Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1894-11-15
In WANT OF A NAME.
An Embarrassing Situation for
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack.

Mr.. and Mrs. jock.
well, that's done" and Mrs Jack
patted the crisp pillow-shams and
gazed complacently around the pretty
room-a guest-room that had never
yet held a guest - fresh, new and
dainty. The breeze stirred the frilled
curtains, the late afternoon sun shone
on the creamy walls, and the soft light
filtered through the young leaves Of
the chestnut, and family tinted with
green the lovely "Abend' over the
bed.
No wonder Mrs. Jack looked salts
fed No detail for comfort or beauty
had been forgotten. She and Jack had
been married only few months; this
was the finishing touch to their coy
nest, and any young housewife might
have been proud Of the result.
Just then Jack rushed in, bearing q
letter. lie stopped on the threshold.
"Whewl what magniAcencel Might
poor worm venture imp
Nonsense, Jack! 1t isn't magnifi-
cent at all-only pretty and rcstful.
Come in, bad boy, and tell me what is
In that letter"
"You know Cousin Elizabeth" asked
Jack, as he settled himself In big
easy chair and pulled his little wife
down beside him.
Eyes, indeed, dear. You remember
saw her the summer we were en-
gagged and | liked her 30 muchl Such
sweet face and gentle ways! But
she seems too old to be your cousin
more like an aunt"
"Fathcr was the youngest OF an i'm
mense family, and Cousin Elizabeth's
mother was the eldest, SO there were
many years between them; indeed, IA
Their and his niece are nearly Of an age.
You knew she was married."
Eyes, an old love story, wasn't it-a
real romance?'
well, Fannie, what do you say to
your new room being christened by
this ancient bridal couple on their an
tique honeymoon"
"0h, this isn't their honeymoon
They were married long before we
were, and that wasages ago. Besides,
they aren't SO old, and | am very glad
to have some Of your people for our
first guests. You've been such perfect
dear bout this room. What does the
letter say?"
Lie read II:
DEAR BOY AND LIS DEAR WIFE: have so
longcd to see you In your new happiness, and
now comes OH opportunity. The colonel has
come 10 lloston on business and I'm with him.
Would 1t b. convenient for you to have III for
fow days' DO not hesitate to say 30 II 1t
would not II you really do want US, couldn't
Jack moet the colonel Ut Young after his
business hours Wednesday, md take him out
to your homos have an engagement that
will keep mo until evening, but | Gun llnd my
way to you easily. Withdear love to both,
cousin ELIZABETH.
n. S. lido want you to see mycolcnel, C.E."
Observation-Disclosures day after to-
morrow" said Mrs. Jack, n shall be
SO happy to have them! III write at
once. but she gave no address! Never
mind, you can assure the colonel when
you meet him how pleased we are.
There's the dinner bell"
That night, us Nan was taking hair
pins out of her bonny brown locks,
she casually remarked to Jack:
"What did you say tho colonel's
name was? don't remember it."
Jack looked puzzled. "Why, didn't
! tell you? Colonel-colonel-Jingo!
I've clean forgotten that name for the
moment No matter. 1t will come to
me in the morning
But in the morning II was just as far
away from his memory as ever.
Man." he said in CONSERVATION,
show shall ! ever find the colonel at
Youngs hotel? 1t will never do for
me to 60 around inquiring for the
colonel who married Cousin Eliza.
BETH"
Jack" cried Nan, what a fix we
arc inl What ever can we do? Can't
you think Of the name? Bend your
mind to it,
Jack bent his mind to 1t, meantime
pacing The floor. !
ut seems to me as If it were some.
thing like Walker but 1t isn't that"
Perhaps it's 'Trott,'" suggested
Nan, "or 'Trotter'" +
mo; it's an odder name than that,
but what 1t is cannot make out"
Jack, this is awful We never can
let them know we don't remember
their name, after that lovely clock
they sent us when we were married.
My note OF thanks went to Cousin
Elizabeth through her mother.
know If had ever written the name |
should remember 1t. Oh, dearl' and
Nan looked 30 dsconsolate that Jack
had to stop his deeply perplexed think
Ing for awhile to cheer her.
10 jack" she almost sobbed. "You
can't find the colonel, and they'll
think we didn't want them, and how
,an VIC ever explain?"
Gracious Mani It's simply awful