Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1906-07-12
A Good Time f0I kins.

world had ever seen, and married he.
thus retiring into oblivion so far as
most Of his friends were concerned
he and Jenkins had been bosom
friends. s# ,s5sS3 I'll 5ss 5$2
Matrimony having whisked Harrows-
come off to the suburbs, he and tea
kins had seen little Of each other in
the three years which followed.
Jenkins had paid his wedding call
and had been asked out to dinner, but
suburban time tables finally got In
their deadly work, SO it had beea
many moons since he and the Har-s
rowscomes had met in a social way.
Rushing into the bank just b fore
closing time the other day, jenkins
ran full tilt into Harrowscome. ss
why didn't yon ever come round
and see us?" demanded the latter.
Cant you come tomorrow nj hit!
Well have a regular good old time.
Grace has a pretty girl visiting, anu
We'll play whist. And you have never
seen my boy
.'I'll come," said the innocent Jen-
kins, lured by the whist and the pref
ty girl. If there is anything he / k s
it is a good game Of cards with CON
genial friends and decent ciger to
follow. s*
Miss Barrett did not belle the r D !
tation given her. She was more tn
pretty-she was charming. jenkins
knew 1t the minute he laid eyes on
her. And he was to face her across
the card table all the evening, besides
talking to her at dinner!
81 It was after the cigars were fin
ished that the first cloud appeared.
"Now for the boy" Harrows ONE
said, beaming. Give got treet for
you, Jen, old man. You're to be al
lowed to come up to the nursery and
see him put to bed. He's the greatest
fun"
ooh! certainly" said Jenkins, po-
litely. H !.
Miss Barrett smiled sweetly md
said she would read TIL their retur ,
as the nursery was small and w~u
| not hold a crowd. Jenkins ret1ec- ed
that the ordeal would soon be over.
He surveyed the infant with the nerv-
Gus air of an amateur.
whats your name?" he asked, his
| face contorted by what he left to b.
smile.
| ooh! pshaw," broke in Harrows-
come, Indignantly. Don't you know
anything at all? You'll be Offering
| him cigar next"
| Harrowscome junior objected to tie
sleep producing process and howled
Justify. ~@.>.
aren't his lungs create" asked the
proud father. ~
| t'They seem all wool and a va~d
WIDE" said Jenkins, with feeble mirte.
He was thinking about Miss Barrett
in the library below
"And muscle began Harrowscome.
Sometimes he kicks when he gets
cross-maybe he will tonight. D,
you think he will tonight, Grace?'
"Will there be room?" asked Ten
kins anxiously, with the hope that he
might escape downstairs, where the
attraction was. s,#s
you needn't get nervous sale
Harrowscome. II want to tell you
what he did the other day. If he isn't
the smartest kid in the world, tel
mel"
The story lasted Is minutes, but
Harrowscome junior was finally tucked
into bed and Jenkins arose with alac
rity.
"You go on down, Grace said Har
rowscome, senior. "Jenk and I'll sta,
here till the boy is asleep He alway!
wants his father to sit with him t !
bye bye comes" explained Harrows
come fatuously, to his now hopeless
friend
1t was half an hour before the small
tyrant sunk into slumber. His fathe,
put in the time rehearsing his fe 2is
Jenkins one timid inquiry as to Ms
Barrett's home and the length OF he
visit at the house was totally unhearl
| At last they went downstairs an
the load went off jenkins mind. Mis-
Barrett was still as beautiful as eve
and not whit less charming thai
when he had torn away from her.
For 20 minutes there was peace an,
| happiness. Jenkins decided that he
eyelashes were longer than any he ha
| previously seen, when there was
wall from upstairs.
/ The card game was stopped. Mrs
Harrowscome went up to investigat
the trouble, but jenkins did not min
\ that, because he could look at Mis-
Barrett with undivided attention an
deep admira ton. 81 35.
! For about one minute then tn
hostess called Miss Barrett up to tn
nursery .#s ,..1s 33...
i In undisguised gloom Jenkins su1ke
and listened to his hosts recital Q
more Juvenile brilliancies for an in
terminable time, till the two wome
returned. Then Jenkins rose. s3
You're not going!"' they cried.
It's time for my last train sal
Jenkins, quite col dly. No; I'm sorr,
but I can't wait any later. I've had
Il delightful evening, / assure you. oh