| Show The Evening Telegrams Telegram's I DaIly Short Story a. a T OLLY AND THE PANS By COOPER 1913 by br the McClure Newspaper News News- paper syn t The ne luxurious little clubrooms w were re r with a soft rOS rose light from the rid d candles A hum or of voices much the but bun ot of hone honey bees In a sweet ted garden permeated the aIr pe e exclusive guests who had the dInner numbered red Jut but a 1 bak bakers rs r's seven u-Jeven women and six men 0 Of women six of them were lavishly perhaps or or Lu- Lu hid had created the tho toilettes The u Kev- Kev e eIn Ua In and odd femInIne gUC guest t was as Poll lf e t. t and ehe had not only designed h her herrle leae lea little Ile frocks but heron her own slim 1 UI erg had sewn It t f the mono men Lord Hen Henry Vane was wn un- un the most attractive lie He ha had over OU from ids stAte estate In England stud 1 and perhaps to find a matl malu song the buds and blossoms blossom rd Henr wan neither tb was is he poor 1 Ire fe as fre choose choo a mate AS hIs heart dictated When the handsome S 'S Sybll Carter hall had the dInner dinner at the In hl Iris or she had not expeCted ted th the Budden sudden It o ot f her con lh Poll Prue She had wever hIdden her t cha with well cd and 1011 had been ought an un guest to the party part he girl Irl from thu th country was not one tit hit abashed at findIng herself among amons e twelve e a t ot of the l wor I r c accepted Pier hor entrance into the forel n with calm eyes ces that held a of amusement In their fra gray depths was 3 an air o of In III the loom brought about b by the acknowledged rf ruction cllon ot of the chef chet m ld a In all o or tW w York there was probably no re notable than that or of The Tho laries 11 lie had been offered for private men mC would have ha satisfied a 0 mont money lend lend- Pr et the little tittle rotund French French- f n fl chore to 10 establish his in tilt Ot was then then tn in the t or of Ii a tragedy 11 n th the remaInIng entered from frome e- e kitchen kitchell to Inform the guests Jue ls that pud and th the other maid Jn hud had taken tat moment to elope I In ha 1111 must dire form was wasten ten en U the rat fate or of those thirteen expectant guests Sybil turned positively I b beneath 11 her aul r dainty rouge Im she gasped and frock stepped Into the deserted I tied en the truth Rl- Rl ud the tJI wonderful chef had Ince Indeed d nt-I nt Ho jolly joll for tor him laughed Lord tenry oho was waa more philosophical than he be other other- r-J. r Au u girl hate has ever alth me 1 1 have l probably n never ner er one oneo o S1 tIl 11 found olce to M ray hc glance I hint him revealed r 1 much UI the for dinner your guests It II was as the th sole of nr Poll folly Prato that suJ- suJ tilt the gnat 31 turn Can we taut Mite c to cook fenc the dinner ti HI l horrified oI palo pairs or of feminine eyes e werl unwed tall uron Polly nn and six startled men he her I elm aIe JI rc ll marl marl- II oi JI r in II ti r. r I tr Polls Poll Informed lief It I Is Jin 1 ta wd we ice all tam 11 1 o go to lo lean I Ip tf 1 Ant raJ lIlt rl arM longer than we we- soul cuB r f WI we luck Im III a and 11 1 gut gel dinner r ourel our our- el II e Bully for or put lut In III one ot of t the ie ma mas- mas aller t oell t of lIf olet t 11 Inadvertently nad I 1 1111 1 hit ul stirred a nest or of t peculiar little mill lurked corners lit of her scarlet lips iii's and of f 11 try nH well It way W J aptly evIdent that thU tho rho met It h m j l' l Peen Ih II considered tt tl des un r ten nth tl iu III oil oa theIr r r hugger 1 tip lit III cult cult- lor art I i Th the matter I Is Cord orrl that Uta h hot t one limon among ou can cook lok n a gaud Joll square meal On I. I You tou are re quito rIght mail site were more proud of r her hI J W. W Is I wrung hh a smile anile Into Info Helin s 8 eyes I so EO even II nil an o Would ld I Land a second dusty Jus She to the 11 inen and 1111 highly I moms onell Jr you Ull will nil all stay tn out o of the Itchen and let mu mo have han my way wit I will UfO ate dinner on th the ta table lt In two GIh f i f r. r protested the ml men we clio you you- n a that dulled Ih time crockery ot of her retort But I am r really red sHUn sitting hero here trying t to make small elk k In which I 1 am not one whit Inter Inter- tell sled 1 will be fur tur happier trying to eem mv Inv sex In Lord Henrys Henry's sk skeptical eyes Sh She was wall In the kitchen before another word reached her ears And while Poll Polly W was tripping about among th the pots and pans paOl Incased tn in RIgaud's RI- RI gauds gaud's great Sybil guests laughed and chatted Underneath ath the tho surface the feeling grow grew In the hearts heart of at the th women that not one ot of the six Ix hall had remained truo In his hIli allegiance to toone ono one woman Each l-ach had swerved suddenly toward Poll Polly Pru Prue From the tho kitchen