The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-07-12

salne little PUSHES of color from time
10 time with the most astounding ease.
eyes friendly and unsuspicions. filled
win a simplicity which. though utter
~ convincing. was almost beyond be-
liel. lt was only when one looked at
her mouth that one fell with crash
from confidence to queer uncertaintv-
3 HoW-do-you-do?" she said. 81 answer
IN every particular to- the require
ments set forth. Will you explain Just
"nat you mean by weekend com.
panion. please?"
les, J WILL" said John, 'sin the
strlctest confidence. Five years ago
| fell In love and won the girl OF INV
choice. She was and Is the most
charming, beautiful and sterling girl
IN the world. I'm an idealist. a IA
matte, in fact. an old-fashioned man.
sIhat Is, detest divorce and regard
marriage as the most beautiful thing
In life. have invented this scheme
because my wife has been bitten by
microbe which is doing more to under.
mine marriage than any other bugs
which attack the modern home. She
mas taken up the latest craze of adopt-
Ing young man who dances to per-
fection, utters words of fatuous fiat.
terry at all times Of day, carries little
parcels and takes the dog for a run.
1t is the new profession for every man
With curly hair who simply refuses to
work. detest the little beast. /
stumble over his well-shod feet In ev-
cry room Of my house. It's Dodo, Do
do, Dodo, all the blessed time. SIM
ply hate to go home" i
why don't you kick him out?''
I can only do that If 60 in for q
frightful row with my wife, and I'm
too much in love with her to do any
thing like that"
Il see" said Percy Piercy. .Ev-
erything's quite clear. Pm to be the
female Dodo and shock your wife into
realization that the poor old worm
has turned. The role Of the weekend
girl Is right down my street."
John clasped her outstretched hand.
Eyes" he said. "You are to do for
me, only twice as well and twice as
horribly. what this wretched Dodo
does for my demented wife. You are
to drive home with me today and COM
mence proceedings at once, be wholly
at my disposal, follow me about, treat
me as your pet whenever my wife il
present. snuggle and adore and say
all the sweetly idiotic things that will
make even Lallah squirm."
1t would be too rash to report ex-
actly what happened during those
dreadful days. 1t must be stated sim
ply and carefully that John and Percy
ran about hand in hand, allowed them
selves to be caught In petting pOstures,
and cooed all over the house; sat
cheek to cheek in public places and
sighed when the moon came out. It
was desperate and horrible business
played to perfection by both. It al
most went to prove that John was q
better actor than he was dramatist.
By twelve o'clock on Sunday John was
"Sqoosalums" to Percy and Percy was
'Woozy" to John. Oh, lady, think Of
that
But when on Monday morning
Johns car was brought to the door
and Lallah stood framed In the arch
way, there to say good-by, where was
sWoozy"-where? Echo answered the
word Did 1t matter in any
case7 The experiment had failed.
John had worked for nothing. He had
provided his wife with weekend of
ceaseless laughter and fun. She had
said at the end Of breakfast. do 1t
again, dear boy. Repeat it all next
Friday. It's all too gorgeous for words.
Percy, you little wonder. you have the