The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-10-24

-Nor. J0hn.- crisa Ma pm Il
tozes of eEsspe peraEoz
PHI conti1ued removing his coat
T1s4 Ae tossed Il through the 0per
wln10w from tbs screened porch intr
the living rnoM Next he determined
y zhed his vest his collar and bis tie
z1d Eith a relieved ~ThsEs" sank
INTO TIE hznn0ck
fo1 are perfectly maddening!
We1f On his wife when she had Wit
1ezsed his deed How can you"
Ihudl Thud. PrilTa shoes hit the
porch 10or as he kicked them on.
Nexr be sighed with content
II the HeSloys should come now"
tsarfuIiy began his wife.
Pril raised himself in the hammock
and spoke heatedly. For four con-
secutiFe nights" said he. 4 have sat
On M own front porch in starched
and melting agony. all for fear the
AcSloys would CALI I have worn a
coat that was constructed By a fend-
ish tailor for arctic exploration
work and a vest that originally start
ed out IN life as mustard plaster. I
have endured the glare OF the lights
from within the house which you In
sisted on keeping lighted 90 the Nc
sloys would know We were al home.
] have choked to death up to a late
hour because you wouldn't make any
lemonade III you finally gave up hope
OF the McSlcys for that evening. Now
I'm throughl
Why, the dumb animals in the
parks are treated with more consider
alton BY their keepers than / have
been treated In my own home!"
You might consider me a littlei"
retorted his wife. you know perfect
" well that Mrs. Mcsioy doesn't In.
clude every one IN Acr calling list.
and. she Is on the membership commit.
tee OF that club / want 10 toin. and
Mr. McSloy runs out to the golf club
In his machine Saturdays, and it would
be splendid II he liked you ana would
pick you up sometimes. and / should
think"
I know you would, Celia" inter
rupted her emancfpated husband in
languid content from the hammock.
Il know just what you would think,
and I am going to spare you the re-
cital. because the weather is far too
hot for you to exert yourself by talk
Ing when you don't have tot l know
your every little thought, darIingl
And somehow at this minute It would
nt make blith@ing bit Of difference
II King George himself in his cor
onation robes and with his crown tuck
ed under his arm should walk up those
front steps. 1 should rely on his com
mon sense as a man to understand
hat nobody bul a lnaatic would keep
On his coat and the trimmings II he
didn't have tol"
Men," observed Mrs. Prill agitated.
", ARE the densest, stupIdest, mnst
selfish things II you knew how Il
would make me feel If Mrs. Mcsloy
should catch you looking like this
you'd put on your coat and shoes and
collar at oncel Mrs. McSloy always
looks as though she had come out Of
4 bandbox, and
She can go right back into a
bandbox for all OF mel" persisted
Prill, airily. I'D have you understand
hat I'm just as good as the McSloysl
And all their relationsl This toady- \
Ing makes me tiredl Isn't this my
own house? Why should | have to
consult McSloy about my wearing ap-
oarel? You'll be wanting me to tele-
phone him to ask whether shall
wear my blue pajamas or my pink
1nesl II Mrs McSloy's delicate con-
cant stand the shock of see
ng man without a collar / don't
hink I'd bother about knowing her II
were youl"
Their first call, tool" mourned
'rill. And first impressions count
io!"
"Fudgel" said Prill. you are the
lave of conventions"
"Johni" hissed his wife, as she
prang to her feet. There are the
dcSloysl"