Show Cousin fa a hs Visit 13 i al F Ii ALL the limes that Cousin Sarah Sarab could choose to com cornel comet I Florence Floren Gordon cried as ah she crushed the telegram and threw It to th the floor Could anything b be more upsetting more mor annoying A few tew minute Wore before h. h hr bee heart had boon been singing with the Joy of Christmas She bad had b been n filled with satisfaction and pride as she Ibe looked looted around wound tb the little bungalow Her HerC C Christmas decorations had bad turned It U Into a place of beauty It U seemed to radiate the very Terl spirit of ot the season But Dut now everything was spoiled I CoulD Sarah Berth the most mOlt eccentric and utterly impossible of all her relatives was wu coming to spend pend the holidays with her bee and Ted At any other time Florence wouldn't have minded so so much for tor in la spite spit of Cousin Sarah's Sarah Sarab she Ibe really tad had a feeling of affection for th the little old lady But lint now she he was overwhelmed by byth bythe th the thought of what th the Anderson Andersons would think of ot her Robert Anderson nde a ahad had bad charge of Teds Ted's department and w. w was a big power in th the company During Dur Dur- lag ing th the past year yar their only daughter had bad married and gone one to Uve Uv abroad abroad- br her husband had b been n glen given Iven a three year Jear appointment in Shanghai Td Ted had bad made mad th the suggestion that perhaps th the couple were wr lonely and might enjoy spending Christmas with them At first Florence would not agree arree th the thought of the rather pompous pompou Mr 1 Anderson and his hi equally stiff looking wife filled her with dismay dismal Reluctantly she he gave ave In to Teds Ted's wishes The Invitation was extended and Ind to her surprise readily a accepted Since Bine ah she Ibe had done don everything posit poNt bl ble to make th the occasion a happy one on Out But now Cousin Sarah was coming to spoil apoll all her plans plan I As AI soon loon as Ted opened the door that evening she he rushed to him with the news Well Yell what of U it h he answered carelessly One more mor wont won't make any difference But But but Ted you JOU know Cousin Barah Sarah There Theres no accounting for tor what ih she ma may say or do I wouldn't let it worry me honey If the Ander Andersons ons are the sensible poo- poo I- I c t r She Might Break Loose Loot With Some Som S. S me Freakish Stunt pie they thel ought to be they surely wont won't mind an old lady acting up a little But Florence continued worrying Ted led being a man couldn't understand of course He lie didn't stop top to think that it might even hurt him in th the office If U something should happen Cousin Sarah arrived on Christmas eve lVe ve a queer looking figure dressed In Ina Ina ina a rustling black silk gown of a cut and style long out of ol fashion Florencel Florence's Florences Flor Flea ence's encel heart sank as she he looked at ather ather her ber but she he tried to to make her welcome welcome wel wel- come sincere The Christmas dinner threatened to tob tobe tobe b be the stiff unenjoyable affair that Florence had bad feared from th the first Ted bad had no right to Invite such people as th the Andersons It It seemed impossible to get them to unbend to act In the natural happy way that all people should act especially at Christmas Florence felt miserable for tor there was waa also Cousin Sarah to worry about at it any moment she might ml ht break loose with some lame freakish stunt Cousin Sarah did It seemed as If It the stiffness and formality around the table was too much for tor her Never had Florence I seep her act so 10 ridiculous What would the Andersons think Florence was soon to know She watched them become as delightfully human as al any folks could be They were joining in Cousin Sarah's Sarah fun tun in ina a wa way that amazed her And soon loon Grant Anderson was waa passing hi his hi plate for another helping of ot turkey and Mrs Anderson was praising everything In la th the most malt enthusiastic tones toneL Cousin Sarah whose visit Florence had bad dreaded so 0 much was turning a dull ind and uninteresting dinner Into the to very gayest kind of a party Ie I e c. Wasters W t rn Newspaper r time UnU O |