The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1905-08-18

theirs without sugar" pursued Mrs.
Calsray so | was always giving you
yours unsweetened. But you were aw-
fully patient and nice about it"
Il am still" said Calspay taking a
large semi-circular bite out of slice
Of toast and opening his paper.
y know you are-at times. But you
didn't read horrid newspap ers at
breakfast then. did you?"
"Eh? Eh-I beg your pardon, my
dear. but didn't catch that last OBJ
servation.'
No, suppose not. say you didn't
read newspapers at the breakfast ia
BILE when we were first married"
"I-yes. my dear"
why. you aren't listening to what I
say Bit
Yes, | am. You said that-that-"
Mrs. Calspay sighed. Henry" she
said, softly. do you remember the
first breakfast we ever ate together"
Yes, replied her husband. Per
fectly. We had ham and eggs and waf-
f1es. | wish we could have waffies
some morning; it seems to me we
haven't had them for an age"
Mrs. Calspay sighed again at was
just such cold, snowy morning as
this wasn't it?" she said, in the same
reminiscent tone.
THAT reminds me that I've got to
get a new pair of rubbers," said Gals
pay.
do put down that paper moment"
well what is it,"
Il said little while ago that you
didn't read the paper at the breakfast
table when We were first married"
Calspay looked at her in surprise
II didn't know you objected to it, my
dear he said.
well, ! don't-some days.
Give me another cup of coffee,
please"
81 know how much sugar to put in
now. don't -"
you do. but you don't always do it.
That last wasn't quite sweet enough"
II have always been glad that
was married in winter
"Why?"
'OE, becau5e!"
hat s good reason.
And | never look out on a. snowy
morning like that that | don't think of
our first morning together. Every
thing was so pretty in that hotel And
l remember how the rice dropped out
and | was afraid the waiter would see
it. Emily threw about quart right
down my neck. l thought it was aw-
fully mean OF her."
Speaking of Emily l saw that
brother of hers downtown the other
day" said Calspay "He looked seed
Ter than a slice of rye bread in a Dutch
lunch. Did the plumber come around
yesterday"
YES" answered Mrs. Calspay
''It was about time he did. Well, /
must be getting Off"
Henry, do you know what day this
is?"
Thursday"
mo, but"
1.-THE 18th. l think I'll wear nv ul-
ster this morning and my cap. Will
you hunt the cap up for me- dear? It's
not on the hall rack, know. And l
"ohS SAAOoS AAhSA 6iONOo, tOO, DuI i
won't wait for them Just see if Won
can dig up the cap in a hurry. I've
got about ten minutes to make that
train"
He went out into the hall and slip
ped into his ulster and stood waiting.
In little while she came to him with
the cap in her hand He put it on
and was bending for the farewell kiss
when he perceived, to his amazement
two large tears trickling down his
wife's cheeks and saw that her chin
was quivering.
why, Edith
oh she sobbed. you've forgotten!
did think you would care enough for
that. But you've forgotten the day-
the day"
THE day." repeated CaIspay "The
day? What day are you talking about?
What's the match, by Jove, yes!
had forgotten for the moment. It is
our wedding day, isn't it?'-Chicago
Daily News.