The mirror., 1919-11-27
Crand1nother's S Ghost
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odor Of food cooking, the welcome to any
house for which she had extreme distaste
for being vulgar.
Turkeyl'' exclaimed Molly Parsons,
s'delicious!''
s'Dinner will be ready by the time you
get your things off upstairs. I'd almost
given you out Penelope found herself
gazing into the eyes of the plump woman;
thinking, what pleasant eyes. "Front room,
you know. I'd 60 up with you, only"
The plump women moved swiftly away.
wherever did you find her, Peni" asked
Molly. Lucky you, too, have a lady for
a housekeeper. She reminds me of-now,
who is it she recalls
Lady," pondered Penelope, then said:
Funny, isn't it, Mollyl that l should
have that same feeling, had it the moment
l saw her. What noise they're making
AS we'll go down and see it
through"
Tom waited for his wife and her guest
at the foot of the stairs, and, before they
knew it; they were being presented to peo-
pie they had never met, to some, as the
Perkins, met but seldom, and, to Pene-
lope's establishment, exchanging greetings
with members of her own set. Relinquish-
ing Mrs. Furnival's cool hand she turned
inquiring eyes to Tom.'
''Uh-huh, he said, 'sthey're all here be-
cause they're here-and their children.
See the children, Pen. Look at their ex-
pectant little noses. All, Perkins!
Bob is taking you out to dinner, DEAR
''Some of you boys will have to bring in
your own chairs.'' Laughter rippled the
voice of the plump woman. Tom seized a
chair with one hand and little Bobby Per-
kins with the other. "Grab your reserva-
tions boys" he commanded. "Hike! you
kids, hike for the bleachers! All set1"
"All ready" called the plump women
from the open dining room door.
Penelope, looked over the monster frag-
rant ham that Bob Perkins engaged to man
ipulate, saw her husband standing Bobby,
Jr., up in his chair at the head of the table,
heard him say over the turkey: ''Now,
Bobby boy, bless this bird''; saw Bobby
clasp his small hands, heard his breathless
childish treble: s'Lord make us fit for what
we get and thankful when we get it, SOS
when the better job shows up we're proper
| trimmed to fit it. Amen
Penelope's eyes dropped before the sight
of the boy smuggling up to Tom, respon-
sive to his hug for remembering.
| But Penelope was soon engaged with
business of the laughing, chatting moment.
Everything was ready from sausage trim
med turkey to syllabub with cherry on
top and cheer all through; everything on
the table when wanted, as tom said it should
be; everybody helped himself and every body
else-formal Mrs. Furnival demanding
pope's nose second helping was a revelation.
With growing amazement Penelope noted
that the only other service rendered was
that of the plump woman. She seemed,
somehow, to belong to everybody, every
body to her: distinctly to belong! Every
body had something to say to her and plen-
ty to say to everybody else. The children
+. Penelope looked over at the children
table. The plump woman was serving
them, saying something tha, sent them of
into gales OF laughter between mouthsfull.
Dinner over, Tom and the older mer
left for an open-air smoke and walk ove1
the farm. Penelope slipped up to her room
for still moment to think it out. Molly
Parsons came racing up the stairs. "De
come down." she cried. "We're having Z
lovely time. Such games and dances
That's Daisy Perkins at the piano. Anc
such good talk! Honest, Pen, l haven
heard the servant question mentioned once
not once-and nobody has talked abou
her operation at the hospital. It's toe
lovely!
s'Who seems to be running itl'' asked
Penelope.
'sIt's'running itself. That's the wonder
full part of it.
1t did run itself. running even briske
after the men came in with Tom from in
specting the farm; ran joyously until folk
were bundling up the children, getting int
their wraps and getting gayly away.
"Would you mind riding home with th
Furnivals, Mclly?" asked Penelope. 81,
she looked swiftly at Griffith, and away
81 think that Tom and will stay on at tn
Crest
Molly Parsons threw a queer glance a
her friend, which Tom shared radiantIy
then she gave queerer little laugh. go
course, don't mind,'' she said.
"Oh, you darling!'' {. She picked vi
chubby child and kissed it "We'v
had perfectly lovely time, "she exclaimed
''lovely! -.
"Some party, eh Pen?'' said Griffith
directly the last guest had gone.
"No thanks to you, Tom Griffith, re
tored Penelope. "Thanks are due tina
dear woman in the kitchen. No rest fo
me without giving them. Are you coming
, "Comingl Sure!''