The Logan Republican. [volume] (Logan, Utah) 1902-1924, 1913-08-16
WAS SORRY FOR TOM
BY EUGENE LEiTcH.

Others paused In the doorway, tn
picture of amazed protest. In on
hand he held the evening paper ant
Q magazine, and In the other a cigar
On his feet were slippers, around hi
form was a smoking jacket A straigh
line drawn to the nearest object from
him would have ended at the easl
chair comfortably turned upward to
ward the electric lamp on the table
u was chair that Others had sat In
after dinner for more evenings thar
he could count. Why" he repeated
cant I go In there and read? What
DO you mean. mother?"
Mrs. Others approached him and
picked thread off his sleeve
wouldn't you Just as soon sit up
stairs with me?" she asked brightly
I'm going to sew"
What Of IT." demanded her hus'
band. Don't you usually sew down
stairs here? Don't we always sit down
stairs? why"
my goodness. joint" exclaimed
his wife impatiently. wouldn't you
hke changer"
"Elmira," said Glthers. firmly,
you're hiding something-rell me at
once!"
Simply nctllng" said his wife,
only Grace is going to have a caller
this evening and I wanted to let the
child have the living room-oh. its one
Of the boys In her class and It's all
night, so you needn't glare. She's
seventeen and must have friends
smong the boys as other girls do. Not
that she wouldn't Just as soon have
us there but we'd embarrass them!"
What the dickens" growled 9th.
ers, turning toward the stairs. "FSret-
ty state Of things when I can't use m
own chair! Callers at her ages
Umph!"
Mrs. Others got him nicely ar.
ranged In her room and as she reached
for the mending basket she paused.
hand In air. The front door had
slammed and a vast whistling herald
ed the entrance Uf the son and heir
Of the household Mrs Others went
and leaned over the banisters,
"Hullo!" came the inquiring an.
swer. Where are you? Where is
everybody Who's slck?"
Come up" said his mother,
Wouldn't you like to sit up here with
father and me7" she wheeled as he ar
rived 81 the door. Here's nice
comfortar,e chair and"
What's the matter with the living
ROOM" he demanded in auazement.
Why"
Mrs. Others sighed. II never saw
such stupid men follSs!" she declared.
why can't you do things without
having them all explained I'd like
to know? Grace has a caller coming
and"
"Whoopee-e-e!" shouted Grace's
brother. making a dart for her door,
who's your beau, sis? Who've you
got crush on"
Mother" came Grace's indignant
voice. Make Bob step! think he's
perfectly horrid, I haven't got
crush on anybody and you know II,
Bob Others, and perfectly hate you
so there now"
"Chlidrenl" cried Mrs. Githers. I'm
surprised at both of you, Stop It al
once!"
We'll, I'd like look at the chump
who's so important that I'm barred out
Of my happy home" protested her son.
Gee! There isn't anything to do up
bere I'm going OUT"
mo, please DON'T" urged his dis.
racted mother. "I'll read out loud TO
you and dad"
"Mother!" called her daughter, fran.
tically. Come and tell me how my
hair looks"
Left to themselves Others and his
son stared dismally at each other.
Some doings, eh?" queried young
Others. "Tommyrot, | call It! VIII
sis be doing this every night forever'n
ever till she's married OF I'm going
to move II she does"
This chair" said his father In
ritably, was built for boa constric-
tor, not a man. And where are the
matches?"
Mrs. Githers came back and Grace
hoated downstairs. She played a
piece on the piano exactly as though
she expected no one and then she
wolked about. The men folks f1dgeted.
Then the telephone rang.
Presently Grace called dolsfully up
stairs: TON cant comet He's got
an awful cold! Isn't that hor-rid!"
Others and his son reached the bot,
tom OF the stairs simultaneously.
MY but I'm sorry for Toni" said
Others as he grabbed the easy chair
Her Cherished Secret
Little Jack, aged five, had accom-