Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1917-02-01

her husband that they should give a
parish party.
80 invitations were issued broadcast
and Mrs. Burke was asked to scan the
lists, lest anyone be omitted. China
sufficient for the occasion was sup
plemented by Hepsey Burke and Jon.
athan Jackson, and Mickey laid his In
valuable services under contribution
to fetch and carry-organizing a corps
Of helpers.
The whole adult village,-at least
the feminine portion Of it,-young and
cid, presented themselves at the par
ty, dressing in their best bibs and
fuckers, amusing themselves outdoors
at various improvised games, under
the genial generalship of their host;
and regalng themselves within at the
tea tables presided over by Mrs. Bet
ty, whose pride it was to have pre-
pared with her own hands,--assisted
by the indefatigable Hepsey.-all the
cakes and preserves and other confec
tions provided for the occasion. The
whole party was one whole-hearted
single note to mar It; and who
knows whether the rector. and still
less the rector,s wife, would have no.
uced it, but for Hepsey Burke's sub
seQuent boiling over?"
When the games and feast were at
full swing, Virginia Bascom's loud.
voiced automobile drove up, and the
door bell pealed. The guests ceased
chattering and the little maid, hired
for the occasion, hurried from the tea
cups to answer the naughty summons.
Through the silence in the tea room,
produced by the overpowering clatter
of the bell, the voice OF the little maid,
quite too familiar for the proper
formality of the occasion, in Nirginia's
opinion,-was heard to pipe out cheer.
lily:
Come right in, Miss Virginia; the
but / guess Mrs. Maxwellll find ye
some"
please announce Miss Virginia
Bascom',' droned the lady, ignoring
the untoward levity Of the now cow
ering maid, and followed her to the
door of the room full of guests, whers
she paused impressiyely.
Mrs. Bascom," called the confused
maid, through the solemn silence, as
all eyes turned towards the door,
"here's-this isl mean Miss Virginia
says Miss Virginia Maxwell" After
which confusing and somewhat en-
rarrassing announcement the maid
summarily fled to the kitchen, and
left Virginia to her own devices.
Betty at once came forward and
quite ignoring the error, smiled .
pleasant welcome.
Miss Bascom, it is very nice to
know you at last. We have been 10
unlucky, have we not?"
Virginia advanced rustling, and gave
Betty a frigid finger-tip held shoulder
high, and cast collective stare at
hostess and guests through her lorg-
nette, bowling to Maxwell and ignoring
his profered handshake.
There was an awkward pause. For
once even Betty, the self possessed
was at loss for the necessary tao
tics.
A hearty voice soon filled the emp
ty spaces: Hello there, Ginty; a.
ways did say those autos was q poor
imitation Of a street car; when they
set balky and leave you sticking In
the roadside and make you behind
time, you can't 30 much as get your
fare back and walk. None but royal
ty, dutchesses and the four hundred
can afford to risk losing their cup O
tea in them things"
There was a general laugh at Hep.
sey's sally, and conversation again
resumed it's busy buzzing, and Virginia
was obliged to realize that her entry
bad been something of frost.
She spent some minutes drawing
off her gloves, slipped twice at cup
of tea, and nibbled once at cake;
spent several more minutes getting
her hands back into her gloves, fixed
a good-by smile on her face, murmur-
ed some unintelligible words to her
hostess, and departed, annoyed to
realze that the engine of the await
ing car-kept running to emphasize
her comet like passage through 30
'rixed an assembly-had become quite
,naudible to the company.
such an INSULT" stormed the lady,
as she returned home in high dud-
gesR. II might have been a nobody.
the way they treated me. Dad Ghall
hear of this; and I'll see that he puts
them where they belong, The impu.
teRce! And after his t-treatins me
s.s'se." she wept with chagrin, and
malice that betokened no good to the
! rector and his little wife.
Even SO, II is doubtful II the hosl
and hostess would have permitted
themselves to notice the superciiious
rudeness of the leader OF Durford
Society. had Hepsey been able 10
curb her indignation.
AS she and Betty and the little
maid, assisted by Donald and Mickey
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