The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-29
TOMS SISTER TALKS.
No Wonder He Was Gentle and Nice
at the Party.

The girl who showed by her very atti-
tude that she was wearing new furs
and was proud of it looked up just as
the young woman CARRIED in the navy
blue suit bore down upon her do SIT
down at my table" she begged. Il hate
to drink my chocolate alone. How well
you are lool1ing-anda such a lot of coli
orl" Az sfr~-9ss-
The girl in the blue suit smiled as she
sat down You fiatter me- she said.
Tom and I both have such abominable
red cheeks. ;"
How is Tom?' inquired the girl with
the furs. HE had a headache the last
Hes perfectly rr,xen.s' smiled Toms
sister. I'VE never have to worry over
Toms state of health. If you could see
him eat you wouldn't wonder. He :
something terrible
Il always thought there was so much
to him. expostulateds the girl with the
furs. He always has such interesting
ideas!'
Has he?,' asked TOMS sister doubt
fully. Maybe it's because I'm used to
them that they never struck me that
way Do you know, that boy actually
asks me to give him suggestions about
the different girls so he can know what
to say to them"
The girl in the furs looked shocked.
'sAnd we had such "A delightful CONVEX
sation the other night said she. DO
you suppose
w Wednesday night = asked IOn1S SIS
ter briskly. Yes: that evening at din
ner he pumped me about you'll remen-
Der now. He was in a horrid temper
that night
L am afraid" said the girl with the
furs reproachful1y. that YOU misjudge
your brother. He was particularly gen
tie and-and nice that night at the par
ty. He always seems SO big and strong
and with such reserve force back of it
all"
-sr III
to have been sweet and lamb-like by the
time he reached the party. There was
no breath left in him to be anything
else If you want to see Tom with that
reserve force in full blast you ought to
be in the house when he is getting ready
to go out in the evening. 1t takes him
exactly twice as long to dress as it Goes
me. He RACES around like a lion with
hydroDhobia. and the whole household
after him as though practicing the
charge uD San Juan hill He shouts
Mother, where have you hidden rny
dress suit? I've looked high and low fol
it. It's in the third drawer. where I
always put it. Thomas answers mother
resignedly. knowing he has clawed out
the contents of every other drawer but
the third one. He always does tits
part of the performance. Then he turns
to me. Say, Marie he commands, just
put the studs and links in my shirt, win
you? And don't get finger marks on it
the way you did the last timei Gra-
ers and net take all night I believe you
wadded them IN a ball and let the dog
play with them from the way they
loos-l'
Then in three minutes there is a yell
from the bathroom and we know he has
cut himself while shaving When he
energies after his tub the bathroom IS
all soaDy sDlashes to the ceiling, every
towel is dragged across the floor, the
soap is swimming in the bowl and tooth
powder is scattered generously ali over
Mother is sewing button on his patent
feathers.
II n hunting out the particular socks
he wants to wear-he's dreadfully vain
of his feet, is Tom-the cook has scorchcd
his trousers with hot iron and he is
speeches. over the catastrophe Soon he
is maniacal on discovering he has no
dress ties till 1 remind him that he has
two dozen carefully laid away in his
handkerchief department He grabs
NY powder chamois to smooth over his
face-oh, yes, my dear. men always pow
der. just as we do, only they're more