Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-11
SOME CONVERSATIONS
THAT ARE "DIFFERENT'

lIlS uoWH 10 WISH us Tor a Week.
Henry. ally-Bully. 1t seems
an age since she's been down to see us
and I've just been thinking we ought to
have her come. But can't she stay more
than a week? There are lot of good
shows and things she'd enjoy and besides.
l want to pay good long series of chess
with her and a week will hardly start
us. Write her we want her for month
Wife-1'H try TO get her for that long,
Henry, but you know she can only get
away from home once in a great while
for few days, and she's got to divide up
her time between three daughters. Arthur
and his wife and Mary and Charlie would
be really angry if she didn't spend as
much time with them with us.
Henry-Well. do your best Honestly,
Mary, your mother is jolly good fellow.
as I've told you before, and we can't
have too much of her.
Herbert, at the base ball game-Gee,
Jane, did you see that long drive out into
the left garden?
Jane-See it? OF course 1 saw it, but it
only netted a two-bagger where it ought
to have been good for three sacks if the
batter had a little speed. Seems to me
Banker, at short, is kind of on the bunk
today. He's made two g.aring errors,
though somebody else has saved him
every time. l hate to see him fall down
even one day, for we need every game in
the pennant race, and Banker is usually
a peacherine on inside base ball.
Allen-Hello. Duncan, old man. How're
things?
Duncan-Pretty good, pretty good. And
with you?
AMen-Can't complain particularly. Get
a little short of cash Observation-Disclosures
is growing fast and l have to pretty near
pawn my watch on occasions to keep
going. You know how it is; prosperity
is sometimes actually a drag on your
pocketbook. That's a preliminary to
asking you if you've got $40 loose that
you can let me have until next week
Thursday. Got to get the wife a little
present for her birthday. and haven't a
cent to do it with.
Duncan-Why, sure. More If you want
it. And never mind about paying me
Thursday; wait until / want some money
and come to you.
Ahen-Nix. Thursday goes and ten is
ALL. Thanks, So long.
Duncan (Thursday)-Morning, Allen.
Great weather.
fine. Say, here's that ten. Much obliged.
Nothing like having friends to help a
man out once in a while.
Duncan-Oh, you needn't have hurried
I'd clean forgotten about this ten
Allen-Well, don't forget the money
owe or what's owed me. Thanks again
for your loan. S'long.
Mrs. Newlywed (at the breakfast
table)-Cecil, dear, I've just made some
biscuit this morning. / learned how to
make them in cooking school, and this is
the first time I've tried them at home.
Mr.. Newlywed (sampling biscuitl-Um-
nm! Say, Sally, but these are great.
Simply great. You're good little cook.
you are and that cooking school ought
to be proud of you. Gimme another
biscuit. 1t would have been lot better
for my digestion if mother had had
little cooking school training and learned
how to make something really good the
way you do. Thanks; you bet I'll have
another.
Client lin doctors office)-Well. I'm ON
my feet again, doctor, and I came in to
ask about my bill.
The doctor-The bill is 500, Mr.. Hig-
gins.
Client-One hundred dollars Why. good
heavens, doctor, you can't live and
charge such prices as that. Here you've
nursed me through a three-month ILL
ness and given me the benefit of all your
skill, and you haven't charged me at the
rate of more than a dollar an hour.
What you need is a business manager,
Doc l expected to be soaked $780, and
would have paid 81 zoe.
The doctor-One hundred dollars is my
BILL Mr.. Higgins, and / think it is quite
high enough.
Client-All right. here's a check, but
still think you need a manager. My
thanks to you. Goodbye.
Wifc-Uoward. want some money.
lIusband-An right. how much?
WifeLAbout so.
Husband just cashed a check for
500 Better take it all You'll use it
more wisely than I. Get yourself a now
dress or something. blow every cent
have loose. You're the economist of this
many times we'd be i'm bankruptcy if il
wasn't for you, dear.
The Suitor (rather diffidently)-Mr. Car
rington, 1 have come to ask you If Ito
say, that is that l.
Mr. Darlington tbeaming)-That you
want to marry Ethel, is that it? Take
her, my boy, and be happy. She's a good
girl, and I'm glad to see that she's going
to get good man. I've known how
things were with you and Ethel. my boy,
and I've been waiting to congratulate you
both.
! The Suitor-You know, of course. Mr..
Darlington, that am not wealthy man,
that i'm fact, / cannot support Ethel in
the style to which she has been accus-
toned. l can give her good home and
we won't starve, but We'll be pretty poor.
Mr.. Carrington-Don't let that worry
YOU. Albert If I'm any judge of men
you'll be a lot better off than l was when
you're my age, and it's mighty good
thing for a young couple to go through
the wears of struggle together. / was
DOOR when / married Ethe's mother and
we had lot of fun out of being poor.
Shake Albert, and have cigar