Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1921-08-04
Peterman's Misht
Parlors
BY FREDERICK CLARKE
tS. 1871. Western Newspaper Union

inVihiuS, anu there were three us
tinct contributing causes. First, 1t
was Saturday, and he did not have to
go to work that day second, his new
suit had come home; third, and i'm
measurably greater, though in meas
ure bound up with reason two, he haal
received letter from Georgia Gaines.
Yes, l shall be in town Saturday,
but only for couple of hours" she
wrote. "And then, perhaps, | shall
answer the question you want to ask
me-if you decide to ask It, shall
arrive about ten O'Clock, shall do my
shopping at -, shall expect you out
| side"
Reason two turned to gall and
wormwood The suit did not fit.
III take 1t to the circus--I'll give
1t to Marcelline, the Clown" he soll-
oquized, when the first burst of anger
had spent itself. mo, l won't, either.
| l feel SO fine today--here. Bill !"
The jantor looked up from the
| yard at the man in the window.
Here's new suit for YOU" cried
Brett, and flung the garments down
to him. Then, after DOMINIC his or
binary attire, with little sigh for a
lost impression, he finished his break
| fast and went downtown.
| Now, where are we to meet?" he
asked himself little later, and felt
for the letter His pockets were empty.
He rushed back and summoned the
janitor. "Pve got to have the letter
l left In that coat" he explained.
Hurry, Bill, or I'll miss an important
engagement"
The janitor looked sheepish. why,
Mr.. Brett" he stammered, Il
haven't got it now. let it co."
You sold it, you mean" cried Brett.
"Where?"
"Why, Mr.. Brett, I've had some deal
ings with Mr.. Peterman's Misfit Par
Tors on Fourteenth street, and"
John Brett waited not an instant,
but hurrying out of the house, leaped
abroad a moving car, and Is minutes
later found him at his destination.
"You bought suit this morning"
he explained. "A brownish tweed.
| It"
"Oh, sure, remember" said the
proprietor affably. "That suit ! Just
sold not three minutes ago to-say,
young Teller, you hurry down that
street and you'll meet 1t walking away
on biggish man, but thin"
81 bet he was thin" muttered John,
hurrymg out of the store.
John Brett ran up to him.
you've just bought that suit at Pc
terman's," he painted. II want to get
letter out of the inside pocket. T."
Letter." inquired the ascetic cheer
lessly. WHY thought that was the
letter my wife gave me to post I'm
sorry, but it's In that letter box"
John felt like murder, but at that
very moment postman stepped
across the street, whistling briskly,
and unlocked the box. John inter-
vened.
"Postman," he said, there's a let
ter in there posted by mistake"
| you'll have to go to the post office
department If you want 1t before It's
delivered" the postman answered.
Does money talk?" inquired John,
waving a ten-dollar bill in the air.
well, l amt against free speech"
answered the other, taking the bill
and handing John the letter. He
seized it, and then, so great was the
reaction, he was unable to open it for
| co mr. Az In hn ca
! 1t was the bill for the suit, which
the tailor had enclosed In the inside
| pocket. And he must have left GeOr-
| gia's letter at home after all
He tore the letter into hundred
| pieces and then, very slowly, with
down-hanging head, he walked down
Fourteenth street.
He would go home, he would write
to Georgia and tell her what an ass
| he had been--no, he would take the
first train to her home and crave for
| giveness. At the thought he swung
round, nearly colliding with a young
and attractive lady, and started In
| the direction Of the terminal. But be-
| fore he had gone three steps he felt
| q touch on his arm and looked around.
swell, you are rude. running away
from me like that" she said petu-
| lantly. q"
Georgia !" exclaimed John Brett.
swell, didn't you expect to meet
me? Didn't you come here for that
purpose? And didn't you get my let
ter appointing this placer
"What place, Georgian John NUT
tered.
"Why, this place." said Georgia
sharply. "Peterman's Misfit Parlors.
John, II you don't prove to me In
stantly that you haven't been drink
ing / may change my answer"