The weekly times-record. (Valley City, N.D.) 1912-1922, 1913-07-10

"And this is Monday"
1.-THE calender has said it." %.
$50 you settled your bill With PIppa!
I believe this was her day. She makes
the change on Monday. Wednesday
and Friday. Her eyelashes are a trif]e
too long for the worlds peace"
II dare say. haven't your charming
knack, Ames, Of picking up acquatnt.
ances, 20 you mustn't expect me to
form lifelong friendships with young
women at cash desks ! suppose 1t
didn't occur to you that those young
women who tend till and serve the
tables in there are persons Of educa'
ton and taste. The Asolando IL not q
common hashery. There's not girl 10
that place who hasn't social position
as good as yours or mine. The Aso.
lando's kind Of fad. you know,
Ames: It's not a tavern within the
meaning OF the inkeepers' act, where
common swine are fed for profit The
servants serve for love Of the cause;
it's sort of cult"
Virgins excused himself shortly,
and l had a glimpse Of him later. In
the. writing room. engaged upon let
tiers, a fact in itself disquieting. for
Virgins never. wrote letters. and Il
was he who had favored making the
Hare and Tortoise writing room into
a den for pipe smokers. The epistolary
habit, he maintained. was one that
should be discouraged.
Twas modify turning over the even
ing newspaper when Jewett turned up
jewett always knows everything. BE
dropped the ball into the green Of my
immediate interest With q neat ap'
proach shot
'Too bad about old Wiggy." be re-
marked With bis preluding sigh.
whats the matter With Wigginsr
I demanded
"Ahl He hasn't told you1 Thought
10 told you everything"
+ This was meant for q stinger. and
felt the bite Of Il.
you do mo too much honor. Wig.
gins u not a man to throw around biz
con6dences."
"And I rather fancy that bis love
affairs In particular are locked In biz
bosom"
Jewett was q master Of the art Of
suggestion. 10 took an unnecessarily
long time to light cigar so that bis
words might sink deep into my con
oc1ousness.
''Saw her once last spring. Got 4
sight draft from the Bank Of Eros
Followed her across the multitudinoua
sea. BangP
But Wiggy hasn't been abroad
Wiggy vas on bis Dakota rauch all
summer. Hes all tanned from the sun
Just % ha 70 every fall" l persisted.
"Wrote you from out there. did be-
Sent you picture postals showing hin
herding his cattle or whatever thu
beasts are1 Kept IN touch with you al
the time. did be? ! tell you bis 6nt
color 10 due to Switzerland. not la
k0ta."
"Wlggins isn't letter writer nor thu
sort Of person who wants to paper you
house with picture postals. his no,
writing doesn't mean that he wasn't OF
bis ranch" | replied, annoyed BY Jew
cts manner.
"Never dropped you before. though
I wager" be chiTuped. II tell you
he saw Miss Cecilia Hollister at thu
Asolando teashop just Z glimpse, but
almost Immediately hs went abroad II
pursuit OF her. The chevalier- that's
her Aunt Octavia-was along and an
other niece. Ny shter saw the bunch
Of them In Geneva, where the chsvaliel
Vas breaking recordA A whole troo5
Of suitoFs followed them everywhere
Ny sister knows the girl-Cecilia-and
She's known Wiggy oil her life. She's
Just homo and told me about II las1
night She thinks tho chevalier hal
some absurd scheme for marrying %
he girl It's all very queer. our Wiggy
being mixed up In Il"
Don't b absurd. Jewett THERE'S
soothing unusual In q man being in love
That's one fashion that doesn't change
much. ! venture to say that Wiggtnl
WI prove formidable sutton. Wig
gins Il Q gentleman, and the girl would
b. lucky TO ret him"
"Quits right ny dear Ames; but,
alas there are others. The compeu'
ton q encouraged BY the aunt the
veteran chsvalier. Ny sister says ths
chsvalisr seems to favor the suit Of Z
Nebraska philosopher who rejoices IN
the melodious name Of Dick"
Jewett was playing me for Ill biz
story was worth and enjoying himself
Immensely.
For heavens sake. 90 ont
'Nico GIRL this Cecilia. You know
tho Holtstefs- coolies Of money IN IT,