Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1911-08-09
FIXING
THINGS

iNSoAiSb lOlu ulb
sister. Il would II l could. but
can't
WHO is the girl?" asked Marjory.
eff you must know. it's Dorothy"
responded Harold.
Then be dear and call her up.
Tell her that your own and only sis
ter entertains the Noyes-Bryce bridal
party on Saturday evening. You, be-
Ing the hest man, are Indispensable.
She won't mind changing her engage
ment with you for another evening.
If you are not here who will move the
bridge tables? Who will take the
Groom's uninterestlng sister in to sup
per? Who will pass the cigars? Who
will do everything? Without you tho
whole affair will be one dismal fail.
urc"
II hate to refuse you quite as much
MS ] dislike missing the party. But
listen to my thrilling story.
-Four weeks ago next Saturday"
related Harold, Dorothy and | had
thoatcr engagement. You know. moth.
cr's uncle died on that evening | had
W ''Nt tS 'Ili't ulIcClOI, ~
was compelled to break my engage
mcnt 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
ii" was to return to New York tho
next day. Could | say TO him. ''ro.
night take the sweetest girl on earth
to the thcater, so I can't talk bust.
ness? | could not. II was up to mo
again TO break our engagement Tho
following Wednesday was amicably
settled upon for a real celebration, for
Dorothy is the most 0bliging girl in
the world.
TEHt "Wednesday was tho first day
hnd ny new auto You rccollcct that
] WAS arrested for scorching had
to hang around the police station un-
Ill II was too late to appear in respect.
able society. Poor Dorothy sat wait
Ing for nae for hours. We made an
other appointment for next Saturday.
Now. do you insist that | again dis
appoint the best of I'll Erls?"
1T docs seem dreadful" sighed Mar.
iory.
"Why not change your rarty to an.
other EVENING"" sU"Gostrd her brother.
utterly out Of the question" an
swCrcd Marjory. II couldn't change
the date for my ORR r3@'hCr-in-law,
If | were married Don't ask me TO
10 anything so hopaIcssiy i'm. .yssiblc."
The next evening brother and sis.
ter came to the dinner table with
hcaming faces
Il have a-li'd seven gi,Is ard seven
men TO brcah fourteen engagement y
so my big brother cCulG be present ar
my party" announced Nrriury.
"You arc an angel" said Harold.
con What night is the famous Noycs.
Trvcc bridal bride" party going to
tale place."
"NcXl Thursday evening. dear"
Marjory answered. swcCily.
Next Thursday evening? You don't
mean il! It's al Il joke! Speak. Mar
iory! Tell ne It's not to be Thurs
day evening" roarcd I!arold.
What is tie Tattcr with Thursday
evening"" asked his surprised sister
"Eycrythina." declared Harold II
thought had acted selfish about that
Blasted affair of yours. so | decided
10 do my painful duty closed my
deck at two O'Clock. iHok TAXI 10
DorOthy's and explained THO situation
10 hcr. That girl has ~" most ire.
sisfib,e sense OF hum3r She laugh cd
tn The tears rolled Down her checks
Then she ard ! decide that If ten OF
my mothers unclCs died. If twenty
bosses of mine came from New York,
ir thirty police courts detained me and
If forty sisters gave forty parties. va
would 70 TO the thCatCr next Thurs.
day evening""
81 wish I had Doro,hys Irresistible
sense of humor for about five min
utcs," said MarJory. Let's call her
up"