The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1943-02-16

OF your letter, would nave tns
effrontery to suggest a further
extension of credit on an IN
voice already three months over
due got that, Meath?"
Meath had il. Translated, TIT
whorls and doodles in her short
hand book read: Your valued
inquiry of the 18th ultimo ha
been received. We are sorry Il
have to inform you that it ha
never been our policy to extenc
credit beyond the 10th day o
the month following date o
purchase :"
And so il went for half al
hour, with Mr.. Claiming pro
posing and Meath disposing
Then, all at once, there came
hiatus.
"Wh-wh-wh-w hin-eeeee, sale
fearful voice, close to the win
dow.
Mr.. Charming rose from hi
chair like a flushed partridge
Good God. What's that"
II think" said Meath dispas
/ sionately, that it's the horse
The one that roams at large"
She was correct. Bucephalus
a sprig of greenery depending
from his muzzle, poked his heaC
in at the window.
Mr.. c h ann ing regained ;
measure Of aplomb.
Get the hell out of here,
he commanded, in a voice tina
would have turned back thu
Luftwaffe.
Bucephalus gazed at him will
panied and limpid eyes. Clearly
this was not his idea of cour
teous reception.
Wh-Wh-Wh -Whin-eeeeee,' h,
said again and retired two PAGES
to stand with his hind feet in
bed of marigolds.
Beat it," Numbered the over
lord of the Channings. He adj
vanced to the win d w anc
promptly emitted an excited
blast. Hi! Get your feet out o.
those flowers"
At that point MIR. Calvin
Meggs doomed moonily on thu
horizon.
Calvin" doomed Mr.. Chan
ming. You, Calvin! Take thi
COMPOUNDED zebra out of my gar
den."
Mr.. Meggs drifted up in hi
whimsical way. "Tsk, tsk,
breathed Mr.. Meggs, like ONT
who is privy to the Dissertation
of a temple. "Zebra?" He plac
ed loving hand upon the nose
of Bucephalus. Come ava.
from the flowres, dearie.'
Henry" said Mr.. Meggs
clearing his throat, Il am here
to talk business. One way o.
another, l have amassed the sun
of $13.75. l assume that you art
prepared to cover it at the pre-
vailing odds?"
Mr.. Charming regarded hi
brother-in-law pityingly. Il an
in the midst of important cor
respondence and you come t
me babbling about Sl3.75. G(
away, Calvin
Mr.. Meggs shook his head
mo, Henry. l must remind yol
of our little agreement. You un
dertook to cover any furthe
monies I might raise. At four t
one"
"Oh, all right" MIR. Chan
ming waved his hands exasper
atingly.
Mr.. Charming sank back into
his chair. We'll, where was r.
he said. Where was II"
Before Meath could tell him
there came another Interrupt
ton. The door Of the den opened
discreetly.
A plump, pretty woman in
kind of flowing house gowr
stood on the threshold. She hae
a calm and pleasant face.
I'm sorry to disturb you
lovey," she said, in a somewhat
detached way. But l really
must speak to you
Mr.. Claiming WINGED, for two
reasons. CD He disliked beinl
called "lovey." (2) The tern
usually presaged some demand
upon his pocketbook.
Wherefore he stalled.
"Clarissa," he snorted, "how
many times have l told yol
never to interrupt me during
er-business hours?"
But, lovey," Mrs. Charming
p n e d out, reasonably, ..
thought you were on vacation
He glowered at her. Coco
God, woman. a man in my posi-
ton can't take a real vacation
I've got to watch my business
every minute. What do yol
think would happen to the sale:
curve if l didn't? How do yol
think we'd live? How do yol
think we'd eat?'
"Eat?" said Mrs. Charming
dreamily. THAT reminds me. II
have to call the caterer. y
well, call the confoundeo