Show when ada went away jj it was the first time the Gartma nys had been separated since they were married mrs gartmann Gart many said sald it was perfectly dreadful to leave harry and she didn dian t bee u how on earth she was going to do it when the time came but her people simply dinst ted on her going to vis t them gartmann Gart many bore up heroically he I 1 said it would seem mighty strange with ada away and it would be hard to bear it but he would do his best to endure the separation inasmuch as he did not see how he could leave his business just then yet down dorn deep in his heart ancon fessel even to himself he looked for ward to enjoying his little vacation of course he loved his wife and was perfectly happy but he knew it would seem good to bunt hunt up the boys and stay as late as he wanted to at the club without having to watch the clock it R would be tun fun too to have hers and dutch suppers at the house and not have to remember about not scattering cigar ashes on the porch such things matter because nobody would see them but himsel before the maid swept he ile would get livemore Lik emore to come over and stay tay with him livemore Lik emore and he had been chums before his marriage and of late they seen much of each other ada alm livemore Lik emore sarcastic instead of clever and amusing and somehow she and livemore Lik emore did not get on well together i I 1 wish you were going too said mrs gartmann Gart many tearfully when her husband put her on the train so do I 1 said gartmann Gart many dutifully but business he added firmly sim ply will not let me I 1 know agreed mrs gartmann Gart many resignedly gartmann Gart many walked out of the rail road station briskly ada would have a nice restful visit and meanwhile he had to get home to greet lige more they had dinner together and Girt many was surprised to find that livemore Lik emore was strikingly devoid of tact livemore Lik emore said outright that he be t care for that kind of lemon pl and it was ada s favorite recipe which she had taught the cook then they smoked and talked on the front porch and watched the moon and both of them yawned before 9 30 0 clock lets turn in said gartmann Gart many tomorrow we 11 have in some of the fellows and have a real old talk test festl im tired tonight six of the old crowd gathered there the follow following pg evening and there wai a lot of laughter and tun fun and gart many enjoyed himself hugely till they left and he surveyed the houe conara them he grumbled to livemore Lik emore L look lok ok at the place re a residence struck by a cy clone here Is a cigar stub that has burned right into the mahogany who was fool enough to lay it down there I 1 d ilk to know ouch who left that pitcher on the stair step V ell the maid can clean up tomor row ill make it all right with her I 1 never remember the crowd crowds s being so ear careless ele r s before why I 1 didn t notice adv differ ence eald said the surprised livemore Lik emore it was just like old times was 10 it asked gartmann Gart many debt dubiously they went to the club the next night and when gartmann Gart many thought it must be about three 0 clock in the morning and they started for home he be found it was 10 30 well there icren t many therece there we knew he told livemore Lik emore and then there wasn gasn t anything to do but bil hards you used to say you never could get enough a the game said like more you kicked frightfully last time at stopping because you had promised co to be home at eleven did 11 a ked gartmann Gart many inba after that he and gartmore bartmore Gart more had a hard bard time thinking up things to do they went to a summer garden ind nd walked around and gart many eald said the music was very slow they stayed home horne and pawned in each other a faces and gartmann Gart many got snappy he had nover noticed before how teeb e was livemore Lik emore u b R v it the house looked quer he jumped at the st of it wl enever he be went into the liin ieng roon room he mechanically looked to see ada in her accustomed chair and then scowled and pretend ed he be had come to open the tle clar jar besides there were two tro days when he be did not get a letter exactly a week after 1 gart many had left livemore Lik emore came in and found gartmann Gartma nv pad ing a suitcase aid trying heroically to look se f esac sac rifting I 1 ve decided to run down and join ada be told livemore Lik emore you see I 1 er am afraid arald she 11 get too lone one come some she a so dependent on me for company hate to leave you od chap but I 1 kind of feel it Is my duty what are you laughing it ata you never could guess said Lik livemore emore |