The Huttig news., 1911-02-25
FIXING
 THINGS

Really, I'm sorry, Harold told his sister. q would if l could. but can't"
 Who Is the girl?" asked Marjory.
 If you must know, it's Dorothy" responded Harold.
 Then be a 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 best 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 uninteresting sister in to sup per? Who will pass the cigars? Who will do everything? Without you the whole affair will be one dismal fail ure"
 T hate to refuse you quite as much as l dislike missing the party. But listen to my thrilling story.
 Four weeks ago next Saturday" related Harold. Dorothy and had a theater engagement. You know, moth CTS uncle died on that evening. 1 had to act as chief funeral director, so was compelled to break my engage ment 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. He was to return to New York the next day. Could I say to him, To night 1 take the sweetest girl on earth to the theater, so I can't talk busi- ness? I could not. It was up to me again to break our engagement. The following Wednesday was amicably settled upon for real celebration, for Dorothy is the most obliging girl in the world.
 That Wednesday was the first day I had my new auto. You recollect that l was arrested for scorehing. I had to hang around the police station un- til 1t was too late to appear in respect able society. Poor Dorothy sat wait ing for me for hours. We made an- other appointment for next Saturday. Now, do you insist that I again dis appoint the best of all girls?"
 Tt does seem dreadful" sighed Mar iory.
 Why not change your party to an- other evening"" suggested her brother
 Utterly out of the question" an swered Marjory. 'I couldn't change the date for my own mother-in-law, if I were married. Don't ask me to do anything so hopelessly impossible"
 The next evening brother and sis ter came to the dinner table with beaming faces.
 q have asked seven girls and seven men to break fourteen engagements so my big brother could be present at my party" announced Marjory.
 You are an angel" said Harold "On what night Is the famous Moves Bryce bridal bridge party going to take placer"
 Next Thursday evening, 6ear," Marjory answered, sweetly.
 Next Thursday evening? You don't mean 1t. It's all joke! Speak. Mar
  day evening"" roared Harold.
 What is the matter with Thursday evening"" asked his surprised sister
 Everything" declared Harold. T thought l had acted selfish about that blasted affair of yours. so l decided to do my painful duty. closed my desk at two o'clock, took a taxi to Dorothy's and explained the situation to her That girl has the most ire sistible sense of humor. She laughed till the tears rolled down her cheeks Then she and I decided that If ten of my mothers uncles died. if twenty bosses of mine came from New York. if thirty police courts detained me and if forty sisters gave forty parties, we would go to the theater next Thurs day evening"
 q wish I had Dorothy's irresistible sense of humor for about five min utes," said Marjory. Let's call her up."