Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1912-10-27

rorDes, waving all ceremony and greeting
I'VE got married." answered Abraham.
The House?" painted Mrs. Forbes,
The House is doing fne," Abraham made
reply 1--WE had peas and beans out Of the gar.
zen right along until we left. Ma said wes
TO tell We that she thinks Reuben Sands Il cell.
ing your garden truck"
And Mis- Petty" the bride began "wanted
should tell you that the little window in the
PINK guest room blew open in thunderstorm
the week before last and that the rain done q
lot OF damage to the wallpaper between the
window and the floor. It amt spread and it
amt run through. Otherwise everything IL
just as You left it."
Mrs Forbes allowed these soothing tidinRs to
sink into her mind. They might not have been
soothing under ordinary circumstances. but.
coming so quickly upon the holocaust which
she had imagined, an excess of enterprise
on heuben's part and one damaged breadth
o, wallpaper seemed happy tidings. Mr..
forpes was greeting his townspeople when his
wife, having made these reflections, returned
10 the surface of things and she Joined most
heartily in his cordially. The bride sank into
silence She, who in her glass case had once
outrivalled the parrot, found herself struck
dumb by the dignity of her position as Abra.
nam Petty's wife, But Abraham suffered from
no conversational disability. tits our wedding
tower" he explained largely. We've had q
Soou ycui III UuSlneSS, ana 1 says 10 Ma
tllda, We couldn't do no better than to run
over and visit Mr. and Mrs. Forbes and Dot
me Old gentleman that let us in saws Dots
husband amt well. I'm real sorry for that:
nes quite nice Teller for an Englishman. But
guess his being sick won't make no real diff.
ference. l wouldn't have him know it for the
world, but we really came to visit you and
Dot"
That's very good Of you," said Mrs. Forbes.
n noto
moment"
Don't tell her who 1t u.s." suggested the
facetious Abraham. "She'll be Just tickled to
death when she sees us. She don't know we're
married, does she? They didn't telegraph it
over here to any of the papers, did they?
never thought of that before"
He was dissuaded from thinking If n +hor
MS marriage, he was assured had wonder.
1uily escaped the argus eye Of the British
press Greatly relieved on this score he al.
loWed one OF the fOOtmen to take the small
trunk up stairs Matilda followed it, and Abra.
nam, removing his coat and wiping his heated
prov; sat down in a splendor of binding shirt
sleeves to talk to Mr.. Forbes. He had taken
the precaution to inform himself rather thor
oughly upon Mr.. Forbes affairs at Edpecomhe
not with any definite idea of rendering himself
more welcome than his natural charms made
MN, put simply in pursuance of the principle
that 1t was always we'll to be thoroughly in.
formed upon whatever did not concern him.
me more personal, embarrassing and secret
the information the greater it's value in his
eyes In the present instance, however hia
information was all favorable and reassurino
ne was just describing the successful Weld Of
1he tobacco fields when Maonev Dassed
through the hall. The ancient servtor STONED
and stared. Never had he been called upon tn
deal with guest who tried to undress in the
nall. Abraham, growing excited, waved pink
G nfc1A = NTzI-
hard. He took up Abraham's coat from the
char, upon which that careful traveller had
laid it, and before Mr.. Petty had quite realized
what he was doing he had allowed himself and
his shirt sleeves to be enshrouded. He winked
impressively at Forbes during the process and
when the scandalized Maloney withdrew he
said:-
Thinks I'll take cold, don't he! Some old
gentlemen is awful fussy that way. Might an
well be old ladies. But who is he, anyvayfn
"He's the butler"
ooh, one of the helpw
"Yes, he waits on the table," And Abraham.
when he later Joined the overwhelmed Matilda
In room in which she was afraid to move and
against whose impressive dignity he only sup.
ported himself by likening it to a museum.
was able to entertain that fustered exile BY
humorous accounts of Dots man waitress.
Dorothy had before that time emerged from
Pats room to welcome her guests, and she had
wisely given orders that they should be left
free OF maid or valet. Maloney's eyebrows
when he received this order seemed to saw that
it was an injudicious one. He considered that
strong young footman should be dedicated
to Mr.. Petty to balk his tendency to disrobe
in public. Maloney had three times that after.
noon caught Mr.. Petty without a coat. and
three times he had, greatly to that gentleman's
disgust, insisted upon helping him into il.
Dinner on that first evening might almoat
have been in America. Neither John nor ~.
Wis Burke appeared. Dorothy was with thu
others through three or four courses. and m.
Petty, who had never seen a woman in ever.