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Show want to art up again, don't but I think it's vary unkind of you. There that makes me feel muck setter. lire. Walton waa ao pleased to have you take bar beast, aba teed see earn she bad never had a man walk acroas the room to speak to her since aha waa married Oh. Edward, I don't think It's nice to say she's as unattractive as that! Har husband's the moat sbsurd creature; crea-ture; ha never takes his eyes off my Ok. wall, that's only what you think about ma. dear. We really must see more of them. The children are down tn the pine (rove with the Wiltons' name: well have a lovely chance to finish that story In the magaslne. I left It up In the attic this morning by mistake. Do at It, won't you dear? Well. I want to kaar tba and. even if you don't. I I think you might, daar. when you ao seldom stay home on a holiday. I never really have you to myself. I aever rkKxiness. have you not It already? I think the sun haa left the plesa Suppose you raise the awnlne. daar. Tea. It keape off the breeae. Bdward. you'll enloy your reat a treat deal more if you have the breeae Now, you do look comfy. On. Edward, Ed-ward, was that Tootle's voice? Oh. Edward, It Is! Oh, I know something has happened to him. Tm ao Brightened I can't move! Oh, my habyboy, my baby boy! Oh run, run. run. Bdward! Oh. my goodnese. my goodness, good-ness, my goodnese! Oh! 0h! . t Oh. you were Irene so lonar! Well, of course I was seared! I don't think thsy ought to let him shriek like that If they are plsylng Indian. Gracious, dear. I suppose you can tight your pipe again There a no uae of belna cross shout It I'm sure I don't sea what you ye had A to tire you. I wish you d get In the s hammock and stay there; yorrre so reetlesa M - . What a lot of women and children there are over there! They must he ft urn th rioto!. I wonJr thy ro golns. Goodness. you don t suppose they're romlng In here? Oh. Edward. It's all those people we took out as 1-Ign! 1-Ign! Thev must he coming to msks their party call. Oh. Isn't It too bsd. when we were having such a lovely time bv ourselvee! Edward, you'll have to! .... . Delighted to see you. Delighted to ase vou. Delighted. Well, that Is a treat Edward, vou remember Mrs. Marvin's Mar-vin's aunt. Oh. he'll get chairs. Now. It's no trouble at all. Bring out seven more chairs, Edward. Tee. deer, from snvwhere. Indeed, you'll have to have some Iced tea. at any rate. . Edwsrd. dear, will vou rrsrk some Ice a bowlful? Ton know where the Icepick In now. And. Intel, will you bring the powdered sugar and some freeh glaaes and spoons? Tes. Mrs. Marvin, he a alwave perfectly per-fectly lovelv about setting things for m whenever he's home-Just as you see him now. . , Oh. no. he doasn t mind a bit belnr the only man with so manv women he likes It. Don't vou. deer? Now, you sit bv Mrs. Hitchcock's mother. He haa 3wa a caee on with your mother. MT"e..HVhahi'.rkH.rry, tttVI It coming up In his car? Whv ou're not roln off with him. dear? Why Edward! Why. Edwards "5?." wfully .Illy of me but Knaws elves me such a hn-ieelrk feeling for T moment when Edward goes aw-y. Of course. I get over It Tea. that's true. Mra Marvin. erv few men appreciate one of ygg comfortt of a home-the don t Know how to rest! ( A NOTABLE SHORT STORY BY A FAMOUS WRITER here this morning In such a atate. The stovepipe In the kitchen lied fallen down, and the whole place was over soot: everything every-thing seems to KO to pieces In that wretched little bungalow they've rented this summer. Of course Mr. Tooker was off for the day. and she couldn't get hold of a man on the place anywhere: so I Just told her not to worry a bit, I'd send Kdwsrd to her directly sfter luncheon he's perfectly splendid about pipes and things. Oh, my dear. h made the most outrageous fuaa about going, when I told him: he was as cross ss a bear. Of course I knew he'd be all right when he got there. Tes. he was a perfect sight when he got back here, what with the heat and everything, but he's taking a hath now. Why. Edward, dear, here you are now! How nice and freshened up you look! Tea vou ve come down Just In time to carry Mrs. Walton'a mint home for her. Now. Mrs. Walton, he wants to walk hack with you don't vou. kldward? He wouldn't think of letting you go alone. And. dear, as long as you are going that way, after you leave Mrs. Walton. Just step over to the village, won't you, and bring home a loaf of bread? Frlda Just told me we were out of it. Well. I don't aee what difference It can make when It's auch a little further! Tou know very well that If you were playing golf. dear, you'd think nothing of the distance. Very well. Oh and. dear, get a bottle of certified milk. too. won't you? Certified