The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1908-01-31
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DIlLEM MA
II Was Lucky That the Restau-
rant Cashier Was a Woman

he drew ON his slippers and settled
himself for the evening. Il am ready
to- listen to your excuses for not meet
ing me at Hectors."
Mrs. Bob choked back the tears
perilously near the surface.
II did, but you weren't there"
Just like woman, If you tell her
to meet you east of the Masonic tenn
pie she will probably SO To. the west
side of the board of trade"
But why should she do that?'
That's just the point. She should
MT" Bob Kicked the footstool ener-
getically
We'll, | didn't, dear. l. never went
near the board"
Exactly. / never said you did.
What l did say was that you did not
meet me at Hector's, where you asked,
me to meet YOU"
Now. if you are going to scold-"
The tears could no longer be sup
pressed.
There, my dear, please don't do
sprinkler turn" and Bob assumed
sympathetic air. Tell me all
about it."
We'll, went to the northeast
table
Great guns! l said the"
And you weren't there, as YOU
said you would be, so | busted myself
with the menu until the walters
looked at me as if they thought L
was trying to make out a foreign lam
guage. | told one of them L was,
waiting for my husband and he
grinned Then | made up my mind
that it would be nice to order a fine
luncheon aud have it all ready when
you came. You see, had held the
table almost an hour, and the waiter
stood first on one foot and then on
the other. He really looked like a
Christian martyr"
Never mind that L am glad you
ordered such a good layout after
such a long wait Now, If that is
all and Bob picked up his evening
paper
Il wish it had BEEN" she sighed. Il
ordered chicken salad, blue points,
chocolate ice, and 0, lots Of things.
The waiter looked so grateful to hear
me speak that l ordered more than
| really wanted"
well. if | had not been running To
the door every five minutes to see If
you We're mixed in your directions, I'd
have enjoyed my lunch too" sighed
Bob.
You wouldn't have enjoyed 1t.
either, If you had figured it up
Hang the expense" said Bob, reck
lessly.
And hadn't but % cents in your
purse" continued she.
Gee whiz! but l gave you tenner
this morning"
"Oh, bought the loveliest waist"
Never mind that. How did you fix
things?"
81 lost my appetite for one thing.
When they brought me that lovely
luncheon l just felt as if | couldn't
swallow a morsel--but Of course | had
to pretesd. | sat there until l was
ashamed, and the waiter brought me
the bill, $3.50. | gave him the 20 cents
in my purse, and then | fel, SO much
like crying / had to keep swallowing
the lump in my throat. ! hated to
offer my wedding ring because |
haven't taken it off since"
"Yes?" asked Bob impatiently.
IL thought it would be good
scheme to have him charge 1t to you,
then remembered you said you didn't
often go there. / saw some other peo-
pie leaving, and / thought | would try
to sneak out with them, but the wait
er followed me, saying | had forgot
ten my check"
Bob was past smiling Brass but
tons and patrol wagons crossed his
vision.
so | walked to the desk as slowly
as | could wondering what l could
say. The cashier took the check
with a quick, businesslike air, and as
| hestated, she looked up at me so
curiously that the shivers ran clear
to my boots
Yes, dear?"
az haven't any money! l began,
and her frosty expression frightened
me so | nearly wept-cashiers aren't
very sympathetic, are they?"
There is resemblance to other
| creditors"
Her look frightened me so that
my wits came back and remembered
had some money-'except what I've
got where ! can't get at it, | added
L put it there because | intended to
buy my husband a present, and
didn't want to spend it. Your bill Is
s2.S5, madam. It's in my-my stock
! ing l said. She told me to come
right back of the desk. She was 80
smiling l began to like her But oh,