River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1918-07-25

III vain TO comfort nef.
Before went downtown to the Office
she called me into the house.
Alfonso, / want to know what ais
you this morning? Are you sick? Did
you get overheated yesterday" There
was a note of anxious pity in her
voice.
mo, DEAR" replied.
But she wasn't satisfied. She was
going to ring up the doctor; and, in
order to square myself, / made
clean breast of the whole affair to my
Wife-tOld of the plan Trout and
were following for the day-and she
laughed heartily as l babe her good
by.
I had just finished my supper that
evening when the telephone bell rang.
"Hallo."
"Hallo."
''This Mr.. Klein?"
eyes, this is Mr.. Klein"
''This is Mrs. Trout"
"How do you"
Dear Mr.. Klein, / wish you would
go downtown and see If you can find
Simon. He's been acting awful queer
today, and I'm afraid something has
happened to him. Will you go?'
"Why, of course. When"
"Pll be aWfully grateful. Good-by."
I hung up the receiver, rather anx-
ious, and told my wife Mrs. Trout's
message. My wife said she didn't
know, now, whether a man was big
ger fool before marriage than after. I
jumped into MY coat, grabbed my hat,
and hurried off in search Of Simon.
1 went to Herr Schmidt's first. He
signaled to me mysteriously, walked
me into a corner, and whispered:
"Dey hat Mr.. Troudt locked up in
shall"
''What for?"
Zach! How should I know? Some
body said he was getting gay mid de
COILS and acting awful funny"
I rushed frantically to the jail.
I met a man patrolling Water street
with a gun.
He said he was looking for 'Mister
Trout, who had stepped in his house
wife, who had been hating a leedle
misunderstanding"
There was a crowd of people stand
ing near the grated window.
9Th impudent whelpr" one young
woman was saying "He's tn nice
scoundrel that was tryin' to firt wild
me-
"He came into my yard and in
sisted on helping me carry a book
lease into the house. I told him to
never mind, but he persisted, and he
stumbled on the walk and broke the
glass door," commented an elderly
widow. HELL never leave that Jail
If he doesn't hand me the price of the
glass door he broke"
"The villain! He's been laughing at
me every time he passed my shop to-
day I believe he's crazy!"
"He came into my house and tried
to tell me how to hang a picture.
chased him out with a broom"
"He stopped our children on the
way to school, and took up quarter
of an hour of their time telling them
how many beautiful places there were
in America that every boy and girl
should some day make up their minds
to visit, and the children were late
| for school"
'He got me to unite a tin-can from
dogs tail while he held the dog. The
dog bit him and the tin can cut my
hand so I had to pay doctor four
dollars to sew it up"
'What does all this meanw I de-
manded, as I elbowed my way to the
window.
"That you, Klein?"
took Trout's outstretched hand and
shook it warmly.
'Tell Malmsmby it's all mistake"
Malmsmby was the chief of police,
and in a short time he came and re-
leased the disciple of Josh Billings.
Over a cup of hot coffee at Herr
Schmidt's cafe we talked Of life as
we found it.
allow did you make out today?'
/ told him.
"Do you know, Klein, believe it
isn't practicable to scatter too much
sunshine. believe it's better to mind
your own business"
I agreed with himI
1t Sometimes Happens.