The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-04-19
MacNISH'S
SPLURGE


the same remark at approximately the
same instant All OF them were surg
ing out Of the thisater at eleven
o'clock and all Of them appeared tc
resent the downpour as personal IN
suit.
so It is agreed MacNish. He
glanced at Miss Alcott's white plumes
and perishable wrap III you don't
mind standing here in the entrance"
he said, TN make a dash for the
corner and telephone for taxi"
"Oh. but It win make your cold
worse" said Miss AIcott It's not
safe in this rainl"
"Nonsensew wheezed MacNish and
vanished.
Over the crush Of people presently
foated the calls Of stray cabmen who
hailed the rain as godsend. When
MacNish got back five minutes later
he was fuming.
They haven't anything in the
barns he said but they promise to
send something in ten minutes"
There are all sorts Of cabs walt
ing here, suggested Miss Alcott
"Ill tell you. said MacNish 'We
can get over to cafe in less than ten
minutes and III phone them then TO
cancel my taxi order"
Consequently they scrambled into a
horse drawn rig and sought cafe
You pick out something good from
the menu" said MacNish, and I'll
telephone"
Miss Alcott changed her mind from
oysters to lobster Newburg and then
to rarebft and back to oysters la
roquefort before MacNish returned
There was perspiration on his brow
did you get them?" inquired Miss
Alcott.
Get themi" echoed MacNish. Il
did after nearly smashing the tele
phone They were busy. They're al
ways busy. They informed me in
cold. severe tone Of voice that the
taxi that I had ordered is standing
over in front Of the theatar waiting
for me and they've nothing to send
after 1t to tell it to come back"
"What'll you do?" asked Miss Alcoti
in dismay
Let it wait" said MacNish sadly.
Meanwhile it is going click.
click. reminded the young woman
with a feminine horror OF extrava-
gance.
Let's talk about something pleas
ant" begged MacNish. Maybe the
meter wiIl break or the chauffeur
have apoplexy or something!"
THE chauffeur may have apoplexy,"
remarked Miss Alcott, "but you are
going to have pneumonia If you keep
on barking"
q might just as we'll die of pneu-
monia," said MacNish. "as OF shock
over the taxi bin"
1t rained outside and they ate their
supper and still 1t rained. It did more,
It poured cats and dogs.
I'VE can never get to the station"
said MacNish. I'm go phone for a
taxi to take us out home"
"They wanted to know" he reported
on his return, If we'd really wait
here until they sent 1t. l wouldn't
have the suspicious nature OF that or.
der clerk for anything told them
nothing could pry us from this spot
under the circumstances unless some
body came along with steam launch
or a rowboat."
They waited MacNish smoked a
whole cigar and Miss Alcott had an
other fruit lemonade. Three times |
the waiter sent out to scout reported |
that there was no taxi for MacNish.
There were motors outside to hire,
but MacNish had promised to wait, SO
they waited
After a half hour he had another
session with the telephone When he
came back his mouth was in straight
line and one shoulder was higher
than the other. He looked ready to
fight at the drop Of the hat,
Il had quite a conversation with
our friend the order clerk at the liy
cry" he said. Each of us told the
other politely that he regretted to say /
he was liar and then we put fTills
on to the sentiment He vowed he'd
sent the taxi ages ago and / swore it
wasn't here. OF course it's some
where going click, click, but that
doesn't help us. SO ordered him to
send on another. They make me
tiredl"
IT'S perfectly dreadful" SYM
pathized Miss Alcott. Mother will
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