Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-01-06
WHAT ALLIED
JIMMIE

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the new arrival. He was tall and
young and his clothes were of the
latest pattern.
"Why, there's Jimmie!" was the
cry. Hello, Jimmie!"
"Where've you been?"
First time you've dropped in this
fall"
Ullo," said Jimmie. He said it in
a particularly standofish 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 Pm
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
nie?" inquired the young man to
whom the stage is the panacea for
all woes. There's cracking good"
mo-" interrupted Jimmie shortly.
He yawned. I've 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
f change of subject. "He-"
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 fellow stay in occasion
ally? Besides, he's had a 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 nice summer? Your card said
you liked the place."
Jimmie shrugged his shoulders
NO." he growled "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"
81 didn't know there was place or
earth as bad as that" unused the
young man at the farther corner
i You have my sympathy. But nigh
one ask-why didn't you get out O
there?"
: "Huh!" growled Jimmie. "Wha
plece'd have been just as fierce i
not worse!"
: Say broke in the sunshine of the
: group nervously. IF any of you fel
lows are looking for tailor let me-
tell you to go to Scissors. He made
9 me the"
e "Scissors!" cried Jimmie in tone
G of molten seorn. He glared at thu
abashed speaker with indignation tina
Ill
S of the tapeline, of all the stone break
O ers, butchers and ditch diggers lie
:. loose in a tailor shop, Scissors is tn
worst! He couldn't sew up a bas
that would look like bag! Yo1
IS should see the thing he made for M
20 and called dinner coat!"
Here, Jimmie said the Oldest ma
y of the group in real anxiety. are yo
feeling just right? Head doesn't ache
"a Liver in good order? You look kin
O. thin, is why l ask"
ooh, my health's all right re
3. turned Jimmie, with deep gloon
you'd have to take gatling gun t
kill me. Why should anyone ask abou
my feelings? Who really cares no,
i anybody feels?"
o The group eyed Jimmie with muc
= curiosity Something certainly wa
wrong with him.
Look here" said the bravest, mai
= "Why don't you go and call on som
lie girl and cheer up? Go get some of th
a nice ones to do a rarebit for you
the chatting dish and
Jimmie sprung to his feet Girls!
IA he exploded. "Why should man {
If sense waste time on girls? Chatte
g ing creatures, with imitation brair
and cast-iron hearts and no appreci
y ton of devotion when they see II
ID Giggling flirts! That's what they are
they"
n Hold on, Jimmie" said the DARN
one, who had an inspiration. "A1
~ girl you're specially fond of gone III
l. got engaged to another MANI"
ID Jimmie glared down at him wi,
n tragedy in his mien, but there was
yearning for sympathy in his ey