The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1920-08-28
(. TIVE.
MYSTERY
HOUSE
CHApTERlX
The Surprise.

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The Surprise.
Answer the phone, please, Nor
enc" Betty said as the telephone
rang. ITS for you, anyway"
HOY id. you. know" asked Nor.
enc, getting up from her chair on
thetporch.,
WHY, someoRe'B always calling
you... replied Betty
"Hsllo...' Moreno said, az shesaIis-i
weredsthe ntons... 'Halio. What?'
on. yes;- Just a. minute, pieases
Beatvt Retty!"
"Cbming.", Betty said,
its for you. after air. said Nor
enc. as Betty, sat down tos the
phone.
'HaIloy she said !: yes, thsss is
Betty. on, it's you, M6ther!! HOW
aros your What2 Yes... OH that
willtbe just fine A surprise? OF
course l will. Yes, yess, Of course
I'li-bring them along.,. Are they; in
the snnDSisaa toB2. on NEITHER;
y03fre anaolds darling.- Weiebe on
time YES. Goodbye"
"A'surprise, Betty!" said oreae1
"Whb Is giving it?"
"Mother and. Daddy" replied
Betty Mother said, shes wanted
us all toscCne over thiaa afternoon
and stay all night. Tfiss surprise
wan be told this evening"
"Oh, RBttys' said Moreno, taking.
held Of, Betty and dancing her
around the room. "Whateyer.y0sr-
mother andfather plan iss always,
great" ..-
The morning passed quickly, and
in the early afternoon Betftc
and NOrenesand the boys started
for. Betty and Billy's home, which,
was quite a distance fromithe Dewei
home, but they. preferred walking
to the car ride
""Punctual TO the sdotn cried Mrs.
BOrton, asAshe ranaout to meet Tho
ch4Mren.
Il told you we, would. Mumsey
DEAR" said Betty. embracing. her
mothers
'tAndlethis is Agnes, ! presume."'
Bstty,s> mother said, tarning to-
Agnes -
ION, yes, Mothsr,r excuse me for
notwithstanding her., Betty saids'
Agnes, meet my another: Mother,
meet Agnes Pale. She's Norene's
COUSIN
"Ah, yes" said Mrs. Bortoni IT
am alwayssglad. to meet Norene's
!riends."'4
Thank, you,s Mrs. Bbrt0n," said
Nogene,. lifting her eyes,to th0setof
MFs. Bortons.
"And now, my dears,"" said Mrs.
Borton, after awhile, Come in and
enjoy some lemonade that i have
made especially for yon"
IT'S good and sour il it's made
Gor me" laughed Hail
ITS sweet as honey IL it's madei
especially for Agnes, said Billy
I'm not so sure of that Agnes
old him. ~ @...,
The lemonade.c ertainly'was geod.i
It wasn't too sweet or too-sour, but
Just right. Hal ands AL snackedf
heir lips as they asked:
Mrs. Borton,s ,doS you. mind If wei
have a third glass?"
Hal! All" Moreno exclaimed
Did, you leave your manners at
homer"
yep, we had to, this time;" AL.
told her..
I'VE surmisedy that lemonade
would,,be here to greet u.s." said
Hal, 80 we @thought it best not to-
bring MI. Manners along today"
That's it, boys" encouraged
Mrs. Borton. Drink all you want.
That's what it's made for"
"MUther, can't you even give us
ahint of the surprised" Betty asked.
mo, not even a hint" said
Betty's mother.
We'll, | know it's a good one,
anyway" Betty told her. you and
Daddy always give lovely sur
prises. y"
Are we in it?" the boys asked,
"Of course" assured Mrs. Borton.
"All of you are" Hours never did
seem so long. as they did then, but
finally the evening meal was over
and every one adjourned to meet in
the library. Everyone being com,