The daily Alaskan., 1918-09-19
Meeting Sister By CATHERINE PARSONS
Copyright. 1918. by the Mcclure Newgpa.
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 You're q hopeless woman hater Kenny" groaned Lieutenant Campbell "But if you refuse to meet my attrac tive siSter-in-law, at least, you will consent to meet my attractive wife she's quite harmless as far as you arc concerned and well worth knowing"
 Kenny grinned.
 You bet, I'll meet your wife, Fred the sooner the better! It's only a loi of silly girls can't stand"
 "Well, she's here now. She's taken little apartment about a mile from camp-10 Main street. We'll expect you to afternoon tea tomorrow-that will be before her sister gets there, sc you won't have to worry. Is that o. K.?"
 Tt sure Is. So long, now-Tve got to get back to my job."
 The next afternoon was cold and clear, and Kenny walked briskly along and thought rather pleasantly of the hot tea he would soon have offered to him. And he was really anxious to meet Fred's wife, too. They had known each other since they were boys and his friend had married only month or two befOre-just after he left train. ing camp. The girl he imagined Fred would pick out would be tall and , stately and dignified and very good. looking-he could see her perfectly in his minds eye.
 But he had quite shock when his ring was answered and he was ush- cred into the tiny living room to Mrs. Campbell's apartment. To be sure, his hostess was there-very much so-but she was small, very pretty and ridicu- lously young loOking-Fred should have prepared him little for this.
 "We're glad you could come, Lieu. tenant Kenny. Fred took my sister out for a few moments, but they will be back directly. Do sit down and tell me something about the camp-Pm dying to hear all about it."
 "Sisterl" thought Tom Kenny, grooming inwardly. Then she did come after all. Curse my rotten luck| Aloud he said:
 i've just been thinking it's so won- derful out-perhapS you would like to see something of the place yourself we could take little walk out in the direction of camp if you want to and you think Fred won't mind."
 His one idea was to get outside be- fore sister returned-he hoped she never would return!
 Mercy, no-Fred won't mind! He'll be only too glad to get me off his hands for while"
 Having made up his mind to make the best of things, Tom found his little companion decidedly good company. She laughed at his jokes and made herself so agreeable that he found him. self feeling almost disappointed when they finally turned towards home. But the whole afternoon she never men, toned her husband once. When they first started out Tom had turned to her questioningly:
 "You ere quite sure your husband won't care if you do go off like this?
 My husbandw echoed the girl, blankly. Then light dawned In mo- ment and she turned her head away to hide the twinkle that shone in her eyes.
 He'd trust me with you, l know" she returned, smiling. I'm just going to have a good time and forget all about him."
 When they got back to Mrs. Camp bells apartment 1t was so late that Tom begged to be excused, as he had to be back at camp in time for mess. Fred's wife did not urge him to come In, but asked him to come to tea two days later to meet her sister. He tried to refuse, on some sort of pretense, but he found it too hard to refuse any thing this girl asked him, when she really wanted to have her own way. So he promised and went back to camp, thinking that Fred was a pretty fortunate man to have such wonder ful little wife, and wishing there were more women in the world like her!
 On Friday afternoon he found both the ladies home, and he went through the painful ordeal of meeting sister. She was far more stately than Fred's