The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1921-01-28
The Woman .
He Married
a DINNER PARTY.
BY JANE PHELPS
Chapter So.

| The morning mail brought a letter
from Dicks sister Agnes She was
coming to New York, and would
spend a couple of days with usEsif
we could put her up?" z @5
"Of course we cant" I said. when
i Dick read her letter aloud. "And Oh,
aren't you glad we are out tof that
| horrid cheap apartment? It would
be awful to try to entertain her
| there" i
ooh, 1 don't know that she is any
| better than we are! We lived there
all right
But she is different The change
from her beautiful home would be
| SO obvious. 1t is bad enough here
when one compares. them, but
| there"
"Of course this is a much more
comfortable apartment. Nan. But 1
was very fond of the old place-we
were happy there, you know, at first,
anyway"
After Dick left 1 commenced to
get ready for my guest. I had not
forgotten to tell him, however, to be
sure and try to make more money
! that we would want to have things
very nice for his sister, do something
to entertain her.
"All right! I'll do my best. but
don't cry if I lose"
1 was delighted that I had added
to my wardrobe before Agnes came
With what | had ordered Ghe dress
and blouse) l could make a very good
appearance for the short time she
would be with us. A longer stay
would have exhausted my changes.
She came at the end of the week
Dick met her, and came up with her
She brought Junior several lovely
ming scarf. She presented Dick with
picture of his father in an expen-
sive silver frame.
l was glad when Clara and Mrs.
Stewell both called the next day: de-
lighted to introduce the naughty
ar1stocratic woman as Dicks sister
| saw at once that she had made an
impression. And it administered to
my pride.
That night Dick took us to the thea
ter. Agnes COMPILING rented me on my
appearance, and said / must have a
very fine dressmaker. L wanted ter
ribly to mention Felice, whom / was
sure she had heard of, but didn't dare.
She might tell Dick, and after what
he had said couldn't let him know
not yet-that Felice was making my
clothes.
gave little dinner for Agnes the
next night ] took great pains to have
everything nice as possible. I asked
Mr.. and Mrs. Stowell, Clara and Jim,
Tom and Laura Burbank, Dick want
ed me to ask the Grays. but they were
SO much elder I felt they would not
enjoy our party. and that perhaps they
might spoil it for the others
We played bridge after dinner, and
had bought some very pretty prizes
To my delight Agnes won the Iady's
prize, Clara had sent her Eictrola up
by the janitor. and SO We had some
music.
Dick had looked so proud and hand
some as he carved. at dinner; his sister
had shewn herself very affable; while
she too looked the aristeerat, that l
was as proud as peacock. Z didn't
really like Agnes Deland, yet / was
glad she was with us.
She told me candidly that the din
ner was a success, that she had en-
joyed herself. She rather spoiled 1t,
however, by saying she did not like
Clara Watson. She said
Mrs. Watson doesn't ring true to
me. If I were Dick I should object
to your intimacy with her.
"Bick has nothing to say about nay
women friends" I was indignant.
He Should have. Family counts
with us if it doesn't with you. No one
can afford to be careless in social
matters
I made no reply, but thought that
as far as our social standing went
what We did mattered little.s The
stoweIls were the only people we knew
who made any pretensions-
(Tomorrow-Dick resents Mans
nagging.)