The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1911-06-01
MacNISH'S
SPLURCE

Several hundred other people made
the same remark at approximately the
same instant. All Of them were surg.
ing out Of the theAter At eleven
o'clock and all Of them appeared to
resent the downpour as . personal In
suit.
80 1t IT," agreed MAcNish. He
glanced ut Miss Alcott's white plumes
and perishable wrap. III you don't
mind standing here In the entrance"
he said. I'll make . dash for the
corner and telephone for . taxi"
"Oh. but 1t will mako your cold
worse" said Miss, Alcott. Its not
safe in this rain!"
NONSENSE" wheexed MacNish and
vanished.
Over the crush Of people presently
foated the calls Of stray cabmen who
hailed the rain as a godsend. When
MacNish got back Ave minutes later
he was tuning.
! They haven't anything In the
barns" he said, but they promise to
send something in ten minutes"
There are all sorts of cabs wait
ing here suggested Miss Alcott.
III tell you," said MacNish I'VE
can get over to cafe in less than ten
minutes and III phone them then to
cancel my taxi order"
Consequently they scrambled into
horse drawn rig and sought a cafe.
You pick out something good from
the menu" said MacNish, land III
telephone"
Miss Alcott changed her mind from
oysters to lobster Newburg and then
to rarebit and back to oysters la
roquefort before MacNish returned.
There was Precipitation on his brow.
Did you get them?" inquired Miss
Alcott
Get them" echoed MacNish. II
did after nearly smashing the tele-
phone. They We're busy They're al
ways busy. They informed me in
cold, severe tone OF voice that the
taxi that l had ordered is standing
over in front of the theater waiting
for me and they've nothing to send
after 1t to tell it to come back"
"What'u you do?" asked Miss Alcott
in dismay.
Let it wait" said MacNish sadly.
"Meanwhile it is going click,
click" reminded the young woman
with feminine horror of extrava-
gance,
Lets talk about something pleas
ant" begged MacNish, MAYBE the
meter win break or the chauffeur
have apoplexy or something's"
THE chauffeur may have apoplexy,"
remarked Miss Alcott, "but you are
going to have pneumonia if you keep
!. on barking
= q might just as we'll die of pneu-
a monia," said MacNish, "as OF shock
: over the taxi bill"
1t rained outside and they ate their
' supper and still it rained. 1t did more,
= it poured cats and dogs.
eve can never get to the station
said MacNish. "Ill go phone for a
taxi to take us out home"
"They wanted to know" he reported
Z on his return, "if we'd really wait
y here until they sent 1t. | wouldn1
have the suspicious nature OF that or
der clerk for anything. l told then
, nothing could pry us from this spo
under the circumstances unless some
body came along with steam launcf
or rowboat."
They waited MacNish smoked {
whole cigar and Miss Alcott had an
other fruit lemonade Three time:
the waiter sent out to scout reported
that there was no taxi for MacNlsh
There were motors outside to hire
but MacNish had promised to wait 81
they waited.
After half hour he had anothe
session with the telephone. When h
IN came back his mouth was in straigh
It. line and one shoulder was hlghe
than the other He looked ready t
fight at the drop of the hat,
r IL had quite a conversation wit
- orr friend the order clerk at the HN
ery" he said. Each Of us told tn
'e other politely that he regretted to sa
he was a liar and then we put fr1ll
on to the sentiment. He vowed he
sent the taxi ages ago and sWore
~ wasn't here. OF course It's some
III where going click, click but thu
oi doesn't help us. So ordered him
us send ON another. They make m
~, tired!"
:" ITS perfectly dreadful! syn
% pathized Miss Alcott. Mother WI
~ be so worried"
ae,
After awhile their taxi arrived an
-. <hey got in. The chauffeur leane
o. around and spoke. THE other c;
-. was here after ALL" he murmure
~ "It was waiting at the other entran'
W. to the cafe!"
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