie, you should be out of doors this minute, by all means. Twins, aren't you grown up enough to sit on chairs, or won't your footies reach the Moor r?-Babbie, Eugene Babler, you kno&-is coming to spend the evening, Prudence"
 The whole family came to attention at this.
 oh goody,n cried Connie Lets make taffy."
 Yes" agreed Carol with enthusi- asm-Carol was always enthusiastic on the subject of something to eat. Yes, and what else shall we have?'
 You will likely have pleasant dreams, Carol" was the cool retort. You twins and Connie will not put in appearance at all. Prue will serve the refreshments, and will eat with us Rahbie and I shall spend the evening | in the front roon."
 .The front room ?" echoed Prudence This room Is much cheerier, and more homelike.'
 "Well. Babbie isn't member of the 1 family, you know" said Fairy.
 You are doing your best" sniffed Carol
 Now you girls must understand right off that things are different here from what they were at Exminster The proper thing is to receive callers privately, without the family en masse sitting by and experimenting That's etiquette, you know. And one must always serve refreshments. More eti- quette. Men are such greedy animals they do not care to go places where the eats aren't forthcoming"
 sMen' Are you referring to this Babbling creature now@ interposed | Carol.
 "Ouch :" said Lark.
 But won't it he rather-poky-just sitting in the front room by yourselves all evening"" asked Prudence doubt fully. ignoring the offended twins
 "Oh. I dare say it will. But it's the proper thing to do,' said Fairy complacently.
 Wouldn't it be more fun to have the girls in for little while?" per sisted Prudence.
 "Oh, it might-but it wouldn't be the proper thing at all. College men do not care to be entertained by babies"
 "No," snapped Lark, "the wisdom of babies is too deep for these-these- these men in embryo
 This was so exquisitely said that Lark was quite restored to suitability by it. Tn embryo" had been added to her vocabulary that very day in the biology class. And Carol said "Ouch '" with such whole-souled admiration that Lark's spirit scared among the clouds. She had scored
 And what shall we serve them?" urged Prudence. II suppose it would hardly do to-pop corn, would it?"
 'No, indeed This is the first time and we must do something extra. Bab- bic is all the rage at school and the girls are frantic with jealousy because 1 have cut everybody else out
 Do you like him, Fairy? Don't you think he's tiresome? He talks so much. 1t seems to me-"
 ''To be sure I like him. He's great fun. He's always joking and never study. The only reason he came here instead of going to a big college in the East is because his father is a trustee"
 Well, we'll serve oyster stew then. Now, will you twins run downtown for the oysters?" asked Prudence briskly.
 "Who? Us?" demanded Lark, indig- nantly and ungrammatically. Do you think we can carry home oysters for this Babbling young prince? Not so! Let Fairy go after the oysters !"
 "Oh. yes twinnies. I think you'll go. all right. Run along, and be quick"
 For few seconds the twins gazed at each other studiously. Neither spoke. Without a word. they went upstairs to prepare for their errand.
 They whispered softly going through the upper hall.
 'Twins! You must hurry!" This was Prudence at the bottom of the stairs. And the twins set off quite hur- riedly. Their first call was sS the meat market.
 "A pint of oysters" said Lark briefly.
 When he brought them to her, she smelled them suspiciously. Then Carol smelled.
 Have you got any rotten ones?" she demanded.
 "No," he answered, laughing. "We don't keep that kind"
 The twins sighed and hurried next door to the grocers.
 "A nickels worth of pepper-the strongest you have"
 This was quickly settled-and the grave-faced twins hetook themselves to the corner drug store.
 We've want something with a perfectly awful snell,p Lark explained