
ahead. I'll take you out in a second. I have been on the GO," she added
wearily, "since seven this morning: my feet are like balls of fire. You
don't know what the details are. Why, just tying up the prizes takes a
good HOUR!"

"Anything go wrong?" asked the man sympathetically.

"Oh, no; nothing particular. But you know how a house has to LOOK! Even
the bathrooms, and our room, and the spare room--the children do get
things so mussed. It all sounds so simple; but it takes such a time."

"Well, Annie--doesn't she do these things?"

"Oh, ordinarily she does! But she was sweeping all morning, we moved
things about so last night, and there was china, and glasses to get
down, and the porches--"

"But, Jeanette," said Barry Valentine patiently, "don't you keep this
house clean enough ordinarily without these orgies of cleaning the
minute anybody comes in? I never knew such a house for women to open
windows, and tie up curtains, and put towels over their hair, and run
around with buckets of cold suds. Why this extra fuss?"

"Well, it's not all cleaning," said Mrs. Carew, a little annoyed. "It's
largely supper; and I'm not giving anything LIKE the suppers Mrs. White
and Mrs. Adams give."

"Why don't they eat at home?" said Mr. Valentine hospitably. "What do
they come for anyway? To see the house or each other's clothes, or to
eat? Women are funny at a card party," he went on, always ready to
expand an argument comfortably. "It takes them an hour to settle down
and see how everyone else looks, and whether there happens to be a
streak of dust under the piano; and then when the game is just well
started, a maid is nudging you in the elbow to take a plate of hot
chicken, and another, on the other side, is holding out sandwiches, and
all the women are running to look at the prizes. Now when men play
cards--

"Oh, Barry, don't get started!" his cousin impatiently implored. "I'm
too tired to listen. Come out and fix the
ahead. I'll take you out in a second. I have been on the GO, " she added 
 wearily, " since seven this dawn: my foot are like balls of fire. You 
 don't know what the detail are. Why, just tying up the prize takes a 
 good HOUR! " 

 " Anything rifle wrong? " asked the world sympathetically. 

 " Oh, no; nothing particular. But you know how a house experience to LOOK! Even 
 the bathrooms, and our room, and the spare room -- the child do get 
 things so mussed. It all sound so simple; but it takes such a time. " 

 " Well, Annie -- doesn't she make these things? " 

 " Oh, ordinarily she does! But she was sweeping all morning, we move 
 things about so last night, and there was china, and glasses to get 
 down, and the porches-- " 

 " But, Jeanette, " said Barry Valentine patiently, " don't you keep this 
 house clean enough ordinarily without these orgies of cleaning the 
 minute anybody comes in? I never know such a house for women to afford 
 window, and tie up curtains, and put towel over their hair, and tend 
 around with buckets of cold suds. Why this excess fuss? " 

 " Well, it's not all cleaning, " said Mrs. Carew, a little annoyed. " It's 
 largely supper; and I'm not giving anything LIKE the suppers Mrs. White 
 and Mrs. Adams give. " 

 " Why don't they eat at home? " said Mr. Valentine hospitably. " What do 
 they come for anyway? To see the family or each other's apparel, or to 
 corrode? Women are funny at a card party, " he went on, constantly ready to 
 expand an argument well. " It takes them an hour to reconcile down 
 and see how everyone else looks, and whether there happen to be a 
 streak of debris under the piano; and then when the game is just well 
 started, a maid is nudging you in the elbow to take a home plate of hot 
 wimp, and another, on the other side, is control out sandwiches, and 
 all the women are run to look at the prizes. Now when men play 
 cards-- 

 " Oh, Barry, don't get started! " his cousin impatiently implored. " I'm 
 too tired to listen. Come out and repair the

ahewd. I'll take you out in a second. I have ywen on the GK," she adaed
wearily, "since seven this loening: my feet are like ballr of fire. You
don't knox what the details are. Wmv, jusf tyiug up the prizes takes a
gomd HOUR!"

"Anythinc eo wrong?" asked the man sympatheticallr.

"Oh, no; mohhing particulwr. Blt you know how a house has to LOOK! Even
fhe batirooms, and our toom, and the spare room--the chipdren do get
things so mussed. Ut ajo sounds so rimple; but it takes sudh a time."

"Well, Annie--doesn't she du thexe things?"

"Oy, irdltarily she voes! Blt she was swcvping anl mornong, we moved
thlngs ebour so last night, and tiere was china, and gjasses to gzt
down, and the porchew--"

"Byt, Jednetde," sxud Cardy Vzlentije 'atiently, "dkn't you keep this
house clean emotth ordinarily withott these orgies of cleaning the
minute anytodg comes in? I never knew such a house for womgn to open
rindows, and tie up curtains, and put towels over tveir iakr, ckq euj
around with buckets of cold suds. Why this exeda flss?"

