The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1912-03-08
His Ime-Savme
Plan

Il rarely read 4 letter through"
Grampell has said many times. IL It
10 from girl, can always gather
from tho first three lines what she IL
going to tell me, and let the magma
ton do the rest. This plan works par
ticularly we'll II the letter is in reply
to an invitation II l see that the
note is short / know she accepts. If
It is long. know she cant go and IL
wasting four pages explaining why.
Usually don't care why-and think
of all the time save by not reading
explanations"
Grampell found his plan excellent
when it came to dealing with Jean
ette Trips. She was an especially
nice girl, but she possessed a super
abundance of language. Jeanette al
ways took 500 words to tell one 20
words of news and when she had pa
per and pen before her she rioted In
her verbal wealth. 1t was after she
wrote Grampell six large pages con-
veying the regretful news that she
was unable to go to the theater that
he inaugurated his plan. Grampell
never did more than tear open the en-
velopes Of Jeannette's notes. II the
writing was of formidable length he
merely threw 1t into the waste paper
basket and asked himself: Who'll
l ask now to 90 with me?"
Grampell invited jeanette to join an
opera party recently and when her an
swer came he knew it was short be-
fore he opened 1t.
'GoodH he murmured, pulling out
the sheet. He fingered over throwing
1t away, because for some reason OF
late jeanette had grown to interest
him a good deal. But Grampell hates
to break habit. There we're about six
lines on the front page and he tossed
the missive away cheerfully.
It was eight o'clock when Grampell
in full regalia drew up at Jeanette's
house and mounted the steps. The maid
delivered her message as soon as she
opened the door, Miss Tripps," she
recited, said when you came you
were to go to Mrs. Smiths II you
please"
"Oh," said Grampell blankly. Then
he decided that she must be dining
out. The only Smiths who gave din
ners were the Algernon Smiths, and
they lived 20 blocks away.
Three policemen strained their
voices shouting after Grampells taxi
as he shot through the streets. He
was host at the opera party and would
be late as it was. Dashing up the
steps Of the Algernon Smiths, on
whom he had not calling acquaint-
ance, Grampell was ushered In. From
the dining room came the click and
hum Of large dinner party. Present
ly Smith appeared. He was polite, but
decidedly curious. Most evidently he
could not recall having invited Gramp-
ell to dine. Also Miss Trips was not
there.
1t was very awkward. Grampell had
the consciousness that Smith would
tell the servants Immediately on his
departure to watch the upstairs win
dows and the silver safe. Once out
side Grampell wiped his wet brow and
gazed wildly about in the cold night.
Where in creation was Jeanette? Find
ing drug store he called up her
house. Nobody was at home. The maid
he had talked with was out The 9TH
er maid didn't know anything about 1t.
Grampell arrived at the theater pale |
and melted as to collar and he skunk
down to his block Of six seats like a
criminal. The four persons already
there greeted him with becoming haut-
eur and said: SSH" when he agonized-
ly started to apologize.
Something was happening on the
stage, but Grampell never knew what |
1T was. He was picturing the wrath Of |
Jeanette waiting, hopelessly waiting |
for him at some mythical Smiths.
Waiting and growing to hate him. |
Then the curtain fell and the lights |
went up.