Silly Saga Of A Strange Soiree
The Smiths were entertaining friends one evening when the front doorbell rang about 10 PM. Mrs. Smith, an attentive hostess, showed no sign of having heard. Her husband wondered briefly if perhaps he’d imagined the sound. He shrugged and went back to shuffling the cards for the next round of play. The bell resumed its ringing—louder, longer, and more insistent than before. The button was pushed and released again and again, at shorter and shorter intervals. Whoever this nocturnal visitor was, he or she was clearly…