Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-05-03
The Business Of
Living % " -
MEETING TWO YOUNG MEN IN
TERESTS PATTY.
BY MRS. EVA LEONARD.

Patty l want you to como over to
dinner Thursday. Douglas has invit-
ed two Of the young men from the
office up to the house and I want
them to have a good time. They are
strangers here and therefore lonely, I
take it." Eleanor was furiously an
cry at her husband who sat grinning
In fashion to give the whole thing
away If Patty should happen to no.
tice 1t and ask for an explanation. He
would be sure to tell her that she,
Eleanor, had scheme to marry off
her lively sister in law and 20 spoil
the whole thing,
Il have half promised to 90 to q
picture show with Mollie Jarvis.
do not believe care to do missionary
work."
Now. Patty, It 10 not like you to
leave me In the lurch." Eleanor was
really frightened. What IL Patty re-
fused after inviting the young menf
Il should have asked you II YOU had
an engagement, but you said Sunday
week SO counted on getting you to
help me-" Eleanor looked appealingly
to her husband.
Come on, Pat, old girl, the young
sters are not half bad. You may
even like, them" Douglas could not
bear to have Eleanor disappointed.
rs this conspiracy" laughed the
girl. looking from one to the other.
Tell me about these young aspir-
ants to society. Will they appear in
O-be joyful shirts and socks that will
make sleep in the neighborhood i'm
possible while they are in it,"
II believe in allowing the suspense
element full play in these important
meetings" was Douglass solemn an
swer. Il refuse to divulge any facts
about the two young aspirants to your
favor"
"Aspirants to her favor" burst in
Eleanor. They do not so much as
know she exists. They are looking
forward to a good feed of home cook
ing and l am the one who plans to
make 1t prize package and throw in
a lovely young woman To-
stop, this is too much, l surren-
der. l will come in my gladdest
rags"
Douglas, please do try and not
spoil my little plan" begged Eleanor
after Patty had gone. Your air of
deep mystery nearly gave the whole
thing away. If it can be made to ap-
pear natural and accidental, this
something may come of 1t.
but II Patty once suspects that / have
a plot to marry her off the game is
all off and you know it."
Now, like that" Douglas tone
was injured. Il was flattering my
self that I was carrying the thing off
like a bird. Didn't l coax her to
come? And what could have been
moro mastery than my artful stimu-
alton of INTEREST,""
You did very WE'LL" acknowledged !
Eleanor half heartedly, but 1 was
On pins and needles every minute
that you would spoil my lit
lie plan"
Really, Eleanor, for woman who
has enjoyed your advantages, you
nave poor sense of humor." Doug
as tone'was highly tragic.
Advantages" repeated Eleanor, II
10 not know what you mean"
why, association with a person of
such intelligence as your husband and
listening to his witticisms should have
developed you along that line IL any
hing could.' After Eleanor mad
shown the proper spirit of resentment
hat her husband expected of her she
inally said:
Really, I do not feel that marriage
hould make women more-well, at
ractive; make them see things from a
broader angle. l am sure 1t would if
everybody had such a husband as
lave. You are such dear"
What could Douglas do under those
but take the little flat
erer in his arms and repay her in the
anne coin by telling her that it was
he wife that made the husband, after
Ill, and II he was q good one it was all
Ter own fault?
(To be continued)