Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1900-07-14
CONFIRMED BACHELORS.


He Iookeu at his watch and the
gilded clock with its golden boy
Swinging DvneaLn.
me long way to come" re-
marked The other man.
still, my dear Mayne, urged Wal
mer, ImpaJienu1y, . ociocA Is
ocIock-anu not twenty minutes
past"
w almer," said Mayne cheerfully,
do sat down; there's a good cnap,
and make yourself comfor uaDIe- Iney
won't serve dinner until you ring, and
L4eIe no,AILg ON EARN TO worry
ABOUT. besIues Gascolgne lives down
surrey, you know. Once you get
on the SOUTHWESTERN
There was knock at the door.
MT Gascoigne, gentlemens!'
.'trIlzi"
"oair!" answered the proprietor
of the restaurant.
serve the dinner.
'-UoCh!"
Inc new arrival strobe into the
room with the breezy arr of one who
! knows he is late and has decided to
u..... IeprooIs by cheerIuiness. He
snook hands with the other two men,
said something caustic about rail
| ways, assured them both they
looAed young as ever Now, there
is nothing gratifies men who have
PASSED the age of thirty so much as
TO be told they look as young as
ever.
there's no doubt about it," said
Walmer, smoothing his thin hair and
gIancing at the mirror, that bach
| eiorhood does keep a man wonder
fully youthful. Now, if we had mar
| ried-'
Don't talk of it, said Gascoigne
! with a SILVER.
The worry of wife," said Wal
mer, strenuously, doubles man
age"
And his expenses" remarked Gas
a wife would look after you"
suggested Mayne hesitatingly.
THAT'S the objection" said the
other two men.
+ 81 suppose we have much to be
thankful for" said Mayne. Let us
say grace"
After the choice dinner the thrA
men cut their cigars with great par
ticularity. Mayne hummed a few
bars of a cheerful air, and taking q
candle from the branch on the table.
lighted his cigar and passed the can
die to the others. They set their
chairs back and each found rest 1or
one foot.
Been writing some more of your
trash, haven't you, Gascoigne?" ask
ed Walmer.
Had one or two books out" con-
fessed Gascoigne.
'Wonder who reads them?"
Goodness only knows" said Gas
coigne, I don't
still, said Walmer encouragingly
s.I've seen some very fair notices.
1--WE tried to say a good word foI
. them when I had the chance, said
Gascoigne.
But really" urged Walmer, "fact
: of matter is you're getting name
: Gascoigne. You're getting on in ths
, are beginning to talk about you
II think, Gascoigne, you ought to
apologize" said Mayne. I'm only
just back in London, and have beer
spared much of the annoyance OF
, seeing you become famous.
, "One doesn't feel any happier fol
it," said Gascoigne. Il live in val
, down from London a little quicker
than they did, but"
/ But whmt?'
/ SWELL" said Gascoigne thoughtfully
) latter all, there you are all alone
and no one to share your troubles
and double your joys, and upon m,
word, it's enough to make mar
: Gascoigne sighed.
' 1'Of WHAT demanded Walmel
, sharply.
81 forgot what 1 was going tc
say" declared Gascoigne.
2 Walmer looked at GascOigne yer,
l severely, but the literary man KEEP
his head well down and tried tC
make the nut-crackers stand on theil
two legs. The scent of hqueur:
1 seemed to have got into the head Of
e the nutcrackers and they were un
r able to remain upright.
Mayne broke the silence by asking
the two Inen when Jumbles was CON
! ing home from the Sudan. Walmer
! at the head of the table, flushed {
little (for no obvious reason) and
said not yet; old Jumbles would b
out there some time. Good man wa.
Jumbles, said Walmer, one of tn,
best war correspondents the journa
!: had ever had.
t 81 liked Jumbles," said Mayns
thoughtfully; '.he had such charm
ing young sister"
t The nut crackers fell sipsily of
e the table.
blythe by" said walmer at tn.
d fireplace, what was Miss Cholmon
deley's name?"
Elsa" said Gascoigne and Mayn,
together
Not a bad name,- remarked Wal
= mer, critically. ELISA Cholmondeley-
'.An the same" said Gascoigne
( laughing little awkwardly, Il sup
I pose she's like most girls; she'd b
glad enough to change it,"
!, Think she would?" asked Mayne
anxiously.
: Il should say that she would" re