Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-06

our families, and all the little conf.
dences so dear to girlish hearts, but
which sound rather foolish when repeat
ed. 1t was almost dinner time when /
reached home. By hurrying, I would
have just time to dress before George
came in.
An Evening Call
FfWe will call upon the Loring's after
dinner George said.
"ShalI l dress again2" 1 asked,
never dreaming of objecting, although l
dreaded the ordeal.
| "No, you look very well, !" be said ;.
ter inspecting me critically.
J told him of my afternoon, Of the
tnte little ;ea room where we haf tea,
of Fritz Kreisler s playing, ard Of how
much ] had enjoyed it all. lie said very
little in return, but that little was
kind, and / was happy.
We focnd Mr.. and Mrs. Loring at
home, and from the conversation l knew
that Modge Loring had telephohcd
! George. Wb.; hadn't she tclcphoned "a
ISurel? Ut would have been the correct
thing to DO
We played cards in the library, then
stopped playing the way, Mr.. Lor-
! ing and had beaten them badly-Mrs.
Loring said glancing around at the well
filled book shelves
81 haven It a complete library, Mrs.
Howard, l have no books such as you
bought the other day-not one, then
she laughed merrily.
What books2 l thought we kept
pretty V ell in touch with the book mar
lzet, " her husband said looking in puz-
zled manner from her laughing fau3 to
my flushed one. / had looked at George
and knew he was annoyed that the
subject should be brought up.
A Good Beginning With Bad Ending
"Oh, it is too good to keep, Latham;
Mrs. howard bought all the BOOKS on
etiquette and social deportmens in
Bangs store the other day. You should
have seen the bundle. 1t will take yOu
most Of yoJr time for months to read
them," she said to ne, then again
laughed upros.riously.
" lou believe in EGing correct: Mrs.
Howard, J. see You siouLl have credit "
he said stiltedly, and his voice was full
of laughter. Someway it hurt and EN-
barrassed me more than his wife s open
laughter had done.
remark he replied:
George scarcely spoke all the way
home. Once whine l tlmidly ventured
remark he replied:
"You see what laughing stock you
have made of yourself and me, don't
you!'' and said no more.
'Where are those books9" he de-
manded as soon as we had reached the
house.
SO In the guest ROOM"
"Come along with me-, and he
strobe angrily in advance. els this all,
every one9"
g No, there is one in our room"
''Go get it!'' and L obeyed. Now
you take what you can carry, IL take
the rest,'' and he preceded me again,
this time to the kitchen.
The fire in the coal stove was not
quite out and one after the other he
stuffed the books from which l had hop
ed to learn so much into the fire. OF
course it made terrible smoke, and
we both coughed over it; but he never
stopped moment until the last book OF
them all was either burned or so scorch-
ed as to be unreadable. The covers he
had thrown on the floor.
''Now if you want to buy books you
ask me first he declared when all
black and dirty we left the kitchen.
~ never shall hear the last of this! y
'EI think it is worse for Mrs Loring
to keep laughing at me than it was for
me to be ignorant enough to buy them, -
| said with a boldness unusual to me;
and which brought such a frown upon
George face that L rushed into the
bathroom to wash before he could an
swer.
(Tomorrow-George Makes Good His
Threat)