St. Landry clarion. (Opelousas, La.) 1890-1921, 1910-09-17
When Ada
Went Away

Nk&& a III
Il was the first time the Gartmanys
had been separated since they Welo
married. MRS. Gartmany said u we
perfectly dreadful to leave Harry, az
She didn't e how on earth sne We
going to do 1t when the time cs
but her people simply Insisted on
going to visit them. 70
Gartmany bore up heroically.
said it would seem mighty slEa
With Ada away, and it would be n@u
to bear it, but he would do ms peI
10 endure the separation, inasmucn
as he did not see how he could iesso
his business just then.
Yet down deep In his heart, unco
fegsed even to himself he looked LOT
ward to enjoying his little VACATION,
Of course he loved his wife 2 Wa
perfectly happy but he knew Wo1
seem good to hunt up the boys anu
stay as late as he wanted to az ue
club without having to watch tae
clock.
II would be fun, too, to hare sig
kers and Dutch suppers at the nouse.
Ind not have to remember about Aol
scattering cigar ashes on the porch
Such things wouldn't NATTER because
nubody would see them but himself
ba4ore the maid swept. He would geti
Ekemore to come over and stay WIN
him. LAkemore and he had been
G6ums before his marriage, and o.
late they hadn't seen much Of escnl
ether. Ada called Likemore ssgcasuc
instead Of clever and amusing. ana
somehow abe and Likemore did MOI
GET on we'll together.
wish you were gotng, TOO said
Ms. Gsrtmany, teareuliys when her
husband put her on the train.
ESQ do 1S setd GsRtmeays duslfaly.
esBut business,s be added firmly. @
ply VIII not let met"
Il know" agreed MFs. GaFtmauy.
rssignedly.
r.aL 49,
Gaxtmauy walked out Of tie rail-
Road stztlou briskIy. Ada would bare
& nice, Tsgstui visit and meanwhile
he had TO set home b greet Like
more. They had dinner together end
Havtmauy &as surprised b find that
kaksmorS was a21hNgiy devoid ~
FACT LGssmore ssAd oadight that be-
HSdn'E care for that lind Of lemon
Dse-and Il was Ada's RVprits recipe,
which she had taught the cook Then
they smoked and talked on the mont
porch and watched the moon, and
both Of them yawned before $3.50
O'Clock.
aIet's turn il" said Gayuuspy. TO
morrow wesl have In some Of the
fellows and have a red old talhfest!
lhm tired tonight"
sax Of the old crowd gathered there
che following evening and there was
d lot OF laughter ana fun. and Cart
many enjoyed himself hugely till they
left and be surveyed the house.
%Conaarn therni" he grumbled to
LSksmcre. @LcDk at the place! Re,
sembles q residence struck BY d cy-
clone. Here Is a cigar stub that has
burned right into the mahogany
who was fooI enough to lay It down
there, I'd Ike to kn6w7 OUGHT Who
left that pitcher on the stair step?
Well. the maid can clean MP tomor.
row. I'll make it al right with her.
I never remember the crowds being
90 careless before!"
"Hhy, ! didn't notice any differ.
enne.~ said the surprised Likemore.
1T was just like old umes!"
syVas it?" asked Gartmsny, dubi-
obviously.
They went to the club the next
night and when GaFtnany thought
It must be about Ehrsa o'clock Ii the
morning and they started sor home
he found il was, 1880.
well. there weren't many there We
knew" he told LikemorA. aAnd them
there wasn't anything TO do but. BIZ
nards."
lyon used to say you never could
set enough Of the game" said Like.
mor 'You kicked fSightfully last
time at stopping because you had
PROMISED to be home at eleven
'sbld II" asked Gartmany. unba.
lovingly.
After that ne and GaEtnore had a
hard time thinking up things tcA do
They went to q summer garden ana
walked around lonssomely and rert.
many said the music was yery slew
They stayed home and yawnad -
each others faces and Cartnany ~
snappy. He had never noticed has9re
how feeble was Lksmore's VII Tbe
house hooked queer. He jumnes ~
the stiffness Of It Whenever 81 vsnt
into the living room he m-echansesI4,.
looked to o Ada In her aecpptow~s
chair. and then sccwled and nratarS
ed he had come to open the cigar 3s-
Besides, there were two daya ~.
he did not get q letter.
Exactly a week after Mrs. Car.
many had left Lkemore came il ana
found Gartmany packing Z sdS.Sa.a
and trying heroicaIly to ioos 49,"
rffclng.
tive decided 70 run down ~
Ada" he told LSkemore. ayo.
I-eT-am afraid sheM ret a. 80
some. Shes 80, dependent On -
Hate TO leave you, ols chsa
what ere you laughing stf~
"YOu never could a,...