Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1918-08-02
ROCKVILLE. MARYLAND. FRIDAY MORNING, AUGUST q 1918.

OShi anu hN'N WI wv NlONhs AIct lhc
maid have breakfast ut the proper
hour, and we will be there"
That night he wound up the alarm,
and then set lt-lncidentally he set II
off, owing to the fact that he wound
up the alarm before changing the dial
hand.
do you think It necessary to no
tify all the neighbors that you have
purchased an alarm clock" his wife
asked sweetly.
II am running this clock" he re-
torted.
THE alarm informs us that It is
time to get up before we have gone
to bed" she suggested, land the clock
is the autocrat."
ut will be after this" he answered
doggedly. "rve got the hang Of it
now"
Barring the fact that he made q
mistake Of fifteen minutes In setting
1t, all was as It should be the first
morning, and the second 1t was abb
solutely correct.
now" he announced jubilantlN
I'VE have things down to a system.
Hereafter 1 pay attention to nothing
but the autocrat."
'This is busting day." Mrs. Hoskins
remarked. Don't you think we'd bet
ter put It"
u think" he interrupted, that It
Is only necessary to let 1t alone and
say nothing. 1t is doing all right as
1t Is. and I don't recall that your
ideas have helped matters very much
heretofore"
So 1t happened that he was awak-
ened about one o'clock the following
night.
shall we get up2" she asked sleep
lily. THE autocrat has spoken"
1.-THE blamed thing is crazyl" he
exclaimed. Somebody must have been
foollng with It."
II told you 1t was busting day."
she returned. "and 1 saw the maid
examining 1t with some curiosity"
"Why didn't you say sol" he de-
manded.
Interfere with the autocratr she
ubheu VIII LulIu surprise.
He gave an angry exclamation, and
devoted FIVE minutes to setting 1t by
the light Of a match. But he forgot
to wind the alarm again.
In consequence, when no next woke
up he found his better half standing
in the doorway, fully dressed.
Don't you think you'd better get
up, dear" she asked solicitously.
breakfast was ready fifteen minutes
ago."
Great heavens |" he cried. "Why
didn't you call mef'
1.-THE autocrat was to do that" she
answered pleasantly, land 1t would
hardly do for me to interfere with
anything so reliable. Nothing else is
to be depended upon, you know"
He recalled his oversight, and
dressed hastily without further COM
ment. But he was not in good hui
NOR. However. the clock worked to
perfection for the three succeeding
days, and his equanimity was restored
In fact, he commented with some
pride on the fact that, for the first
time, the house seemed to be running
on system. Then, one morning as
he was dressing, he noticed that his
wife was cycling him with Idle curl
osity from her couch.
"Sickf" he asked.
"Oh, no." she answered.
Aren't you going to get upr'
After q WHILE" she replied with a
yawn.
"Laziness," he announced, us ONE
thing detest."
$50 do l." she asqulesced careless
ly, "but it's disagreeable to get up so
long a time before breakfast"
The full import Of this remark did
not dawn upon him until he was al
most fully dressed. Then he turned
to her with a startled look and de-
manded to know whether anyone had
been foollng with the clock.
"Not that know Of" she an.
swered.
Anything wrong with I'll"
II think not. But, you see," she
went on lazlly, this is Sunday morn
ing. and we therefore have breakfast
an hour later than usual"
For q moment he could only glare
at her.
"And you let me get up and dress
myself" he cried.
"What can l DO" she asked, when
the nutocrat speaks2 A poor, unre-
liable woman dare not dispute IT,"
He picked the clock up and dropped
It on the floor. Then he kicked It,
and after that he put his heel on II.
MRS. Henry Homer Hoskins," he
said with emphasis, ARE you the au-
thority and general manager OF the
housekeeping department Of this fam.
lily, or are you notr
II thought the clock was" she re-
turned carelessIy.
There Is no clock" he asserted.
"This Is a house without clocks"
"In that case." she replied, II pre-
sumo the responsibility falls upon me,
but please don't bother me until II
is time to get up. II Is very thought
less Of you to disturb me now"
Sometimes the English language
seems very inadequate. Mr.. Hoskins