The daily Alaska citizen., 1919-08-30

hurts me to throw stones and the next day my arm is sore.
 And then. just a few days ago. he showed up with a ball and bat And there wasn't any one for him to play with and | gave up my work and went out and played with him and he bal. ted ball at me and broke the nail on the third finger of my right hand It served me right because am forty eight years of age and have no busi- hess playing baseball
 And that's the way it goes all the time.
 When Walters driving the ear I'm either with him or he isn't around. But when he isn't driving it. I'm us ually home and SD is he. For a few days l had hopes that something might happen so that | wouldn't have lo keep entertaining him. The em- .ploymcut agent sent out maid who Was young and good looking, and | thut perhaps 1 might be able to in .duCc Walter tO marry her. But it Was too lonesome for her, and one .day she went into town and never .came back The next maid was an old lady with white hair, and 1 didn't have the nerve to suggest that Wal fer marry her. He's only twenty one, and anyway | doubt if the old lady would have married him. And be sides, think she had husband somewhere She seemed to have a hatred for men.
 If 1 hadn't anything at all to do it wouldn't be so bad. l could think up things myself and maybe find some games that I'd like to play and that would also entertain Walter But have to work. and always when Pm working Walter isn't busy. And my desk is in a corner of q room with two windows that seem to look out over the whole landscape. Because of this Walter and the speCter of his lonesomeness is always before me Just yesterday l suggested that We might go fishing, and 1 told him to go somewhere and dig some worms. 1 had an idea that l might crab a couple of hours of freedom, because
 had never seen any worms around the place. and l figured they might be hard 10 get But he was back in fifteen minutes with a whole can full, and he seemed SO pleased with the idea of going fishing that didn't do any work at all. but went out on the lake instead.
 And my wife she worries abou Walter too With all the trouble we have had with maids we used to call them girls back home and We haven't had one for a week now We would, if We were alone. skimp on our meals. could very readily get along with bread and milk for lunch, and in q pinch l could eat canned salmon or some such thing for din ncr. But We cant do that while Walter k With Us. My contract with him calls for so much money and three hearty meals day, and we haven't the nerve to ask him to eat what we would be willing to get along with during our maidIess peri ods. Therefore, while l am busy planning and carrying out entertain mcnl for Watcr my wife is busy planning and cooking his meals.
 Two or three times have about made up my mind to fire Walter and go up to the garage and get the car and wreck it or run it. But there k always d chance that in Wrecking il 1 might kill myself and if I did that il would spoil my Wifc'S sum mrr, and besides the car is almost new and l should be able to get a lot of pleasure out of it.
 Had l been raised differently it is
 
 Walter. | would just say to him: "Good-morning, Walter, 1 won't need you until noon" Or "Good- morning. Walter, 1 would like the ear after breakfast" But somehow, l don't seem to be able to do that And anyway, it wouldn't do any good be cause there isn't any place for him to go, and the first thing | would know he would be around with his bat ana ban and have me catching flies or chasing grounders.
 Therefore, I must learn to run the car myself Either that or we must find d maid who will be willing to marry Walter, or q footman or a butler who likes to play ball and ThroW stones into the lake.