San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13
and George = By Nina Wilcox Putnam

pockets, a icy look Of alarm coming
over his face more and more as he
done so.
Well, well, he says with a forced
laugh, I seem to of left all my
money in my other clothes, will it
be all right if 1 pay you tomorrow?
And the tailor says no it won't be,
I dunno you, see? You pay me
now or you don't go out of this
chop. And 1 says what nonsense.
NO TICKEE, NO WASHEE.
And the tailor says nonsense is
just what 1 don't want, you pay or
I'll call the cops. So I says very
well, you stay here Geo. dear with
this vulgar person while l go back
and get some coin. So Geo. Stayed
and I went back and kissed Junior
again and told Annie Gooch she'd
better empty the pan under the ice
box, and then / found Coos pocket
book and went back and bailed
Geo. out.
Well, by this time the both of US
was pretty hungry and Geo. says we
got to step on her, 1 am half starved,
it's all your fault, making me put on
these darn fool trick clothes, / dun
no what in the name of fried ham
you ever accepted this fool invita-
ton for in the first place, anyways!
And other husbandly conversation
along the same lines.
But after q while we actually did
get to Poochem Place where the
Freenashes live, and turned in be-
tween the Art-gate-posts, and as we
come up to the Freenash's house
we seen where it was dark, all but
for one light way in the back of it.
Well there! says Geo. l told you
so. ! bet they're through, and sit
ting on the porch. And l says well
don't blame me, if you was to at
tend to your own clothes, this
wouldn't of happened. And about
then we parked at the Freenash's
curb, and they wasn't sitting on the
porch. Nobody was except the even
ing paper.
NOBODY HOME
That's funny, says Geo. this is the
right house, amt? And l says I
guess it is, why it must be, it says
The Naples" on the sign, don't it,
I'm sure Mrs. Freenash says it was
called THE Naples" So Geo. says,
yeh, it's the Naples all right, and
then he rung the bell.
After a little he done so again,
and after another while We could
hear footsteps and dim light come
on in the hall. Then there was a
sound like somebody breaking jail
chains & locks and what not, and
pretty soon the door opened a crack,
and the hired girl put out head in
curl-papers.
mo, THEY ORDERED FISH"
Is Mrs. and Mr.. Freenash home?
says and the girl says no. And
Geo. says that's funny, wasn't they
expecting us for dinner? And the
girl says no, they ordered fish, but
they have ate it and gone to Spo-
dunk for over the week end. And
then she says are you Mr.. Jules.
And Geo. admitted it. Well, says
curlpapers, they are expecting you
TO dinner, but it's day after tomor-
row night.
Well, it was a relief to have her
shut the door and for we to get back
into the car again, even though 1
naturally braced myself for the
storm of wrath / figured Geo. would
open on me. But not at all. Quite
to the contrary he give a chuckle.
That's one on us, Jennie, he says,
come on let's get a sandwich some
place. And then thank heaven / can
get out of this plush harness and go
over and join the boys. ] told you
I'd be the only one in n dress suit
over here tonight, and by heck, ]
ami
And for once I left him have tho
last word.
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