The Topeka state journal., 1919-11-24

hotel.
Characters-The Missus, Us.
The Missus-Tell me all about your
| trip.
Us-Shall "spill'' it in chronology
cal order would you prefer to have!
me merely touch the highlights?
The Missus-Did it rain all day the
| day you left? I got sopping wet going
home from the station.
US don't remember. I didn't pay
any attention to the temporal ture of
| the car, either. and L can't remember
the number of my berth. 1 made
note of it at the time, but subsequently
mislaid 1t.
/ The Missus-I hate you when you
! try to be smart; deliver me from a
man who is always trying to show
| off" What did You do in Chicago?
Us-Well. 1 visited Jim Feeley and
went around to call on Cliff Manlove
The Missus-How did you happen to
call on him?
! Us-How did I happen to call on
who?
! The Missus-Cliff Manlove
Us-You1l have to give me a little
| time on that. Had 1 known 1 was
expected to have reason
The Missus-There are times whenJ
ever knew. Go on and tell me what
you did in Chicago. Did you see
Frances and Bob?
| Us-I had dinner with them and
after dinner L went to sleep on the
Ncouch and
The Missus-How did you happen
to stay all night in Chicago? thought
you were going right thru?
Us@I guess you have me cornered
at last. why did 1 stay all night in
! Chica go? That's the question.
The Missus-Y6u never want to stay
all night in Chicago when I am with
you.
Us-Well, I wanted to see the fell
lows.
| The Nfissus-what fellows?
| Us-I don't remember now; it's SO
long ago.
The Missus-You were there all day.
weren't you? There are not so many
of the fellows you couldn't see them
all in day, are there?
Us-Well. L was in no hurry; l
wasn't trying for any record. you
know.
The Missus-When did you leave
Chicago?
Us-Thursday night.
The Missus-Then you were in Chi
cago two days and night?
Us-There are people,. poor mis-
guided souls, doubtless. who live there
the year around.
The Missus-Go on and tell me
about your trip. What did you do
after you left Chicago? Did Grigsby
City look natural? Did anybody en-
tertain you?
Us-Pd have known that town any
| where. Doc Fighter had cut his grass.
but he couldn't fool me. ! knew it
was Fillmore street the minute | laId
eyes on 1t. Bill. Stevenson tried to
| kid" me. He'd had his old Cadillac
painted. but spotted it
The Missus-I sometimes regret that
| didn't marry just plain business
man instead of a humorist. Did any
body invite you to dinner?
| Us-If invitations to dinner were
hay I'd be worth my weight In alfalfa.
! The first night ! was there the Hop
goods and the Waverleys entertained
me and they had in the old bunch
The Missus-The Hopgoods and
Waverleys? That's funny. When did
they get to going together? They
used to run In different crowds.
Us-What's funny about it? They
are very charming people. Ruth Hop
good and Florence Waverley are two
of the smartest women / know and"
The Missus-Did Frances have lot
of new clothes?
Us-I don't know: the talk was
mostly about lubricants. We didn't
discuss sartorial matters to any great
extent
The Missus-What did Frances have
on?
Us-I took it for a gown, but you
been a girdle for all
The Missus-Was it one of the
| gowns she got in Paris?
Us-It may have been, but it seem
ed to be perfectly respectable-al-
most conservative
The Missus-what did the doctor
! say?
Us-welI, he took my blood pres
! ,rba5 NIisSus-Ja,s dear. T,x;e oevar
| known a doctor who had more sympa-
! thy for his patients. Did you know
he came to see you seven times the
day you were so i'll?
Us-As 1 said, he took my blood
pressure and examined my heart and
The Missus-I never saw a hand
somer man than he was in his younger
days, and he's handsome man yet
always SO well groomed and wonder
full personality.
Us-As 1 said. he took my blood
pressure and examined my heart and
said
| The Missus-Did he tell you you
were smoking too much?
Us-I think he suggested the pos
sibility that my inability to sleep
might be the result
/ The Missus-rve told you so many
times that you were smoking too
much. I've begged you to limit your
self to a certain number of cigars.
But you never pay any attention to
| what 1 say.
Us-The doctor didn't say was
smoking too much.
The Missus-Well, what did he say?
I should think you'd tell me. You
know how 1 worried about you,
Us-I can remeber now. 1 knew
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