The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-07-06
WAKING Up william
His Willy Wife Finally Got What
She Was After.
IT WAS A WELL PLAYED GAME

IT WAS A WELL PLAYED GAME
William Was Little Slow, but When
the Ladys Trump Gard Was Played
He Said just What She Wanted Him
to Say From the Very Start.
"william," said Mrs Gilmartin, bend
ing over the sewing in her lap. what
do you think we'd better have Thurs
day night when the Prischards conner
Mr.. Gilmartiu lowered his paper an
instant and stared across the table at
her.
"Have?" he said. why, suppose
we'll have a couple of games Of cinch
and a lot Of foolish talk. as usual"
II mean what will we have to eat
stupid!" explained his wife. You
know they always have little lunch
when we 60 over to their place"
"Oh, to cat.' echoed Gilmartin, re-
Stunning his newspaper. why. have
whatever you like. don't care"
Mrs. Gilmartin sighed and patted the
sewing on her knee after taking fur
tive glance at her engrossed husband.
That's easy enough to say" she OBJ
served, but l want to talk to you
about 1t. This is important. Do help
me out. WILL" she added. 1--WE
thought until I'm dizzy, and nothing
seems quite the thing"
Hmm said Gilmartin, frowning
at the wall paper and trying to think.
"why, I should think-er-almost any
| thing would do that's-er-nice-what-
| ever they usually have, you know" he
| added rather helplessly. go ahead
| and get up a nice little supper. You
know how" And he calmly resumed
his newspaper.
| "But this Is different. dear" persist
ed Mrs. Gilmartin. pickering her
brows and her sewing in her agitation.
This is Mrs. Pritchard's birthday.
and we invited them to celebrate 1t
with us weeks and weeks ago. You
know she's such a stickler for having
everything just right. I'm worried
sick"
| "what is there to worry about?' de-
manded her husband, looking over the
top Of the paper in surprise. II sup
| pose the Pritchards eat about the same
sort Of things the rest Of US do. I
never saw much difference the few
times we had bite with them. They
aren't any better than we are, us far
enough for us is good enough for Al
Pritchard and his wife"
| Mrs. Gilmartin heaved another rath-
er pathetic sigh and said: 1T isn't the
actual food I'm worrying about and
whether 1t will be. as you say. good
enough for them. That's silly But it's
the selection Of a little menu for q
birthday party and the table decora-
tons and the lights and-and every
thing" she added. MRS. Pritchard
says it's the little things that show the
clever housekeeper"
There was silence for a few mo-
ments. and then Mrs. Gilmartin ven
tured suggestion:
Dreamed oysters are NICE" she said.
"Um-hum." breathed the head Of the
house absently. What was that?" he
demanded. turning suddenly. II didn't
i hear"
II said creamed oysters are NICE" re-
peated Mrs. Gilmartin.
''Sure! OF course they arev' he de-
clared with enthusiasm. IAN right.
Let's have creamed oysters" and he
dived into the stock market reports.
well, you don't imagine We can
make a whole birthday supper OF
creamed oysters, do your demanded
Mrs. Gilmartin Indignantly. There
must be lot of other things thought
of. Mrs. Pritchard says it's just these
| of kslsa %~~ -
and good taste.''
ped Gilmartin.
! why. VIII" said his wife mildly.
sym afraid you're out Of sorts this
evening. and did want to have q nice
long talk about this little supper. be.
cause SO much depends on it."
II beg your pardon" said her hus.
band contritely, laying down his pa
per. II didn't mean to be cross. Now
what win we have after the creamed
oysters?'
4 Il suppose chicken salad or some.
thing like that would be all right,
said Mrs. Gilmartin rather doubtfully
land we ought to have q stuffed to.
mato, although that seems awfully
l
party. You know the Pritchards al.
ways turn the whole thing over to
Robbem. who has that caterers place
near them, whenever they have any.
thing sort Of formaHa birthday Or 4
holiday party like this, ron know"
What do. we want OF q caterer tc
get up supper for four peopleY' de-
manded Mr.. Gilmartin. "You can get
away with 1t in great shape with Hiida
to help you out"
"Oh, didn't mean for us to get Rob
benz" she said. glancing ut him from
beneath her lashes. II was just tellina
you how easy 1t IL fer them. Mrs
Pritchard says it's absurd for people
TO go to the expense Of hiring a catere,
for small affair unless they have
plenty Of money"
Mr.. Gilmartin stood up and took q
turn across the floor.
i "Oh. she does, does she!" he said
aefiantly. ''Is that 50? Well, you jus,