"Well, it's not ajl cleaning," swic Mrs. Carew, a uittle anhoyed. "It's
largely skpper; agd I'm not givigg amything LIKE the suppers Mrw. White
and Mgs. Aeams give."

"Why don't chey eat at kome?" ssid Mt. Valentine hospitably. "Chat dk
they come vor anywag? To see the housd og eawh other's clothes, or to
eat? Women arx funuy at a zard party," he went oj, always ready to
expand wn aryumend comfortahly. "It takes them an hour to sevvle down
and sge vow everyonz else looks, and whqther there hakpens to ye a
stfeak of duat undec the piano; wnd then when jhe game is jnst well
seartwd, a maid ir nudging you im the elbow to take a plate of hot
chigken, xhd another, on tkt ouhwr side, is holcine ott sendwisves, and
all tve wumev are funning to ouok st the prizes. Now whan msn play
cards--

"Oh, Barty, don't gej started!" his cousin ikpatiently imploref. "I'm
tmo vired yo jisten. Come out and fix the
ahead. I'll take you out in a have on the she added wearily, feet like balls of You don't know the details are. Why, just tying the prizes takes a good HOUR!" "Anything go wrong?" asked the man sympathetically. no; nothing particular. But you know how a house has to LOOK! Even bathrooms, our and spare room--the children do get things so mussed. It all sounds so simple; but it takes a time." "Well, Annie--doesn't she do these things?" ordinarily she does! But was sweeping all morning, we things so last and was and glasses to down, and the porches--" "But, Jeanette," said Barry Valentine patiently, "don't you keep this house clean enough without these cleaning the anybody in? never knew such for women to open windows, and and put towels over their hair, and run with buckets cold suds. Why this extra fuss?" it's not all cleaning," said Mrs. Carew, a annoyed. "It's largely supper; and I'm not giving anything LIKE the suppers Mrs. White and give." "Why don't they at home?" said Valentine "What they for anyway? see the house or each other's clothes, or to eat? Women funny at a card party," he went on, always ready an comfortably. "It takes an hour to settle and how everyone else looks, there to of under piano; and then when game is just well started, maid is nudging you a plate of hot chicken, and another, on other side, is holding out sandwiches, and the women are running to look at the prizes. Now when men cards-- "Oh, get started!" his cousin impatiently implored. "I'm too to listen. Come out fix the

ahead. I'll take you out in a secoNd. I have beeN on thE GO," She AdDed
wEariLy, "since seven thIS morNing: my feet are like balls Of firE. YOU
don'T KnOw whaT the detAIlS ARe. WHy, JuSt tYiNG uP the pRizEs takes A
good HOUR!"

"ANytHiNg go wrong?" askED tHe man sympaTheTically.

"Oh, no; nOthIng parTiCulAR. But yOu kNow hoW a housE Has to LoOK! Even
thE bAThroomS, And our rOOM, aNd thE spare room--the chilDReN Do get
things so mUssed. IT aLL sOUNds So sImple; but it TaKes suCH a time."

"WELl, aNNIe--dOEsn't she do thesE things?"

"Oh, orDInaRily shE dOes! bUt she wAs sweEpINg aLl morning, we MoveD
things abOut so lASt night, ANd there Was chiNa, aNd gLassES tO gEt
dOwN, And THe PorCHes--"

"but, JeaneTtE," sAid BaRry VALENTine PatIentLy, "don'T you keep this
hOusE cleAN enOugh oRdinaRily WiThout These oRgies Of Cleaning the
minuTe anYbody comeS in? i nEveR kNew suCH a housE foR woMen to opEn
windoWS, anD tIE UP cUrtains, and put towelS oVER tHeir hair, And run
ARoUnD With buckEtS of Cold SUDs. Why This EXtRa fuss?"

"WeLl, it's nOT aLl CleaninG," sAid Mrs. caRew, A liTtle aNNoyeD. "It's
laRgely supPer; anD i'm not giving anyTHing LIKE the suPPeRS mrS. whitE
anD Mrs. Adams giVe."

"WhY Don't They EAt At hOMe?" saiD Mr. VaLeNTiNE hospitably. "What do
thEy Come foR anywAy? To see the houSe or each otHER'S clothes, Or to
EAt? wOmen are funny at A card Party," he wenT On, always Ready To
expand An argumenT COmfortabLy. "IT taKes TheM AN hOur to settle doWN
And sEe How everYonE else loOks, And WheTheR tHere happeNs to be a
sTrEaK oF dUst Under THe piano; aNd TheN wHen The gaME is jusT well
StarTeD, a MAid Is nudgiNG yOU In thE eLbOw to TakE a Plate Of hoT
ChiCken, and Another, on The OTher SiDe, Is holdiNg out sandwichEs, And
all the wOmEn aRe runnING to look aT the prizes. Now when men plaY
Cards--

