Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-11-20
SERIOUSL -ENlBROLDER A LUNCHEON CL(
THE DAILY NOVELETTE,
CHESTNUT DAYS
BY Minnie u. TOmnSend
A CHEsTNuT1NG party. Could any
By Minnie NJ. TounS

A rrIrcr>rr-,r,>-c, ,,r,y Could ANY,
n thing be more delightful on n crisp
oo,oha, a. ~ 49, rod brown and
'C'"oer uay III 'le ieu'
golden-tinted woods" Anne C nus
oh,I5,an,. ~, c,o Lod been
I"lu'snly as she "a'Neu' one ,'S'u 80
doing war work. sewing at the Red
/ Cross rcon,s md running on numerous
arrard, .ho,,. ,,,,., And inst nov
| mus a"out 'oN H. H''"
"hen she was beginning to feeI pretty
w., ''.eU ou'' l''e I'',U,"''t,s ''''
0eet u''iNt'tu a. '''e '''',, --...
anne recalled her last nuttlng party
Just year ago This crowd was to be
co,nnosod o,tiro,,. -, ,ir,s hr, last
49,, "'.' ,'' Va
| year they had been evenly paired Off
The boys were all part Of Uncle Sans
army now. Ray K had helped her
over the rocks and through sCramblv
| bushes: and what merry time they
had spent He was Just a boy then
| fun Of laughter and good fellowship
and now-..it was only last week tina,
I 'eived his commission Lieutenant Ray
/ K. the name refused to lose its boy
.shness even with the digniied title
affixed,
/ Deep IN her thoughts Anne hreezed
| into the sitting room; but before she
| had opened her mouth to tell Of her
| invitation her mother came out Of her
| roCin dressed for travelling. Anne held
her peace tactfuily. ~ ''N CIV
Mrs C--'s tired countcnancc broke
| into n smile as she spied, Anne Dear
n" P|-s have asked me to ride with
them TO New, Hampshire this afternoon
! and | thought It a splendid chance to
pay auntie that long visit
Anne did not hear all that her mother
said. but she aroused herself in timo to
| near the final admonitiCn. And don't
forget to water the plants. feed pussy,
empty the pail under the ice chest, put
! W the ice card. put down the milk bot
ties.
Mother :! Anne laughed in dismay,
but on hearing an impatient honk from
the waiting machine. she hugged her
gayiy, and bidding her have a good time,
sent her off with a gay good by.
! with pussy.
There won't he any nutting party
for me, Kitty, with this big house to keep
However we'll make the best of it,
The next day was Saturday, and the
day planned for the nuttng party. 1t
was beautiful day and the golden
woods seemed to call to Anne Determin-
ed to forget her disappointment she
arose early and before the sun had made
much much progress she had rice bread and
| ner fathers. in the oven. Later n tempt.
! ing row of tarts followed the bread to
the closet shelf. and finally a big browc
war cake, brlmming over With raisins
Anne viewed the results Of the morn
ing's work GuizzicaIIv "Was If II worth
a morning in the woods" she answered
! herself ennhatiCaIIv ',Sura ,onra 49,
viii be eatinS Innb qeu mnStiung' Wy t.ite aneT
is just about to pass around her de-.
licious chicken sandwiches" i She She re- re-
membered how EAGERLY the hovs sc scram-
hled for them Iast me uoS5 sCrT.ni an a
eycy euyy bfs that ne preferred the
..
tabIn sbn u'eu I,i /" S.a'e on me kitcnen
~ On ;n1o y as IuoC pasaHg tne taris
opposite When ~ cbeeryy vo,on m tne ntaII
familiar called through '81ee' the open peia"sTy Win
, 20 .nsie e'ty oouy III mere Know
cha A'nG st,i arose: Forgetting the tarts which
one 81. neiu IN heI hand. Inc door
b+omr bpovu ~ 80 Suidtit lieutenant l. Die
) .,,,?,',!i, oITMH anu every lnch man; The
twlhkiIng eyes and roguish mouth were
"Tbr bouo ,r,o" - ,,
e tho,,gh bn bod en- en- ne shlu' a.
, 49, ,or,. 'iau iS SeSh her every uaS
G and bInsbinT,, H. Gu ob one PIaLe on ,aIts
her hand SLn ,,.as nOUn,it,, -, Helf af ~ ~
q flushed cheeks from her mornings hall
ing, her plain bne gingham dress ant
the much mussH nuffiness Of her coli
fure So was tie lieutenant. hut il wa.
I a completely satisfying consciousness
h He explained his unheralded presenC,
v at that unheard-of visiting hour by say
v ing that he had only a few hours fur
n | iOubH " tI"HSdCt SCHle DuSlHeSSr dllt
then must return TO camp. He alS'
. added that he would sail for love
: thSre "iIhIh the near luture. .
> lneIl Anme IeH@neIhpereu @ ner noSplt,al
f,H. anu inNiteu ,lI.n MN 10 iHncn WIN ne
n@io," Ia , .ne htLCnei. thpis' CEcr tne DEAN Dean
| 1rtu % .b Itiir tMtS f"Iheu " m6mS 'mlnEs E
90 mn stnrSt snioJ ~ I.ti
Tickle Of water vending It's wav acros
| thp cIoeet Foor Shn TocaiIeJ +bo jc
| hoy ExcHsing hnrsaif bset,Iv oh
| emptied the oVerfowing nan deiantl,
| ignoring his proffered aid. a while later
| when she had forgotten the episode am
was listening tensely TO the lieutenant
! vivid description of his first trip in tn
air, alone, she heard the reminding jim
gle of the ice mans cart. Consterna
| tion prevailed. She had forgotten to pu
| up the ice card. Hurrying to the door