Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-01-11
A PLEASANT EVENING.
CHAPTER CVII.

Arent you ashamed Marion to put
such ideas into Mrs. Garrett S head9''
Fred Langworth asked, when l hesitat.
ed to reply to her question anent my
being willing that Bob should 'play
with Soma Wells.
| WhyP L returned quickly, q
think she is quite all right, and SO why
| shouldn t they play together, as Miss
Riggs expresses itg''
MY, the intolerant has become toll
erant!' - Miss Riggs returned, then as
l flushed under the sarcasm: ''Forgive
me, Mrs. Garrett; but really if l was
cynical it is little weeny bit your own
fault. Do you remember the talk you
gave me once about the duties of mar
red peoplea"
Before l could answer Tom interpos-
ed;
No post mortems pleased especially
If they are disagreeable onesl"
- No post mortems pleased especially
if they are disagreeable onesl''
Thank you Tom, this would be to
me- | replied, then to Miss Riggs L
said: "Please forget everything not
pleasant to remember, won't you3''
Yes-and' she leaned nearer and
whispered so that neither Tom nor Mr..
Langworth heard: Il think you are
good sport.
l was as pleased as child at her
slangy remark. | was trying 80 hard,
and just as hard was it not to show
that L was trying.
The heavy part of the dinner finish
ed the little groups of three and four
broke up and moved about the room
Bob came over to us, and said:
Are you having pleasant time,
Margaret ?"
of she mt, we are, thanks to
herl" Miss Riggs answered for me.
Bob looked surprised, but with the
simple remark that he was glad of it,
he moved along.
~ am flattered Mrs. Garrett, that
you decided to grace my party. Are you
enjoying yourself2" Henry Creedmore
said, as he stopped moment to talk
to us.
"Immenselyl" l returned, $50 much
so that l shall feel injured should you
ever leave me out, - I had noticed Bob
stop to listen when Henry spoke to me.
and my reply was intended for his ears.
He caught it I knew, because his face
were the most bewildered expressionl
really, it was almost ludicrous.
wouldn t have you think that the
evening had been one Of unalloyed pleas
ure, for it was mott all the time l had
the object for which I was playing my
part in my mind. If because l had
determined to win Bob s love l was able
to play it well, was grateful. | viii
not claim that l did not to a certain
extent enjoy the dinner, vet l should
have enjoyed one alone with Bob much
more. Yet because of the gay company,
my spirits had risen, and when | saw
that l was aequittiqng myself welf, |
was so encouraged that / began to think
il wouldn I be so hard after all to min
gle a little with these people.
The dinner finished a string quartette
appeared, and dancing was in order for
those who wished to dance. l thought
Bob would come and ask me to dance
the first dance with him. While | cared
nothing for it. danced well. To my dis
appointment he and Soma Wells We're
the first ones on the floor. But my cha
grin was a little lesesned when Henry
Crcedmore, our host, offered me his arm
and asked me to dance with him.
But as we passed and repassed Bob
and his partner my heart sank as | no
ticed the happy interested expression
Bob wore They were chatting and
laughing as uneoneernedly as if neither
had a care in the world.
How could he, thought, after talk
ing to me as he had done. Then | sens
ed that Mr.. Creedmore was saying some