Gunnison news-champion., 1911-03-24
he TRIED TO
REFORM

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~1s erssssssG GosE By TIE evening"
isaas. sas f<rss esesaisd beside The
steam radiator IN his iavorise go~e-
a tell yos ~ksf h h Ns sre HsakiBz
a sis mistake. settiag Wte a rat sass
say We oaxht h s. esf azore even
iHss see Cur frsends and 90 to the she.
ssers sad concerts brush ~ a iztse
aaa get IN touch ~ifh things s9ain. I
Sss taking 70 yosne Abbott today. he
and his sife have ioined a card club
and taken tickets to the orchestra
eoHoorts. he told me they made it
ruie 10 do seaethias social tour even.
mgs every ~eek. That ; the right
system. too
Bur. Hy dear" protested his wife.
the reason we stay IN 50 much is
hat you are tJo tired sftcr yeur ofsiee
Nork te do anything bui rest ap. You
know ho~ yoa felf about ms asking
the JordsRs Va tor bridge last month.
ArnHt you afraid the Abbofts pre-.
zramme would prove little strenuous
tDr u.s. We are not young as they
are. or &c enfhssiassic"
Mere plenty young enough to en-
Jos anything that's going" asserted
lisscson. vigorously and we'n begin
at once Tomorros night there is a
concert which we ought not to miss.
Ne are going to thai concert
Beeson unfolded bis newspaper with
decision and hunched his dressing
pgun ahouf hin. urisF ~ afr - su.rss,-
Ny dear" said Mrs. Beeson. mild
y. the next evening. as her husband
slammed the front door behind him
and stamped on the snow on the hall
rug. what makes you SO late2 Din.
Rer has been ready twenty minutes
and you know yoa said you would be
home easrly to dress for the concert
Great Scott" returned Beeson. In
apparent exasperation. Cant man
get his coat on before he is to be
nagged to hurry? Ny business is
more important than MY concerts.
couldn't help II. my dear. ! was held
up by a man." he finished lamely.
We'll. N we don't spend too much
time at the table We shall be In sea
son yet" consoled Mrs. Beeson
They ate silently and hurriedly
Beeson was hungry and so he wasted
no precious moment In conversation
However. by the close Of the meal he
was feeling better He had almost
forgotten the duty which lay before
him. He took out a cigar and leaned
back in his chair
At that moment he happened to
catch sight Of his wife's face What
he saw there brought him back to the
present with a start without a word
he laid his cigar carefully on the tray,
rose and went upstairs.
His evening clothes were laid out
for him with all care, 30 one might
have thought that he would be able to
don them without greet effort Such
did not prove to be the case. however
Whether the path OF virtue was be-
ginning already TO prove road of
poor accommodations or whether the
loss of his after-dinner cigar in some
subtle way had impaired his temper,
certain II is that Beeson's struggles
to attire himself in the garb of
blooming head waiter" rs he phrased
It, formed a period Of storm and
stress
When. at length, his toilet was com
pleted, his countenance Was flushed
and his eyes glittered. His wife was
waiting for him
They were ten minutes late In ar
irving at the theater. Ten minutes
later, that is. than the fashionable
limit OF tardiness. Beeson is a man of
strict principles HIS sentiments on
the subject Of the late theater-goer are
are we'll known. The MANI IT of their
arrival therefore did not tend to soothe
his feelings. When, In the middle of
the third number, the ushers discov-
cred that their seats were In the
fourth row back of those they were
innocently occupying. his ire ap-
preached the danger point.
The concert progressed brilliantly.
Every one seemed to be congratula-
ting himself on his presence at the
function. Beeson paid close atten-
tion and told himself that he was
having a delightful time After about
an hour of it. however, he felt an i'm
perative need for fresh air. Later.
strange aches In his limbs and back
began to affict him he wished violent
ly for his dressing gown.
The next stage was drowsiness. He
fought valiantly, but the day had been
hard and his present surroundings did
not have stimulating effect. Prom
that time on the space to the end
seemed an interminable period of
boredom. II he had had a newspaper
10 look att
When the concert drew finally TO a
close he was very weary-weary and
rebellious. HIS wife was sparkling.