St. Tammany farmer., 1911-03-11
FIXING
THINGS

Really, I'm sorry'
sister 81 would if I could. out
can't" ,
"Who is the girl?" asked Mar1ory:
"Tf Won must know, it's Dorothy
responded Harold.
> "Tben he a dear and call her up.
Tell her that your own ana ohiy
ter entertains the Noyes-Bryce priua1
party on Saturday evening. You' pe-
ing the best man, are indispensaoie'
She won't mind changing her ensase
ment with you for another e'ehins'
If you are not here who will move the
bridge tables?. Who will take tne
groom's uninteresting sister IN 10 sup-
ner? Who will pass the cigars! VINO
will do everything? Without you tne
whole affair will be one d1smai ia'i'
ure."
T hate to refuse you quite as mucn
as / dislike missing the party. But
listen to my thrilling story.
-Four weeks ago next Saturday.
related Harold, Dorothy and l had
theater engagement. You know. noun
er's uncle died on that evening. hao
to act as chief funeral director, SO
was compelled to break my engage
ment with Dorothy. We decided to go
on the following Wednesday.
"On that evening my boss came on
from New York. He wanted to dis
cuss with me matters of importance.
He was to return to New YORK the
next day. Could I say to him, 10
night take the sweetest girl on eartn
to the theater, SO I can't talk busl'
ness? / could not. It was up to me
again to break our engagement The
following Wednesday was amicably
settled upon for real celebration, for
Dorothy is the most obliging girl In
the world.
"That Wednesday was the first day
had my new auto. You recollect that
I was arrested for scorching. ! had
to hang around the police station un-
til it was too late to appear in respect
able society. Poor Dorothy sat wait
ing for me for hours. We made an
other appointment for next Saturday.
Now, do you insist that l again dis
appoint the best of all girls?"
"It does seem dreadful" sighed Mar
jory.
other evening"" suggested her brother.
utterly out of the question" an
swered Marjory. II couldn't cln.nge
the date for my own mother-in-law,
If l were married. Don't ask me to
do anything SO hopelessly impossible"
The next evening brother and SIS
ter came to the dinner table with
beaming faces.
Il have asked seven girls and seven
men to break fourteen engagements
SO my big brother could be present at
my party" announced Marjory.
"You are an angel" said Harold.
"On what night is the famous Noyes-
Bryce bridal bridge party going to
take placer"
Next Thursday evening. DEAR"
Marjory answered, sweetly.
Next Thursday evening? You don't
mean it! It's all joke! Speak, Mar
jory! Tell me it's not to be Thurs
| day evening"" roared Harold.
What is the matter with Thursday
EVENING"" asked his surprised sister.
Everything" declared Harold. Il
thought had acted selfish about that
blasted affair of yours, so l decided
to do my painful duty. l closed my
desk at two o'clock, took a taxi to
Dorothy's and explained the situation
to her. That girl has the most IRE.
sistible sense of humor. She laughed
till the tears rolled down her cheeks.
Then she and decided that If ten Of
my mothers uncles died, il twenty
bosses of mine came from New York,
If thirty police courts detained me and
If forty sisters gave forty parties, we
would go to the theater next Thurs.
day evening"
II wish l had Dorothy's irresistible
sense of humor for about five min.
utes," said Marjory. Lets call her
! up"