New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1922-05-31
The Reason Madge Donned Her
Best For Allen Drake.

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with a little ,hrin of dism,v a,,bon,
| was careful IN inter no word a,o,,
land 10 keen from my faoa oil a,ido,.
lof nv emotion I'm, wbe, Oh. ho,
gone IN tho raraep IN ,i,L ~. rnu,
ers for the guest room and ha,
filled all the commissions ~ NV ev
acting mother.;n.law and bad escona,
10 NV own mann Ia dres. f,ooa ~,
nrosneet ber words had onened 40
only w,,h dismav but viii a risin,
excitement WHOSE cause 7 aid NOT wis,
10 ask even ~ mvSe,f
| stood motionless IN the center a
nv room THINKING tho thing ,yar 7
the man Smith cou,d mt take hi,
sprained foot from a chair for nes p,
Nv week then II wos for.gope co,.
clusion that Allen Drake would he
our bouse quest for even a longer nor.
| od. knew that JilIi,n,s scheme fo,
| .reokoninr I'm" Smith included f., tr, =
for him in which he sbouId he CO
|terrorized that he would give our sec.
| tion of the countrv wide berth
That she denepded unon Allen DraLe
for this terrorizine I also knew and
that meant his stay at our home until
the task was comnleted
tried TO analyze my own unusual
reaction to the prospect and tried. for
q moment IN make myself believe
that fear of Dickys displeasure was
at the root of the dread T had of the
coming Of this guest. whom most
hostesses would have counted If q dis
tinct delight TO entertain. But hon
estv forbade this INTERPRETATION.
Nadge Is Pernlexed.
Lillian had promised TO exnlain
everything to Dicky. and that was
equivalent to assurance that Dicky
would look at the thing reasonably
Resides in view of Dicky's laughing
reference tn Edith Fairfax whom he
had gone to the city unon this last
trim 7 womanlike was NOT Worrying
much about his attitude toward anv
friend or acouaintance of mine
No if vas entirely within myself
decided this dread ~ Allen Drake,s
arrival
But-
Was If all fear--tbis euotion If
n,ineo Was there M furtive
eIance # NV WRIT watch sent all
scrrrx;pg "a cover &c
that if lacked but a few min
utes to Allen brakes arrival and
that 7 had vet to dress for dinner
What should vearo fold NV
self indie5a nt1v tb,+ would have
s,inned on the first dress svaila bile if
II had NOT been for NV mother-in-
sn.,s caust;c tirode which bed n.da
mo intenselv self-conscious She bod
said that von,d mt on INV hest
hin ord +uo1,er, for ALLAN brake
r,rimlv resolved to eet ont NV old
nst least Incoming gown and had AL
ready lifted y nm its baneer from INV
c,oset and carried II to INV dressing-
ia BILE when ! caught sight of Dicky's
Telegram, which had laid there after
lillian and I had finished hacking the
-rlnk for which he had asked
The Deciding Factor.
"si1k socks evening shoes golf
hings =, NV ewes mechanically scanned
he different items then with o,,ick
entirely feminine Revision. 7 hurried
oaCE tn the Cl0Spt hing I'm the old
,oNn and took down not NV "best
,ih and t,1ckern Int one Of NV nret
lest gowns flmv ssnd.colored
,rene with curious Oriental fgurines
If bronze gold twist of bronze
,elvet at the ton of the bodice and
he ano1oeies for sleeves comnleted
he costume which Dickv had de-
,iened as he did most of nv gowns |
,ut which his mother had cbarac-
erized as utterly shameless hecause
If it's lack Of sleeves and it's short
,ess of skirt
Emf r knew that comnared IN most
# the modish costumes of the dav if
vas most modest affair and nv CON
cience eave mo M tvipee as laid
+ on the hed hastily MT on tho
rome evening s,inners and s;,len