The Pleasantville press. (Pleasantville, N.J.) 1912-1929, 1927-02-08

SHE'S a dear. said Constance
Ard I'm beginning 10 think she
knew more about it than ans Of u.s.
after all
Horace entered the room. carrying
. trayful Of mail Wien he had
heated The exact spot where II
Hedge sat he faced il drew himself
ur with military air. and covered
tine interval by the shortest possible
loute and with the fewest number OF
steps With a single movement OF
lhe arm he presented the mail
Il Hedge took il 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 TX efficiency man be
fore lie had reached the door.
Take a couple Of turns around the
table Horace" commanded H.
Hedge.
Horace stared.
Go ahead-jast for luck"
Very .solemnly, Horace walked
twice around the table.
After this. walk any old way you
rlease. Horace. If / catch you doing
this shortest ance-between-two-
points stuff any more. you and
viii roll around the floor some. And
tel en- all downstairs to get busy
and wear out their shoes. If l don't
see some varnish. kicked off the
floors there'H be a fow. And. while
think of It. have Giovanni sweep
up the time-clock and throw it into
the aAh-barrel.
Very good, sir. said Horace i'm
passively.
But when he reached the hall he
leaned against the staircaes while no
recovered his breath.
And now to get ready for the big
riot SAID H. Hedge.
Constance and Billy looked at him
expactantly-
"A party-the real thins--and no
hospital corps" he exclaimed.
"When?''
Tonight
For just us?" asked Constance.
/ Just US? l should say not. Just
vcrybody-that S all
j 1T can't be done. f. Z. There
isn't time
An The time in the world ne
affirmed
eBgt, there are 50 many wao viii
+ have engagements. and"
Let en- break their enSa gemcnts.
i Tell en- there's a big surprise corr
ing Make it mysterious; that1l
fetch EN-"
But. L E.. don't sos see that
nothing is ready The servants won't
have time to prepare things. and-'
WHO. Our servants? Child
/ alive. cur servants are not going o
word. At Qua party! The re going 10
pu0iic holiday in tn Brooke man
sion.
Constance looked at II. ledge
-aHpiciouslr
Are YOU getting efficient again.
he demanded.
4 keep forgetting. be laughed
But say Connie dear. if you1l just
let me b.: efficient for a few hours
/ I'm knock Off after that for the rest
oC my life Just give me tlais1ars
chance It's the last offease
I'm for letting him 80 TO it. ad.
viscd Billy. as he fondly figured the
check in his vest pocket
Go to it, L E." assented Con
/ STANCE.
I Hedge bounded out Of his chair
We've All got to pile in and work.
ne said in his old brisk manner
/ Connie, wiz YOU do the inviting
/ You've got your own phone up
stairs. III need the on. here. Win
( viii you invite? Everybody YOU car
think of-anybody-you want Maks
era come Toll en- were sending
automobiles after EN- v
Don't leave anybody out Get .
I mob Just to give YOU an idea Of
ahIt mean invite Tommy Tread
veH Yes and invite the Van Nest
atrochy aud that WItherbee thing. i
YOU like Take EN- an in. from top
tv bottom and from bottom 10 top
T Telegraph Washington and invite
thc president
E T. you re absurd
y an worse than that m ridscu
Ious but Ina going 20 lie good and
ioony Tor one night ii | 80 into ,
suaujacket il the morning Now,
HURRY Connie my dear Watt-kiss
me Now beat 1t
2 Constance fed 90 her room and
seized the telephone
NEXT CHATTER; Jehr ".
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