The Black Hills union and western stock review. [volume] (Rapid City, S.D.) 1904-19??, 1911-06-23
Their Anniversary

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1t was just four years since the
Colts had bought brass fern dish,
. picture OF The Hanging of the
Crane" and set up housekeeping in
their five rooms and bath. But they
were still keen for celebrating the
anniversary when one hove in sight.
The evening prior to the date,
which he had carefully encircled in
his note book, Goitt came home look
Ing pleased with himself. He seem.
ed to think he was pretty keen al
remembering dates.
Now tomorrow night he be
gan in Observation-Disclosures you
one, we're going to get married all
over again. I've got tickets for a
good show, and before we go to the
show you're going to meet me at
the office in your very niftlest gal
liest clothes. Well have dinner to-
gether at one of the cafes"
OF course all this sounded pretty
good to Mrs. Goitt. They salyed pacR
and forth for some time, while theN
confided in each other what a fear7
fully punk time they had all the ear
lier part of their lives, as compared
to the blissfulness OF the four years
lust ending Goitt said they would
do things up right the next evening,
and start over again, just as if they
hadn't been married more'n week.
holding hands beneath the tablecloth
at dinner, mebby, and ne not even
wanted to slip out between the acts.
The next evening when they got to
the little table in the cafe they were
apparently still in that same mood. |
Order up good dinner now" dl-
rected Goitt Let's see. what kind
Of soup you goin' to have?"
Really. l don't believe ! care for
any SOUP declared Mrs. Goitt.
'''Oh, we'll, won't order any, either,
said Goitt, sfIowning wee trifle.
suppose of course we We're going
to do it up right, and"-
But things moved along first rate
until they reached the dessert stage
well, I'm going to have little
\ ASO ClOdH, oAAOuASCO 10A1s
\ what'll it be for your"
1-er-honestly," began Mrs. Colt
in subdued tone. II don't believe
can eat anything more. Indeed
can't"
Been to party this afternoon" in
quired Goitt sarcasticslly. Il s-rost
just because l wanted to pull o { q
little eating stunt this evening 70,
had to hike out somewhere this AZ
! ternoon and stuff yourself"
! "Oh, WE'LL" put In Mrs. Goitt fol
the sake of keeping peace, 81 g,es'
would like little ice cream, com.
) to think OF it.
That quieted things down for tn.
time being.
my! That ice cream made m,
cold" remarked Mrs. Colt innocently
as they were about to enter the the
ater. 81 feel as II I were going t,
have chill"
We'll if isn't just like woman
observed Colt, sharply; "eat some
thing you don't want just for th
looks of things / suppose it woulGn'
have made any difference if YOU
known it would mean going home ii
an ambulance, you'd have taken
/ just the same. Bacuse WAY? Fo
the looks of things! That's all yo
women thing about-looks!"
Goitt was still making remarks O
a general nature after they got seat
ed, about the fool things women do.
Mrs. Goitt was getting more an
more on the verge of becamlng ZACH
rymose. She was twisting at fool
, ish little wad of handkerchief, sue
as women will carry, and looking a
the scene on the asbestos curtain
Then she began to dab at her eye
with the wad of handkerchief.
Il think you're just as mean a
you can b-be,' she blurted fortf
"You wouldn't have talked that wa
: four years ago. You don't seem t
care thing about my feelings an
z more and wish sometimes I'd neve
married you"
The situation was relieved some b
the curtain going up.
"Well.' reflected Goitt. "wouldn'
i It just make you quit drinlsing-th
way we'll intent:oned affair Wi
turn out?"
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