Show w marjorie won by t missing party t by SIDNEY BLAIR f mt CT OO bad you cant go marge did i chicken and ham you put in both sandwiches sure sorry you can t all about it tomor go well tell iou marforio Mar jorio watched the other girls pile sleigh they were coln into the big to drive out to the logans summer camp where the boys would be wait ing for them with big open fires blaz ing and the radio going all have supper there and dance and play games and drive home in the moonlight with the belld on the horses harnesses jingling mer ally she turned away biting her upper lip hard io keep from crying shed wanted so dreadfully to go but mrs who owned the tea room this was mar was very strict and jorles day to run the place during the dinner hour always the busiest part ot the day this was saturday batur day too and mrs whitcomb had a cold just a slight one and either she or marjorie just had to be there on saturdays she had put ap their suppers great baskets full of sandwiches and cakes and all sorts of goodies if only she could have gone I 1 carl would be there carl walte hed been awfully nice to marjorie ills father was the richest man in town and carl had a good position of his own was a good catch a mrs whitcomb said mrs whitcomb would have been glad it he had gone with her daughter instead of with marjorie marjorie went about her work courageously ageous ly seeing that the candles were lighted oi the little tables that the rose colored shades were straight that the cook bad everything ready that the menus were typed one of the waiters sent word at the last minute that he come he was with influenza that means that ill have to take his place marjorie reflected oh well just one more thing and she tied on a white apron over her simple dark frock she hated to wait table 1 the tea room was crowded for din ner that evening there gasn wasn t enough chicken mrs whitcomb was always advertising chicken dinners for saturday night and then not buying enough chicken 1 some of the people dlan t want to have roast beef instead and were awfully disagreeable about it as it it had been marjorie s fault thai the chicken gave out and one man moved Budden lv and hit marjories elbow just as slie was setting a cupful of coffee down in front of him and the coate spilled all over his wife who was fu rious and blamed and the cook lost her temper and said shed leave the next daiy diy and hend ached she was glad when at last every one had gone it was late and fw passersby went along the little side street on which the tei room was located nearly all the candles were out only a few were still burning but the firelight made up for them marjorie took one last look n round and then sat down before the fire she could have cried now when there was nobody around but somehow she want to she was too tired some one came into the room mar borle sighed people were always corn ing in after dinner was over if you were particularly worn out and ask ing if they could have something to cat oh well she could heat up some beef and vegetables and there was an apple pie marjorie 1 A mans voice behind her marjorie arent you going to speak to me she turned quickly to face carl watte oh carl how do you happen to be here she asked ner voice was shaky with fatigue and excitement came back from the party early ho answered sitting down beside her 1 I wanted to see you but but its too late for us to go now she said to go back there I 1 mean you see of course it is he answered came quite awhile ago I 1 glanced in and saw you waiting on the table oh ehe exclaimed she hated to think that he had seen her like tant she must have reminded him of the second maid in his mothers home I 1 and marjorie you looked so well I 1 stood there staring through the win dow marjorie I 1 love you you know it don t you dear but I 1 why I 1 work your father and mother be mighty proud to have vou in the family a girl of your pluck he answered anyway I 1 love you so much that it make any difference it they did object I 1 wanted to see you so much tonight and when you come with the other girls I 1 was so disappointed then suddenly I 1 realized that I 1 loved you so I 1 left the first minute I 1 could slip away and came back here so fast that I 1 must have made a record marjorie are you going to marry me marjories answer was burled in his coat collar |