Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-11-18

tsVt d oVnh Att oAtF'Af itNi
purse Ia one hand. a list Of errands
in the other and old Mr.. Martins
umbrella hung on her arm. The
umbrella was to he left at one of the
department stores to be mended.
why carry ap umbrella on a day
like this?" called Jessie Meachem.
whose veil proclaimed to the suburb
Of Westmont that she. too wac go
ing into the city for the day.
Before Lora could answer a young
collie rushed pell nell up the street
followed at a clover pace by a young
map with his cap under his arm. The
surgeons case in one hand told ne wa
a doctor.
Lot OF errand- to do for every
body in town az usual?" he asked as
he came up to the girls
Lora smiled.
"Oh, OF course,'' answered Jessie
Meachem. Actually it gets so bad
that / sometimes think I'll get up and
take the milk train into town TO avoid
tho errands every one has. Things
that people wouldn't dream of doing
themselves they'll ask someone else 10
do for them. Mark Temple asked me
to bring him eight library books week
before last. He went in last week on
Thursday, and when I went Friday he
asked me TO return the books. in
quired his reason for leaving them
when ne was in town the day before
and he just laughed. IT don't like
carrying thinse," ne replied easily.
Il"
The young man with the cap colored
Help" he muttered throwing up his
hands in mock appeal. II was go
Ing TO ask one OF you TO order some
dog biscuits for the pup. He hasn't
one biscuit. left and the grocers here
In town don't carry them
The train whistle urged the girls
towards the station and after they
were we'll on the way into town the
chief topic of tWestmont conversation
came up. only the young married
people are going 10 go, really" an
nounced Jessie Meachem. "Of course.
the girls will go-as many of them as
there are unmarried men in Westmont
and you know" she paused and
stared at Lora. you know now
many young. unmarried men there are
in Westmont. Might as well hunt a
needle in a haystack as en- unattached
man there
Lora added another item TO her
penchied list and laughed as she
listened. There aren't many" she
confessed. yet at least nine girls vii
/ get invitations to the affair, IL all oi
the unattached men go. For my part
don't even expect TO go and so I an
settled. IL it's a nice evening I'll take
Bennie to the movies"
| Her voice tried TO keep disappoint
ment from the surface but Jessi.
Meachem only smiled cynicaIly. We'll
want TO go. II a person stays hom,
from that she'll be dead socially a
far as Westmont is concerned. Yol
know that, Lora Romaine. And In
going TO so 10 it If 1 have TO asi
somebody to take me-"
Lora gasped. You never would
If l didn't think young Dr. Mlei
would be off on a hike with tha
collie of his I'd ask him TO take ME,
said Jessie stoutly
Lra's cheeks flushed but as III
train was already entering the uniol
station no one noticed.
All day long Lora rushed from
place 10 place. She had come 4
the city 70 buy some fringe and trim
ming for a black lace frock. It wa
one that she had had for some tim
for parties and which. il she wer
fortunate enough TO be asked. woul'
be quite suitable for the dinner-danc
to be held in Westmont. The list o
commissions given her by neighoor
so filed her day, however, that it wa
well after 3 o'clock when she flew int
the trimming shop for her fringe. Sh
. counted out the even change and pick
ed up her small parcels CAREFUL,
After having them wrapped togethe
at the service desk she started 10 d
her last errand.
; In the seventh floor grocery de
partment she bought a ave-pound DO
. of dog biscuits and ordered FIVE NOR
: boxes to be delivered. The Ave- poun
!, box she carried with her.
: She arrived at the station in time I
+, watch the last coach OF the 55l pu
|: out. The next train would not leaN
until 6.a2. ''If l hadn't stopped fl
! ! the dog biscuits" she said to hersel
I: Before she could finish someone Ia,
(, ped her on the arm 1t was young d
r Miles.
! Miss it?" he asked.
! She nodded. 1t meant that 81
j. would miss dinner at home for n
} aunt was strict and meals were n
! kept waiting fer anyone no matt
d what the excuse might be.
= Il just came in and happened
/: see you looking after the home goir
Q train" laughed DIR. Miles. "I had
: get some dog biscuits and the wir
/ were down from the storm la
= night"
}: Here's one box and five more w
;: be delivered" said Lora, handing hi
u the package.
He stared at her. why, dear &.