Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1923-06-29

The telephone rang for the third
J.. line since they had sat down to din
Ter. The maid, in her 1urried haste
"a placate the tyrant, set down the
|slish of fried eggplant from which
George had been about to help himself
= IN the sideboard out Of his reach.
George and his wife sat listening In
5dlence. The maid returned and said,
a think it's for you, Mrs. TAFT"
George sighed and produced the eve
= hing paper, which had been tucked
Hknder his leg against this precise con-
#ingency.
~ BE didn't particularly care about the
news, of which he had already read
fthe unexciting headlines, but he did
2Eant to register not unamiable pro-
Nest against these continual Interrupt
lions of their dinner. Emily insisted
p making a more or less formal meal
p IT. Shed have been mildly annoyed
Win him If he'd gone to the sideboard
Ind helped himself to the eggplant
while the maid was at the phone.
~ men why couldn't she Instruct Anna
say to these impOrtunate tele-
Phoners that her mistress was at din
r ger and ask them to call her in an
Pours 1t wasn't as if they ever had
nything to say.
ID There was no use saving This to
'mliy' He knew her argument as
yen as his own. Annals morale would
ruined if they short-circuited her
erVices by helping themselves. and
Fnen where would they be when they
ad people in to dinner? But if he
iun I want the meal interrupted by
elephone calls, why did he insist on
ner dining at the bucolic hour of six
is'eau OF seven when most of their
Friends did?
vi course Emily knew his answer to
nat 100 By dining at six they could.
Fheneyer they felt like it, go to the
SHOW at the Alcazar and see the
N'ule right end to, instead of from
E"e middle OF the fourth reel. Also they
Esid ind a convenient place to mark |
''ne car And they were home again
y niile so that if George had any eve
ing WORK to do there were a couple of
'Vnu hours left for it. And as for SET
lug un example of propriety to Anna,
Sc leit 1t was rather hard. Ever
aS 80 'helr hrst child, George, Junior,
"u peeh two years old, George. Senior.
'u oeen submitting to innumerahle
'nail ihlringements upon his personal
10y under the plea of setting a
.Ypei example. But now that Junior
80 III college, and his younger sister
o. BOARDING school. 1t seemed to
at Iorty-three that he might be
eu 10 tiit back In his chair II he
NJ o' >. and empty his pipe scrapings
~ Inc dessert plate. There was no
IN saylng any OF that, either. for
N.Y., NneW II as well as he did.
o,,s, ne knew her answer. too.
, .1sH ms last word was one she had
NJ. s',q' After all. they didn't live
or i"ik nor In Philadelphia nor
. pn --leago They lived Ia Ayo-
s y H''''os. George had good law
en-, ~ Harrison county, but the
IA .a s'uss and the great corporations
conn., 49, summoned him, and Il was
res clear 70 George at forty.
~ 'na' they never would. Ayonia
! "'e movies ana The bridge club
49, months vacation AZ Nackinae
W Nns about his speed.
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