The Prescott daily news., 1910-05-07
Going Out to
 Dinner

cigar with the third match. "In fact went out to dinner in such a whole souled. enthusiastic way that I haven't recovered yet!
 fou see, the Walworths. who live at big family hotel, invited us ont 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 must get home early from the office m order to surround myself with my evening clothes. I nearly broke my neck to do so. My collar button rolled away only twice and I managed to find the hooks on the back of my wife's gown-she had brand new party dress-so We arrived only half an hour late
 We went right upstairs to the Wal. worths snite and tapped on the door mere was no answer. Then knocked iard. Nothing happened.
 We'll, l think that's oueer, said my wife. She was anxious to get some powder on her nose and was ir. rltable. She said she'd wait there while went down to the desk to in. quire about our host.
 The clerk said the Walworths were Tn at dinner. 1 made him repeat the statement. which he did, distinctly and calmly. He seemed utterly unmoved ny the situation. When got my breath and told him to have my name 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"
 T told him in 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 16 minutes of finishing dinner, and would l take the evening paper and amuse myself until
 T think my face must have halted him there, for he trailed off into noth- ing. and finally blurted out, Say, what the dickens do you want, anyhow?'
 "I blew up then. 'Want!' roared, letting my overcoat fall back so he might see my expanse of shirt front What the deuce do you suppose l want? Do you think I travelled away down here just for the pleasure of gazing upon your countenance? I want dinner, you unmitigated chump! Didn't you ask me down? And up stairs in the hall, outside vour door, is my wife. patiently wa TT. unless she has died from hunger alrce left her there!'
 Well. Walworth twined himself over the desk and roar'l. You thougb' it was Thursday night, didn't you?' he inquired, soothingly. Well, it happens to be Wednesday night
 And so 1t was. My wife and skip a day When we had collected my wife and Walworths We held a council of war Jessie absolutely re- fused to enter the hotel dining-room in an evening gown and pearls when everyone else was peacefully dining in off-night costume. Then I rose to the occasion.
 "'The joke said l. is on me Come orwell all go out to the country club and have dinner!'
 Then Mrs. Wal%orth got into the game. What she cried, and l in a shirtwaist and tailor suit and Jessie in all those things!'
 Well, finally the girls compromised. We went up to the Walworths rooms and, while Jessie toned down her gor- geousness Mrs. Walworth began stick ing things on. Jessie took off her ieweled bandeau and donned Mrs. Wal worth's turban and promised to keep on her wrap, which was only mildly hilarious. Mrs. Walworth wore her new spring hat, bunch of violets and some extra chains and pins to help cut her plain tailor suit, and Wal worth just had to grin and bear his business clothes.
 We couldn't get train, so Wal worth phoned for taxi and when 1t came it was in charge of a pirate, wlo confided that he was only a re- pair man and, while our lives were safe in his hands, he didn't know a thing about the way to get to the club So Walworth had to sit out in front with the driver.
 When we got there we met every living soul we knew and each one took Il separate stare at our incongruously earbed party.
 Coming home the locomotive broke