The Prescott daily news., 1914-07-25
HER OWN COMFORT
 By CECILIA HAMBURG.
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You did." cried Johnny Philbig, tu- multuously.
 Didn't" asserted Georgie Driggs, emphatically. And then the fight was on.
 It ragged down the sidewalk and around the corner, and for time the game of marbles was abandoned and forgotten. On the cement walk the little glass spheres reposed quietly, twinkllng and waiting. They had not long to wait
 Down the steps of the Philbig home came Philbig himself, tall, immaculate and with head carried high. His pol ished shoe descending on a red and white marble, shot into the air just as though it had been an ordinary, un- shined, day-laborer shoe. Philbigs head hit the ground a whack that echoed.
 There was chaos in his brain when he rose. The disturbing of his personal dignity was an insult that stirred Phil big to the depths and moreover his hat was dented, his coat was dusty and one glove was split. This was in addition to the physical pain that he felt. His fall having scattered the marbles, Philbig was unable to deter mine the cause of the disaster. He limped on his way with smothered rage within his breast
 ssIIajIo ola ,,,op'u cold DilI;olye ,t the station and slapped Philbig on the shoulder.
 In a quieter condition of mind Phil big would have let Billicks knock him down and would have pretended to like it, for Philbig was angling for a huge order from Bllicks firm, and had al ready planned what to do with the profit. But just now his nerves were on edge. So he whirled away angrily from the too-famiiar hand. Good. morning, sir!" he snapped and stalked off
 "Grouch!" said Billicks to himself. indignantly. Several times on the way to town he repeated the word. Later in the day when the order came up for discussion and the senior member said he'd like to throw it to a friend of his Billicks told him to go ahead, because it made absolutely no differ ence to him whether Philbig got it or not.
 Shortly after her husbands disas trous exit from home Mrs. Philbig sal lied forth to attend to the days mar keting
 "O-o-uch!" moaned Mrs. Philbig when her thin-soled pump landed upon a particularly vicious little marble that had rolled to the edge of the inside walk She hopped on one foot and looked for the trouble maker, but it had sped away into oblivion.
 As she hopped she chanced to ob serve between the window curtains across the street the face of Mrs Driggs. who was frankly laughing at the funny figure Mrs. Philbig made A stout woman hopping on one foot with the other foot tenderly nursed in her hand Is rather amusing. Mrs. Philhig knew this. and it added to her confu- sion and wrath.
 "Cat!' she said in the direction of Mrs. Driggs. T had begun to think she was rather decent neighbor, but this shows what she is actually like. l shall blackball her this afternoon when her name is voted on at the club It is my duty to the community"
 Blackball Mrs. Driggs she did, and Mrs. Driggs' best friend saw her do it, and told Mrs. Driggs. That offended woman said, That settles it!" and i'm mediately clinched the bargain with the agent for the fashionable new apartment she had heard Mrs. Philbig say she was dying to get. And it was the only one left in the building.
 Had a frightful day!" Philbig told his wife, gloomily when he came home to dinner.
 Don't mention it." she returned mournfully, 50 have l. What do you think? That hateful Driggs wom- an signed the lease today for that apartment we have just decided we'd take! And 1t has garage for the cleo tric and everything"
 Don't weep over that!" said her husband. grimly. For there won't be any electric! Billicks firm, after prac- ucally promising that order to me. switched over and gave it to Smith! There goes $7,00O in profits. We'll be eating sawdust for a while instead of buying electrics. I'm thinkingl"
 Why should we have such dreadful luck!" walled Mrs. Philbig. It's just bad mck and mt n sipoIa eo,,1 ,o