New Britain herald., 1917-03-16
OF A WIFE
What Dicik Did When He Discover Madgc With pr. Pctttt.
By ADELE GARRISON

What Dicsy Did When He Discovered l Nladge With Dr. Petttt.
 Reserved seats! Say! where dc ] you think you are? You're lucky to
 be alive without spouting about re- served seatA
 An uY1ersized. rather anaemic
 ookinE. youth, whose truculence was sF1n einverse proportion to his dimen- I si0ns. siowered Gt sDr. Pettit yvhens tho ypung physicia1l proffered him fis re- served seat coupons.
 imagine Dr. Petit, under all his professional calm. has quick tenn
 per. saw his fist clench involun- tarily at the Susher's impertinence, then the fingers relaxed. and he said quietly to me:
 .'That is better still-we can sit any where we please. This little balcony looks pretty good to me"
 He indicated a whole section of raised seats just at the left of the en- trance and commanding a good view not only of the speakers stand, but of the whole hall. Cautiously enough, the seats were empty. The people com ing in from the. crush outside were hurrying sas fast as they could toward the floor seats in the body of the hall.
 The usher who had spoken so im- pertinently stood directly in front of the little gate-Nke entrance leading to the section of reserved seats. As Dr. Petit and I started for the seats he stepped back and spread his arms, warding us away.
 Cant go in there.' he grovled, ''go on down in the middle of the hall where the rest of them are.''
 Whats the reason?" Dr. Petit commanded ''I thought you said there were no reserved seats any more.'
 Don't give me any of your lip,'' the youth repeated; " tell you you can't go in there"
 grabbed the youth by the collar, and 1 with a quick motion spun him around and gave him shove which almost sent him on his face. Before the lad could recover himself the physician had seized my arm and hurried me l into the topmost row of the section of 1 raised seats.
 | I saw the boy whirl around and start toward us; then. as he saw many other people following our example, trooping into the section that we had already invaded, he scratched his head lin bewildered fashion, shrugged his shoulders and turned again to hiR work.
 'swhy do you suppose he was so determined we should not come up here?" asked.
 l "Oh a dozen reasons Dr. Petit re- joined, lightly. ''He may have been instructed to hold them for some
 political club; he may have wanted or-why worry about the workings of such an apology for a brain as is possessed by the youth we have just
 encountered. Just watch this crowd:
 worth seeing. isn't it?"
 It was indeed a sight worth re-
 cording in ones memory. From every 1 entrance men and women were pour l ing. into the hall as If they were upon
 the crest of 8 steady, resistless flood. A sursing Mob. There was an open space. extending from tho speakers stand clear across
 the hall. which was free of chairs. Into this went the more enthusiastic of the crowd, and in an incredibly short time 1t was packed as closely as an experienced employe of a sar- dine canning factory could have done 1t.
 The rest of the chair space on tho lower floor was also quickly filled, and then the crowd started for the tiers or gallery seats which surrounded the Garden auditorium. gsss Fl .as4;5