The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1909-01-18
CAUGHT ON THE I
RUN ABOUT TOWN :
Morning. Bo."

morning, 30.
Cheese it; are you going to sub
ject me to a system of publicity such
as you gave Leo?"
Yep: Lea got sore as a boil be-
yep. Leo got as sore as a boil be-
cause the blooming reporters hung
around and gave him so much space
i'm the rags, so / have changed my
stand; then. too, 30, the bill collect
ors got wise, and it was up to me to
change my stamping ground"
We'll. what's doing this morning "
Are We alone. kid? Then, | want to
tell you about the sleigh ride We had
Saturday night There was an even
dozen of US, packed into a two-by-four
wagon-box till we resembled can CT
French sardines; of course wifelet was
the big hi-you- skoolxum, and made
things come her way. / was sitting
beside her. with pretty little dame
on the other side, and still another
across the way. We bowled along quite
merrily for perhaps a mile or so, sing
ing. talking and laughing, until, as the
driver turned to leave the business
section. | was most rudely awakened.
"Y'see. old man, in the semi dark
ness, all was right and WHEY, beng
engaged in conversation to the fellow
on the other side, was not in po-
Sition to keep her eagle eye trained en-
yours truly. So l stole my arm
around the waist of the aforesaid dam
sci; right there, old socks, was where
[ thought cf heaven and the future;
stars scared in u diZzying maze before
my excited vision; and to cap the eli
max, the old girl got wise to the racket
when | yas jolted on the brain, and
set in on me.
''FIOm that TIM forth for several
portion of that ride Until a soft little
hand stole down under the blankets,
found mine and gave it a sympathetic
81 iueeze. l went UP in balloon, think
ing it was the girl across the way, and
for more than an hour was the hap
piest mortal in the bunch; the cold.
gray clouds shifted though, soon after,
and | discovered that I had been hold
ing the paw of the NUT who was with
the girl.
1T was disheartening, 30, to say the
least: and | sat and wondered why it
was. that l always got stung when try
ing to do a little flirting on the side.
There's just one thing about it; the Old
girl is dead wise to mankind in general
and knows that her hubby is no eX-
ceptiOn. Sd, b. whenever you want
some extra good advice about how to
act when sleighing, drop around; III
read you Il chapter out of a little book
I've got. But, take it from me; next
time / go sleigh riding, I'm going to
stay at home"
A Weli-knoWn Walla Walla business
man, whose name is not given for fear
his wife might think he was intoxicat-
ed awolle to find himself in foolish
predicament yesterday morning, and
all day long he was studying over the
popularity of the circumstances. Bust
ness was good Saturday night, so he
remained at his post of duty until
near midnight. vending his way home
as the clock struck II. In less time
than it takes to tell he had reclined
on his dOwny couch, having thrown his
shirt carelessly over the foot of the
bed with the starched cuff hanging on
the inside.
Some time during the night the tel |
ephone rang; it seemed to be a most
important call. for it rang several
times in rapid succession; the tired