Hopkinsville Kentuckian., 1910-03-24


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, ! wish you to telephone my
wife that the case is very serious,
there are three doctors in consultation,
and I'll probably be detained till late
: hour. Say | haven't even time to do
the tclephonng Now, be careful, Pc
ter Don't give away where the mes
sage comes from"
! ma hal" laughed Nichols Three
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 at
| the club and knew how to send such
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 q few days.
This was the message sent to the doc
tors wife:
CDR. Bemerton is here at the club in
consultation with two other doctors.
He won't be home till late, num-"
"All right" came the response. Tell
the doctor not to hurry and that /
think a 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 yer
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"
81 did, sor. Peter told me to. He
was busy"
"And did you tell her was at the
club?"
"Shure, sOr Where else would tell
herr"
Nichols and ellison leaned back in
their leather covered chairs and roared.
"Thatll do" said Bemerton TO the
waiter, who went off puzzled.
"Well, boys" said Bemerton, I'm in
for it," And he told the story of how
he had started in for a 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, "to get out of this
muddle. My wife would never forgive
me for 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 l so home"
The only thing you can do" said
Gibson, that can be done tonight is to
telephone to a flower shop and have
them send you a 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 telephone
message from DR.. Gilsons better half
to know if he was at the club and one
from q patient of DR.. Nichols asking
If the medicine he had ordered had
better be taken at II o'clock or a quar-
ter past II.
But al good times must come to an
At the door of the club Bemertons
two friends admonished him to do q
lot of petting when he got home. con-
Tossing himself q 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
ONO to be coddleI
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 Wlfe's bedroom. HAD a good
time? Hope you didn't eat anything
10 upset your stomach"
only stuffed crab. as you suggested.
You're not angry with me, are you,
dear
Angry! Why should l be? l was
well pleased when 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 relief to me-"
by Jove, what sensible woman
gou are! Both ellison and Nichols
l.