American Falls press. [volume] (American Falls, Idaho) 1907-1937, 1912-08-01
AFTERMATH OF
4 HOUSE PARTY


Last night was the end Of the house
party. There was a dance, and cham.
payne lowed like water.
What did w. do sftsr eupperf i
have q confused re~msnbrpnce Of some.
thing going On IL the bachslor quar-.
ters- Was It boxing " fsncingi
Where IL my handkerchisf9 reach
for my dinner jacket on . chair beside
my bed and take my handkerchief from
the pocket. With It comes = slip Of pa.
per On II is q hasty scrawl in pencil
In a feminine hand:
Consider Dur acquaintance ended. M.
Heavens! have disgraced myself.
and Mollie has discarded me How,
when, did 1t happen7 After supper.
when we were romping In the drawing
room? ] don't remember Mollie being
there. must get up at once. 90 to her
and beg forgiveness. Where IL my
watch? Only q O'clock! Not a person
will be down before o Meanwhile |
u toss about In bed. banging the
pillow with my head. which aches
more and more every minute. Oh. that
man should put an enemy into his
mouth to steal away his brains! I
had not tasted alcoholic drink for six
months before last night. and ] SOL
EMMY resolve never TO taste II again.
What could | have said or done to
offend her? Doubtless talked thick and
showed in other ways that | had been
drinking. No wonder she wrote that
slip She. In all her purity. to mate
with one who could so forget himself.
But when did | receive It? Who
brought II to me? How can | expect
to remember other matters? IT Is all
over bet ween us. Mollie will never
overlook my conduct. I'm ruined.
! turned over. buried my face under
the bedclothes and groaned.
| looked at my watch every ten min
utes The Intervals seemed half an
hour When II was : o'clock got up,
dressed and went downstairs. The
house was as still ns death. At o
O'Clock heard a servant IN the dining
room. aud. going In there, ! asked for
n cup OF coffee. This made me feel
somewhat more comfortable. Return
ing to my room. | lay down and dozed
TIL 10 O'Clock, then went downstairs
again Most Of the guests were ut
breakfast. ! Joined them. drank an
other cup of coffee and swallowed a
piece of toast with difficulty. Then J
went into the smoking room Mollie
had % yet come down. and wanted
to get out Of the way. avoiding a meet
Ing with her In the presence of others.
| lighted a cigar. but II tasted bad. and
| threw 1t away. Bob Anderson came
In and sat down opposite me.
81 made an awful ass Of myself last
night" he said.
Indeed you did," l replied. re
membered nothing about him tn night
before, but 1t soothed me to think that
he might have dlsgraced himself worse
than | had done.
THAT was an awful break | made at
the supper table"
yes. 1t was" | replied.
"The COMPOUNDED bottle slipped out
Of my hand Is there no way to get a
wine stain out OF silk
"None. But you can buy a new
dress, | suppose"
BUY Marion Hunt n new dress!
what made all the trouble. /
to do so. and she resented the
offer. taking It as an insult. Her IN
Their Is rich. and she has a fine Income
n her wv right"
We'll, Bob, don't worry I'm In q
fix than you | offended my
and II Ia all over between us"
How did you do that? You Ger
'oinly We're not booty You drank
'othing but a few glasses OF cham
Don't know what | did" | handed
the slip
How the deuce did You get hold OF
Found II this morning In the pocket
Il my dinner Jacket
Why, it's the Identical paper Marion
lunt sent me" {
What
When | covered her dress with n |
Thole bottle of wine she went upstairs |
cry hGgry | scrubbed a few words to r
begging prr2lission to present her !
nh another aress She tore OF a
ieee OF my note s:a ~yote that on II =
'ui, really, how did psu set IT." 5
1t seemed rs If a thcasand pounds '
ere taken od my Shoulders. .
What did we do after supper" G
,kcd .
why. You ana | played with the
ills n
" Aud took on our coatsf" u
Certainly Il
And hung them up9" p'
NO; threw them on chairs" II
We're about Of n size i
Very close indeed" IL
After our tnssie | must have put on
'ur coat" "
that's :he explanation"