The Jasper news. [volume] (Jasper, Missouri) 1898-1924, 1918-06-13

yes. You're fond of music; You
told me So, And Aida is beautiful.
Come on 1t will do us both good"
Hum! Well, don't know"
II do Get ready"
The captain looked at his callers
evening clothes.
what do you mean by gettin'
ready" he asked. you've got on
your regimentals, open front and all.
My uniform is the huntin case kind;
fits in better with church sociables and
South Denboro no'theasters. If l wore
one of those vests like yours Abbie'd
make me put on a red flannel lung pro-
tector to keep from catchin' pneumonia.
And she'd think twas sinful waste be-
sides, runnin' the risk Of spilin'
clean billed shirt so quick. Won't
look like an undertaken sittin' along
side of your"
mot bit If 1t will ease your mind
I'll change to business suit"
II don't care. You know how l feel
We had little talk about hats a spell
ago, you remember. If you're willin'
to take me Just as l am, without a
plea as the hymn tune says, why, I
cal'late I'll say yes and CO. Set down
and wait while get on my cere-
monials."
The pair walked over to Broadway,
boarded street car and alighted be-
fore the Metropolitan Opera House.
Pearson's seats were good ones, well
down In the orchestra. Captain Elisha
turned and surveyed the great interior
and the brilliantly CARRIED audience.
Pearson bought copy Of the libretto,
and the captain followed the perform
ance with interest.
Say, Jim," he whispered with a
broad grin, "it's good thing this op-
era idea amt carried into real life. II
you had to sing every word you said
'twould be sort Of dstressin, special
ly If you was in hurry. A fust rate
solo when you was orderin' the crew
to shorten sail would be a high old
birthstone anthem, I'll bet you"
The foyer had its usual animated
crowd, and among them Pearson rec
ognized a critic Of his acquaintance
He offered to introduce the captain
|
ing that he "cal'lated" he wouldn't
shove his bows in this time. "You
heave ahead and see your friend Jim,"
he added "l'll come to anchor by this
pillar and watch the feet go by. I'll
have to write Abbie about oil this.
She'll want TO know how the female
craft was rugged"
Left alone, he leaned against the
pillar and watched the people pass and
men paused just behind him. He could
not help overhearipg their converse
ton.
81 presume you've heard the newsf'
asked one casually.
YES" replied the other, IT have
that is, If you mean the news concern
ing Nal Dunn. The mater learned 1t
this afternoon and sprang 1t at dinner.
No one was greatly surprised. Formal
announcement made and all that sort
of thing, l believe. Mails to be con-
graduated"
"His mother is, you mean. She man.
aged the campaign. The old lady Is
some strategist, and I'd back her to win
under ordinary circumstances. But !
understand these were not ordinary;
wise owl of a guardian to be circum.
i. vented or something of that Sort"
From what hear the Dunns haven't
won so much after all. There was q
big shrinkage when papa died, so they
say. Instead of three or four millions
1t panned out to be a good deal less
than one. don't know much about Il
| because our family and theirs have
: drifted apart since they moved"
"Humph! [ imagine whatever the
, panout 1t will be welcome. The Dunn.
! are dangerously close to the ragged
, edge; everybody has been on to that fol
some time. And 1t takes few ducats
to keep Nal going. He's no Uncle Rus
, sell when 1t comes to putting by fol
the rainy day."
"Well, on the whole, I'm rather sorry
, for-the other party. Nal is goot
enough fellow and he certainly is {
game sport, butt
!. They moved on and Captain Elish,
heard no more. But what he had hear,
= was quite sufficient. He sat through
: the remainder of the opera In stlenc
: and answered all his friends question
: and remarks curtly and absently.
b AS they stepped into the trolley Pear
: son bought an evening paper, not tn
Planet, but a dignified sheet whic
Stunned sensationalism and devote
" much space to the doings Of the SAT-
IS sane and ultra respectable elemen
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