The Lamar register. [volume] (Lamar, Colo.) 1889-1952, 1910-12-28
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asked the man who WAS hunting some
thing in the bookcase.
I'm amazed at your stupidity" Of
fered the third man.
Young Dabbs appeared irritated.
Are you all crazy" he inquired. Il
merely said was going to pay my
dinner call at the Buckmans'. Why
this row.
Don't you see" said the man on
the ssttes. patiently. that II you pay
your call they'll ask you again?"
Don't you know" asked the man at
the bookcase. "that the easiest way to
escape social stunts is to be brutally
rude."
Still. sometimes they call rudeness
engaging eccentricity." said the third
man. pessimistically. Yet in the long
run II helps some
1T can't possibly be- went on the
man on the settee. who had been re-
sarding the perplexed face of young
Dabbs. that you enjoy the society
act! know you are young. Dabbs.
but you aren't young enough for that,
You must be enty-seven and there
fore old enough to know better, In
the kindness Of your heart you say:
Here are these good people going to
all sorts Of trouble getting up dinners
and card parties and dances and teas
and the least I can do a. a perfect
gentleman 10 to immediate myself on
the altar OF friendship and accept
their invitation. Thus you go on en-
couragtng them In the mistaken ideas
80 rsttr~ un srovhIs for vra,vaaIf and
everybody else instead Of having the
courage Of your convictions and throw
ing their cards into your waste basket!
They'd thank you in the end! You
don't suppose people enjoy giving par
tiss. do your
7 never suppose anything about
Il! said young Dabbs. They enter
tain their friends because they want
to-"
The man At the bookcase groaned
and. sitting down. regarded young
Dabbs seriously.
NY boy he said. you are even
younger than thought, Do you sup
pose for . minute that old Buckman
wouldn't Infinitely have preferred hunt
ing out his pipe and the last maya
zine and launching up In an easy chair
in the den by himself for the evening
to climbing into q spike-tail coat and
choky collar and necktte that
wouldn't tie and listening to Mrs. Git
ties relate for the fifteenth time how
her parrot accidentally hanged itself!
Do you. In your widest dreams. think
Mrs Buchanan was entranced with
spending the day telephoning caterers
and arguing with a cook who threat
sned to leave At the eleventh hour and
spoil everything. Don't you suppose
when the last one of you disappear
down the front steps she said: Thank
goodness. that's OVER"
Tor tsn year," put In the third
man, I've obediently traiied around to
parties with my wife and only today
have I tasted the sweets Of rebellion!
There was . card party tonight and
this morning I firmly said I wouldn't
70! told Isabel she could take my
nephew IN my place. He's young and
an easy mark He's having a good
time and 20 am I and why under ere
alton haven't done II before I don't
know!-
Il knew . man once" said the man
on the settee. who was 30 gru6 and
impolite and inconsiderate that PEG
pie really quit asking him to places,
II sounds too good to be true. but it's
90. He led the most peaceful. un-
annoyed life and never had to bother
thinking up excuses! II does seem
q shame that Dabbs here should let
himself sink in 30 deep. because when
he does come out Of his trance he'll
have the dickens Of . time breaking
away! Actually paying . dinner CALI
Lunacy!-
~Oh. you fellows make me tired!"
said Dahbs. You like to 90 to places
- well - the next onsi-
"Noossnss!" they told him en-
phaticaify
We'll. anyhow. | suppose you'll all
20 to the BEETLES supper and theater
party next week." Dabbs insisted.
The Bsttles?- asked the man At the
bookcase. Strengthening up. What
night Il Il. hadn't heard. Funny
they'd leave me QUIT"
sCn,~n1 I hadn't heard Of II cou.-