Pueblo chieftain. (Pueblo, Colo.) 1889-current, 1921-10-24
Continued from Sunday

Continued from sunday
But he stopped short again. From
the dining room. which might we'll
be called a banquet hall. not a sound
came! No chatter of voices no chatter
OF silver and ca:na-utter silence.
There was not a sound in the entire
house 1t was nonsensical; II was i'm
possible Benny once more looked into
tho dining room.
There were seats for at least twenty
at the long table and now Benny saw
that several OF these were not occu-
pied. The seats at the head and foot
were vacant Two, or possibly three.
more had no occupants. This absence
OF the host and hostess and OF, per-
haps, several important guests might
have accounted for the Alence. but 1t
could not account for the utter i'm
mobility of the guests already seated.
OF the fourteen or fifteen at table ten
were women. nd all were beautiful
women and women beautifully gowned.
Tho men were in evening dress. Not a
sound Not a motion OF a hand or the
movement OF an eyelld' Benny drew
the portierc aside and entered the
dining room. The figures seated at the
table were all OF wax
We'll, we'll we'll. folks" Benny ex.
claimed. "How's the party this even
inge"
He walked the length Of the room
looking from one wax figure to the
next. The absurdity Of IL all struck
him strongly: 1t stirred his abundant
sense of humor; the Joke was on him
for he thought this real party. Not
nc to be crouch, He stopped beside
one OF the male figures.
We'll. welli' he cried MY old
friend Astorbilt' And n there isn't my
old college ehum Vanderfelleri How
arc you. boys Some little party
Countess. / am delighted, Princess.
assure YOU 1t gives me great pleas
urct"
He bowed to the assembled company
and then laughed naturally Mt the wax
nguros and at himself. II was great
YES, siri Some party'' he said. II,
rested his hand on one Of tho vacant
chairs and took one OF tho dinner
plates from tho table. what do you
know about that" he exclaimed
sidehoard and examined the cocktails
They were Manhattans-tho real thing
! not limitations. well. believe me-
said Benny the Book agent. Tho ic,
/ in the wine coolers was real ice,
everything ws real except tho people
Benny chuckled with eloe. "som'
party Yes. sir some party he re-
/ peatcd "All tho show window swells
| Now, wonder what's the idea?''
| lie raised one OF the cocktail Elassci
. 10 MS lfpg ana WAS ABOUT 10 SWALLOW
its contents; tho words Here's &c
everybody" were on the end of hi,
! tongue. but he put the glass back OF
tho tray. Just a minute. folks" h'
said. He went out OF tho dining room
| As he had guessed. the woman
] bending over the stuffed bird in tn,
/ parlor was n wax figure like tho rest
/ Nor was she alone. When he walked
to the shadowy distant end of the
parlor he found other wax ladies'
| There wcro four in tho parlor In all
three sitting gracefully in chairs. theii
faces IN waScn smiles Benny greeted
| them gleefully. lie called them Gwen.
dolyn. Arethusia and Cuogrnda. Tho
1 figure at tho small table he greeted II
= friendly manner as Cousin Susan
/ lie took tovial tone with her.
I Some bird. Cousin SUSAN" he said
But not edible. Nry nice. but moi
worth long and continuous study. Now
here IL something worth good Ions
/ look-'Aunt James Cook Book price
oniy two dollars. TWO thousand choic,
1 recipes for tho Kitchen aud the chains
\ dish. compiled by twenty-fuur oi
/ Americas most famous culinary art.
| lists Not at ALI Not at alii' lie saiG
| eagerly. as nc unwapped the book
and opened 1t. Glad to have YOU look
It over. Take all tho time You want
/ I'm dining in the next room
I ~, removed tho stuffed bird and ID,
glass dome and placed them on tn,
floor. Whore they had been he placed
the open cook book. Cousin Susan
seemed to he standing there, studyin.
the cook book. "A smile Ut pleasure OF
hcr NvaNen lips.
| Benny was enjoying every moment
of this waxcn adventure. What II al
meant he did not know and he did moi
care II was lark and a good one II,
meant to sec It thru. and In case- JUS
| In case-nnyonc seemed likely To max,
tTnlIhiR huTntIgn nn had in lgptp1 him.
solf into the strang affair. he ha,
given cousin Susan" the cook hool
4 to read. That was his anchor TO wind