milk. No. Tottle cannot drink the other kind. No. there lan't a soul to send: there never Is on a holiday. Well. dear. It Isn't your office, end 1 can't help It If you would run things dlf-ferentlv. dlf-ferentlv. Tes, Dixon's Is always open. Dear. Mrs. JVslton Is waiting. Oood afternoon. Mra. Walton. You'll send him rleht hW I TAltiNO A EEST. By Mary Stewart Cutting. . Must you go. Mrs. Walton? I wish oti wouldn't hurry away. I'm au glad I ana the mint for you. Are you sure that s enough? Yes, Indeed, come for It at any time; everybody seems to come to us when they want mint. It grows so plentifully plenti-fully In our gsrden. It s so easy to raise 1 wonder that everyone doeen t have It. Yes. It ta hard to rvinenibor to have everything In the houae on a holiday. Ian t It. especially when ao msny people drop "oh. thank ou. I'd lore to come over lain aW I cc.illv rant; I lve to b here on account of the children. I ve let the nurae go off. Besides I've per-.L.ade.1 per-.L.ade.1 Kdwai.1 to stay home lor the rest of the day and take It easy. You know Imw men arc. hdward simply sim-ply m hnnavlf out on a holiday; he s never elill a moment-he's playing golf or tennis or going motoring or sailing. Well, perhaps sailing Is more restful, but Edward doesn t alwaya seem to find It so. I think It mskea a man very unsoxia hie. anyway Kdwanl only likes to go with Hsrrv Brown I don't think there s any fun In having s pleasure all to yourself; I like to share it with as many others aa 'l!ast Saturday I Inalsted on his taking a .aity of us out yes, a party from the nolel. They never aeeru to do anything for themselves, do they? Tbey just sit there and wait. Yea, 1 get so sorry for them, on the plezaa all day. We took the three Miss Banners, and Mrs. Hitchcock and the two children and her mother, and Mrs. Marvin and her aunt; I thought we might Juet as well fill the boat-Well, boat-Well, when we came home from that sail 1 never saw a man ao perfectly worn out as toward waa. He said he kept thinking that he could only save two people peo-ple If the boat went over he dashed around so much, ray dear, I really wondered won-dered It didn't go over. We kept having hav-ing funny little breeies all the time; each one seemed to come from a different direction. di-rection. Oh, yes. we got In before the big blow Just before. Oh. no. we weren't a bit afraid; we Juat laughed all the time. I alwaya have the most perfect confidence lu Edward. Well, when he came back after having been out with Harry this morning, I made blm promise to stay home and reat for the afternoon. He's on his feet so much of the time during the week he needs the real. The day after a holiday he's Perfectly Per-fectly used up. Yes, you did see him a while ago go-Ing go-Ing to the Tookers'. but he's upstairs now. I expect him down on the plaxsa in s moment. Poor Mrs. Tooker wss over won't you?, Well. dear, how tired and worn you look! How sweet of vou to have brought the things for me! Do sit down. ,x rut a lot of plllowa In the hammock ham-mock for you. and brought down my sewing. sew-ing. 1 don't wonder you're thirsty. Ah. well. If you Just run down to the garden and pick a little, mint III make 'SL vou that la If there's a sprig .. P.' hmve bn People here for It today. Tes, Isn't it hot In the garden? I nave everything here now but the Ice: you ii have to get that. We moved the Irebox Into the cellar yesterday. What Is It. Bdward? The Icepick? Isn t It there? Tes, I heard you. No. I don't know where II Is. Isn't Frlda there? Well, dear, I suppose she wants to rest on a holiday like any one elee. Look out under the grape arbor: maybe the children had It. Can't you find It? Well. dear, don't get so excited. Oh. well, where did you find It? t'nder the leer Oh. you poor boy! Well. I'm glad you're up here again. Just lie down In the hammock and rest. Oh. Just get up for a moment and let down the awning Fldward! You'll be greet deal more comfortable If you do. tVell. the sun Is In my eyes, enyway. There' Isn't It lovely and shady now? The hreete from the water Is delirious. Oh. no. ril Just put s sprig of mint In my Iced tee. Oh, goodness! there goes my spool of thread Isn't that aggravating: It went straight off tile piazza Will you find It dear? If I get up I'll drop everything In my lap I think It went under the evergreen. Well. It looked es lr it went under the evergreen, but maybe It rolled under un-der the plasxa. Bdward. you'll have to find It. or I can't aew another stitch. Good gracious, dear, do be reasonable! I'm sure I didn't drop it on purpose Well, whoever could have dreamed that It would roll aa far aa that! Thank ou. dear. Do you know you haven't kissed me Steps this sfternoon. I think It's verv unkind of eejn On ! If -WW r"n' |