Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-07-26
HER LAST
WORD

What are you doing now?" cried
| Mrs. Cozzens with spirit.
And as for William Cozzens. VIII
liam Cozzens continued TO eat his din
ner. though in a guilty manner and
as one who knows that he is In wrong
again
Il say. what are you doing now?"
repeated Mrs. Cozzens.
Can't you see what I'm doing?"
demanded William Cant you see
that I'm eating?"
"Oh. you're eating. are your" in
quired Mrs Cozzens, with terrible sar-
casm.
Yes. I'm eating. am l."
OH"
Yes! Oh!"
And what did you move your plate
for" asked Mrs. Cozzens.
Never mind" cried William.
But / do mind" cried Mrs. Coz
zens; Il do mind And that's the
third time this week you've done It.
too"
Well" grumbled William, you
shouldn't put so much gravy on my
plate. and then 1t couldn't get over
on the cloth. That's all say"
20. that's all you say. is it?"
Yes" said William. with dignity.
that's all say"
And you thought l wouldn't see II
II you moved your plate over It. did
you?"
Never mind" cried William again.
But ! do mind!" cried Mrs. Coz
Gems. why can't you be more care
full? You are always doing IT,"
20. forget it," said William
But l won't forget IT." cried Mrs
Cozzens. And here's another thing:
You've got to stop dropping your CT
gar ashes all over the house,"
Who does?" cried William.
You do" cried Mrs. Cozzens.
Il know / DON'T" cried William.
20, don't your"
NO, l don't! And you know right
well don't!
MINI" said Mrs Cozzens, more
sarcastic than ever. Il suppose it's the
bird. then! Yes! That's 1t. It's
little Dick! He gets up In the night
and opens his cage and gets at your
cigars and smokes them. And as he
flies around. smoking. he drops the
ashes! Yes! Flips them off with his
little wing! Yes, That must be it,"
Don't be fool" urged William,
impatiently.
MOI" cried Mrs. Cozzens. ITS you
that's the fool" And having disposed
of that constantly troubled point she
returned to her bill of charges. And
here's another thing, too" she cried
When you're through with the news
paper at night. you Just fold 1t up and
put IT away I'm not going to run
around putting things up after you
any more"
MOI" said William. We'll. well!"
NO" said Mrs. Cozzens. I'm not!
And the next time you leave your
slippers lying around they'll stay
there,"
90" said William Anything
else?"
And the next time you tie bit of
lettuce above Dicks cage Just where
the little pet can't reach 1t you'll hear
from me-"
20. I'll hear from you, will -"
said William. and drawing great
sigh he finished his rice pudding and
said. 20, we'll. Perhaps | won't be
here long,"
Trust you for that" cried Mrs.
Cozzens Pm the one that won't be
here long,"
NO" said William sadly, I'm the
one"
And he fell into a reverie as one
who pictures the future. and when he
spoke next II was in very mournful
tone.
You'll look over at my place. then"
he sighed, and there won't be any
spots on the cloth And youIl walk
around and won't find any cigar
ashes
MOI" asked Mrs. CoZzens
NO newspapers to pick up-'
continued William, sadly.
We'll. WE'LL"
NO slippers"
i OH
NO bits of lettuce hanging over
Dicks cage-no William-no moth.
ing" And drawing another large
sigh, he looked over at Mrs. Cozzens
with gloomy satisfaction. as though
he said, Now, what do you say"
And as for Mrs. Cozzens she gazed
back at our William with a look that
said. This is what l say" and just
! before William went down and out for
I the full count she cried in a brisk
voice:
William. is your insurance paid
| up?''
nanoeino 4ba Dalai [ anna