The Mount Holly news. [volume] (Mount Holly, Burlington Co., N.J.) 1891-1942, 1910-04-19


thing Of the same kind"
'Ha, ha!' laughed Bemerton. "You
fellows will be the death of me some
day. 1t doesn't seem as if one of us
can have any fun without the Other
two or any two without the other one.
DR.. Bemerton sat down, and Nichols
pushed the button, and when beverages
had been ordered Bemerton said to the
waiter:
Peter, l wish you to telephone my
wife that the case is very serious
there are -hree doctors in consultation
and I'll probably be detained till late
hour. Say l haven't even time to dc
| the telephoning. Now, be careful, Pc
ter. Don't give away where the mes
sage comes FROM
"Ha, hap laughed Nichols. '"Thret
doctors in consultation! Good! Very
good"
Consulting as to which is prefer
able as a diluent-ginger ale or fizz
water" laughed ellison.
Peter had served twenty years al
the club and knew how to send sucl
telephone messages very well, but he
was head waiter, and his Responsible
ties were multifarious Being especial
ly crowded tonight, he transferred the
order to a greenhorn who had worn
the clubs button but a few days
This was the message sent to the doc.
| tors wife:
DIR. Bemerton is here at the club In
consultation with two other doctors
He won't be home till late, num-"
"Al right" came the response. 'Tel
the doctor not to hurry and that ]
think Welsh rabbit or a stuffed crab
will do him good"
Then the greenhorn goes to the three
doctors in consultation and says to DR.
Bemerton:
''Docther. Mrs. Bamerthon says yeI
not to hurry. and she thinks a stuffed
crab or a rabbit II do We good.''
Bemerton. who was raising his glass
to his lips. stopped it on the way.
"Who phoned herr"
Il did, sor. Peter told me to. He
was busy
And did you tell her l was at the
club?"
''shure, sor Where else would tell
herr"
Nichols and ellison leaned back in
their leather covered chairs and roared
"That'll DO" said Bemerton to the
waiter, who went off puzzled.
We'll. boys" said Bemerton, 'T'm in
for it," And he told the story of how
he had started in for return to court
ing days, accusing them, of breaking in
upon his and his wife's happiness.
you must do something mighty
NICE" said ellison, ito get out of this
middle. My wife would never forgive
me for a thing like that"
What can / do?" asked Bemerton.
"Give her a sealskin," suggested
Nichols.
"She has one. Besides. that would
require time. I've got to face her to-
night when go home"
"The only thing you can do" said
ellison. "that can be done tonight is to
telephone to flower shop and have
them send you fine mess of flowers
to take home with you"
Bemerton was not favorably Impress
ed with the plan. He said that he had
forgotten every anniversary of his
wedding day as it came round and the
customary gift, his wife reminding
him of it month after it had passed
To take her flowers now seemed like
giving her taffy. However, at that
hour it was the only thing he could
do; so, calling up a flower shop, he di-
rected the proprietor to send the hand
soonest basket of flowers he could
make up. Then he threw off care and.
with his friends, spent a delightful
evening, marred only by a telephone
message from Dr. Gilson's better half
to know If he was at the club and one
from a patient Of Dr. Nichols asking
if the medicine he had ordered had
better be taken at IL O'Clock or a quar-
ter past IL.
But all good times must come to an
end, and the trio at last separated
At the door of the club Bemerton's
two friends admonished him to do q
lot of petting when he got home. con-
Tossing himself brute and relying on
the floral gift to set matters right
Bemerton didn't say anything. He
knew his wife and that she was not
one to be coddled
When the doctor opened his front
door he found the lights turned down
and the silence of oblivion. Excellent!
Perhaps his wife was asleep. He
would not have to face her till morn
ing. Taking off his shoes and leaving
the flowers in the hall, he crept up
stairs.
THAT you, dear" came voice from
his wife's bedroom. Had a good
time? Hope you didn't eat anything
to upset your stomach
"Only stuffed crab, as you suggested.
You're not angry with me, are you,
dear?"
"Angryl Why should be? was
well pleased when l learned you were
at the club instead of being with sick
people. Only you might as well have
told me where you were going. 1t
would have been a relief to me-"
by Jove, what sensible woman
you are! Both ellison and Nichols
said their wives would be furious.
They suggest that l bring you a
ten dollar basket Of flowers to pacify
you-ha. har'
"Flowersi Don't you bring me flow
ers when Billy needs new overcoat
and Jennie hasn't a decent dress to
her name. If you had spent $40 for
such worthless things I'd have sent
them right back tomorrow to the shop
you got them from"
Mrs. Bemerton didn't see her hus-
band or his expression when she said
this, and it is well she did not.
''I'll Just go down and fix the fur
mace before turning in he called. "It's
going to be cold night"
Mrs. Bemerton heard coal shoveled
into the furnace, but she did not hear
beautiful ten dol dr basket of flowers
thrown In at the same time
The next morning DR.. Bemerton
made his first call at the flower shop,
where he paid for the penitential gift.
An Eye to Business.
One day a man with a case full Of
handbilIs entered restaurant in Gin