Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-02


Captain" said the visitor, "you look
10 comfortable hate to disturb you"
Captain Elisha, red faced and pant
ing, desisted from the unlacing and
Strengthened in his chair.
"Whew" he pulled. "Jim, your NJ.
marks prove that your experience of
the world amt as big as 1t ought to
be. When you get to my age and
waist measure you'll realize that stoop'
in over and comfort don't go together.
I hope to be comfortable pretty soon,
but shan't be till them boots are OF.
Set down. The agony'u be over In .
minute"
Pearson declined to sit. "Not yet"
he said. "And you let those shoes
alone until you hear what rye got to
say. A newspaper friend Of mine has
sent me two tickets for the opera to-
night. want you to go with me-"
Captain Elisha was surprised.
.sTo the opera?" he repeated. "Why,
that's a-a sort Of singin' theater, amt
itY'
yes. You're fond Of music; you
told me 80. And Aida is beautiful
Come on. It win do Us both good"
Hum! Well, I don't know"
II do. Get ready"
The captain looked at his callers
evening clothes.
what do you mean by getdn'
readyf' he asked. you've got On
your regimentals. open front and all
Ny uniform Il the huntin' case kind;
fits in better with church sociables and
South Denboro no'theasters. II wore
one of those vests Ike yours Abbie'd
make me put on red flannel lung pro
tector to>keep from catchin' pneumonia.
And she'd think twas sinful waste b.
sides, runnin' the risk of sp'iin'
clean billed shirt so quick. Won't l
look like an undertaken sittin' along
side Of your
mot bit II It win ease your mind
III change - business suit"
81 don't care. You know how feel.
We had little talk about hats spell
ago. you remember. II you're willin'
to take me Just ~ am, without Q
plea a. the hymn tune says, why,
cal'lats III say yes and 60. Set down
and wait while I get on my cers-
mOnials."
Tho pair walked over to Broadway,
larded q street c1r and aiightsd 10
fore xAs Metropolitan Opera House.
PearDon's seats were good ones, well
down In the orchsstra. Captain Elisha
turned and surveyed the great interior
and the brilliantly CARRIED audience.
Pearson bought a copy Of the ibretto,
and the captain followed the perform
ance with interest.
"Say, jim" he whispered, with .
/ broad grin, 'its good thing this OPP
era idea amt carried into real LIFE. II
you had to sing every word you said
'twould b sort Of distrsssin', special
II II you was In q hurry. A fust rate
solo when you was orderin' the crew
to shorten san would bs high old
birthstone anthem, III bet you."
Tho foyer had it, usual animated
crowd, and among them Pearson rec
-ognised critic Of his acquaintanca.
He offered to introduce the captain,
but The latter declined tho, honor, say
ins that hs "cal1ated" b wouldn't
shove his bows In this time. "You
hsavs ahead and zee your friend. Jim"
10 addsd. I'm come to anchor BY this
pillar and watch the hsst 80 by. IN
have to write Abbie about al this.
She'll want to know how the female
craft was hgysd."
Left alone, he leaned against tho
pillar and watched the people pass and
repass tust behind him. Two young
men paused Just behind him. He could
not help overhsaring their convsrsa-
ton.
Il presume you've heard the newsf'
asked one casually.
yes" replied the other. II have
that II. II you mean the news concern
ing Nal Dunn. The mater learned It
this afternoon and sprang It at dinner.
No one was greatly surprised. Formal
announcement made and Ill that sort
Of thing, believe. Mars to be con-
gratulatsd.s
sHis mother Il, you mean, She man
aged tho campaign. The old lady Is
! some strategist and I'd back hsr to win
under ordinary circumstances But I
understand these were not ordinary;
Wise Owl At Q guardian to b circum-
vented q somsthing Of that sort
aTrm what I hear The Dunns haven't
won % much after all. Thsrs was .
biz ahrinkase WHEN papa died, % they
~. Instsad Of three or four millions
Il pannsd out to b q good deal less
than one. / don't know much about It
because our family and theirs have
drifted apart since they moved.
"Humphi imagine whatever the
panout Il win b welcome. The Dunns
are dangerously close to the ragged.
sdss; everybody has been on to that for
some TINA And It takes a few ducats
= keep Nal going. He's no Uncle Rus
aaaal-when 1t comes to putting BY for
the rainy day"
.WelI, on the whole, I'm rather sorry
fue-the other party. Nal II good
enough fellow and he certainly is
same sport, but
fhay moved on and Captain Elisha
haard no more. But what he had heard
vas quite sufnciept. He rat through
Ne srsmainder Of the opera IN silence
ana answered all his friends questions
ana remarks CURLY and absently
~ thsy steppsd into the trolley Pear.
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