Coeur d'Alene evening press. (Coeur d'Alene, Idaho) 1907-1929, 1908-02-04
Jogging His Memory


copper market, In which he was much
interested.
"My dear" said Mrs. Jastrum, 81 do
wish that could rely on you to attend
TO such household matters as require
your attention"
"My dear" replied Mr.. Jastrum
sharply, lowering the paper. III you
will name any especial matter requir.
ing my attention instead OF blaming
me beforehand | shall be happy to
oblige your
''very well. wish you to post q
letter for me on your way @owntown.r
"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 II you did II it's only
q letter you want posted ] should sup
pose you might have dispensed with
your structures"
That's all I wish this morning" re
piled Mrs. Jastrum In On injured tone,
Just before Mr.. Jastrum departed his
wife slipped letter in the right hand
pocket Of his overcoat. He kissed her
perfunctorily and went away. intend
ing when out of sight to carry the let
ter in his hand that he might not for
get II, but he had no sooner turned the
corner than he met Hickson. Hickson
asked him II he had noticed the fall IN
the price of copper. Jastrum said that
he had, whereupon Hickson said that
Il was sure to go lower. Jastrum hur-
Fied away to his brokers' Office and
gave him an order to sell out his hold.
ings in copper at once. Then he went
TO his own office 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 the smell of gas.
"Phewl My dear Betsy, helloi
where are your"
Sup here, dearF
Mr.. Jastrum west upstairs and found
hls wife sitting in her bedroom in her
fur cloak, with the windows open.
"GoOd graclousy' he exclaimed, TAX
Ing In the situation. "When did the
LEAK occurT'
'T noticed faint smell Of gas this
morning as soon as got up, but II
was in the cellar and not very strong
IN the house kept the cellar door
shut, but by noon the house was full
OF It."
"And why, may ask. didn't you tell
me 30, that could have notified the
plumberT
'When the leak In the water plpa
occurred I asked you to stop at the
plumbers and SEND him right around.
You forgot II, and the house was food
ed. spelling both the dining room and
parlor carpets. besides the ceilings Of
both rooms
"And out Of revenge, to show your
mot at all. Finding | could not
trust to your memory all the way to
the gas ONCE, concluded to subject Il
to a much less strain, Both the post
and gas Offices are very near yours
the postoEiice across the street, the gas
once on the same block. wrote you
a note asking you to 80 to the gas
ONCE and tell them to send man here
at once"
"And mailed the letter this morn
ingY
ayes. There Is n mail box. as you
know. Just around the corner. The
postman takes up the mail at 0 a. m.
Ay 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'
"Get III No. Doubtless you thought
you put Il In, but forgot t. You're
always grumbling about my forgetting
to post your letters, while you are the
rial delinquent Nobody knows how
many times you have claimed to have
given me letters to post that you have
intended to post yourself and have for
gotten"
ibid you post the one l gave you
this morning.
Jastrum looked dazed for n moment,
then frightened. He thrust his hand
in his overcoat pocket and drew forth
the letter,
hACN AAGAaoA- just 0AtSt~A tCAt
you." he stammered gulltily. land
he''-
"Look at the address"
He did as she asked and saw that
the letter was addressed to himself.
"Read It."
He tore or the cover and read;
The gas il escaping in the eollsr Send
. man AZ once.
Jastrum stood looking at the letter
long enough to have read two pages.
isn't It plainY' asked bis wife.
Without replying. he rushed down.
stairs and out. slamming the door be-
hind him. intending to set a man 10 /
do what he didn't know how to do |
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" he said, not In reproaeh. |
but giving the word Its real meaning. /