The Oakley herald. [volume] (Oakley, Idaho) 1908-1961, 1913-02-07

BY GEORGE kRIEssL.

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"are on the mantel Here are tn
matches. Do you know, Hiram,
think 1t was the wisest thing we eve
olo when we concluded to stay Ii
town this summer and not take tn,
cottage at the lake as usual?"
You dol" calculated Birdsell, paus
ing with flaming match in the air. /"
thought you were completely upse
about 1t when l said we'd better no
go. You"
Mercy mel" broke in Mrs. Birdsell
lifting her eyebrows prettily and smil
Ing at him protestingly. III you dom
know me any better than that after
being married to me ten years.
must say you are unobservant! DOM
you suppose l think you know best:
What fun would it be for me to have
the cottage. knowing it was against
your will and your best Judgment?
Hiram, I'm ashamed of you! Lots OF
people stay In town, and I've no doubt
we can stand the heat as well as the
rest OF them. 1t is Just matter of
making up your mind to be uncom-
Portable, and then forgetting i'll"
For the matter of that" said Bird
sell, Il remember some days at the
lake when you could have fried eggs
on the front porch and you would have
been scalded II you had plunged into
the lake to swim!"
"Oh, but the nights were SO delight.
fully COOL" said the wife. People
here were tossing sleepless and gasp
Ing, and there we had to sleep under
blankets. But l don't suppose there
will be many such intolerable nights
IN Chicago. / am sure l can stand
them II / have to. And with all our
friends away. l won't have to have
any new clothes to speak of, and
that will, OF course, save you a lot of
money"
i haven't asked you to economize,"
BirdseH reminded her go ahead
and get any clothes you want, as
usual"
What's the user inquired his wife,
with little sigh. "Therell be no
one to see them. There won't be any
places to go except the summer gar
dens, and l can just as well wear my
old things"
You know l never care to 20 to the
summer gardens"
Then, l suppose, We'll just sit at
home on our own little porch and kill
time,' agreed Mr.. Birdsell, resigned.
ly. Wen be quite nice old married
and settled down couple, won't we?
That viii be most delightful. The
Limpetts have taken their cottage
did | tell you about it?'
You don't like the Lmpetts, Sc
what difference does it maker"
Not the slightest" agreed Mrs.
blrdseil. That woman certainly Is |
the most irritating creature! When
l told her that we weren't going as |
usual she put on such an elaborate ex, |
preston Of pity and said that then. of |
course, it must be true about your
getting so badly squeezed in stocks /
and that she thought it was so very
brave and noble of us to econ"
Well, OF all the nerve!" calculated
Birdsell, laying down his cigar.
Didn't you explain that it was be-
cause business was SO rushing that |
felt l couldn't get away?"
OF course" said his wife. And
she just smiled. | hope people won't
think we're in financial difficulties
merely because we're staying at home.
| don't care bit about myself but |
hate to have you misjudged. And you
were so enthusiastic about the place
last season that, of COURSE hope you
won't break down from overwork and
40 change before the summer is over"
Thunder" growled Birdsell. "You
aeedn't worry about me! / don't
know why the populace should get up
On it's hind legs and roar because we
choose to do something else than
he thing that we've been doing In
,ast summers"
Neither do t. agreed Mrs. Bird
'ell you know your own business,
md If the Limpett's want to spend the
eport up at the lake that we can't af-
ord to come we can just ignore it.
t doesn't make any real difference
people believe it, does it?"
We'll, | don't know said Birdsen.
/ don't like it. Maybe l could get
'Ver a rev times
Now, Hiram," said his wife vigor-
usly, Il just won't let you ever think
II it! I'm not going to be cool and
'appy over there. and leave you here
having in town. l won't hear of it,
m not a bit disappointed, really, and
maybe the hot weather won't affect
ne SO very much"
mink, said Birdsell decisively,
that III write the agent tomorrow
hat well take the cottage. / think
'ed better go. It'll be pleasanter."
wen, of course, IL you insist on it,
iiram," said his wife. Il wouldn't 20
gainst your wishes. l was quite
heerful about staying in town, and ] ,
ever dreamed that we'd really CO." ,
Say" called Birdsell Eve n,inutae