Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-10-01

/ think Fever or something's working on
me. can't remember mems faces, and
/ get their names all mixed up. l
wouldn't go to this dinner tonight IL
hadn't promised to. l ought to stay
aboard the ship--I mean l ought to
stay at home. Now want you to help
me through, and if it goes off all right
I'll double your salary next month.
| Safe to promise that" he muttered to
| himself. Let Lem attend to it,
At the club as the captain entered
| the band struck up God Save the
| Queen"
"By lingo, we're later he said. 1.-THE
| show is over
"He has got fever or sun, sure"
thought his companion. ooh. no, Sir
Lemuel, they're waiting for you to sit
down to dinner. There's Mr.. Barnes,
| the judicial commissioner, talking to
| Colonel Short, SIR" added the secre-
tary, pointing to Il tall. clerical looking
gentleman. He's looking very much
cut up over the loss Of his wife,"
Wife dead; must remember that"
thought Larry.
Just then the judicial commissioner
caught sight of the captain and has
tened forward to greet him. "How do
you do. dear Sir Lemuel? called this
afternoon So sorry to find that Lady
Jones was away. You must find it
very lonely. Sir Lemuel. l understand
this is the first tlme you have been
separated during the many years Of
your married life
Yes, l shall miss the little woman.
That great barracks is not the same
without her sweet little face about"
"That's pretty tall order" ejacuat-
ed young officer to a friend. And 1t
was, considering that Lady Jones was
an Amazorian type of woman. five feet
ten, much given to running the whole
state and known as the ''1ronclad."
But Larry didn't know that and had
to say something.
Dear Lady JONES'" sighed the jul
dlcial commissioner pathetically. II
suppose she returns almost immediate
ly."
"The Lord forbid-at least not for q
few days. l want her to enjoy herself
while she's away. You will feel the
loss Of your wife, MIR. Barnes, even
more than I, for Of course she will
never come back to you
To say that general CONSERVATION
followed this venture of the captain
is drawing it very mild indeed, for the
J. C.'s wife was not dead at oil, but
had wandered far away with lieu
tenant in Madras regiment.
"It's TIN. Ironclad put him up to that
She was always down on the j. G. for
marrying girl half his age" said an
assistant deputy commissioner to
man standing beside him.
The secretary was tugging energetic
ally at the captains coat tails. what
is it, Johnson?" he asked, suddenly
realizing the tug.
DINNER is on. sir"
Owing to the indisposltion Of the
chief commissioner, by special arrange
ment the secretary sat at his left, which
was rather fortunate. for, by the time
dinner was over, the captain had look
ed upon the wine and seen that 1t was
good-had looked several times.
"Shall we have the honor OF your
presence at the races tomorrow"
pleasantly asked small, witty man.
four seats down the table.
The captain was caught unawares
and blurted out, Where are they7"
"On the race course. sir"
The answer was simple. straight
forward one, but nevertheless 1t made
everybody laugh.
II thought they were on the moon"
said the captain in nettled tone.
A man doesn't laugh at chief COM
missiorler's joke, as rule. because it's
funny, but the mirth that followed this
was genuine enough.
"Sir Lemuel is coming out" said
Captain Lushton. "Pity the 1ronclad
wouldn't go away every week"
In the natural order Of things Sir
Lemuel had to respond to the toast of
1.-THE Queen" Now the secretary had
very carefully and deliberately pre-
pared the chief commissioners speech
for this occasion. Sir Lemuel had con-
scientiously t'mugged'' it up, and IT he
had not at that moment been prison
er on board the Newcastle Maid would
have delivered it with pompous sin
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