Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-20

all the fool women on the block? I'm
weak for the need of something TO eat.
and here l come home. expecting. as
have right to expect. to SIT down at my
table. and find you fizgigging around. all
illustrated. and dinner two or three hours
behind hand. What's it all about, any
how?'
why, my dear" said Mrs. Jobson. ap-
peasingly. dinners all ready now except
for the serving and it's only about five
minutes behind the usual time
''Oh, just like that. eh?" growled Mr..
Jobson. "Then / guess you mean to in
fer that my watch has gone crazy. or
that / have, or that we both have. or
something. Be good enough, if you please.
not to stand there stalking me to an argu-
ment on the point. I'm perishing for the
need of nourishment. as / think l have
informed you ten or fifteen times al
ready"
Mrs. Jobson hustled the maid, and I'm a
couple of ficks of lambs tail. whatever
that means, dinner was on the table. Mr..
Jobson didn't appear to be so hungry at
that. He only picked at his food. But
Mr.. Jobson had been unable to overcome
the temptation TO seize the opportunity to
become mussy when lie found that the
dinner was fully three minutes behind the
schedule time And he wasn't through
with the point yet either.
You haven't told me yet" he resumed.
nsggingly. shortly after taking his place
at the table. what caused this dinner to
appear only little while before break
fast time. Anything secret about It.?
Anything you're trying TO keep under
cover?'
How Ridiculous said Mrs. Jobson,
smiingly. II merely went to three of the
moving picture shows, and became so in
terested in them that / overstayed my
time downtown a few minutes. that's
ALL
"Oti, moving picture shows, eh?" cut
IN Mr.. Jobson, his eyes lighting up over
this tangible something being put before
him TO hammer at Dye mean to tell
me that woman OF presumable human
intelligence-a woman with mind sup
posed to be all of tenth Of a degree
above the mentality of q salt mackerel-
can possibly extract so much delirious
delight from the contemplation of these
idiotic moving pictures as to remain
rooted to her seat for couple of hours
after her husbands dinner is DUE"
II confess that / find the pictures very
entertaining" replied Mrs. Jobson, sooth-
ingly. They don't. of course. lift one to
any very great heights of mental exalta-
ton. but they are diverting, restful help
10 pass an hour or two In an agreea. e
way, and some of them. you know. the
travel pictures especially, are really in
Structive. and So
"Rot-tommy- Thomas-rot.' broke in
Mr. Jobson. Don't Try To spring such
10 tell me that these imbecile moving
pictures arc meant for any other purpose
except to amuse children. OF course. II
you stand willing to skate to the center
mentality of a six-year-old young 'un
why
But. really. you know. most OF the
folks who attend the moving picture
shows are grown-ups," put in Mrs. job
son. not argumentatively. but merely by
way of gently stating the fact. II see
very few children at the shows. Most OF
the people who attend them are women
who. becoming tired of shopping. like &c
sit down for little while and some
thing that amuses them and rests their
minds and
Their minds. eh?'' raped in Mr.. Job.
son. what they please to call theiI
minds. you mean. What they have the
temerity to allude to as their minds.
Well" said Mrs. Jobson, 'the moving
pictures make an innocent and simple
enough amusement. and
..IIa. simple-that's the word-simple.
broke in Mr.. Jobson. That's the point
I've been trying to make-the internal
dinswhoppled simpleness of the people
who waste their time at such NONSENSE
cal. pinny-poppy shows. That's what
In talking about LIS W~lder you