Show 102 STUDENT LIFE Dick said nothin" the fact is his looks were fortable Cordelia was looking blankly at the enough to tell 3011 lie was greatly disappointed grotesque figures on the green carpet Dick I reminded him that he was about to meet a and I were embarrased and just as I was about future society belle and at this he began to to ask Cordelia to play on the piano a knock cheer up was heard at the door In a few minutes we heard footsteps on Quickly' Mrs Dunlap arose and said “There the stairs and as Dick and I arose to cur feet comes the rest of the company Cordelia open in swept Mrs Dunlap and the debutante the door and have them come in and take Cordelia The good lady recognized us and their wraps off” Poor Cordelia tod rushing forward greeted us with a hearty' ward the door and opened it In came the hand shake She said she was so glad to see “rcstof the Compaq--” And such a company! us it seemed like the old times when Dick and There were the greetings of “Howdy do” d I run Cordelia with “Good evening” ‘Tlcasant weather” and as Strangely this seem reminder did not to please the guests separated themselves from their enough Dick in the least wraps wc— Dick and I — were introduced to Cordelia was then presented to us and we them all seated ourselves Mrs Dunlap began to First came Squire Hutchinson who wore a resurrect incidents that the past had long “swallow tail” and was decorated with a bright buried Dick and I paid little attention to new tie and a bandana handkerchief which what she said but sat there gazing at mother hung purposely out of his vest pocket In and daughter rapid succession we met the village postmaster Cordelia was the same red haired maiden the deacon the town constable the school The freckles were gone and sorry to sa3 in trustees and the younger men from Mrs Duntheir place was a coat of Fozzcni Ilcr eyes were lap’s home town Next the wives the as blue as ever and the same innocent look daughters and the sweethearts of the aforewhich characterized her ago was on her said came forward and were presented to us face She was clad in a yellow gown and I could not help but smile when I saw the sported jewelry galore guests at Cordelia’s party Dick and I had Mrs Dunlap wore a blue silk dress trimmed come expecting to meet the elite of the with artificial Cowers There was the customcity and found instead the natives of our low neck and sleeves short ary Apparently' old home town Wc adjusted ourselves to husband her had bought out a jewelry store the circumstances and joining in all the for on her an immense chatelaine watch and games soon began really to enjoy ourselves numerous rings and bracelets were visible As There was no formality and everybody was she sat before us I could see that she was still having a good time the ambitious women she was of yore but I The old “kissing games” were played Dick soon found that she had learned a sad lesson acted as postmaster in the “post office” game from her experience in town The best society and I was favored with the handkerchief in had failed to respond to her advances and now Dick always chose determined to introduce her daughter to the the postmaster’s buxom daughter to be his social whirl she was forced to a makeshift partner in the games Her complexion her in in itself end but the pathetic extremely eyes and her physique were enough to make us interesting to her city sisters green with envy No I didn’t Mrs Dunlap talked on unconscious of the blame Dick in the least revelation she was making telling us that she Thus wc romped until midnight and then had invited just a few of the old family fiiends it was that Old Dunlap himself put in his and as they were the only' ones to be present appearance and announced that refreshments we would surely have a good time Dick began would be served in the next room to twist and turn and looked decidedly uncom How grotesque the old man looked in his tip-toe- bare-foote- “Drop-the-IIandkcrchie- f” |