The star. (Reynoldsville, Pa.) 1892-1946, 1907-08-28

lee cups at the Boy She had arrived
in town unexpectedly just as he was
about to start for their summer home
at Daisyhurst to spend his Saturday
to Monday holiday.
She explained that she had grown
tired of the country and thought it
would be jolly idea for them to go
Summing in the city. Her Maiestys
definition of Summing included the
most expensive dinners obtainable on
hotel roof gardens, trolleying, and
tabled noting and wild suppers in
German restaurants.
"Im sick of cows and chickens
and pigs" she declared, as she bolted
into the Boys Office. I've a bad
ease of New Yorkitis. want to go
up and see the monkeys in the Zoo
and be helped over Broadway by a
big policeman.
So on Sunday morning they found
themselves having a very informal
breakfast in the closed-up house
where the Boy had been keeping
bachelor hall.
How delightful it seems to see
.'our face at the table once more!"
exclaimed the Boy. I've stopped
breakfasting at home since you went
away. Home is not the same place
without woman's gentle presence"
Il should say it isn't" exclaimed
Her Majesty; Il found thirty-seven
empty beer-bottles under the piano
and soiled collars hung all over the
rubber plant, Just as though it were
Christmas tree"
Il entertained the Don't Worry
Club here one Friday evening"" ex-
slained the Boy, "and they seemed
10 imagine that | had invited them
or weekend party. They didn't go
home until Monday, and had to lend
them all clean collars. They were in
decorative mood when they left,
and so hung their own collars on
the tree"
Then the idea of the cat!" en-
claimed Her Majesty, in al annoyed
way.
"You mean the kittens, suppose,
said the Boy. well, / couldn't help
that, you know"
Then the geraniums in the win
dow boxes are all in bloom" pouted
Her Majesty; 1T was so mean OF
them to bloom while l was away"
THAT was the most remarkable
thing" exclaimed the Boy.
1--WE discovered that cigar asnes
will make plants bloom. I've bser
using the window boxes as ash trays
1t worked so well with the flowers
powered and perhaps valuable chemi.
bal properties in cigar ashes. Just
us an experiment ! put some in the
canary's seed, and, do you know, il
has grown quite fluffy"
Il have decided said Her Males
ty, seriously, that it is a wife's dut,
to stay by her husbands side during
the summer time. shall not return
to Daisyhurst. / have decided to sent
for my trunks"
Don't think of such a thing" ex
claimed the Boy. II am quite con
tented, assure you"
Her Majesty looked sharply at him
Then her face softened. 'Ah, yes,
she said, you say that because yol
are so self-sacrifcing. so noble"
mot at all! Not at ALL" protested
the Boy.
''Since have been away" went oi
Her Majesty, Il have had more tim,
to think of serious things. When
went away | thought of nothing bu
new gowns"
The Boy looked up in alarm. IL
thought this angelic mood suggeste
Illness. Her Majesty had a Cecide,
appreciation for new gowns nor
mally.
They were very pretty gowns" h
remarked, gallantly; they wer
worth the money"
They are all worn out now, sal
Her Majesty, Ito rags!"
The Boy started apprehensivel
and looked keenly across the table
He was accustomed to gentler meth
DDS for the extraction of new gown.
This was more cyclonic than He
Majesty's usual 'orm.
I'm thoroughly sick of dressing,
she went on. THE women at Daisy
hurst think of nothing else and tai
of nothing else. We women IRE mi.
understood because of the attentio
we pay to our gowns. Men think W
are idiots.'
Nothing of the Sort" said til
by. I'VE know better"
The best proof of it is besid
you." said Her Majesty, indicating
copy of the Daily Jollier as yet III
folded beside the Boys plate. 81
that paper you will find a certai
page or pages devoted to women"
The Boy found a highly colore