The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-09-04
LATE FOR DINNER.
A C0njual Dialogue.

Ab IIic 4huGS HlttlISioll luc ulillleI
hour is six o'clock sharp. Mr.. Macy
who has been absent since morning,
comes home seven minutes late.
Mrs. Macy, (not giving him time to
offer anexcuse)-''Well, when yourang
Thought certainly it was the DOCTOR"
Mr.. Macy Observation-Disclosures?
Are you expecting him? What is the
mattcr?"
Shell suppose it has never entered
your mind that a woman, though
blessed with o constitution of iron,
might suffer from having her meals at
at all hours OF the day and night.
Neither would you call it being sick, I
suppose, for her to sit and wait and
worry, tormented by all kinds Of con
lectures and fears; expecting every mo-
been crushed to death by a cable-car,
or met with some other frightful acct
dent"
Macy, who sees the storm coming,
wisely remains silently
She--"Will you at least condescend
to answe the only question that /
shall ask vou?"
He-"Assuredly, my dear"
She-"Will you begood enough to in
form me if youintendto come home at
this late hour every night?"
He (deprecatingly)-"Surely, my
dear, you are not going to scold be
cause | am W. minutes late this
once. Twas detained by business; but
do not ask whatit was, for Ipromised
not to tell"
Shell have no doubt that youw will
be q whole week late one ofthese days,
and will end, perhaps, by being away
from your family for years"
He-"Pshaw, my dear! How alb.
surd!"
She-"Absurd, isit? Why, it wasno
later than last night that you were
telling me about that sea captain-La
Perouse I believe his name was-whc
left home oneday, promising to return
at the usual time, and has never beer
seen since by his unhappyfamily."
He-''But that happened ninety
years ago"
She-"So much the worse"
He-s'Besides, don't you remember
that told you he was shipwrecked?'
She-"Oh, yes; it is easy enough TIC
say that a man was lost at sea, es.
pecially when he is not here to contra,
dict you. But don't think, when you
make up your mind to leave home
forever, that you will be able to de
ceive me by some foolish story printed
in the papers, declaring, for instance
that you have gone up in a balloon
which has W come down again; oh
no, l shall not believe that story any
more than the one you tell to-day"
Hell am sure | do not know tC
She-"Oh, indeed? A man comes
home brimful OF mystery, and wher
his wife questions him, when she ven.
lures to ask him a question, he re
spends guardedly that it is a secret
Far be it from me to try to find out
what perhaps would be the last thin,
l should want to know"
He-"Now you are going to imagin,
all sorts of foolish things because
happen to tell you that | have beer
occupied with another mans bust
ness today"
She-'tA nice business it must b.
that Il man dare not tellhis wife. Yor
are the greatest talker in the univers,
away from home, but it is simply i'm
possible to get a workout OF you wheI
you are alone with your wife"
He-"But | tell you it is not my sc
cret.'i
she-'I suppose not. A very goot
excuse, that
He tirritated)-"Good Heavens
Shea man never is-ot cours
not"
He-"Well, for the sake of peace ant
quietness Tlltellyou the wholestory.
She with the ar of a martyr)-
j, "Never mind; | do not care to hear i
now"
He-"Why, confound it, are you no
willing to let me explain?"
She-"What is the use? You woul,
only invent something. You are yer,
!; good at that sort of thing"
He-'.Will you allow me to speak,
, She'll cannot prevent it, can ]
, You needn't be so fierce"
He (about to confess)-'I-"
, She-"But | warn you / shallnotbe
!, lieve one single word you say"
/ He-"Then may as well remain s.
3 lent"
, She (triumphantly)-"There-wh
( did | tell you? l knew very well tina
. you wouldn't have anything to SAY
: driven to the wall. All! l understan,
you"
!"
E She-"Oh, certainly-swear; that
Just like a man. 1t will give you NOR
; time to invent a plausible story too.
He Tin a rage)-'Do you intend t
, let me get in a word edgeways?"
She-"Oh, go on, 60 on, yourhumbl
i. servant is all attention"
He-.Well, then, a friendofminew VIII
is on the verge OF bankruptcy camet
e me this morning and begged metogiv
him some assistance, and l have bee
running about all day trying to hel
g him out, and even at last offered m.
self as his security"
t Shells that ALP"
n He-"Yes, that is all"
She (sighing)-"Well, / am thankf,
that paid the baker yesterday; Y