The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1927-01-14

"a a ttdf, Sdlu CONSTANCE
And I'm beginning to think she
knew more about it than any of US,
after ALL
Horace entered the room. carrying
o trayfui of mail. When he had
located the exact spot where II
Hedge sat. he faced it. drew himself
up with a military air. and covered
the interval by the shortest possible
route and with the fewest number of
steps. With a single movement of
the arm. he presented the mail
II. Hedge took it from the tray.
biting his lip to conceal a smile.
Horace wheeled about. clicked his,
heels together, and started back over
the same route. He was halted by
the voice of the ax-eficiency man be.
fore he had reached the door.
Take a couple of turns around the
table, Horace" commanded H.
Hedge.
Horace stared.
Go ahead-just for luck"
Very .solemnly, Horace walked
twice around the table.
After this. walk any old way you
please, Horace. If 1 catch you doing
this ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
points stuff any more. you and I
will roll around the floor some. And
tell 'em all downstairs to get busy
and wear out their shoes. If. I don't
see some varnish. kicked off the
floors therell be a row. And, while
| think of it, have Giovanni sweep
up the time-clock and throw it into
the ash barrel"
Very good, sir" said Horace i'm
passively.
But when he reached the hall he
leaned against the staircaes while he
recovered his breath.
And now to get ready for the big
riot" said H. Hedge.
Constance and Billy looked at him
expectantly.
"A party-the real thing-ahd no
hospital corps!' he exclaimed.
"When?'
Tonight"
For just us?" asked Constance.
Just us? should say not! Just
carbohydrates ALL
ut can't be done, E. E. There
isn't time"
"All the time in the world" he
affirmed.
But, there are SO many who will
have engagements, and"
Let EN- break their engagements.
Tell EN- there's a big surprise COM
ing. Make it mysterious; that1l
en-"
But, E. E.. don't you see that
nothing is ready? The servants won't
time to prepare things, and"
who? Our servants? Child
alive, our servants are not going to
work at our party They're going to
a party of their own. This is a
public holiday in thr Brooke man.
Constance looked at II. Hedge
'uspiciously.
Are you getting efficient AGAIN."
he demanded.
Il keep forgetting" he laughed.
But say, Connie dear, if you'll just
me be efficient for a few hours,
III knock off after that for the rest
If my life. Just give me this one
It's the last offense.'
I'm for letting him go to it," adj
Used Billy, as he fondly figured the
in his vest-pocket.
GO to it. E. E." assented Con-
tance.
Hedge bounded out of his chair.
We've all got to pile in and work.
lie said in his old brisk amer
Connie, will you do the inviting?
got your own phone up
tairs. I'll need the one here. Who
vill you invite? Everybody you can
hink of-anybody-you want. Make
an come. Tell EN- were sending
automobiles after EN-.
Don't leave anybody out. Get a
Just to give you an idea of
that [ mean, invite Tommy Tread
ell. Yes, and invite the Van Nest
trocity and that Witherbee thing, if
GU like. Take EN- all in, from top
bottom, and from bottom to top.
telegraph Washington and invite
ne president" z
"E E.. you're absurd
lin worse than that-Im ridicu s
us. But I'm going to be good and I
for n night if | go into u s
in the morning. Now. :
urry. Connie, my dear. Wait-kiss ! :
Now beat it," &
Constance fed to her room and q
the telephone.
NEXT CHAPTER: John ~.