Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1907-12-03
Jogging His Memory


Interested
my dear" said Mrs. Jastrum, II do
wish that could rely on you TO attend
10 such household matters az require
your attention"
MY dear" replied Mr.. Jastrum
sharply. lowering tho pepper. III you
viii name any especial matter requir.
ing my attention instead OF blaming
mo beforehand I shall BIO happy to
obiise your
every well. wish you to post Q
Iettar for me on your way downtown
"Do you call that a household mat
teri supposed you referred TO leak
in the roof or some plumbing or gas re-
pairs. Indeed. you have made as much
fuss about It as If you did. II It's only
a letter you want posted ] should sup
pose you might have dispensed with
your structures"
'FThat's ali I wish this morning" re-
piled Mrs. Jastrum In an injured tone.
Just before Mr.. Jastrum departed his
wife slipped a letter in the right hand
perfunctorily and went away, intend.
Ing when out OF sight to carry the let
ter in his hand that he might not for
got It. but he had no sooner turned the
corner than he met Hickaon. Hickson
asked him II he had noticed the fall in
the price OF copper Jastrum said that
he had, wheFeupon IIlckson said that
a was sure to 90 lower Jastrum hur-
riod away TO his brokers Office and
gave him an order to sell out his hold
inRa IN copper at once. Then he went
10 his own atIlcc and hung up his over
coat, with The letter in It.
At Q in the evening Mr.. Jastrum
opened the front door Of his house and
was greeted with tho smell Of gas.
''Phowl Ny dear Betsy, helloI
Where are your
"up here, dearF'
Mr.. JastTum went upstairs ana found
his wife sitting Ia her bedroom In her
FUR cloak, with tho windows open.
Good graciousr' he exclaimed, tax
ing II tho situation. ''When did the
leak OccuPT
n noticed faint smell OF gas this
morning as soon as | got up, but It
was IN tho cellar and not very strong
IN the house. ! kept the cellar door
shut, but by noon tho house was full
OF IT,"
"And why. may ask, didn't you tell
me 20, that could have notified the
plumberr
'Whon the leak In the water pipe
occurred ! asked you to stop at the
plumbers and send him right around,
You forgot It, and the house was flood.
Cd, spelling both the dining room and
parloF carpets, besides the ceilings Of
both rooms"
sAnd out Of revenge, to show your
mot at ell. Finding could not
trust 70 your memory all the way TO
the gas ONCE. | concluded to subject II
to a much less strain. Both the post
and gas ofIieea aro very near yours
tho postofice across the street, tho gas
once on the same block. wrote you
a note asking you to 80 10 the gas
once ana tell them to send man here
&C once"
"And mailed tho lettor this morn
mgr
ayes. There IL a mali box. al you
know, Just around the corner. Tho
postman takes up the mail at 0 a. N.
Ny letter was dropped in the box not
two minutes after you left the house
this morning and should have been
handed you on the II o'clock delivery.
Didn't you get itf'
sect it, No. Doubtless you thought
you put Il In. but forgot It. You're
always grumbllng about my forgetting
to post your letters, while you are the
real delinquent. Nobody knows how
many times you have claimed TO have
given mo letters to post that you have
intended to post yourself and have for
gotten"
"Did you post the one gave you
this morningT"
Jastrum looked dazed Tor moment,
then frightened. lie thrust his hand
IN his overcoat pocket ana drew forth
the letter.
II met Hlckson-just after-I left
you." he stammered guiltily. "and
be-
aLook at the address"
He did a. she asked and saw that
the letter was addressed TO himself
.Read Il"
Ho tore OF the cover and read,
the gas Is escaping in the celler. sena
q man e. once
3astrum stood looking at tue letter
long enough 10 have read two pages
sIsn't II plalnT' asked his wife.
Without replying. he rushed down.
stairs and out. siamming the door be-
hind him. intending to get a man TO
do what he didn't know how to do
hfmself-turn or the gas His next
door neighbor came In with a monkey
wrench and did the trick. Jastrum
then went upstairs. His wife stood
laughing at him.
my dear" be said. not in reproach.
hut giving the word It's real meaning.
ITS . horse on me. Walt with din
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