The Red Cloud chief., 1911-08-24
NIacNISHS
SPLURCE.
why, It's raining!" said Miss Al.

Why, It's raining!" said Miss AL.
colt.
Several hundred other people made
the same remark at approximately the
same instant. All of them were surg
ing out OF the theater at eleven
o'clock and all Of them appeared to
resent the downpour ms a personal In.
suit.
80 1t is." agreed MacNish. He
! glanced at Miss Alcotts white plumes
and perishable wrap. IF you don't
mind standing here in the entrance"
he said, "I'll make dash for the
| corner and telephone for taxi"
"Oh, but It will make your cold
worse" said Miss Alcott. ITS not
safe In this rain!"
"Nonsense!" wheezed MacNish and
vanished.
Over the crush OF people presently
1oated 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
III tell you," said MacNlsh. I'VE
can get over to a cafe In less than ten
minutes and I'll phone them then to
cancel my taxi order"
Consequently they scrambled into .
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 rarebit and back to oysters Ia
roquefort before MacNish returned.
There was perspiration on his brow.
did you get them?" inquired Miss
Alcott. .,.
I, Get them," echoed MacNish. II
/. did after nearly smashing the teIe.
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 10 standing
over in front Of the theater waiting
for me and they've nothing to send
after Il to tell It to come back"
"What1l you do?" asked Miss Alcott
In dismay.
Let It wait." said MacNish sadly.
Meanwhile It Is going click.
Click" reminded the young woman
with a feminine horror of extravs-
gance.
Lets talk about something pleas.
ant" begged MacNish. Maybe the
/. meter will break or the chauffeur
E have apoplexy or something!"
"The chauffeur may have apoplexy."
. remarked Miss AlcOtt. but you are
. going to have pneumonia II you keep
on barking"
Il might Just as we'll die Of pneu-
monia." said MacNish. "as Of shock
y over the taxi bill!"
1t rained outside and they ate their
8 supper and still It rained 1t did more,
) 1t poured cats and dogs.
$ I'VE can never get to the station"
said MacNish. III 60 phone for q
taxi to take US out home"
"They wanted to know" he reported
on his return. III we'd really wai'
here until they sent It. ! WOULDN'T
T. have the suspicious nature OF that or
n der clerk for anything. told then
e nothing could Dry us from this spo
c under the circumstances unless. some
=. body came along with steam launcl
n or . rowboat." A,. g..
They waited. MacNish smoked
whole cigar and Miss Alcott had On
" other fruit lemonade. Three time
D. tho waiter sent out to scout reporte'
y. that there was no taxi for MacNisn
of There were motors outside to hire
es but MacNish had promised to wait. D
" they waited.
az After q half hour he had anothe
~ session with the telephone When b
came back his mouth was In straigh
line and one shoulder was highe
~ than the other. He looked ready t
ne fight at the drop OF the hat.
ne II had quite a conversation wit
our friend the order clerk at the IL
to ery." he said. Each OF US told tn
nd other politely that he regretted to 80
~ he was liar and then We put fril
- on to the sentiment. He vowed he
sent the taxi ages ago and l swore
- wasn't here. OF course It's som
where going click. click but th'
doesn't help us. So I ordered him
send on another. They make
tired"
OF ITS perfectly dreadful!" syl
mic pathized Miss Alcott. Mother VI
IRA be 90 Worried"
,n, "
After awhile their taxi arrived al
they got in. The chauffeur lean'
hts around and spoke. "Ths other O
ay. was here after ALL" he murmurs
,rs, 1T was waiting at the other entran
to the cafe!"
"Oh!" said MacNlsh family.
A my goodness" cried Miss Alco
1st "WhatW you do7"
Leave that to the livery, "a