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ACUS£v;HBRALI: ^ THUBSDAYv -JBVBm’Pi - i.JUNE ^8,^1922.LSIriserBy LUCILLE VAN SLYKEStrictly SubROSaAn * Irresponsible small cullud person rang1 the Lindsay's doorbell that brlshtro«rni»g to* n*i“Mavcy sh*- ean*{come,0 * ^Ordinarily Merriam wouldn't have cared but this particular morning she moaned;— • *“Oh! Johnsy! Pleas© curse 19 round, ringing curses*.**Sho could have wept with exasperation. For sho and. her beloved JohnOi|w*r* !©*vln«r 1st that r.ftlt;mrHnnr'*i fr*rm enii* fl.fvo1 Vi«*i ♦?* *brt 1■ i * .“Host yo* lips, ma’m’* crooned the infalllblo treasure. . “I been warshing since befo* you was born. You goes yo* way and I does my job/!, ', . * . *• • 9 * *%V 4. MMerrUm went thankrutiy. 'She, had a hectic day of shopping. * It was after four, when sho dashed*up the steps laden with, gifts for her hostess’s nursery. A quick glnnco at.the tidy kitchen had cheered her,. The Infallible one was just finishing the pink pcttis. Merry; tipped' her generously, crabbod a clean armful and d*nc*d h*rcr£.ofssrs?eidd.vvrt u{uuiiix MinrmUao-nis11.erdi\vtdiserthishe1-Ikas©r-idle!t.mn-iderfumro«r home, an event that seemed so important to Merry that she had spent a week refurbishing her bibs and tuckers. ,John had returned late the evening before from a business trip In time for Merry to dump-all his best underwear, pajamas and shirts into the tubs for an uli night soaking. * Ills modest wardrobe did not boast a very ample number of changes.*You*ll simply have to buy three sets of underclothes, some sport shirts.some—•*' Merry's voice trailed into nothingness,as she .watched John's Jaws shut defiantly. .John never refuted his adored Merry anything he could possibly squeeze out the pennies’ for, but he spent not u sou of his slender salary for hlnssolf,U he could possibly avoid it. Merriamhad. small patience with this quixotic frugality.•You can’t start oft with'a thousand-xnllo* shirt and a folding tootbrush, for .this kind of party/' she chided. ■-“Oh. John dearest! Please, please do blow yourself to some good looking things! For I want you to look specially splendid!*John said nothing. But half an hour after his departure a plump mulattopresented «, not© to Merriam reading;“DarllngesL ■ Bearer .is Infallible treasure I have borrowed from the Smithson family. Turn her looso on me duds. Smithson says best laundress in captivity. ..Will be homo before five. J/* ....Merriam gave terse directions.“Please don’t put starch on anything except the collars and cuffs. Very weak starch on those. Bo sure .you finish, everything of Mr. Lindsays first. Stack his things on the foot, of his bed. My silk chemises and petti-Packing; she adored . .Who wouldn’t* who possessed th© splffy looking trousseau luggage her indulgent dad had provided? The suit case was as elaborately equipped as a trunk. — \iscrumptious, hat~ and shoe case, andIngeniously fitted bag for toilet thingswere all monograauned * to match. Merry‘gave them affectionate pats as she wedged In the last trifles.Sho looked like an exuberant pantomime fairy-when John arrived. Withher* bronze bobbed curls ahd abbreviated lingerie she was whirling, about so wildly as sh© dressed that tit© kiss John aimed at her insouciant chin Landed on a dimpled shoulder.“Latest thing in for me!** she boasted as she rolled diminutive yellow satin dancing corsets into a compact roll and nonchalantly jammed them into her golf bag. “—sure* I know what I'm doing/* -she answered John’s uplifted eyebrows. “Haven't you been • married ’ long enough to know that all women carry their corsets that way—Bun along and bath© and shave, everything of yours i*j packed 'ccpting your clean things—oh Johns!©. I do think it was positively Napoleonic, you*r© grabbing a laundress out of thin air. like that!You arc the—■** x* .Her artless chatter was Interrupted by a startled yell “Holy crepo do chin©' camisoles!** ho was crying.She ran to him. X moment later she'was clinging'helplessly to his bed post overcome by giggles.For neatly arrayod on John’s counterpane lay his freshly laundered underwear, pajamas and sport shirts. Beautifully starched and lror.ed as Merriam had directed. But each and ever piecertf -vorfi vroc
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