recap of week (110)

Sally and Betty where very busy this week. They had a sweet sixteen party to get ready and the law office party.

Sally was put in charge of the sweet 16. four tier cake, lots of pink everywhere, food for about 100 teens. To top it all off it was at the amusement park.

Betty on the other hand had her check list.

1) Eiffel tower ice sculpture ● Ordered and will be delivered a hour before party.

2) Gold and black plates ● Hotel will furnish

3) Twinkle lights ● 5 thousand and a crew of 5 will be there 4 hours before to decorate.

4) Invitations look like a ticket ● Mailed out last week

5) Photographer and back drops ● Will be there hour before to start taking pictures as people arrive.

6) Food and drinks ● will be there early

7) Staff ● hired 5 will be there 4 hours early and stay 2 hours after to pack up.

Saturday was all sit for both partys.

Betty had gotten a smart black suit dress to work in that night.

She had not spoken to Oliver since last sunday. She took the the finale plans up to his office to make sure there was not anything else need. He was not there so she talked it over with the assistant that had help her before.

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Ben finished up the last of the audits. He had found no more problems. He was going to miss working with Zane and Josh but he was also looking forward to getting back to regular business.

Josh has been gone all week but called every night. They put his dad on new medication and for the first time in a long time they were a family. He would be back Sunday afternoon.

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Babs worked overtime this week. They had received sixty dogs from a illegal puppy mill and all the dog were is poor condition. David continued to pick her up every night after work.

His mother was still trying to get information on the baby. The courts would not grant her access.

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Bella had class all week and had no time to even look at wedding plans. Exams were coming up and if she did well she could get into the gifted program.

Zane still had more problems that he was correcting. They had two people in jail and were still investigating a few more. He wanted to get this over so he could spend more time with his love.

Bella would unwind each night with her stories.

◇◇◇♡♡♡◇◇◇ THE GLASS DOG cont.

The glass-blower was much distressed at this, but said he would see what he could do. For a man should always try to please his wife, and Miss Mydas has promised to marry him within a week.

On his way home he purchased a heavy sack, and when he passed the wizard's door and the pink glass dog ran out to bark at him he threw the sack over the dog, tied the opening with a piece of twine, and carried him away to his own room.

The next day he sent the sack by a messenger boy to Miss Mydas, with his compliments, and later in the afternoon he called upon her in person, feeling quite sure he would be received with gratitude for stealing the dog she so greatly desired.

But when he came to the door and the butler opened it, what was his amazement to see the glass dog rush out and begin barking at him furiously.

"Call off your dog," he shouted, in terror.

"I can't, sir," answered the butler.

"My young lady has ordered the glass dog to bark whenever you call here. You'd better look out, sir," he added, "for if it bites you, you may have glassophobia!"

This so frightened the poor glass-blower that he went away hurriedly. But he stopped at a drug store and put his last dime in the telephone box so he could talk to Miss Mydas without being bitten by the dog.

"Give me Pelf 6742!" he called.

"Hello! What is it?" said a voice.

"I want to speak with Miss Mydas," said the glass-blower.

Presently a sweet voice said: "This is Miss Mydas. What is it?"

"Why have you treated me so cruelly and set the glass dog on me?" asked the poor fellow.

"Well, to tell the truth," said the lady, "I don't like your looks. Your cheeks are pale and baggy, your hair is coarse and long, your eyes are small and red, your hands are big and rough, and you are bow-legged."

"But I can't help my looks!" pleaded the glass-blower; "and you really promised to marry me."

"If you were better looking I'd keep my promise," she returned. "But under the circumstances you are no fit mate for me, and unless you keep away from my mansion I shall set my glass dog on you!" Then she dropped the 'phone and would have nothing more to say.

The miserable glass-blower went home with a heart bursting with disappointment and began tying a rope to the bedpost by which to hang himself.

Some one knocked at the door, and, upon opening it, he saw the wizard.

"I've lost my dog," he announced.

"Have you, indeed?" replied the glass-blower tying a knot in the rope.

"Yes; some one has stolen him."

"That's too bad," declared the glass-blower, indifferently.

"You must make me another," said the wizard.

"But I cannot; I've thrown away my tools."

"Then what shall I do?" asked the wizard.

"I do not know, unless you offer a reward for the dog."

"But I have no money," said the wizard.

"Offer some of your compounds, then," suggested the glass-blower, who was making a noose in the rope for his head to go through.

"The only thing I can spare," replied the wizard, thoughtfully, "is a Beauty Powder."

"What!" cried the glass-blower, throwing down the rope, "have you really such a thing?"

Yes, indeed. Whoever takes the powder will become the most beautiful person in the world."

"If you will offer that as a reward," said the glass-blower, eagerly, "I'll try to find the dog for you, for above everything else I long to be beautiful."

"But I warn you the beauty will only be skin deep," said the wizard.

"That's all right," replied the happy glass-blower; "when I lose my skin I shan't care to remain beautiful."