Show COULD NOT SAY NO 3 TO ADELAIDE major atkinson according to his wife s testimony doesn doean t know how to eay say no to adelaide his niece this assertion is borne out by the fact thai thal when adelaide asked him to appear in juvenile jin JuN enile costume at what she slid called a kid party which she was to give at his summer home he con scented with an outward smile and an inward groan I 1 wish he said to his wife in vate that adelaide hadn t insisted upon my taking part in this lous affair of hess hers in fact I 1 don t see why she wants to give su such ch a nonsensical party why do I 1 iov oil aid and abet her de banded his wife when I 1 suggest ed that she think of something newer and more dignified you immediately said let her have any kind of party she pleases well one doesn doean t like to be always interfering with her pleasures there s no particular harm in her having a child s party Is there but I 1 know I 1 shall feel like a perfect idiot dressed in the little girls girl s early victorian cos tume that adelaide has picked out for me ine he ile glanced into the mirror and 1 weighed as he stroked his graying van dyke beard the afternoon of the party adelaide after tying the strings of a quaint little sunbonnet eun bonnet under the ma jora jors beard drew away and surveyed him from the top of the sunbonnet eun bonnet to the tips of his white and black feet uncle youre you re certainly the most excruciatingly funny sight I 1 ever tie be held she declared I 1 in so glad I 1 found those lanta I 1 anta lettes in grandmas old trunk they re perfectly killing you 11 mal e the hit of the evening I 1 suppose I 1 im in what you d call screaming success eald said the major somewhat wryly I 1 tiou ou don dont t think I 1 im in too complete do youa no youre you re just just lovely adelaide squeezed the large sun browned hind of her uncle halt half of which was neatly incased in a white lace mitt but with that cigar in bour our mouth yo i ire re a sight to behold well I 1 must have a little smoke beffie bour guests come adelaide just take my magazine and read and smoke on the lawn until the festivities begin A little later as lira mrs atkinson and adelaide were putting the finishing touches on their own oun costumes they saw a striking looking couple alight a drotor car ard approach appi tho the a or who mho rose with his accustomed courtliness ourt liness and greeted them good gracious adelaide your ancle uncle appears to be absolutely abol ancon accous of his absurd attire exclaim ed mrs atkinson he Is taking those people around the garden as an concernedly as it if he were dressed in a business suit they must think tie ie Is crazy here III slip on a long oat oer oner IB rn short skirt and run out ind explain the major welcomed hia his wife with i a smile I 1 in glad you joined us my jear for I 1 wish ou to meet professor and mrs lee of the university who have heard flattering nattering reports ol 01 dur garden and have come way out from the city to see our rare roses we ve are honored I 1 im in sure I 1 th said mrs akinson Atil to the t visitors after acl bowled now ing the in reduction that ou are seeing some thing else quite as rare as our oses she laughed and looked at tier dier husband by jove id forgotten this fool rig exclaimed the major with sone some temper I 1 condei what you can haie hane thought of me well laughed professor Pio fessor lee the friends men Is who told us about your roses rose S said bald that some of your neighbors con you rather eccentric to devote so much of 0 your time to flowers when me introduced ourselves I 1 thought you were mere perhaps a trifle un usual in your dress unusual I 1 should think so ex claimed the major then turning severely to his wife he said I 1 cant see my dear why ou ever per bitted adelaide to ge go up such an idiotic party pirty I 1 f fear ear you gl give ve that girl her head too much he glanced down at his costume again this is really preposterous Is that you call ing Adelaide 9 ies les well be there at once you see mrs lee party is beginning and I 1 ve promised my niece be in the grand march you 11 join as wont youg chicago daily news |