Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1922-05-19
WHAT SHE FOUND
BY NeTTlE 9. TANNING

decollcte gown which SHE bad planned
TO wear ON that occusion II was be
fore the time of haciJesS hudiccs AMI
she was afraid she had been almost
TOO daring in planning that Kind of
gown when most of the ladies' vouiI
wear u "N" neck. aud their long
Sleeved "undieS" would probably show
through their chiffon or crepe tie calie
sleeves
Although not fashionable MS to
clothes. the club was very exclusive.
and so old that it's charter members
had grown white-haired or hald-hcad-
ed, according Ia their respective seN
1t was composed OF doctors lawyer,
ministers and their wives. school
teachers Of varying ages and few
others, Mrs Fleming WAS one of the
others There were two bachelors, alr
Black and Mr.. Tilden. the always i'm
maculate principal of the grammar
school, thirty-iye. pink-cheekcd and
six feet two.
Young Mrs. Fleming sighed as she
sewed. She wished she could do some
thing to wake up the club. They were
too SNUG and complaccnt. They had
had the same president for II years.
A telephone call interrupted Mrs
Fleming's musings II was the chair
man of the banquet committee, who
said that Mrs. Worden would be I'M
able to be at the banquet and would
Mrs. Fleming please hll in her place on
the program.
Mrs, Fleming promised 10 see what
she could do, put on her things and
started for the library ON her way
she met Miss Davids, club member,
and stopped to chat with her. As they
parted n few torn scraps of paper
slipped unnoticed from Miss Davld's
notebook and fell at Mrs Flemng's
feet. She looked down at them. then
picked them up, tucked them into her
purse and hastily turned toward home.
where she spent some time In neatly
patching the pieces together, picture
puzzle fashion
Two nights later the banquet pro
6ANScth lIVill lluil tbthtdllS u utlltls
tasse. Then the tables were cleared
and speeches were In order.
When Mrs. Fleming was called on
she arose, looked steadily at Mr.. TIL
den until he blushed, then unfolded a
disreputable looking paper, laid it on
the table face down 2nd began gravely
1.-TWO days ago l started for the H.
brary to search for something to read
tonight, little thinking that l would
soon be unravelling battling mystery
concerning three of our prominent club
members To say that have been
alternately interested curious, aston
ished and shocked at what | have
learned, family expressed my emo
tons. Before reaching the library
stopped to chat moment with Miss
DaVids. After we parted noticed
some bits of paper ON the walk. They
must have fallen from her notebook
as we We're talking. On one of the
pieces | saw the words. exceedingly
shocking"
Miss Davids' face showed blanh
amaZement.
Mrs. Fleming continued Nov. any
thing shocking is apt to be intercstinl
particularly if it concerns those wit
whom one Is well acquainted"
Several people stirred uneasily II
their seats.
ut Glanced that other bits IT paper
had fallen, with the writing up. After
a hasty glance l simply had to know
what IT all meant and gathered up the
papers You will begin to understand
why did this when l repeat to you
the words / saw in the order in which
/ first saw them on the ground. EN-
CEEDINGLY SHOCKING-TUD
ROCKING - MISS PENNY - OPEN
WORKED STOCKING-MISS ROSS
SAD"
Her audience was now listening
breathleSsly, and CONSERVATION showed
In the faces of the two mlddle-aged
school-teachers mentioned. Mrs. Elem
ing went on;
There were other scraps with words
on them. After gathering them I'm I
at once returned home and spent the
afternoon in piecing them together"
She looked soberly at the paper on
the table and all eyes followed her
gaze.
Il thought at first l would say moth
Ing about It but as the matter so In
umately concerns us all, felt that
you, too, should be told" Every eve
was fixed upon her as she took the
paper from the table.
Listen" she said Gould anything
be more dreadful than thls?"
Said Miss Ross to Miss Penny. while
rocking
I'm sure It's exceedingly shocking
Indeed, It Is sad.
But Tilden. poor lad.
Is wearing an openworksd stocking"
Pretty clever" murmured the Judge
in Mrs Fleming ear, as she sat down
You certainly had our undivided At
tention all right"
Someone else must have dropped