The Lakeland evening telegram., 1914-05-22
Goiinglnto
Society

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Mrs. Trimmer after the evening meal
had been consumed, "and that is we're
going to go out more. This thing Of
sitting around home all the time can
be overdone.
From now on" he added, we're
going around among people and to the
theater occasionally. We've been stick
ing around here evenings, getting old
before our time. It's up to us to GIN
ger up bit and get out to see our
| friends more or we won't have any
friends. 1t makes people all go to
seed to stay in their shell week in
and week out. From now on we're go
ing to operate on a different sys-
| tenn"
I've often thought the same thing
agreed Mrs. Trimmer, "but supposed
that you preferred being at home in
the evening. Lots Of times I've want
ed to go out, but didn't like to sug-
gest 1t when you seemed so comfort
able at home and so interested in
your papers"
well, there's evidently been some
misunderstanding" said Trimmer,
agreeably, ''for / don't like anything
better than to have an evening of so
cial diversion now and then. It's
just what need. Mans social being,
and If he doesn't enjoy the society Of
other people occasionally, outside OF
business hours, there's something more
or less abnormal about him, that's
all"
WED better take in the Bronsons'
musicale, them" suggested Mrs. Trim
mer. TITS week from tomorrow night
and we're sure to be invited. Mrs.
Bronson was saying something about
it the other day"
"All right" said Trimmer, "but I
was just about to say that | had tick
cts for the theater tomorrow night.
So don't make any other plans"
Trimmer remarked that he'd had a
rather strenuous day when he got
home the next evening. After sup
per he lay down on the lounge.
Wed better be getting ready If
We want to be at the theater on time"
suggested Mrs. Trimmer shortly after
seven O'clock
HUH" grunted Trimmer with
yawn This Is the night we were
going to the show, isn't it? Well, get
your things on and I'll be ready when
you are"
Mrs. Trimmer fastened to obey.
Somebody was telling me-" remark.
ed Trimmer as they were leaving tho
house, "that the show isn't much good.
after all. I'm not as keen about it as
| was" Then they went on and watt
ed for the car.
After dinner, one week later. Trim |
mer put on his slippers, got into an
old lounging coat and leaned back |
in the big morris chair with a salts
fed expression while he looked over
the paper. A few minutes later he
went over and got a couple of his
pipes off the center table and started |
to clean them up.
This always used to be my fa-
vorite smoke-this pipe right here"
he confded to Mrs. Trimmer, "but it's
got so caked up lately it'll scarce
draw at all. Now's good time to
clean 1t up. Then, after | get 1t into d
shape I've got magazine with a
couple of cracking good stories that I
want to read to YOU
You'll scarcely have'time to do all
that, will you?" inquired Mrs Trim.
mer smiling, you know this is the
night OF the Bronsons' musicale. It's
about time that you put on your dress
suit. I've got everything laid out for
you"
What's that?" Trimmer looked UP,
startled. Musicale, you say? Haven't
you been little previous in accepting
invitations to such things without con.
sulting me? You know very we'll how
stand on trotting around in the
evening In a dress suit When | get
through work at the office want to
come home and rest Rest. mind you.
That's what | want to do. And II isn't
much rest for me to go chasing about
with a lot Of pinheads that imagine
they're deriving enjoyment out OF that