The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1911-03-01
Nothing to
Think About

house and moved here 30 could get a
little rest and quiet. Daughter said
Ia never recover my nervous tone as
long as had house on my hands to
fuss over. l take such an interest in
things when do take an interest-and
you know what a house is! Something
all the time to upset you and keep you
thinking and planning! The doctor
said needed complete mental rest.
with no responsibility and nothing to
distract mo. and that's why we went to
boarding.
Il like 1t here-don't you? or course
l don't know that like all the people.
For instance. the folks In the room
next to mine must be dubious. They
come home at all hours OF the night,
my dear. all hours! They walk per-
fectly straight down the corridor, be-
cause can tell by their steps. but you
needn't tell me that two o'clock In the
morning is respectable hour for
man and his wife to get home three
or four nights every week
I've never laid eyes on them-not
that I've tried to. OF course. but you'd
think I'd run upon them In the hall
going In or out Every time | hear
door close and think It's theirs
find when I get out into the hall it's
somebody else going out It's very
suspicious.
You don't happen to know their
name. do you? Not that care-I just
wondered.
That's pretty girl who Just went
blythe one in the lynx furs. Oh you
must have noticed her. She's the one
that sits at the table under the cleo
tric fan nearest the north window and
young man with straight-up blond
hair comes to see her every Tuesday
evening. There's another one calls,
too, but he's not 50 regular. She's so
dark that they'd make fine couple,
wouldn't they?
III people only use common sense
there's not n bit OF chance for mar
riages to turn out unhappily Just look
at the Carl!ntons here-anybody can
see they're unhappy, because he Just
burles himself In his newspaper at
meals and snaps II she asks him to
pass anything. l didn't get a bit OF
salad the other night because my wait
VI WIN ~ away "iiiiC L was "ulCllHS
to see II Carlinton wouldn't speak to
his wife before he finished his coffee.
II don't sec how she stands tits
so apparent to outsiders. feel so
sorry for her that / Just hate to catch
her eye when I'm looking at them. She
has way OF looking up suddenly
when you don't expect 1t. should
think she'd have known by the shape
of his chin that she'd no business TO
marry him. Some women never pay
any attention to those things.
Didn't that automobile wake you
up the other night? Why. the big
green one that stopped out in front
OF the hotel about half past three and
chugged away for such long time.
think whover came home in 1t hadn't
any money to pay the bill and the
chauffeur had to so inside to collect 1t.
THAT Grosebeck man wasn't down
to breakfast at all the next morning
I know. because I went early to mine
and then read my paper in the lobby.
and could see every one who came
out OF the dining room. and he never
appeared. I'd hate to say for certain
that he was the one who came home
in that automobile. but have my
suspicious. He always looks as though
he came out OF bandbox, too, and
man like that'll bear watching.
Shouldn't you think that woman
with the pinkish hair would get tired
running downtown so much? | kept
track one week and she went out six
mornings straight. She wears her
best sable furs to shop In. too. and
that's what drives lot OF husbands
to drink. such extravaganza. Sable is
so delicate. | should think she could
find enough useful things to do at
home instead of gadding about so
much. I'll warrant she doesn't keep
her husbands socks darned. It's the
most curious color for hair. I'd hate
to say she dyed 1t. but what's per.
son to think. I'd like to know? Six
times In one week
you say maybe she was going to
the dentist? Oh. well, perhaps so, but
l don't believe It, This time OF year
everybody Is too busy to bother with
the dentist She was just hunting up
moro doodads to spend her husbands
money for, that's what she was up to.
I think It's a shame-and he looks SO
gray. We'll. perhaps he is old enough
to be gray. anyhow, but IL she'd be the
right sort OF wife. instesd OF extrava.
giant. he wouldn't be half worried into
his grave.
DO you suppose those clerks read
the postal cards before they distribute
them In our boxes? They seem to
take such q long time over the mail.
Mrs. Bings. the grass widow. got ono
from Europe yesterday. was standing