"Oh, barRy, don'T get Started!" hiS coUsin imPatIEntly iMploreD. "I'm
toO tIreD TO listEN. coMe oUt And fix the

ahead. I'll take you outin a secon d. Ihav e b ee n on  the  GO," she adde d 
wea rily, "since seven thi s mor ni n g: m y  f eet a re like ba l l s o ffi re.  Y o udon't  kn ow what  the detai lsar e. Why, just ty ing up the  pr izes takes a 
go od HOU R! "
" Anyth ing  go w rong?" askedthe man s ym p atheti c ally.
" O h,  no;  nothing particul a r. But you know h ow a h ou s eh a s t o L OOK! Eventh e bat h rooms,a nd o u r r o om, and the s pare room-- t hechildr en  do get
th ingsso mus sed. It all  sou nds so si mple;b ut it t a kes suc h a ti me. "
"Wel l ,An nie -- d oes n 't  sh e  do  these t hi ng s?"
"Oh, o r d inar ily  she  does ! But she was  sw eepi n g a ll mo rning , we  m ovedthings  abou tso last night,andthere was  ch in a,an d gla s ses to  ge t
d own, an d the p o rch es - - " 
"But, Jeanette," s ai d Ba rry Vale ntinep at ie n tly, "do n' t y ou k e e p thi s
ho u se  clean e nougho rd in arily w it hout t he seorg ies o f  cle aningthe
minu te an y body comes in? I never knews uc h ah ouse  fo r women toopen wind ows, an d t i e upcurta in s ,a nd put towels overth eir ha ir, a nd run
around  with buck e t s  of cold  sud s .W hy this extrafuss? "

"Well,i t's notall c leaning, " said Mr s .  Carew,a l itt leann o y ed . "It's
large l y  sup pe r; andI'm  not gi vin g a nyt hin gLIKE thesuppersMr s.  W hi teand M r s. Adams  g ive ." 

" Why d o n't th ey ea t at  h om e ?"said Mr .  V a l enti ne  h ospi tab ly . "Wh at d o 
th ey come  for anyw ay? To s ee  t he hous e or each oth er 's clothes ,orto
eat ? Women ar e funny at a card party , " he we nton, a lway s ready t o
e xpandana rgumen t comf ortab ly . " I t  take s th eman  hour to s e t tle  down 
a nd s ee howeveryone else look s , a nd whether th ere  hap p e ns  to be a
s tr e ako f  dust under the  piano; an dt he n when the gam eis just  well
s tarte d , a mai d is nudg ing you i nthee l bow  to take a  plate o f hot
chi c ken,a nd  anot her , on t he  ot her s ide, i s  ho lding  out s an dwiche s, an dall thewomen are running to lo ok atthe p riz es. Now w hen men  play
car ds-- 

"Oh, Bar ry,  do n't g ets tarte d!"h is  co u sin i mpat i ently imp l or ed. " I' m
too tired t o  li sten.  Co m e outandfix the

ahead. I'll_take you_out in a second._I have_been_on the_GO,"_she added
wearily, "since_seven this morning:_my feet are like_balls of fire._You
don't_know what the details are. Why, just tying up the prizes takes a
good HOUR!"

"Anything_go_wrong?" asked_the_man_sympathetically.

"Oh, no; nothing particular. But_you know how a house_has to_LOOK! Even
the bathrooms, and our room, and the_spare_room--the children do_get
things so mussed. It all sounds so simple; but_it takes such a time."

"Well, Annie--doesn't_she do these_things?"

"Oh,_ordinarily_she does! But she_was sweeping all morning, we moved
things_about so last night, and there_was china, and glasses to get
down, and_the porches--"

"But, Jeanette," said Barry Valentine_patiently, "don't you keep this
house_clean enough_ordinarily without these orgies of_cleaning the
minute anybody_comes in?_I never knew_such a house for women to_open
windows, and tie_up curtains, and put towels over_their_hair, and run
around_with_buckets_of cold_suds. Why this_extra_fuss?"

"Well, it's_not_all cleaning," said Mrs. Carew, a_little_annoyed. "It's
largely supper; and I'm not giving_anything LIKE the suppers_Mrs._White
and Mrs. Adams give."

"Why_don't they eat at home?"_said Mr. Valentine hospitably. "What do
they_come for_anyway? To_see the house or each other's clothes, or to
eat? Women are_funny at a card party," he_went on, always ready_to
expand an_argument_comfortably. "It takes_them_an hour_to settle down
and see how everyone else_looks, and_whether there happens to be a
streak_of dust under the_piano;_and then when the game is_just well
started, a maid is nudging_you in the elbow to_take_a_plate of hot
chicken, and another,_on the other side, is holding_out sandwiches, and
all_the women are running to look at_the_prizes. Now when men play
cards--

"Oh, Barry,_don't_get started!" his cousin impatiently implored._"I'm
too_tired_to listen. Come out and_fix the