and Mrs. Paul Bonner on Maple Avenue."
Even that didn't lift itself up enough out of the ordinary. Missy
puckered her brows; a moist lock fell down and straggled across her
forehead. With interlineations, she enlarged:
"Mr. Archibald Briggs, who has been travelling in California and the
Far West, on his way to his home in Keokuk, Iowa, is visiting at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bonner "in Maple Avenue."
An anxious scrutiny; and then "on his way" was amended to "en
route."
That would almost do. And then, as she regarded the finished item, a
curious feeling crept over her: a sort of reluctance, distaste for
having it printed--printing it herself, as it were. That seemed,
somehow, too--too public. And then, as she sat in a maze of strange
emotions, a sudden thought came to the rescue:
His sister--Louise! She'd forgotten to include Louise! How terrible
if she'd left out his sister! And adding the second name would
remove the personal note. She quickly interlined again, and the item
stood complete:
"Mr. Archibald Briggs and Miss Louise Briggs, who have been
travelling in California and the Far West, en route to their home in
Keokuk, Iowa, are visiting at the residence of Mr.
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