Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1910-08-11
Going Out to
Dinner

who had just succeeded in lighting his
cigar with the third match. In fact,
went out to dinner in such whole
souled, enthusiastic way that haven't
recovered yet!
"You see, the Walworths, who live
at big family hotel, invited us out
on a Thursday night for dinner and
the dance following The dances al
ways are dress-up affairs and my wife
reminded me in the morning that l
must get home early from the office
in order to surround myself with my
evening clothes. l nearly broke my
neck to do so. My collar button rolled
away only twice and managed to find
the hooks on the back of my wife's
gown-she had a brand new party
dress-so we arrived only half an
hour late
I'VE went right upstairs to the Wal
worths' suite and tapped on the door.
There was no answer. Then knocked
hard. Nothing happened.
We'll, think that's queer said
my wife. She was anxious to get
some powder on her nose and was ir-
ritable. She said she'd wait there
while l went down to the desk to in
quiTe about our host.
"The clerk said the Walworths were
in at dinner. made him repeat the
statement. which he did, distinctly and
calmly. He seemed utterly unmoved
by the situation. When l got my
nd fol hi TO
sent in he seemed dubious. He said
MIR. Walworth didn't like to be dis
turbed when he was in the dining
room, but if insisted"
II told him in a carefully repressed
| tone that I did insist.
Presently Walworth came out. He
came with an air of irritated surprise,
Which was hard to beat. Moreover, he
had on his business suit. He greeted
me with politeness and then remarked
that he and Mrs. Walworth were with
in Is minutes of finishing dinner, and
would l take the evening paper and
amuse myself until
Il think my face must have halted
him there, for he trailed off into moth
ing, and finally blurted out, Say, what
the dickens do you want, anyhow
II blew up then. WANT roared,
letting my overcnat fall back so he
might see my expanse of shirt front
What the deuce do you suppose
want? Do you think l Travelled away
down here just fnr the pleasure OF
gazing upon your Countenance?
want dinner, you unmitigated chump!
| Didn't you ask me down? And up.
stairs in the hall, outside your door
is my wife, patiently waiting, unless
she has died from huge. since left
her there!'
well. Walworth twlaed himself
over the desk ard reared. You
thought it was Thursday night. didn't
| your he inquired, ;sonthing!y. Well
it happens to be Wednesday night
"And so it was. My wife and
never will know how we CHANGED tc
skip day. When we had collected
my wife and Walworth's we held 8
council Of war. Jessie absolutely re
fused to enter the hotel dining-sc.an,
in an evening gown AID pearls wh%s
everyone else was peacefully dining
in off-night costume. Then rose tc
the occasion.
"'The joke said l, Hs on me. Come
on-we'll all go out to the countr!
club and have dinner!'
"Then Mrs. Walworth got into the
game What! she cried. and in {
shirtwaist and tailor suit and Jessie
in all those things!'
well, finally the girls compromised
We went up to the Walworths' room.
and, while Jessie toned down her gor
geousness Mrs. Walworth BEGAN stick
ing things on. Jessie took off he
jeweled bandeau and donned Mrs Wal
worth's turban and promised to keel
on her wrap, which was only midi.
hilarious. Mrs Walworth wore he
new spring hat, bunch Of vialsts ant
some extra chains and pins TO he'll
out her plain tailor suit, and Wal
worth just had to grin and bear hi
business clothes.
1--WE couldn't get train, sn WA
worth phoned for taxi aud when
came it was in charge OF pirate
who confided that he was only re
pair man and, while our lives wer
safe in his hands, he didn't know
thing about the way to get 70 The club
So Walworth had to sit out In iron
with the driver.
when we got there we met ever
living soul we knew and cath one too
a separate stare at our incansrutnsl
CARRIED party.
Coming home the locomotive hrok
down and we had to walk across
stubble field to street car
after all that Walworth and hi
wife had the nerve to ask sEeet,y
we weren't going to go thr.,ugb a
that dress agony again and come t
! the dance the next night I'm afrai
4 the Walworths have no sensA of h,
mor!"
A Brand-New One.
City EGitor-Here's mighty goo
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