The Meeker herald., 1915-07-24

an hour a,t of twenty four dressing
and undressing.
Wasn't cautioned when I left the
house not to invest In chickens. pigs
cows. autos or winter tonics. Went
right out with my head np and able to
look the world in the face. How
have stood Mrs. Rowser's sarcasm rs
long as | have is II mystery to me.
saturday Changed my clothes after
/ got home and had dinner and went to
II poker party. Ii is what is called
stag party-that Is. you drink rs
many highballs and gin tizzes as seem
proper and lose all the money you
want to.
Very pleasant lot Of fellows and all
surprised to see me. Henrd come of
them limiting that Mrs Bnwser must
he dead.
Talked politics and played poker.
Talked war and played more pOker,
Talked Punuma canal and had II
flush
Held threes and strnights and big
pairs and never once thought OF Mis-
Bowscr. Free rs uir and feeling like II
fonr-ycar-oid.
What asses men make Of themselves
when they marry! Just let Mrs Bow
ser give me one sassy word when she
gets back. and
II have MI indistinct recollection OF
dropping something ut poker. out
whether 1t was cent or $40 l shall
never KNOWN fact. don't care.
When | set out to have a good time
there's nothing stingy about me.
81 remember speaking nbout going
home at 2 O'Clock in the morning. but
some one asked what's the use. and
said no more. Don't remember getting
home. Don't remember policeman
kindly unlocking the front door for me
aIfd,calling me IL regular Jim DANDY.
Can't remember the cook finding me
sitting in the front hall when she came
down The first | knew ! was up and
dressed and pitying the man who ties
himself to II wife.
policeman met me at the gate as
started for the office and wanted to
know II | was going to pay for that
window. didn't even ask him whnt
window he meant. but when he snid
the damage was 81 | pulled out the
money and paid it like man. Cook
brushed feathers off my clothes and
picked straw out of my hair before !
sat down to breakfast. but she was dis
creet-very discreet. She said she used
to pick feathers and straws when she
went to concerts.
sunday. up with recoIlec-
tion-severnI recollections: also sore
tErout and II headache. Breakfast In
bed. More recollections and head
ache than breakfast
Cook very kind and thoughtful. Dis
covered that had lost my watch and
sympathized with me.
discovered that had lost my wal
let and said 1t didn't matter as long MS
had had IL good time.
II don't think came home in an
ambulance. Neither Of my legs Is bro
ken. and why should have done
so! don't think slept on the front
steps When man has II house tie
sleeps inside instead OF outside Of It
| sort OF wish Mrs. Bowser was home.
Cook says | have quite II fever. She
attributes 1t to political excitement
Mrs Bowser is one OF the best hands
in case of fever ! ever heard Of.
might reach her, of course. by teIe-
phone. but
Monday. - Doctor has been here.
Says have had II narrow escape. Says
n man of my age ought to have wife
to hold him down. Says there's no par.
ticnlar harm in moving pictures. vnude-
willie shows. music concerts. poker
gaines and sleeping in the front hall II
taken in moderate doses. but that
seem TO have gone and uverdone the
thing.
Cook is kindness itself. but she isn't
Mrs Howscr.
II now begin to understand why men
marry and why man IL an ass who
doesn't There Is something sacred
about home.
Cook continues her kindness. she
has Just limited that she has nothing
TO tell Mrs Bowser. who will arrive
early tomorrow morning. | am count
ing the hours. shall explain to her
that 1t Is IL hard cold. but she will siis
pect the truth and forgive me.
"henr Mrs Bowser. Durn shows!
Durn frcedom!'
Those Fish Faneiea