Staunton spectator and vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1896-1916, 1908-05-01
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DIE MmA
IT Was Lucky That the Reetau-
rant Cashier Was a Woman

NOW, my dear, SAID MT. bop, 40
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 Hector's."
Mrs. Bob choked back the tears
perilously near the surface.
q did, but you weren't there"
Just like a woman, if you tell her
to meet you east of the Masonic tenn
pie she will probably go 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 eneg-
getically.
"Well, 1 didn't, dear. never went
near the board"
Exactly. 1 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
a sympathetic air. Tell me all
about it"
"Well, I went to the northeast
table"
Great guns! ! 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 /
was trying to make out foreign Ian
guage. I told one of them was
waiting for my husband. and he
grinned. Then / made up my mind
that 1t would be nice to order a fine
luncheon and have 1t all ready when
you came. You see, I 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. 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.
ct wish it had been" she sighed. u
ordered chicken salad, blue points,
chocolate ice, and o, lots of things,
The waiter looked so grateful to hear
me- speak that I ordered more than
really wanted"
well, If I had not been running to
the door every five minutes to see Il
you were mixed in your directions, Ia
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
iessly.
"And hadn't but Is cents in YOU
purse" continued she.
Gee whiz! but I gave you tennel
this morning"
"Oh, I bought the loveliest waist
Never mind that. How did you fl
things?"
IT lost my appetite for one thing
When they brought me that lovely
| luncheon I Just felt as If / couldnf
| swallow a morsel-but of course l nae
| to pretend, ! sat there until ] was
| ashamed, and the waiter brought me
the bill, s2.s5. gave him the rs cents
In my purse. and then felt SO mucf
| like crying I had to keep swalloWlnt
the lump in my throat. hated L
offer my wedding ring because
haven't taken it off since
"Yes?". asked Bob, tmpatiently.
Fl thought it would be a goot
scheme to have him charge it to you
then I remembered you said you didn'
often go there. I saw some other PEG
Die leaving, and ! thought l would TT!
| 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 III
vision.
$50 / walked to the desk as slowl,
| as I could, wondering what coul'
say. The cashier took the checl
with a quick, businesslike air, and a
I hesitated, she looked up at me 81
curiously that the shivers ran clea
to my boots"
YES. dear?'
81 haven't any money I began
and her frosty expression frightene
me 30 l nearly wept-cashiers aren'
very sympathetic, are they?"
There is a resemblance to othe
creditors"
i Her look frightened me so tina
nv wits came back and I remembers
I had some money-'except what "
got where / can't get at it, I added
4 put 1t there because l intended t
buy my husband a present, and
didn't want to spend it. Your bill
s2.85, madam It's in my-my stock