San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1925-09-13

Where Tony, buster anu otH
tiddledywinks with flies
in short going along natural
and happy-when Mrs. Mix
turned suddenly to me, and says she
Tom, you're a fine cowboy, hard
worker. and a tolerable husband. In
fact / don't know any man ! admire
fnore. You have many quahues IN
your favor"
That's awful good OF you, l an
swered, speaking slowly and careiuiiy
FOR / had a bunch something was N
the air and didn't want TO commit
myself. yes. that's awful gooa OF
you, and. seeing you're my wile, !
might say it's even awful darneo goo1
Of you. When a man
sBut" she cut in.
.Oh.S said. there's catch TO. II.
mo" she declared. There's no
catch TO it. 1 am only about to say
something / am certain you VIII agree
with me in
And that?" I asked.
WHAT TOM NEEDS.
sbe hesitated a minute and / could
..e she was having a hard time getting
POUND to il.
We'll" she went on, "as ! was say
ing. you're a fine man.
Il thanked you once for that. and SO
far we're agreed. ] certainly am a
fine man. But she WASH paying
any attention TO my admissions.
The only thing you need, she con-
finued slowly drawing out the words.
yves. the only thing you are a DIT
lacking in, is culture"
Tony out in the corral must have
seen me jump, for he turned away
from the fence and galloped across
The field. / was a full minute getting
control Of myself.
ooh, so that's all l need" ] final
Iv answered. "ThatiS easy. All VIII
helm needs TO be kaiser again is a
country that1l have him and a couple
of million soldiers"
THOUGHT HE HAD 1T.
She acted exactly as if she hadn't
heard me.
tinued. after all, you do read
great deal and have a good idea about
many important things. Rather. you
lack. let us say, a polish, a back
ground
Then" said, "everything's okay
Your trouble is simply a matter o.
,nisinformation. I'm the most pol
isbed cowboy that ever got his ridlnl
breeches shiny on saddle leather; ane
as for background, did you ever Sc
NV shirt after Tony and ] had faller
down A mountain side, only 10 have
The director say, That's very good
Tom. bu. you'll have TO do IL ovel
again. The cameraman missed u!
NO. you've Just got me wrong. In
as polished as a buffalo nickel in
miscr's purse. and nv back and thu
ground are as familiar as Siames'
/ thought that was a pretty snappy
eomcback. but she didn't give a tum
bic.
AN ULTIdATUM.
Don't Be funny" she cautioned
This is serious business. I've made
MP my mind.
I'm that case" ] said. what ar
we ar-uing about: Just Jet me in Of
the idea and maybe we can get 70
neither" "
well" she began-and ! didn'
hike the way she hesitated; 1t locke :,
AZ IL she was gathering steam Wen
I've been thinking we ought 10 20 I
Europe. You've got a six weeks va
cation and we coul. spend It there
~ the cradle of civilization"
$50 its a cradle, is it," / asked
determined 10 keep on trying 10 B
funny. as I've found you can laug
ri a lot of things you can't lick an
other way. Maybe. then, they
rnck me 10 sleep. can't stay in be
more than II hours any more 10 saw
~ life. Perhaps il would be goo
a., Thomasina, too. The way tina
.hiId has been keeping awake afte
ID in the morning has got me vol
rcd
TOM IN LOSING FIGHT.
ant again my humor failed TO in
nresx. She had been 10 Europe tn
[eer before and II was serious bus
6eS~. About all she would talk abou
US its charm. its old world glory, II
historic qualities, IT'S inspiring coui
srreide. / could tell now, by the loo
IN her eyes, that the mention 4
Furopc was about 20 start her agaii
Ard i tried my best 20 think Of som'
fhine 70 say to head Der off. But
uns 100 late.
-Thcy do things differently
.I,nrope," she began. Each little
hir town has its quaint personalit!
renecied IN les buildings, It's custom
50 ueopics
rThat's an very well, l said, "bl
hoa about the bathrooms and u
t~sirs l'rb hoard