| Show www a e 1 r fl r n Q 4 bv DOROTHEA ALLEN ALL EN V b u b 0 area I 1 arar press it ra tie night of mrs munn muna an gic ic e a bad right too tor for re te y r in iii and begun to tall fall t d sk and i A ow at at re a clock the earth wa deluged defused tl tie e trees dripping and ind fall contri ifie without cessation airs mm n had arranged her very prettily it vaa vas i A ot at a large ho hoise ise but it was rew aid well net furnished ard as u tl g vas he be first erst time she e er entert entertained alred on a large scale great pd pa ns I 1 ad been taken with decorations de orations ai at d appurtenances in I 1 itchen a caterer was busy the edibles getting them ready seri serve e ard in the parlor mrs airs was receiving her guests as they downstairs after having themselves of the r wraps mrs mui mul n was as a aall woman with a slender g alich figure she wore a new lace gown and I 1 er hair just a little grav gray was caret lly ily folded and miffed p ard and crin ired her heels were very bih high and ter co lar very correct she looked uncomfortable and worried behli d her polite suite it was the rain she knew and not sick bead head ache that had made maud merril send a note at tt tl e last moment saying that sl e won d after all be unable to ap par and she had 0 o counted on ma ala d s voice tl TI e luck lack of it was likely to lit spoil poll it all T t that one omission had made a big hole in her caret lly arranged program however people were good to come on such a bad da day r true they had not worn their good clothes mrs ho t looked as if she h had hd d made a qu k change to that old foulard and am aw a marks certainly did not have on her best skirt the hostes costes shuddered at the amount of wet met and grime that was being tracked across her new rugs for of co arse everybody couldn coulden t come in cabs and the lawn would look all cut up to morrow for they had driven right across it to the front door dear dear but at leat there was prof dix he be had aromi promised ed to play two solas solos besides accompanying harry morse the violinist and al at ne tie carver the contralto with these they must do bat it was a shame that maud merril should have tailed failed her poor little mrs airs munn was des pe abely eager for this her first real social venture to be a success for upon it depended her buttre in west vest more and not only her f ture but dick a which was of vastly more tin to her she had been a poor plain unknown girl v ahen hen she married dick munn who also had been poor and plain and unknown in that arst ear car of their married life she had bad done a great deal des of seri ous thinking she saw other nen n en with no more than dick go ahead shedd in the briness bu iness struggle bo be cauce their wives helped them social ly it seemed to her that she was ras tl e ru rut odian of dicas s financial dellbe well be ing if he was ever elver to do anything or I 1 ie e anybody she must help belp I 1 im tin ale sl e look took stork stock of her assets certainly she should be able to accomplish as much socially as mrs dark clark who had i ot at halt half her wit tho ah h indeed far n ore means pet et brains should be worth as much as money they must te I 1 e in her case for 15 years she had struggled and planned and schemed ard toiled tolled what el e lacked in money she made up in resourcefulness she was not extravagant she made every penny coant count dick looked on amud amu ed scarce ly understand ng and gave her her he held heid id but after a tine tin e he began to ui dereta d he ile was ras succeeding v ly I 1 e stood on a hassab e footing with mem ho he had al aldays viyo envied he lie was earning n ore money too peo pea pie to be forgetting that kit was old bill arm trong s girl and tl al bis his own name had hitherto beer of no account in fit tt tl e community he was i noticed in chirca cb arch at ar beet ings and he be tad iad be n asil abl ed to join trip business men alen s s club after all thee theme digs meant a good deal each he I 1 eld his head higl er and looka I 1 the m build of id more bonfi bently in tie face and each year he be re gardel I 1 more wore reverently revere itly and loved ditl deep er love the brave little won rho ho w s ever at I 1 is side encouraging cheering iding him tt it had bad been a long flight and how lard tit only kitty hitty at nn her elf could I 1 lae aie told and she told no one not ei een en I 1 er husband she smiled and en tied and von en who did not smile beca se abey lacked her grit gril envied her forier tor 1 er deeming chirpiness hir then dick ick b fit a hou e for hf her r and they moved into it from the one they had bad il ii as rented tey ley bo new rugs ind a few nw now pieces of furgit re kitty g aided her b ying by q lal tal ty ot of ak biant ant ty aid and cow now the ta tine had orre for ter 1 er to make wake her final great endeavor she would ghe give an enter tail tali ment and invite all the best people in return for which all the best 1 eople