Evening star., 1922-02-05

Blaine by this time and gone back
to thoughts Of the wedding. II do
hope the food isn't going to look
homemade and stupid" she said,
pulling at the dimity sash. Il can't
see why I didn't have Trazzini, after
all. 1 might have had Edgar pay for
it afterward-without his knowing 1t.
Of course"
well" I fred up. we're poor.
Lettie, but before I'd see a sister of
mine skin her husband out of the
money! to pay for her wedding break
fast I'd work myself to shreds. Don't
you worry about the food. It's going
to be the best you ever ate. and 1t will
look all right, too. Trazzini would be
out of business if Temple and I ever
took up catering in a serious way,
believe me-"
You use such vulgar slang. DEAR"
said mother. sweetly-just the way
talk to Edith. "'Skin' and believe
me-! 1t really isn't done"
I'm so glad I got those darling
little boxes for the wedding cake"
said Lettie. taking no notice either of
mother or me. when Temple cuts 1t
do remember to bring me little
piece, kath-I might forget to taste
it on the day Of the wedding. have
so much to think of. and I'd really
like to have a bit of my own wedding
cake"
I'd been so busy I'd almost lost sight
Of Temples and my wedding cake
scheme, but Lettie's word brought 1t
back, and had shiver of premoni-
ton. However I knew there was
plenty of the other cake to give her
a piece Of 1t, and she hadn't said any
thing about the round one. 1t seemed
safe enough, but, oh. my guilty con-
science troubled me about the sham.
had, II mother will permit me to use
one more scrap Of vulgar slang. I
had hunch!
'Tll see that you get a piece, all
right" I promised, land now I'm go
ing of to bed. for I've got to be up
early tomorrow, and begin to get the
house cleaned. Please don't be around
more than you can help. Temple and
are going to sweep. scrub and polish
the furniture"
Lettie came over and gave mo q
fond goodnight kiss. Little sister"
she murmured, you're so good-and
50 wonderful What would do with
out you?"
What, indeed, I wondered myself.
i +
THE day before the wedding in the
l. afternoon Temple and locked
ourselves In the pantry, drew down
the blinds, and lit that electric light
! I went to work cutting the cake and
she draped that old tinpan in the
most marvellous coating Of icing you
ever saw. It was like snow and
hoar frost. Delicate fittings ran
over the top, drawn into a delicious
whorl in the center; Exquisite little
shells were placed all round tho
edge. It wasn't overdone. either-it
was just right And when Temple
had finished it was a regular fairy
Icake-provided. Of course. fairies are
the size Of brobdignags and eat cake.
| I could hardly got my own work
done for watching. It really was a
masterpiece.
Somehow, I hardly know how, we
got the lovely thing of tho pastry
board and onto the beautiful old
silver tray that IL the choicest piece
of all the old Gainsley silver.
when that gets q wreath Of roses
around It," said Temple proudly,
| there's no one but will admire 1t
as much a. you and I. Miss Kathy.
And all hope IL that the next one
| I leo will be for your own wedding.
with q grand hne young man AZ
wealthy and as handsome AZ this
Lieut. Sparthwaite-or even more
co."
well, I'm not going to have a
fake oaks, TIL tell you that" I do
dared Itn bs the real thing or
none" s. !,
rAnd vsu REPRESENTATIVES,