The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-08-25

n you have suit for 'A'' even
ing
FOR the fourth time Smi'hets read the
telegram through. lie ielt that his posi-.
ton was critical. Il vas already past
i've O'Clock. ~ seven be oush; 20 be
entering the llning-goum at Duiwlch
with-ho hoped Il would no; be with
Mrs. Rogers. though he regarded her
with the tender Interest; due to the
mother OF Miss Emily. For the past
week be had dared 20 dream that peg
haps Emily's arm might BE- allowed 70
rest within hls " lie had gone fur.
Their. lie had cven hoped that during
the evening he mlghi feel omboidenct
10 ask Tor more than tho lady
for something far moro iatlmate agi
tender Ia fact. for Emily = heart. NOW
all these %ontrapelng visions were help
ies-ly dashed to the ground. Why had
LcbeCnsu,h acrCduious fool Is Ia believe
to a tailurs promlses7 How he cursed
The day whcu h. had been attracted by
the advertisement. WAY wear old
clothes when they rat be mado as good
"a new hy William the %Conqucriug Tai
orr True. the waisicoat had failed q
keen pace with his wals, aud the ore
time silh-rollci collar had begun 20 70.
veal secrets that even the skilled appll.
cation OF Ink could not hide sun. ua.
der the kindly gasiIght 70 might have
done duty nee more
Smi'hers stared rloomiiy on, Of tho
sirdow There was nothing to zee bu.
the house opposite, but suddenly from
that opposite house came an idea.
johnson hal gonc 10 Marsate for n
weeks holiday. lie Vns no, likely 10
haye taken bis dress clothes with him.
and he and Johnson were more or loss
! u a size, IL would not take long 70
run across 20 Johnsou's rooms. lie
could easily smuTgle the clothes gu,
without the landlady's notice. and II
be took them back early the next morn
ms who would lie the wlscr'
Ten minutes later Smlthers. rather
male aud u little out of breath, was back
In hts rooms disgorging the dress suit
from under his oyercoat. after ALL
he reflected. as he shook the clothe,
carefully OUT Fate has % served mo
badly. | hardly dared hope to get Il
out unseen" lie surveyed himself iu
the glass a~nxlously. They're a bit
large. but they might be worse" he salt
rs he took a flower from OF his sponge
and placed It 10 bis ~buttonhole.
Such was his anxiety not TO be lA,e
that he was at Rosa villa fully hall sn
hour too soon.
Perhaps II would hardly be good
manners to arrive quite so early" he
observed. a. he looked at his watch.
Id better walk up an down a few timeA."
Precisely at three and one.h half min
utes to seven he unobtrusiyely pulled
the bell II occurred to him after some
minutes OF patient waiting that perhaps
bfter all he had not made himself
heard. This surmlse was probably
correct, for the second time his hand
was stIll on the bell when the door
sprang open.
Mrs. Rogers was delighted that Mr.,
smithors had been able to come. The
Misses Rogers were equally delighted,
And smithers, catching sight OF his
clothes In a mirror, felt that be, too,
had every reason 10 be glad that he was
there.
The clock mad already struck the
quarter and a general air OF expectancy
~peryaded the room. Mrs. Rogers, evi-
Gently getting iidge,y. rose and held q
whispered consultation with her daugh.
tcrs. Conversation. which had been
ierky, Jagged and finally stopped alto
gether. when Mr.. Rogers appetite. get
ting the upper hand OF etiquette. ex.
claimed:
My dear. ! don't think IT'S amy good
waiting any logger Tor Johnson"