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Show I THE FORGOTTEN PARTY H By J. J. M'CARTNEY. MM! All Tuesday morning young Plun MM Xett a toruiontcd by soroo vogue MMMj idea In tho back of IiIh brain of oomo- MMMJ thing left undone Strugglo an ha MMMJ might, ho could not got It Into con- MBJ crtlo form. Yet trying to forgot It MBJ enly Irrltntcd him tho more. MBJ In tho mldHt of his luncheon ft light MBJ ntng (lnHh cleared Ms head and with MBJ a Birkoiilng chill ho knew whnt ho MBJ hadn't dono. Ilo had forgotten to go MBJ in tho dinner party which Colin Doll MBJ tad given tho ovcnlng bofo."o. BJ ICo had not tho ghoat of an excuse. BMf because ho had not boon doad at the BB time, which would hnvo been the otil) BB ralld excURO In tho eyes of n hostess BB Ha had simply absented himself from BB tho affair Iicciiubo of an Inexplicable MBJ lipso of memory. For an Instant ha MBJ Ttlshrd that ho dared tolephono tho MBJ explanation that ho had been knocked MBJ riown and rendered unconscious by nn MBJ tutomoblle and had Just come to Mnn. MBJ ifrxlly it waH totally Impossible to BJ (all up CVlIu and airily nay, ' Kxcuro BB ino for thinking bo little of your Invl BB tntlon that it Hlippcd my mind'" BB The fact wns that he thought n lot BB ef Colla'H Invitation Indeed, ho was BB lieglnnlng to realise that ho wits; going BB lo think n lot of I'ellu Ho had senrco- BB ly begun 'o do bo nB yet, bocaUBo tholr BB (.rqualntance had hardly advanced bo BB und tlio formal Btagefl, but ho real BB lied that IiIb captivity was Inevitable BB and ho was moro than resigned to the BB prospect This made tho scrnpo In BB which ho now found himself all the BMJ more tragic MBT Ho had hoard of mon who had for MB gotten dinner parties and had boon ro BB stored to human society and toleration BB only nfter weary years of contrition BMf This tedious process did not nppml BB 10 him. Hn wns afraid that In tin BJM menntlmo Homo one else would run BB i..:iy with Colla Ho racked his brain BJM for a morn speedy eolation of tho dim bb BB Telia was no weak, gentle, doormnt BB variety of girl. Ilo could Imagine JubI BJM how her wonder at his nonappearance BB had grown to surprise, then to wrath, BJM md how her wrath wns growing hour MB 'oy hour. MB M wns without doubt n most dllllcull MB tltuatlon. MJB 'I ho average mini would hnvo trlod MB to i.lacato tho Injured, hostess by a MB bushel of roses or ten poundB of candy MB a contrltu nolo or n desperate call In MB person. Young I'lunkott showed Ills MJB really superior Intellect by tho fact MJB that he did n t -' - Milngs BJM for n few cli... - lie i 'I i iii-rl i'. ly note PBJ Ing. Tills to i !(! : I ri r 'lit, foi BB every hour tli it ' 1 luted I....1 wns BB a blight. Hut "Inn Mi- next Monday BB ovcnlng ennu around liu attired him BB, wolf carefully in tho prescribed sort BM ety raiment nnd sallied forth. BB On his way ho rnn Into Smith. "HeV BM, lo," said Bmlth, "nro wo going out BB -among thorn tonight?" B, "Vos," raid young I'lunkett, cheer PBj fully. "I am going to a dinner party BB it C'ella Hell's " BM 'Oh," said Smith, "Is sho entertain- MB ing ngnlu? I went to n dinner at hor" MB homo last Monday night " BBj "Did you?' murmured young I'lun BMj ) stt. Interestedly, nnd p.issed on. BMj With a linn Btep hu mounted thr BB Heps to tho homo of Colla nnd tho vlg BBj orous pent of tho boll rounded not MB flko tho summons of ono In terror Ad BMj niltted to thu reception hall, hu waited BBj tn nil his Immaculate splendor. After a while Colla caino In. Sho advanced MB with tho outraged dignity of nn of PH fended stage princess nnd when she MB; said "Clood overling" In a questioning BMj tone young I'lunkott felt llko an unwel- BB como book agent. Yet ho clung grim- IBs ly to the purpose with which ho had BM started BMi "Am I tho first ono?" hn asked, BMj thoorlly. BM Miss Hell was puzzled onough to re- PB lax her frown a bit. "First ono for BBj 'itint? I don't understand!" sht BBj BBJ Young Pluukott's faco was a picture BBJ of ingenuous amazomont. "Why, nron'l ' BPJ you giving a dinner party this ovo BB nlug?" ho domnndod, BBj Miss Doll sat down limply. "I am BPJ not!" sho informed him. "I gavo one BBj lant Monday night, howover and I BB don't bollovo you havo soon fit to ex BB plain why you woro not present." PB "Last Monday night!" cried young PH i'lunkott. "Why, you'vo mado an aw BH ful tnlstnko of soma sort. When you BH Invited mo you said distinctly 'a week BH from noxt Monday night!' Do you think BH for an instant I could have inlsundor PB stood an Invitation from you? Why BBj I've counted on this evening for days BB and now )ou tell mo that you had BB the party u week ago' I don't under BB Ma ml. BBJ For a momont Celln (.tared nt him BB! If ever there wns u disappointed nnd BBB ' leprnnchful Individual nn earth It war BBb toting I'lunkott nt that Instant BBM Colla wavered then sho fell. BB "1 I nover did sucli a thing before BB -ii my llfol" she cried 'And hero l'vo BB, teen blaming you! Oh, I'm so sorry, BBB Jlr. I'lunkott1 Now, you simply have BBJ rot to stay and dine with us Informally BBpj 'onlght. Mow I over cumo to make BBB 'tich a slip of tho tonguo I can't I ma BBpJ ' ?lno! You'll stay?" BBj "Why, thank ou," said ycung l'lun BBM kutt w Ith uoblu forgiveness ' Now BB' you mustn't worry about this another BBh Inutant. It's all right, I assure ou " |