Ripley County democrat. (Doniphan, Mo.) 1905-1920, 1910-04-08
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he found As eeald be back In town
Friday nishs he wired Edith - kssr
that eyeHing tree. Then he wired .
theater tiekst broker TO be sure % set
the bsst. seats fer the occasion
Occasion 10 the proper word. fnf
Msggs believed In avoiding conHonr
places and surrounding the ordinary
things Of life, when possible. with just
enough glamour and importance To
raise them out Of the hsbitAal and the
usual
On arriving In town Msggs called
Edith on the telephone and Informed
her that he would see her at 7:so. deli
cataly letting drop hint Of the taxi
cab and supper sfterwars with Which
he intended to embellish and round cut
the evenings entertainment
Edith was very gracious. she said
It was Just the one play she was dying
to see, and wasn't he clever to wire
ahead for the seats and she would
surely be ready On the minute.
The next thing Msggs did was 70
visit the broker ana secure the tickets
he had ordered. Then he dropped In
at fashiopable HoristR The violets
he ordered were the anest and largest
and the orchid In the heart Of thenz
gave Just the touch necessary TO make
the whole gift particularly worthy.
Lster In the afternoon Meggs ordered
his dress suit pressed and had com
Portable shave
As he whirled IN the taxicab out 70
Faiths, Meggs couldn't refrain frem
congratulatins himself On his way sf
doing things. Now. another fellow
would have waited until he got into
town to secure the tickets. Then.
however, theres wouldn't have been .
decent seat to be had. Or that same
other fellow, N he did get the tickets,
would have gone down In his BUSINESS
clothes, making the thing connmons
place, or would have omitted the little
floral Offering, or would have secno.
miEsa BY leaving out me taxieah or he
supper. In defense Of the othsr fst
law. .hswersr. Megks admitted that s
waant every fellow. who had the knecs
Of doing things Just risht or whs hss
the Anssse and sllsthe cther qualities
that fellow must hays to attain y
the Meggs pinnacle
Faith was radiant and appreciatsys
as Msgss helped her on with her opera
coat.
i I'm 90 glad you thought 70 wire
me-" Ednh cenfided. to Meggs 40 thsy
sped downtown. 'rbm Pierce insitsa
me to 70 right after your telegram
, came and was 90 glad your invftssio.
came first"
Msggs felt bis head swim . little -
he realized how near the other fsliow
, came to being Edith's escort
, As Edith and Meggs stepped cut Of
The tsxiesb In front Of the theatsr they
saw Tom Pierce alightng from his ma
chine with = party et friends. Msgss
: allowed his smile Of recognition 10 b
simcst Q grin. Taking Bdith's sgiH
possessigely, he usherea her ints ths
2 theater under Tens envieus nose.
e ,'Tt was hard setting tickets for %.
|, Eight. wasn't NJ" remarked Tom, q
he stood back Of them, waiting 70 IN
: ter the foyer.
d Il had no trouble ct all" replies
a Meggx, noachaiantly handing bis ttck
cts to the man at the door.
u The man at the door locked at ths
= Attle red slips and then hanAse than
A back. "For tomorrow nisht" h
,srksd out. 'Next. elsasst"N
10 "oh, snd its the last chance ! havs
y to see this PLAYS cried Edith. slmssi
J ready to weep
= II kave an extra ticket" put II Ic<z
Y, Pierce, eagerly. "ons Of oar party dia
Id appointed Us ct the last minute. y
ir be very GLAD to have EditA cons !
with us."
with no special reluctance % -
part, with polite insistsncs On the per
ot a. Megss and with urgings from -
re man at the door to please clsar y
50 way, Faith was added % fom's psrt,
~ "f'Il get the seats all right declare
IN Messs. slaring aefantly 81 Ten.
lrj For once In HE life hs fsrEot - :
:, courteous, for he dashed cst of =
I theatsr without sssa thanking =
ne other man for the dubious tsyrr 1
nd separating Faith from him
In with hlood n his eye Msgss scugl
''n the offending broker. His voioaaie -
he sentation Of the situation elieitsd esl
na polite regret from the msn. wht HFsz
:. "a te she large sign requesting pstfq
'n' 70 lock ct THAR tickets before isavir
e- the once.
III isn't there szy kiad i ssst 1T
4 st1rmsd Msxss.
u mot Gee Ia town" rstaFAsd 1e =
kss ksr. ascrry cas't az Fcz ut
ed Mssgs rushed out ief - plaes. :
= in The cool aisht cir 8 grin 1cks rete'
him.
Al aHow vel 90 thinEsls h 80
re. himsslf, tauntnsiy. 3 kays 1ae1
-, knack Of looking after the eesent1z
iol raising thlnsa cut Of tfs comnnouple
ent and Al tAs rssti Oh. IN : xund
! 9 III right
on,
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