Show I 1 GAME OF BORROWING by EMILY JOHNSON f when Plat cheit first moved into the neighborhood the meu all though him a remarkably likable fellow As many of thee the women an aa managed to get a look at tie the fam ilys furniture decided that thi the etts did not possess any too much of this worlds goods these furnishings were plain and somewhat scanty accord to valle standards lint but one and all voted the Plat chetta etts desirable neighbors made friends readily ile he was usually smiling was a great story teller and never tailed failed to laugh at any story told by another ile he was indeed a good listener stener ii he would sit and listened as it if his life depended upon it mrs was li lik these thes e things a fair match for her husband nd ahe little etts seemed tf t lattern their behavior similarly the first morning that joined the other male members of the suburban colony for the ride to town in the smoker of the he bearc searched bed his pockets in full view of everybody in the car then alth alth a frank smile smila ile he accepted a match from Pen derby lie he held the match in his hand and put the other hand into his breast pocket w with ith full confidence only to draw it out again empty I 1 1 I came away without a single smoke he declared wat W at do you think of that Pen derby was sympathetic ile he pressed a cigar upon hla his new neighbor a cigar of that variety known as the Pen derby choice three costing coating 50 cents the borrower smiled again lit itt the cigar and seemed well pleased and he did not lot bother to return the smoke the next morning nor on the morning following soon the etts became ac with every family in pleas adville at ait ville vilIe and then the game game began in earnest arnest te the front door bell or maybe the alde aide door doormen beil or even the back doot bell beli of some fine of the houses in the suburb would ring trip to the door would disclose one of the little etts standing there ready to deliver his or her message as soon as the door was opened please lease maam was invariably followed by a request that the neighbor neigh Dor lend nesi proa this or papa that or both parents tue ther other thing it went front from bad to worse and when the plat cheats had been in tha th house a lacking just one day da the neigh bW 1 decided to debet the men mera responsible sible tor for the idea even as they aliey here tea responsible pol isible tor for the meeting at which the pa pan 1 an was formed j licett t oay dayi alter after tb abs tbs male TU ni offices it wat wa t i chett had not caught tr tut women of the suburb knew later in the that he had not gene gone to town at all but before they knew knewt this liia the lan had bad been put in ili operation early in the morning mornine an ancl ancient eilt woolly headed servitor of the pen derbys arrived at the residence ile ho carried a portable vacuum c cleaner eaner all and he e made polite explanation marse Pen derby done say yo Is to use dis yah today he said an he sent it over soa so yo have to come after it detore uncle eben was out of 0 the hai ha grown crown turman boy nime name up the steps wilh a talking machine in his arms ma ala said shed save you a trip he pouted and inie ime you was it again he tur I 1 and was gone As the turman boy went out of the front gate little bobby bobbst jerson jarson from the brick house down the he t street trudged up the front walk with a basket filled with neatly tied and labeled packages these were marked I 1 cup of sugar pinch of tea olive oil for salad dressing vinegar you boigot to order and flour to do till the grocers boy gets here lie he set the basket down pointed to it eiith ith a gesture evidently rehearsed ind and went away a way As bobby jarson vanished mrs mar ley icy the next door neighbor called in person im going to my cl to spend the day she began and I 1 Iliou nought glit id just come over before I 1 left eft and tell you that you can have the awrey aurrey and old dick this afternoon so you woul wont have to run out to a telephone for them you know she sha turned tuned tu ned and marched down the steps stas looking back not at all sirs mrs moved the various objects inside the house ind and shut the door she was smiling and when she called he smiled as usual when the men came from town that evening they ate suppers and made their r way to Pen derbys for or the meeting they wanted more news nes than they had been able to get marley the next door neighbor had gone to his cifes sisters tor for dinner and it was late when he arrived well he commenced 1 I dont so much mind their using old dick and the surrey to haul all that crowd to their new home five good miles it Is to farville too but I 1 do think it was rubbing it in to haul their household furnishings a bit at a time in the tame same vehicle and ill tell you something else eise went on oil marley arley AI it if I 1 wory were you fellows I 1 go out to their new place with any idea of recovering what you kindly loaned them because liable to borrow your car ariage and make you walk home homa ch cago dally daily news 1 |