The Washington herald., 1908-04-26

/ Jonses," he said You didn't phone
twice. did you? Or perhaps your wife,
not knowing that you had 'phoned for
the seats. 'phoned for them herself?''
Nothing ike that. replied John Jones,
upon whom the situation flashed at once.
Il telephoned only once, and my wife
didn't telephone I asked for two seats
in the orchestra. Let me have the John
Jones envelope that contains two or
chestra seats
The first John Jones envelope that the
ticket man opened contained two or
chestra seats, and he handed them over
glare upon the army officer, who stood
close by glarlng himself, took his wife
into the theater Then the army officer
walked up TO the box Office window.
Those two seats reserved this morning
for Mrs. John zones be said to the box
ooh, I see said the latter. zone Of
the reservations was for Mrs. John
Jones and my understudy here didn't put
the Mrs. before the second request for
a reservation. Here are the seats, and
! ne passed over the two orchestra seats.
1HeD LHcN Went INTO Iflt INGeattEs
Arrived at the row called for by the
coupons Mrs. John Jones. the iancee Of
the army officer. instantly saw that her
/ former husband and his present wife had
/ the two aisle seats In that row and that
the only two empty seats in that row
were right next to the aisle seats She
flashed a look OF CONSERVATION at the
army officer. who only set his jaw hard
and nodded that, former husband or no
former husband they were To take those
two seats that he had paid for.
John Jones. in standing up 10 permit
! William HayfOot and. the former Mrs.
/ John Jones to pass. glared flercely at
the army officer, who returned the glare
with compound interest. John Jones
wife, in kind, smiled nightly at her nus
bands former wife, but her sniff WASH {
marker TO the sniff given vent to by the
/ first Mrs. John Jones.
1T is too absurd" whispered the first
/ Mrs John Jones to William Hayfoot
when they we're settled in their seats.
There are, know, lots and lots OF
| people in the theater who know me- and
| I Just know that they are pointing US
/ out. and-and-well, knocking and COM
menting. and
Let EN- knock and comment all they
/ Internally please. growled the army
officer. We've got right to these seats,
I guess" and he seowled around with a
! who's afraid?" expression.
TITS such a silly position 20 be placed
/ tn said Mrs. John Jones TO her hus-
! band in a whisper. as soon as the other
| two had been seated. And I am sure
some of my friends are here. and
know they are talking about tt
J his wife and then the curtain went up.
When the curtain fell on the first act
Mrs John Jones No. ! told her army
officer companion that she couldn't any
| longer stand the situation. and that he
must have their seats changed. William
/ Hayfoot. the army officer. reluctantly
| consented 70 do this. and the two got up
and left their seats.
II am not going to sit alongside that
brazen creature any longer said Mrs.
John Jones No. ? 10 her husband as soon
as the other two had left their seats.
You must have our seats changed in
stantly"
John Jones told his wife that the other
! two probably had quit the theater Tor
good, but hts wife insisted that she knew
/ they would be back.
HThe creature is too bold to feel in the
! least embarrassed" she said, and she re-
peated that he must obtain other seats.
So they too, left their seats.
When the curtain went up on the sec
ond act all four were seated side by side
| again It had just happened that way.
They had obtained seats together in a
row in the orchestra circle and were to-
! gether once more. The previous scowls
and sniffs weren't anything at ali to those
which ensued when the four people found
how they had been huddled together for
the second time
The two couples, about q minute apart
left the theater at the termination OF