there mine caino from time timeto to time a little sort soft melody It was Lord Lora Henry Hemry who listened mot most eagerly for forr the tho sound and watched for tor- a 0 sight eight ot of the tawny sun kissed head that arose above time tho white ot of nr ud's apron She flitted about and ami the English peer found himself ting Ung- Idl Idly about hla estate should some somo one with gro gray eyes md and tawn tawny hair bo be flitting about even o as Poll Polly Prue flitted about these clubrooms It was ho he who was commandEd to carry arry In the great tray with Its odorous roast ot of beet beef It being deemed too hen heavy V for th the slight maid As he lifted the silver er tray front polls hands h he laughed frankly Into her eye eyes I ant am going to send you roses that must strive In vain to rival the beauties In your our checks I am goIng to take takeI you ou to dInner and the tho theatre for tor standIng tand- tand I InS InS' In th time hot kitchen Ile He turned and went Into the thc dInIng room Poll Polly Prue felt Budden suddenly giddy Surel Surely her heart was not going to give her trouble Yet t. t It certaInly would would- seem Uti as If the tho smile In Lord H Henrys Henry's eyes eres Intended to linger tn In hr her mind m I AI for the young lord he experIenced hl his first thrill since first love 10 days when he realized that he was carving the roast that Poll had cooked The sensation was was was' startling riling Toward the thc end ot of a most perfectly served 1 dinner r It became more than evident evi- evi dent that If Polly were to remain In the aristocratic cIrcle for more than a fedas few fe days das six masculine hearts would be flung down for her to to trample on She had proven pro herself worthy In a a. hundred little ways that homage of of the ver very finest t washer way was her d dime IJ 1 It vas ns it A scant three weeks before Lord lArd Henry sailed back to his hie native e land 1 could not have lived lI without you Oll m my myown own hl he 53 said Id to some om one who stood withIn the cIrcle ot of hI his os as the ship plowed her wa way over ocr a sea 1 lawn tawny h head ad pressed against hIs should shoulder d der I and aud stooping ln Lord brushed his lips Polly s eyes AN EXTRAORDINARY LETTER In the December Strand Strond 1 Magazine appears the following anagram letter Each word wort or 01 L roup ot of words word printed In may Y be bc forced into n a sIngle void WOl thus makIng perfect sense when the tho holo Is road My 1 dear neat chair I I am sending thIs letter b by a ragman knowing that the of such red I lane books as yours ours will soon come corne to a ared ared red nuts and gin or of Its IlI meaning I can canwell I well Ima imagine ln the no stern action or of your our hOod good father limn should thiS early bat or of surly toe foe tall fall into his hands therefore I 1 will It upon the I creep creepS S safe wll where rc you O will find Jt It when you OU do- do Into Inlo your quite spruce garden t im of his I 1 hire parsons would t the the nine thumps which words word I Inflict on approaching f H a n as th time th there ae y u sat of Ruth Please a e advise n n F orne with whatever mad polley 1 calm torm to time tho crate door I you OU could go o with the In to heir r the a dry shop performed tJ by the carthone cart cart- horse hone When I 1 I shall shaH look forthe for tor Ih the light or of your our nice herald U us no moon moon- ever looked for n a lost linen coat If It I is still lUll f shall take Il ns as II a aage age 1 that I 1 nm present myself lr as a cat dined for or Into my arm to your iO respected so 10 to 10 call all hIm If you OU approve III me word hy by great help I have han been cr very much at the nay I rep repent nt It At present time the lucre 1110 Imago O raIsed a f spirit lor of to lov love ruin among limo tho men and one of I them has been shot I was hIs go goI I nurse and must attend his real fun to- to 3 bus last clays he told mo me that he acquired much th the law h by time tho sago or of oil soap alit cities pant spherical tall spies hut but he had Imd wn wasted tell It Il all In trying to crush 11 th time ten tea pots o of different countries 11 Ile c n assured time th live agents who I jolt cd that tha t Jt Ife belonged ro to time best In prayer church and nd he maintained with hi latest latt her bat that ho never with the th neat herds of tho red tonic of sin sat on a tin tar tub but on the contrary thought It n a Simon Peter In tea tears T vo r or of m my acquaintance him with wily stupid tale and a brilliant hair mope hut but loo ho left every every- everything thing that ho he had to time the sheep at Cairo who attended hIm I have a ring of thy mates which Is of somewhat t neat leg design I am send send- Ing It to you and I ho hope soon to see It worn by m my rIce soup lIttle grin lad Your devoted proper Wish 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