The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1910-01-12
WHAT ALLIED
JIMMIE


young and his clothes were of the
latest pattern 1875 at
why, there's Jimmie!" was the
cry Hello, Jimmie!" a N 3W
"Where've you been?"
First time you've dropped in this
fall"
"'Ullo," said Jimmie. He said it in
a particularly standohish way, too, but
the exuberance of the good feelings
among his friends prevented the fact
from being noticed. He stood there
surveying them rather scornfully.
why don't you sit DOWN." asked
the bravest Of the group. "Here's a
chair that's not working. Or have
William bring you on whole couch.
Or ask to have billiard table pushed
In and a rug thrown over it! Just
anything, Jimmie, SO you're suited"
"Huh!" said the object of these
pleasantries. Don't know that I'm
going to stay!"
Then why Gomez went on the
bravest. "You don't look happy. now
that observe you more closely. You
don't seem pleased to death to be
where you are. What's the trouble?"
ooh, nothing" said Jimmie. He sat
down grudgingly and stared at the
fire. The group surveyed him with
interest
Been to the theater lately, jim
mie?" inquired the young man to
whom the stage is the panacea for
all woes. There's cracking good"
mo-" interrupted Jimmie shortly.
He yawned. 1--WE cut out the thea
ter. If it isn't foolish it's stupid.
Nothing in it!"
Anybody been around to see Ar
thur lately?" hastily asked the paci-
fer to the group who believed in a
change of subject. Gle"
Last time," said Jimmie cuttingly,
that went around to see Arthur he
was out. What's the good of having
friends If they're out when you call?
Why can't a fellow stay in occasion
ally? Besides, he's had cold and
ought to stay in! Why can't he have
sense enough to know he shouldn't be
outdoors on such an evening as the
one when l called there?"
well, maybe he felt better" said
the pacifier, soothingly. anyhow,
just asked to fill up time. Did you
have a nice summer? Your card said
you liked the place."
Jimmie shrugged his shoulders.
NO." he growled. 1.-THE limit. The
lake was wet and that was all you
could say for it. Bad meals at the
hotel and the porches filled with old
women, who were eternally knitting
things. When the sun didn't bake you
the wind blew you to kingdom come.
Fish didn't bite and the golf course
was regular corduroy road. Nice
summer! HUH"
II didn't know there was a place on
earth as bad as that" unused the
young man at the farther corner.
"You have my sympathy. But might
one ask-why didn't you get out of
there?"
"Huh!" growled Jimmie. What
would have been the use? Next
plece'd have been just as fierce If
not worse!"
"Say," broke in the sunshine of the
group nervously. If any Of you fell
lows are looking for tailor let me
tell you to go to Scissors. He made
me the"
Scissors" cried Jimmie in tones
of molten scorn. He glared at the
abashed speaker with indignation that
scorched. "Of all the inspired idiots
of the tapeline. of all the stone break.
ers, butchers and ditch diggers let
loose in tailor shop, Scissors is the
worst! He couldn't sew up bag
that would look like a bag! You
should see the thing he made for me
and called dinner coat!"
Here. Jimmie" said the oldest man
of the group in real anxiety. "are you
feeling just tight? Head doesn't ache:
Liver in good order? You look kind
o. thin, is why ask"
ooh. my health's all right" re
turned Jimmie, with deep gloom
you'd have to take gatling gun tc
kill me. Why should anyone ask about
my feelings? Who really cares how
anybody feels?"
LIE group eyeu Jimmie WIN muC[
curiosity. Something certainly wal
wrong with him
Look here" said the bravest man
"Why don't you 60 and call on some
girl and cheer up? Go get some of the
nice ones to do rarebit for you II
the chatting dish and"
Jimmie sprung to his feet. "Girls!'
he exploded. "Why should man o
;, sense waste time on girls? Chatter
+ ing creatures, with imitation brain,
Z and cast-iron hearts and no apprecia
= ton Of devotion when they see it
3 Giggling hirts! That's what they are
+ they"
Hold on. Jimmie" said the DARN,
one, who had an inspiration. IAN.
girl you're specially fond Of gone an,
got engaged to another MANI"
Jimmie glared down at him will
I tragedy in his mien, but there was
yearning for sympathy in his eye
"Sipce you are 30 disgustinRlv curi