The Monte Vista journal., 1900-10-06


the Office Tomorrow at little after
four. and well go and have our first
dinner under the new plan. and you'll
thank me then for suggesting the
scheme to YOU
Mrs. Jobson did go TO Mr.. job
sons Office on schedule time on the fol-
lowing afternoon, but he had forgotten
about the arrangement and gone home.
She waited for him to come back. and
he did
The new plan escaped your memory,
didn't it?" said Mrs. Jobson.
81 guess not" said Mr.. Jobson. sh ort-
ly. II went home TO ge, clean hand
kerchicf, that's all. And as didn't find
one and had to buy one. after all. in
spite OF the fact tina, I've bought some
2,ooO handkerchiefs since the first OF
January, suppose the cat has eaten
'em all up"
There are at least two dozen In your
drawer" said Mrs. Jobson.
Are, hcy?" said Mr.. Jobson. "All !
found in my drawer were three Of
your wells and couple of pairs of your
gloves and about S, yards OF tina, IL
cent lace you bought yesterday be-
cause the man who pu, it on his bar
gain counter needed the money. But
never mind about that. Where are we
going TO eat? I'm ravenous."
'Oh, any place." said Mrs. Jobson.
"Oh, that's all the interest YOU have in
the scheme, is it?" said Mr.. Jobson.
You don't care whether I'm faint
from hunger or not, do you?"
How about ,he-?" suggested Mrs.
Jobson, naming one of the hotel resau-
rants.
How about moving the Waldorf-hs-
toria down here?" said Mr.. Jobson.
II hope you haven; become possessed
OF the idea, Mrs. Jobson. that I'm going
to pay about si2.s5 day for our din
ners, have you? Because I'm not go
ing TO DO any such thing. Come on. /
know where we'll 20. Wen 20 to IS.
They don't. put on many lugs down
there, but they give you enough 10 eat
without assessing you weeks wages
for it,"
So they went TO IS. 1t was very
hot, and by the time they arrived there
they were pcrspiring anG uucomfort-
able. Mrs. ,lohson particularly So in her
new, tightfitring foulard dress.
II was just after the departments
had closed, and the restaurant was SO
filled that they had difficulty in getting
seats at all, and the places they did
finally secure were abou, 80 feet out OF
af I.a .,-f. To-, Ill
gave vent to numerous "IIuhs." over
this. but he picked MP the regular din
ncr bill of fare and bcckoncd waiter.
The waiter looked Mr.. Johsou over
carefully and went on about his busi-
ness. When we passed that way again
few moments later Mr.. .Jobson
snapped his fingers for him again, this
time somewhat savagcly. The waiter
approached the table and inclined his
ear.
"Thinks for letting me catch your
eye. after sitting here for four solid
hours" said Mr.. Job.on. sarcasiically.
to the waiter. "D'ye think you could
let Us have a bite to eat. now. II we act
real humblc?"
"Yessuh," said the waiter. "Ah'll he
back dis-uhway shoiely. sub" and then
the waiter went of. After about ls
minutes he again got within Mr.. Job,
sons fneer-snnpping ranec-Mr. Jon-
son was meantime growing things un.
der his breath that caused the people
nt the other tables to lool, around at
him-nnd once more the waiter ap-
preached the Jobsous table.
"Look-a-here," said Mr.. Jobson TO
the waiter, do We ge, anything to ca,
here. or dom, we?"
"Ycssuh, Ah'sc uh-waltin' To- yo'all's
ohduh, suh," sale the waiter.
Two regular dinners" said Mr.. Job.
son,
"De reg'luh dinuuh, suh," said the
waiter. sis suhyed at five o'clock. sub.
an hits on'y uh qnahtuh = five now.
sub. Ef yo'all's wants tuh wait. sub,
Ahll TEX yo' ohduh an"
Madam" said Mr.. Jobson TO Mrs.
Jobson. rising stcrrly and taking his
hat. 1--WE shall take our Immediate de.
par,ure from this place" and then be
elompcd out. Mrs. Jobson following
him.
"Where are we going now?" said Mrs.
Johson. when they got outside.
"Whorc are we going. madam" said
Mr.. Jobson. IN a tone o! suppressed
fury. "Whcre else nre we going but
home? We are going home to gc,
something 10 eat. that's where We are
going. Mr.. iohson. And the next tim.
You whccdlc m. into giving my consent
TO any such i5iotic scheme A. this-thc
next time you succeed ~ hnmboosling
me into abandoning the comforts Of
home that ! hn,. shaved aud ,oilcd FOR
years to gc; ,ogc,her-ihc mex, time
you pu, mp u job like this on me. for