Evening Star Newspaper, December 13, 1926, Page 23

THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C. MONDAY. DECEMBER 13. 1926, “and my dinner is at 6. She will be| Mrs. Waffie did not come again. The| bathed and shaved and dressed out uh’ how the success of her entertain- 1 i) s though Walter tested it at lunch| At a quarter of 6 the Gordons ar-| expansive feeling toward even her|peen the Gordons forgave her readily. THE BNDY Alida considered Mrs. Waffle the| and thought it quite good enough.| rived. Mrs. Gordon was pretty and|troublesome old neighbor. > Fethis g evse‘l‘,; game in) It was Mrs, Waflle coming in just| peppy, her husband grave and gray.| Bearing the small tray i The Constant Intruder.’ Alida chose the Tast and easiest| twice in an hour, If the spiril so moved | 8¢ the critical moment,” complained | He was the man higher up whom | 8cross the intervening era question for answer. her., It apparently never occurred to Alida. Allda was seeking to win to friend- iI\H‘!AlPil W I'hl;’l the kitchen. She gave Walter laughed. ship with her husband for the sake|a premonitory knock and entered. D e rekide her |, “1 am giving a liitle dinner party | her that her endlessly recurrent visits e “/How's her rheumatism?" of future promotion. Mrs. Waffle sat by the Witchen-fire kitchen door and her first by | LRt ibe & e e Then o thought was to thrust the evl P o e eane of rldding| “1 Qidn't ask, T didn't get a chance.| The little dinner was delightul.|{in a motionless attitude of suffering. work out of eraelf of ‘the annoyance of her per:| She asked me guestions 8o thick and | Everything moved off charmingly. | She had been crying, for her cheeks : a1 onto h ent old neighbor, but all simpla|fast.” reported Alida. ;”“f Lot O B COUIE ot RN 2 ; veq | Why should she tell this e ns would fail with Mrs. Waffle. just like to lock the back e‘:‘::‘ ]""f{\f :"‘"N’.,“' “-‘\'uhl hl““. back ol xw o “«1"':»)‘ Imx mi‘ a L AVel | old woman any ” She P her Alid: - door,” "Alida thought as she was . lacked somethin, da_had|back this morning, he explained, perself for xperience had [0l0 woman &gy o Sy, Tl Shott to o upatairs for a much.| MeAnt to ask Mrs. Waffie about that “and I haven't been able to stir aught her could not fail to be ordeal. | o (Tt she thought o her or saying something fieeded Nap. Her Hand lingered on . but, of course, she had not | since. I called, but I guess you were An instant later the door opened that would never do. 1 could not fall to comprehend, or e| the key. *“No, 1 mustn't. But I know | Scen her. She frequently asked Mrs. | having such a sood time with yvour nd_old Waffle entered. MrS. | was her next door neighbo must just keep silence and hear it| as soon as I get upstairs she will| Yaffle for directions in her cooking, | company that vou didn't hear m affie wa a large, withéred|olg woman who had nobody all as best she might. Some. in and read my place cards and | atd the older housekeeper's wisdom | lida’s first act was to run home fharpeyed old woman dressed in|for her, nothing to i Walter, Alida's husband, was in.| look everything over. Why she hasn't | Was unfailtng. : and telephone Dr. Dyer. Then back wbite from top to toe. SRRl 1n theiGordons” A e ok ik u | baan b FoTe eata fiie. _After dinner, while Walter was | she went to be on hand when he “Busy again' she remarked, tak-|ing = joke. He loved to talk to h Alida sle; ee hours and awak- | EStng out the card table and enter. | came. i g in ever: “What is that| “Didn't know vou knew them,” re-| o "{o her ancie rested. She bathed, | talning the gue: with a new wrecord | thin 16 minutes Mrs. Waflle was r.',,,.q,mm,.g’ stu plied Mrs, Waffle. “Where did you| .ouid took plenty of time |on the phonograph, Alida seized time | able to be put to bed and the pain P ever get acquainted with them, I'd vk Dinner was at 6. At|to put things in the refrigerator. As fand “set feeling” were going out of n g’x{em-px pas like to know?" N 5 she went down to put on the fin-|she slipped in the left-overs upon he:- knm:«-los, }.\ cup of hot tea, the e i i 4 hea. small plates she thought somehow | chicken and the ice cream made her EErEnc DIty - AL € VeV Y D \-f",’,',":""","l‘r.'?ll?w?:,,?"',,:,::i." Iehing toucher, mstant she entered|of Mra Wafle, ‘That wing of chick- | still more comfortable O on hn o | Aiia st by fahed and teakrull the. dining room she thought: en, the bit of sulad and the “Aren’t you leaving your company SokEtEIN, Gaicy. oW 0 o R e e ThiliE ith, vais Mrs. Watfle hasn't been in.” But |of ice cream would make her a tasty |alone?” she asked anxiously. BALISVLra L ou Jeact to Ko jisynd, decouipreiG e e Walter's entrance put everything else, | little supper if she' had not ‘eaten| “Walter is with them and--and thwAa‘:" \:}:v;:’:"‘: ":':‘w"""(‘"x-‘-‘”‘(‘m e o necessity of his getting' vet. She would take it over. Some- | nothing matters but vou, my dear old ueighbor,” Alida sald tearfully. Indeed, Mr. Gordon did more than You can borrow from $75 to $450 through a De- partmental Investment Loan for help this Christmas. Then, during the year you have to repay it, you will au- tomatically build up a Sav- ings Balance of $50 for every $100 borrowed. And that will help next Christmas! The . ideal plan. Gov’t Workers Loans for Xmas saving and ““having,” too! DEPARTMENTAL BANK “The Bank for Departmental People” 1714 PA. AVE. N.W. dence of her &ight, but who could borate m of Fr 2 in houselkeep the older one. Mrs, Waflle once where Alida had to hear the affliction of her presence, 20 times, Alida worked under high pressure all the rest of the morning, con- stantly expecting interruption, but but the Lansburgh & Bro. e e Alida answered R_SEEKERS AFTER IDEAS THAT ARE NEW AND UNUSUAL! The department store of practical gifts nd moderate prices--since 1860 Stuffed Assorted ome-made . 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