The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-11-19

you hadf
II think they said 'croquct;. II
was soft and mughy and brown"
what kind Of n croquettc was
it--iobster. chicken, veal, mush.
room. or what7"
Ito shook his head.
"Grceny." cried out Mary Wilson.
what did II taste Ilkc7"
We'll. II was soft: maybe II was
chicken"
Then what7" said Mother VII.
son.
Then some kind Of fluffy stuff
egg or whipped cream. and II Ind
little black things In II. either peas
or nuts"
what did they taste like7" asked
Mamie Murphy. II don't think peas
and nuts taste alike"
Il couldn't tell; II all went down
40 slick"
isn't no the limit. I'd ms lief
get up a dinner for dead man."
cried Pet Cob.
II bet he knows pork and beans
and pumpkin pie" put In Mother
Wilson.
What did you have next?" per
sisted Mary.
Jim had frightened at this and
answered. Salad"
what kind Of a saladY"
20, for the lands sake. Mary. cant
you let Jim alone"
mo, I want TO know. Jim ought
10 learn bow 10 tell something
Thus cornered Jim said weakly.
IAN kinds OF things vegetables ana
fruits"
did IL have mayonnaisc or
French dressing" asked Jane
Springer.
II don't know and ! don't care"
Jim cried, beaten into n corner
"That Ia right, Jim; 1t amt fair
for them TO get after you so hard
But Just tell us did you have any
dcssert?" put In Mamie Murphy.
Eyes, we had dessert. At first
I thought II was an Ice. but II didn't
taste like one. II was frozen on
the outside, but inside II was soft
and mushy and had q dark sweet
gravy around II. think II was
chocolate"
Wei. ! wouldn't hire you for ny
cook" said Pet.
well, he can pop the best corn
In the crowd" defended Mamie.
Jim thought with smile Of good
old Mamie, how she always took
up for him. Yes. he certainly must
find time to go see Mamie, even II
the other girls did try to keep him
M long as they could Perhaps
Mother Wilson would invite them
all over to supper as she had on the
Wednesday nights when he was Mt
the camp hospital.
There was Sam Ia Gros, clerk
In the drug store where he bought
cigarets. lie was an awful clever
fellow; ne would go to see him. lie
had taken him to Mother Wilson's
one Wednesday, and they had all
liked him ever 10 much: but he new
er went with him any more, al
though he thought that he liked
Mary Wilson pretty well. lie would
Just stop off on his way to Mother
Wilson'S and say "Howdy" to Sam.
Jim went to sleep at last. The first
thing he knew they were about In
Louisville. It would have been a
hustle and scramble to make his
toilet except he had not undressed,
for the braces on his legs were too
hard to adjust for him to take them
off In n sleeper. He gave his hair
lick and a promise. put his few
scattered possessions in his suit
case, and was limplng down to the
platform.
Hello. Sam. do you know me2"
well, for the love Of Mike, II 1t
amt Jim Sanders. What are those
things doing on your legs? thought
by this time you'd be running
around like q twoyear old"
Jim's face clouded He had for.
gotten for the moment all about the
pesky things.
I'm as we'll as will ever be. Sam.
The nerves are dead and have to
wear these braces to keep my legs
from doubling up: but what ia all
tho news with the folks? Seen
Mother Wilson and her crowd late.
ly?"
well. the latest news with me II
| have got youngster just four
weeks old"
mo! and I didn't even know you'd
married. Who In the girig"
MARY Wilson. Of course. Didn't
you know l was sweet on MaryY'
Jlm's heart gave thump of dis
Not that he cared so
much more for Mary than the other
girls, only she made one less who
might have liked him, liut he only
aald' II thought you liked Mary,