The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1917-07-27
BY OSCAR cox

thought one in two was enough for
the ether fellows and she said she
thought that if she danced with me
two or three times during the evening
it would be enough for me- / told her
that if that was all was to get I'd
go without any. And I scratched my
name off her card entirely Do you
know, the girl filled her card without
my name being on it and was the mer-
riest girl in the ROOM"
every unfeminine."
"You mean very detestable.'
"What did you do next?'
"Why, I left before the dance was
finished end left her to go home with
some one Of the fellows she had pre-
ferred to me-
ooh, you did,"
"You bet I didw
"You had taken her to the dance,
hadn't you?"
eyes"
"What did she do next?" q
Nothing" ~
"And you?"
~ wrote her note saying that if
every other fellow had as much right
to dance with her as we'd better call
it off,"
"And she?"
"She hasn't deigned to send me re
ply"
Every unfeminine."
jim he said, bristling, chats the
second time you've used that express
sion. I'd like to know what you mean
by it,"
81 have used it ironically, Fred"
Ironically"
Eyes. The girl acted like girl.
You acted like ninny."
Now, he knew very well that he had
made a guy of himself, and when |
bore witness to the fact instead of get
ting up on his ear he collapsed. He
didn't say word for awhile, but he
looked like a man who had committed
a crime and had just realized that the
heavens were about to fall on him.
His first words were:
eve knocked the bottom out Of the
universe"
"Oh, no, you haven't"
"You don't think soY eagerly and
with a beam of hope.
ssNo"
ssWhat shall I do?"
'Take a back track as quick as you
cam
"HoW?'
Go to her and ask her pardon. Tell
her that you've made an ass of your
self and will never do SO any more"
81 think I'd rather write it."
Nonsense Face the music like a
man. Writing would only show half
hearted repentance. Speech is better
than ink any time and in such cases
is infinitely better. What's written
is capable of various interpretations
In speaking one has the advantage of
looking his meaning. In writing there
is no expression of any kind
But suppose she won't see me?'
Hang on till she does.'
"And suppose she sees me, but turns
me DOWN."
"Hang on all the tighter"
He sat celebrating. Presently he
looked up at me and said:
ssJim, l would rather attack forti
fication single handed. Is there nc
other way out Of it?"
'There wouldn't be for me if were
in your place."
Another season of screwing up OF
courage, and he rose from his seat
took his hat and said:
"Goodby, Jim. If fail look fol
my body in the canal"
"Goodby, Fred. I know just how
you feel; I've been there myself
"Acted like chump?"
mo; like an inebriated donkey
The same evening the following tele-
phone dialogue took place between him
and me:
Fred lin gleeful voice)-Its all right
Jim-Are you forgiven?
Fred-You bet.
Jim-Did she say that you had acted
like natural born idiot?
Fred-No; she said I'd been naughty
boy.
Jim-Then your body is not in the
canal?
Fred-No; it's locked in Molly's
arms. She's in the booth with me.
um-Oh! Goodby.
Fred-Goodby, old man. Much thank
fulness.
Osculatory sounds. then click. tnea
silence.