The evening world. Newspaper, February 25, 1922, Page 17

THREE SECTIONS, FEBRUARY 25, 1922, SECTION TWO. =* — —— = a - . — ———s = “WEDDING CAKE AD LIB. By SOPHIE KERR N Illustrated by WILL B. JOHNSTONE A Woman's Deception That Gave Distinction to a Party and Helped a Second Love Affair. CHARACTERS IN THE STORY. TEMPIE, expert in domestic Guioutlage who concocted the plot of the EDITH, a younger siscer of Lettie aid Kathy, something of a mischief- deceptive thing around which the plot of the story revolves. maker. MISS KATHY, who fells the story and really inight be called the heroine MOTHER, who doesn’t care much about expense so long as the effect too. i is achieved. Dik. BLAINE, who is best man in the wedding and also in the whole story. -TTIE, wito is Kathy's sister, and is getting miurries es re a Headed: 4 , LETT! OS SE) Beet getting married MISS BENDA SPARTHWAITE, one of the bridegroom’s relatives, a EDGAR SPARTHWAITE, rich and a navy officer, the bridegroom. natural born maker of suggesticns, wis Tempie “who eoncocted the any man showed the slightest syi) wound them And sneer she was a navy officer to boot—pleased moter diabolical plot. but of course | tom of being interested in me, Lettie boauty, and mother felt sure she'd almost to pieces, and that was why was the chief sufferer from it. promptly smiled at him, and he forsvi marry well, she'd had the frocks and we were engaged in this last grand On, | was accomplice to , the T was in existence. It wasn't all Let the visits and the fun, and the rest of effort of giving her a wedding which erime, if you like, and uo willing one tie’s fault, und she never realized jiow us bad given in and let her take it. would be commensurate with all she at that. T would have done anything selfish sle was; but she was one «/ Hey engagement to Edgar Spuith- hadn't had in the past and al) she to save a doflar that week—anything ‘hose girls who can’t be happy wn'tess waite one of the Vrovidence Spa:ti- would have in the future. Dut with at all. Looking at it in that hght the: the whole universe yvevolwes cut waites, rieh as double cream, ant a our income cut down one-half trea plan seemed pertectly good to me. We were making Lettie's weddias cake when the great idea was evolved Temple was simply groaning as she looked nt the dosens of eggs and the pounds of suszar, the raisins and butte: and citron and fleur “There's ful seven dollars worth of stull here, at not more, Miss Wathy she hept 4 ing xloomily I stood her saying it three or teas times, and at last Lb got despercit “But it ean't be helped, Tempie,” | said. ‘Lettie wants the big frosted cake for the centre of the table, and then she must have the other cake to cut up and put into the boxes. She’ carry on like mad if we don't do as she likes. You know how she is. And I'm so thankful to have her married that a few dollars more or less on the cake can't make much difference.” “It'll make a difference when the bill from the grocer comes in,” sad Temple. “Well lave to eat mus and milk for supper all year long.”’ Just then Edith poked her head n ut the doo “Oh, I say, wedding cake!" she exclaimed. ‘Give me some raisins,”’ “Go to Halifax,” snorted Tenipie “We've troubles enough without You hanging around the kitehen.”* Edith is at the pewfectiy unsquelch nuble age of fourteen Of course si came vight in and seized a handful «1 raisins “Cee, I'm glad Lettie'’s get- ting married,’ she said, with her Tretit} ull ‘and Ex got plenty of money, too Mavbe she'll give me some oof her old frocks now instesd of my having to do without so'’s she eon have hew ones It's fierce tothate 1 heautly in the family."’ “Don't say ‘ferce’ and ‘gee,’ aad don't speculite on Lettie's givine uway anything,’ | admonished, know ing my daty us older sister, ‘That's right,” put in Tempie. ou all Miss Lettie's sweet little face and big blue baby eyes, she's not wit you eun call free-handed, to be sure,"’ “Still, when she's gone I'll miss tie excitement,'’ said Edith, “and all bei suitors sending flowers and candy | did love those marrons Klein sent You never have any suitors, Kathy You're not bad-looking, cither: hut, ot course, Lettie fades out everybody.’ HE snatched another handful of raisins and fled. Tempie and I looked at each other ind laughed, There was no sup pressing F:dith, and we knew it; and besides, everything she said was tru | GAVE A REGULAR INDIAN YELL AND FLUNG MYSELF FROM THE TOP TO THE BOTTOM Tonever did ve any. snjters, ang ; ‘ OF THE. VERANDA STEPS. ery