Show iFr 3 1 I i RJTfY5 5 OJJNI1 V l JAil uyr fly 8L1MCNEZ NNFRDLUN SHOULD think ptople would know enough to stay at home on Thfinkn giving Anyone of sense would know families fam-ilies like to bo alone ono day In tho year Elizabeth Eliza-beth throw down tha let tor she had been rending Why Elizabeth whats this all about asked her husband I suppose you wont think It Is anything any-thIng but It Just spoils our day together to-gether Wo werent going to have tho any ono hero tomorrow except family and now Gertrude Allison has written that she will bo out In tho afternoon Hero comes Don Perhaps ho can suggest a way out of your troubles aid her husband with evident relief Hello sis whats the matter You cloud 1 I look as black as a thunder and the see had a quarrel with Tom first year too You ought to be ashamed of yourself Mr Leonard Dont be silly Don his sister pouted I suppose you will disagree I with mo Just as Tom did Heros n otter from Gertrude saying sho will II bo hero on Thanksgiving Well sister mine may I ask the cause of your displeasure The cause Thats Just like a man Cant you see either that wo want toe > to-e alone on that day Poor Betsy I Shall I telegraph Only tho family wanted Others will please stay at home andT Do stop your nonsense Don 1 suppose I am foolish but I thought wed have such a good time together Elizabeth sighed About an hour before dinner time the telephone rang and was answered by Elizabeth Hello I Who Is ItT 0 Gertnme Well well old girl are you actually there Glad I guess I am Just wait until I get you at arms length Coming out to dinner Oh thats ovely And stay all night cant you Good I You neednt think Ill let yen go tomorrow Youve got to give mea me-a week at least Wont wo have a good time talking over old times nut you must stay Dont be a minute min-ute late Goodby Oh for heavens sake wbatll 1 doT asked Elizabeth as she hung up the receiver with a nervous bang and faced her husband Where am I going to put her Id like to know ThoroXnothlng to do but mako Don give up his room and go to the hotel And ohll1 have to clean that room at once I Its the worst looking place I ever saw Half an hour later aa Don mounted the stairs he was surprised to find bin special sanctum undergoing an unusual un-usual process Impossible I ho exclaimed Dont you dare to come In hero hIs sister commanded Certainly not If you dont wish Go down and tell Nora to put on an extra plate Gertrude Iscoming to dinner Elizabeth added in a tone that left no room for comments And Don obeyed speechless for once Dinner was ready but there wan no sign of Gertrude Lets sit down and eat suggested DonTho Tho bell rang There sho Is now sis said Don Go and give her a sisters welcome I cant understand It said Eliza r 1 beth as she returned In a few minutes min-utes with an open letter In her hand Cant understand what sho wa askedWhy Why heres a special delivery from Gertrude saying she will not bo In the city until tomorrow What does It mean 1 She Just telephoned mo an hour ago that she would bo hero to dinner Don threw up both hands and laughed Hal Ha Betsy Betsy Ill bet on Betsy every time Ho throw himself him-self on the loungo and smothered his face In the pillows Stop rolling round that way and tell mo what tho matter Isl Elizabeth I commanded Youro a great girl But then women are all alike Tell this Instant mo what you moan I Don rose from tho couch and dropping I drop-ping upon ono knee beforo tho offended offend-ed mistress of tho house he said Sister mlno forgive mo If you can but I couldnt resist tho temptation Got upl Get up I say Do you moon to toll me that you played that trick on m01 Betsy you made such a fuss about Gertrudes coming that 1 thought Id like to BOO how you would act If the lady herself should happen to announce an-nounce such a mad possibility I went to tho corner telephone and found out Donald Warner you are a hone thing tho meanest thing on earth His sIster dropped Into a chair and covered her faco with hor hands Poor dear It was a slatesn base trick Don admitted contritely as ho patted her head nnd deferred to the faces of the smiling group nut just think sister my room Is cleaned be whispered for hor ear alone |