The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1920-03-17
SUPPER
FOR TWO
By WALTER BREWSTER
&c. 1870. by Mcclure Newspaper syndicat

II tell you, Cecile," declared her
husband, 'by going down to that place
you are taking Understanding risks
which ! don't care to have my wife
incur. and which you yourself, If they
materialized. would find mighty I'M
pleasant"
Nevertheless, Ned, my dearest, you
are not going to forbid your usually
obedient little wife her bit of excite
ment. By-by. l promised to meet
Dot after the matinee"
She stepped down from her perch,
kissed Ned swiftly on the tip of his
nose. and before he could summon fur
Their argument, had slipped like a will
o'-the-wisp out Of the Office door.
Ned remained as she had left him
for moment. his substantial brow
furrowed and his pleasant eyes a trifle
worried. Cecile was the dearest per-
son In the world, but would she never
settle DOWN.
There was this business of trotting
down to the grill room of the Alden
house for tea after the theater, a
proper enough thing to do on ordinary
occasions. But Cecile, led on by her
friend Dot. in whose good sense he
had less confidence than in his wife's,
had fallen into the habit of going
there on days when some big musical
comedy was billed at the local theater.
Now Alden was a college town, and
among the many students attending
the university there we're. of course.
some who felt called upon to mingle
more or less with the minor stage &C.
lebrities. To that end it was custom
the girls to congregate casually in the
lobby of the Alden house and await
those of the students, and incidentally
of the younger men about town, who
were DESTROYS Of making dates for
dinners and the like.
AS Cecile had reiterated times with
out number, her presence and Dots
was perfectly innocent. They were
not made up" their attire was
quiet" and they viewed proceedings
from secluded corner of the balcony.
Well, Cecile had not respected his
wishes. Ned put his wife resolutely
out of his mind. switched on the light,
ard settled down to work.
Then, for the secord time that af-
ternoon, he was interrupted. "Well-
well-well," sang out a hearty voice.
Its a dogs age since saw you"
Jim, by all that's lu.ky!" and Ned
stretched out his hand. -.
His business fOrgotteN, he settled
down to comfortable, reminiscing
talk with this old friend he had not
seen since his marriage.
II wanted to meet your wife" said
Jim. but l have to leave town at
eight"
Suddenly, like a man inspired. Ned
leaned forward and put his hand on
JiIn's arm. "Say, old man, you're the
best friend I've got. Help me teach
my wife a lesson, will your"
Ned ignored his friends hesitation
and outlined the circumstances, also
his scheme. Just enough to give her a
hint what the real thing would be
like-then bring her home with you
and we'll make out some sort of a
feed"
WELL" said Jim. II suppose can,
under cOmpulsiOn. walk up to a
strange woman and ask her and her
but how the deuce will I know her,
and how the devil, afterward, will I
be able to persuade her that it was
oil put-up job?"
."Oh, that's easy" said Ned. "ru
scribble q note explaining, which you
can give her when you think the joke
las gone far enough. AS for knowing
her-yOu won't have bit Of trouble.
She'll be the prettiest woman there
and she carries a green parasol."
Meanwhile. Cecile wendell her way
slowly down to the place Of meeting
with Dot-the drug store near the
Alden house. But after many minutes
Of waiting, no Dot arrived. At last
she decided to go over to the hotel
and see if Dot was there.
out III thc iODDS, uiIcu WIFI uttlc
groups of stars from LINDA, Look
Out" there was no sign of her friend.
Spying a telephone booth across the
hall, Cecile concluded to telephone and
find out If possible if Dot had left
home or had mistaken the day.
AS she approached the door her way
was barred by not unprepossessing
youth, a bit elder than the average
run Of men about the room. II beg
your pardon" he said. politely, in a
voice that was slightly unsteady, the
cause for which Cecile, inexperienced
as she was. did not fail to trace. but
| AN looking for someone to eat sup
per with. May l have the pleasure?"
Cecile shrank back. "Oh, IL don't
belong to the-crOwd-I couldn't think
Of such a thing. Thank you, but"
She made an effort to pass him. but
he would have none of 1t.
"Come. now" he said coaxingly.
"A nice little supper for two-chicken
an coSSerOle pl0ced sweat pototooS-