The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-10-20
NEVER AGAIN FOR HIM
kR- sURLisoN DECLARES HIM
SELF ~ STRONG TER~s.
eoss Rezsans Way ne shssid na<s
fss1iutsn hot 10 Bring tire ssn-
cay Dinner Frrrn fhe City
=ahy, Es=nryss


There vzs the look OF . nan with {
troubled soul II the face of Mr.. Hsnry
bzrlE01 when ne reached MS homs
ons Saturday evening TIE sulins
face cf his wife id zot lessen the
look Ct grim dissemination n TIE tAes
q B1rliscl A wife With far less in
tuition than Mrs Bur1is0n had would
have discovered that souerhiug had
gore Eruzg. and Mrs Burlison asked
Why. Henry. vhzr has happeuedy~
Burllso1 stepped into ths vsstE5uls
Il his home and dropped the sir case
ne carried 10 the 6c.ur With q dun
th8d- HIS voice had Al edge IKE :
blade As he sid:
S01sth11g has happened that viii
never happen again II live to Be 50
CD that Methnzslzh vii seem Ike :
hid when cou14red with ne This IS
the last tine ! szFe Is certs By TAX
ting tkst suit case downtown E1rh ne
On Saturday and bring h0ne or Sun
day dinner II Il 20 save express
charges-the very last tznes-
Why. Henry. what hzQpeuedy- =
Enough happened to make ne ten
you that III eat ny Sunday dinner
from an armchair restaurant With gilt
te-ing Ehits letters On the window an
nouncing frzaErn-ters and mashed %
tstoes for 10 cents before III do any
Saturday marketing With suit case
But you haven't told ne what hap
pene1-~
You would have seen what hap
pened If you had been with ne Just as
] reached the subway stairs s'pose
! sd forgot to push down the clasps
that help fc hold the suit case to-
gether. and the thing was 50 cranmed
full that Il vas too much for the self
locking arrangement. and the thing
opened right at the top oi the stairs.
Why. Henry
You'd say Why. Henry If you had
seen q six-pound Philadelphia capcn
travelling down those stairs. followed
BY three big yellow grapefruit and
half dozen apples."
Why. Henry,s
"A bunch Of celery rolled down two
or three steps. and a man racing down
the stairs stepped On n and slipped.
and he threatened to sue ue for dam
ages. YoH win find TIE print Of a
woman's boot heel on that pound of
butter. and / Left the dozen eggs
had bought On the subway stairs. for
would have needed shovel 10 have
scraped them up after they had rolled
down six iron steps, One OF the
grapefruit rolled between the feet OF
an old lady going down the stairs, and
she gave yell like q maniac and
called for the police. A griDning idiot
caught up one OF the grapefruit and
flung ii uD toward ne. and two other
ren peited ne with the appless"
"Oh. Henrysr
over six Of the steps. and the people
carried It home on the soIes Of their {
shoes: and the raper came OF the
soup bone had bought. and l left Il !
lying at the foot Of the subway stairs
All is. this is the very last time you
ever hear CT me saving Is cents in (
that way. Ny lacerafed feelings are
worth at least a quarter, and
-Oh. Henry"
4 left half OF nv stuff in the sub i
way. and the other half win taste bit
ter to me when I think Of that gap
ng, grinning. giggling. tittering mob 4
hat saw ne standing there with NJ
amply and open suit case in M hand
md all that siuz travelling down the
subway stairs"
Why. Henry