Show Sir William WlIIlam Vernon Harcourt is very absent minded Going to a a dinner on a Monday night he noticed a look of surprise surprise sur sur- prise on the faces of his host and hostess hostess hostess host host- ess but thought no more about It and spent a pleasant evening On Tuesday Tuesday Tuesday Tues Tues- day Wednesday and Thursday he attended attended at at- tended dinners at other Douses abuses with the same result and on Friday while keeping the list of his engagements for the week which were marked dowIn down dow downin In his book he found that the butler who was to announce him was an old acquaintance had acquaintance had formerly been In his l service The man however started back and gazed at him open the matter John asked the statesman you expect me to dinner Yes Sir William explained explain explain- ed the butler but it wasn't tonight It wa wu for Friday of next week Investigation Investigation Investigation In In- of the engagement book eXplained explained explained ex eX- ex- ex the mystery Each page noted a weeks week's engagements Sir William Wllliam in his hig haste had turned over tw pages and had thus been keeping engagements engagements engagements en en- which only fell tell due a week later |