The train pulls into Chicago and the ladies exit the train. Alll the ladies are amazed at the sights and sounds even sophisticated Nancy Olsen felt like a 'Country Girl' in this setting.

It's already 11:15a.m, so they decide to eat first.

Mr. Sears who is still traveling and promoting his new department store wasn't there and the ladies where trying to find out where the place Mr. Sears made the arrangements for them to eat was. When Sylvia looks up and points to a sign that says, 'The Village, Chicago's Italian Restaurant', Sylvia says to everyone, "It's over here."

The group of ladies walk in the Restaurant and a man dressed in a black suit leads them to the reserve tables and gives each one a menu. He bows to them and says, "I will give you all a moment to look at the menu and decide what you want and will be right back."

Each lady looks at the menu and doesn't know all she is looking at. They start talking among themselves Miss Terhurne says, "The first item on the menu is Spaghetti and meatballs. I understand it is really good with Italian seasoned toast."

Miss Plum chimes in and says, Let's just be simple, simple food means more time to shop later. Don't you agree?"

All the ladies agree, so they ordered 50 plates of Spaghetti and Meatballs and Italian seasoned toast. The Waiter offers them wine to drink but they declined and most had Hot Tea instead the children, the young adults that is had milk. Laura caught a glimpse of a gentleman with his wife and said isn't that Daniel Rees, the soda pop peddler man? Laura stared a moment longer and said, "Yes it is Daniel Rees. Oh Waiter do you serve Coca-Cola here?"

The waiter answers, "Yes we do."

Laura replies smiling, "Then I'll have a Coca-Cola, Oh what a treat!"

Sylvia also tells the Waiter, "I will have one too please."

When the ladies were served their meal Laura asks Mrs. Alden, Would you mind saying Grace for us?"

Mrs. Alden stands up and replies, "Yes sure," and than leads the ladies in Grace for the food, "Thank you Lord for this food we are about to partake and the generosity of Mr. Richard Sears who made this trip possible for us, Amen."

They are all staring at their Spaghetti not sure how to eat it. Miss Terhune stands up and shows them how to cut their meatballs into smaller bites then she takes a fork and twisted it into the Spaghetti and enough on her folk she takes her knife and trimed the excess noodles away then she said, "Sparkling Permesan Cheese on it adds flavor to the Spaghetti."

Mrs. Terhune sits back down and then Anna Alden asks her, Miss Terhurne how do you know so much about Spaghetti?"

Miss Terhurne answers, "Before I came to Walnut Grove I had it all the time."

Mrs Alden takes a bite of her Spaghetti and says, "This is good! I wonder if my Robert will Iike it?"

All the ladies agree that the Spaghetti was delicious and also how the Italian seasoned toast had a fine balance of melted butter garlic and parsley flakes.

After a fine meal all the ladies take their napkin and pat the corners of their mouth to make sure no red sauce was misplaced on them.

The Waitress offers them all a peppermint candy to reduce the garlic breath.

After resting a little after eating a hearty meal they walk outside to await a Taxi service drive paid for by Mr. Sears, down to his Department Store. It was open cabs so each lady could soak in the sights along the way.

What would the ladies experience?

The Dalton Gang are still planning something but what?

To Be Continued