The Meeker herald., 1915-03-13

and undressing.
wasn't cautioned when ! left the
houss not 10 invest 10 chickens. pigs.
cows. autos or winter tonica. Went
right ont with my bead mp and abs 70
look the world In the face. How
have stood Mrs. Bowser's sarcasm ~
long a. have h a mystery to me.
''saturday-Changed my clothes after
! got home and hsd dinner and went b
q poker party. 1t b what b called
stag pArty-that y, you drink -
many highbails and gin Uses ~ sssm
proper and ioss all the money 700
want to.
avery pleasant lot Of fellows and oh
surprised TO see me. Heard some Of
them limiting that Mrs. 6Owser must
be dead.
Talked politics and played poker.
Talked war and played more poker.
Talked Panama canal and had .
aush.
HELD tbrsss and straishts and big
pairs and never once thought Of Mrs
Bowser. Free - air and feeling like I
fonr-year-0Id
"What asses men make OF themselves
when they marryi Just Vt MrA Bow
ser give me one sassy word when she
gets back. and
~ have an indistinct recollection Of
dropping something at poker. but
whether Il was = cent o. SO ! shall
never know-in fact, 1 don't care.
When sst out TO have q good dime
there's nothing stingy about me.
~ remember speaking about going
home at O'Clock In the morning. but
some one asked what's the uss. and !
said no more. Don't remember getting
home. Dos't. remember q policeman
kindly unlocking the front door for me
and calling me regular Jim Dandy.
Can't remember the cook finding me
sitting In the front hall when she came
down. The 6rst knew I was up and
dressed and plying the man who ties
himself to wife.
policeman met me at the gate -
started for the once and wanted b
know II was going to pay for that
window. ] didn't even ask him what
window he meant, but when he said
the damage was - pulled ont the
money and paid II liks man. Cook
brushed feathers Oh my clothes and
picked straw out Of my hair before !
sat down to breakfast. but she was dis
crest-very discreet She said she used
to pick feathers and straws when she
went to concerto
"sunday.-Woke up with recollec-
tion-ssveraI rccollections: also sore
throat and a headache Breakfast In
bed More recollections and q bead
ache than breakfast
Cook very kind and thoughtful. Dis
covered that had lost my watch and
sympathised with me.
"Discovered that ! hnd lost my wal
let and said II didn't matter a. long -
I had had Q good tims.
Il don't think came home In an
ambulance. Neither Of my len b bro
ken. and Why should ! havs done
soi don't think slept on The ffoat
steps- WHEN . man has houss hs
sleeps inside instead Of outside OF Il
I sort Of Wish Mn. Bowser was home.
Cook says have quite fever She
attributes II 70 political excitement
Mira Bowssr b one OF the best hands
In case Of fever ever heard Of.
might reach BET. Of course. By tsss-
phone. but
MONDAY. : Doctor has been here.
says have had narrow escape. Says
q man Of my age ought 10 have wife
to hold him down. Gays there's no par
ticular harm in moving pictures. vaude-
Vile shows, music concertA poker
games and sleeping In the front hall u
taken In moderate doses, but that
seem to have gone and overdons the
thing. 9
.Cook 10 kindness itssif. bot she isn't
Mrs. BOwser.
n now begin to understand why men
marry and why Z man = an a. who
Doesn't There u something sacred
about home.
Cook contipues her kindness. She
has just limited that she has nothing
to tell Ma. Bowser, who will arrive
early tomorrow morning. am count
ing the hours. shall explain to her
that II b . hard cold. but she will SOS
pect the truth and forgive ma
.Dear Mrs Bowser! Durn showsi
Durn freedomr
rhsss Fish Faneiss.
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