Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-09-20
How They Say
Good Night

lien II - most Stupendous under.
Z, King TO say goodnight
When he has been to visit the lode
a'@r of his affections. and pater
'"1rilas and his wife have become
tired out. and gone discreetly to bed.
ana the grateful music OF their snor.
- is coming refreshingly down the
stairway. mingled with the sound Of
'lc clock on the church steepIe slow.
J.; striking the hour OF midnight. then
lie ordeal begins.
y" knows il is time to- say good
= "It and go; but rs breads II NV
lily. and would rain put far off tho
&C. a'ul moment And she feels Just
4, % e. saric she knows that her eve,
III be r"I next day from loss NJ
-,."r. and that She will feel like n
iowed WITCH" howe or that may be:
and he realizes just how all the col
umrs Of figures he is always adding
VII! run together next day, and how
tie old man" will snort when he
"H0s him mapping over the ledger.
ana 10" the boys in the office will
.l''e !cve-Sick poetry to him and
Otherwise make themselves as infer
nj.iT hi5agrceabic as they know
u" rises at last with the firm deter.
n'irn'ion in his heart that he will say
II, and have it over
Mabel dear. ! must go II Is aw.
I''lr late. and your dear little head
C. '"hi to have been on the pillow long
aH0. am such thoughtless. selfish
fellow | must say goodnight and let
yHu get bit Of sleep. before the sun
rises We'll. Go0d.niGht--"
Then she looks at him. and she
q. Us:
"Archic. must you? Oh. dear. II
.sri late AT all It's only just a little
sec bit past eleven. and haven't
said ha!f what wanted to | had lots
I'd lots of things TO tell you. and"
"'t * after midnight. darling. and
your IA has stopped snoring. and I
hoard him clearing his throat JUST
nov. rs il b" were preparing to say
s"nCrliu"
"Oh. Archie. don't you mind about
d ri. lie -ot u throat trouble. and
h clears his rip"s good deal He'll
9"-" OF i" minute Must you go?
N"il goCd-ni.gh-t."
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a." distressing words of farewell And
size ,iugS TO his coat button. and
ivi.ts il so overwhelmingly that he isn't
y orial if he docs not respond In some
way: a..A all you people who have
h.on lovers know lust how he does il
"Wcn. gcod.uigit. \rchie. | shall
no; So" YOU araiu for two whole days,
I aupru-~." and she hcaves deep.
'vawu .i"h. which gives him the iden
hat II l. M she can do to bear II
Two ctCrnitiCs," he cries in de-
ernir, "but. then. ! can stop mo.
mont Tuesday morning when 60
past"
ON. can You? How perfectly love.
IS, We'll. If YOU must go. goodnight d"
Are Won cold. dear? I thought vou
sl,i,.-.L Mabel do takc care OF YOUR.