The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-04-29
TOO MUCH.
Couldn't BE in Two Places at Once, So
He Said Goodby Forever.

Couldn't Be in Two Places at Once, 90
He Said Goodby Forever.
Hiram can you go with me to call on
Mrs. Bonser this evenings"
Mr. Phipps looked up from the newspa-
per he was reading.
'You know well enough, Hester,'' he
said, "thst Pm the recording secretary of
Friendship lodge, No 347, Independent Or
at O'Clock sharp"
Cant you go tomorrow evening thAn?'
Have you forgotten that am keeper of
records and seals of the Knights of Pythias
lodge, and that it has its regular meeting
tomorrow evenings"
is there any evening this week you can
come with me?"
How would Wednesday do?"
That's prayer meeting night"
Come to think of it. couldn't go then
anyhow. There's special meeting of the
Masonic lodge that evening TO exemplify
the work of the third degree, and I'm SEN
Tor warden. / can't miss that"
You couldn't go Thursday EVENING""
Certainly not. I'd like to obiige you,
but that's the evening the Red Men meet,
and we've got three candidates to put
Il evening INC hoy al Area
mum has a special meeting 10 prepare for
installing its officers. If it had been Fri
day evening last week | could have gone
with you. Saturday-let me see-there's
nothing in the way for Saturday night
The National union doesn't hold its meet
Ing till a week from that time. can go
with you Saturday night, Hester. Mrs.
Bonser will keep"
A. L =
hat and went down town.
At about the same hour for four sue
ceeding evenings Hiram and his hat went
through this same act.
Saturday afternoon rolled around, and
he came home a little earlier than usual.
His face was pale, his hands trembled
and he appeared intensely agitated.
Hester" he said, 'some weeks ago /
handed in my application for membership
in the Loyal Legion?"
And they have blackballed you." said
Mrs. Phipps, with a CLEAN of hope in her
eye.
"Blackballed mei Mol They elected me,
and I've just been notified am to be mi
tiated this evening at the regular meet
ing"
Then you can't go with me to call on
<uIS. DOUctI!
Mrs. Bonser? Who's Mrs. Bonser?'
Don't you remember you promised me
last Monday you would go with me and
call on her this EVENING""
II did, did II Look here, Hesterp' ex-
claimed Hiram wildly. Just after | had
promised to be ON hand tonight to be initi-
ated into the Loyal Legion got notifica-
ton from the Knights of Honor that there
would be special meeting at the hall this
evening to decide whether we have fes-
tival next month or not. l can't miss
that meeting"
Then of course l can't go to see Mrs
Bonser."
Mrs. Bonser be--vaccinatedl Don't you
see ] can't be initiated and attend that
meeting Of the knights of Honor? / can't
be in two places at once, can I? And that
isn't the worst Just as [ was starting
home / got a postal card from the secretary
of the Mutual Aid lodge. There is TO be
a called meeting this evening TO transact
important business. I've got to be on
hand. There's only one way out of this
difficulty, Hester
He rushed into the next room and the
next moment a pistol shot rang out.
The violence of Widow Phipps' grief has
so far spent itself that she has registered
vow if she ever marries again not to marry
a man who belongs TO lodge of any de-
scriptior whatever.-Chicago Tribune.