The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1919-09-04

everywhere All business is running
on H. DO you intend TO stick out
/ agsinst u alone and keep on upsetting
my daily schedule this wayf"
To relate what Eleanor said next
and what Jimmy replied would take
some time. Suffice II TO say that they
started on their first quarrel right
there. and that II took the extra hour
Of daylight to make II up. Then Jimmy
set every clock and watch In the house
exactly right and everything was glo-
rious happiness again But Eleanor
was normal woman and she didn't
quite forget Jimmy's statement that
she had been the only person 10 the
country who had not made allowance
for the change 10 time.
Now Jimmy owned kippy little
power boat There was only three
foot rise and fall In the tide OF their
cove, aud the power boat could not be
brought up TO the wharf except at high
water, so II was customarily left M
mooring about 200 feet on shore and
reached by means OF the rowboat
II was Saturday afternoon and Jim.
my's half holiday, They were 10 en-.
terrain his senior partner and the part.
ner's wife at dinner Ii was an i'm
portant occasion and Eleanor, assisted
by woman In for the day. was flying
around, too intent on the arrange
ments to pay much attention to the
man Of the house.
The latter felt himself quite unnec-
essary. and so, after consulting an
almanac as to the tide. announced that
he would tow the rowboat over to
Capt. MOore's and leave il there to be
oyerhauled. The captain could tix that
leak in no time, he explained. and the
tide would be high about 5. so he could
bring the motorboat up to the wharf
in plenty of time to dress before the
guests arrived.
Eleanor had dismissed her husband
from her thoughts entirely. too busy
even to glance out of the window and
watch for his return. At quarter |
after she was consulting anxiOusly
with the woman about something that |
didn't seem to be going just right, and
left to ny upstairs to change. her |
housewifely eye glancing to right and |
left on the way to discern any possible |
naw in the immaculate order OF the |
house.
Wet. sandy tracks on the stairs con-
fronted her. fastening back for a
cloth, she followed them up. almost in
tears. How could Jimmy be SO care
less at this timer The tracks led to
an unused room at the back or the
house. Puzzled and little uneasy. I
she called. "You there, jimmy" A
pause. Then muttered Yes
Reassured, Eleanor opened the door
and discovered her husband standing
in a pool of water. to which his wet
clothes were constantly adding. Wet
hair was stringing into his eyes and
with comments unprintable he strug-
gled with wet shoeace.
"Why. Jimmy. Did you fall over
Doard?' exclaimed Eleanor.
mo. ! had to swim ashore. That
Internal, dad-blamed, w0odenheaded
almanac was wrong about the tide. IL
won't be high for nearly an hour yet
A sudden thought struck Eleanor.
Jimmy" she inquired innocently, did
you allow for the change in timef' But
her lips twitched.
by goHy'' exclaimed Jimmy, star
Ing at his wife with his mouth open.
Il never thought OF that! !"
Never mind Jimmy; your wife
won't punish you for forgetting in the
way you punished her. Hurry up and
,et dry enough to be kissed"
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