must imite invite her and beia bela ise ill the really best people were inter ested in music and literature more or less she decided to give a musicale it clemed that all things had con against her first the rain had come at on then because of it maud merril had fa led to keep her engage ment the late tilda tl ing was thrown out of mash magli a D ck would say of a piece of yet with prof dix the day might still be saved there was really a large per ge of people pre ent for the er of invitations she had sent out tha was ras very encouraging her spir ts had bad sunk pretty low after she had lead maud merril s note of regret but they lifted again as she looked over her well filled par ors then her heart stopped beating for the g rl who an all the bell was bringing her ai at other note she booi too t it and t ie je it ff open with trembling tren bling alln fingers in spite of the fact stat a good many eyes were upon ner ane felt her self on an in nd sl pring from her like a ma ana it ile te from her sho iders prof dix we t greatest grei test St int musical misical asset had written tc say that bis Hs sl st ter was ill in new lork ork and that he had been telegraphed tor for therefore he would not be able etc he lie was very sorry but he was sure he would under stand yes understood she un am der stood that after all her efforts she had fa if lid d gh no fault of her own she stood there looking straight ahead till holding beavely to her lit tie smile but thinking over and over with deadly re te ration that her musi must cale was a farce and that she would rather be in her grave than hear the that would be said about her to morrow then flip doorbell rang again sharp ly and the girl came toward her again mrs airs munn can you come here a minute griat had happened nw dazedly she obeyed the summons in the festl bule stood a oung man mar in a motor coat and cap I 1 beg your pardon he said I 1 ee you have a party here aid ai d I 1 am sorry to diff t rb on ou but you see a r car has bro en down right before e your door and my sister gister is in it will you you let her come in while I 1 try to re pair the damage this is a terrible storm it is a terrible storm mrs airs munn said waking up a little yes do bring your sister in and coma in your self you can run the machine int our barn till the storm lets up he ile thanked her and went back to the car in a moment he returned ac com compacted compan panted led by a tall young woman swathed in damp chiffon and rubber lined silk I 1 an sorry to give you all this trouble she said aid but the car bely wont move another inch carl thir ks he can fix it though you at aie e bavli g a party here A must ale alp without any music mrs munn la ched her eyes ekes tull full ot of for orn tears you lou see all the per formen former 1 hae have dis disappoint el 1 me the girl stared she seemed to be thinking rapidly then with an ador able smile he laid her band hand on mrs airs munn s arm A musicale without music now that austn t be you must let carl and me help you out I 1 am a concert binger singer and he my accompanist 4 rom rain new ew york you kno inov v we weare aie motoring in ator to at 01 r bunga ow in the mountains and we have a lot of music with us if you like we me will entertain your guests you poor little samaritan mrs airs munn could not answer but the sob of joy and relief she permit ted herself said more than words fifteen minutes later she stood with beaming fac anong an ong her guests while her hi osband proudly introduced to hem bern by a name which set them gasp ng their entertainers for these loung people had been heard of in eastmore had once even refused to albear ai pear upon the lecture course pro gram and now lo 10 and behold this amazing little kitty munn had them a at t her mi aicale that evening was a triumph such a it tri imph as mrs airs munn never een even dared to dream of such singing u s ich playing had never before been heard in westmore and besides the presence of these two young people as erojo enjoyed ed almost as bucl as the r music they were mere gay and sociable and ver very harming charming they entered heart and s ul it lito to the pleasant task tash V I 1 n u aking their tl air hostess musicale cale the social success A if f years g company copra broke i 1 at a late 1 I r after n d air WT told her husband and the two young people vb still rema ned tied everything ale SI f cried a little as she talked and the rl at least under tood food they vent away next morning up un jer der blie bite skies leading leaving many goo viat s man kindly farewells the t ad been housed from the storm an I 1 lal lat enjoyed themselves ks s for little mrs airs muni since that day RI ie e I 1 las as been the acknowledged ocial octal leader in westin re the ore N oman to whom every it er woman joks up and her hu hir band is be oming outing one of its mou mol mo L s I 1 a biness ar aren en but to ta alis a day tt ey keep the SP ret of that 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