| Show What They Quarreled About Frances Teaches Paul a a. Trick About Theatregoing By Christine Terhune Herrick I 1 wish we could go to the theatre oftener P Paul ul So do I my dear If It a h heartless management management man man- would only put orchestra seats scats within the he reach of the lIe laboring man man man- meaning me we w w would patronize the thel l legitimate drama Instead of ot the ten- ten shows But Paul why do we have to sit In Orchestra Because the fire department wont won't letus let Jet us stand In US U.S. the aisles I Dont try so 10 hard to be funny I Why cant can't we go to the second balcony Now youre you're being tunny Do you know any MY nice people who go there Indeed I 1 do plenty plent plenty of thorn thom Id like to know who some Borne of them are Well rm Tm onel onet Dont Don't drop dead but butI I I. I went to a a. matinee only this afternoon with Mrs r Eldredge Our seats were 60 50 I cents apiece and we saw lots better than we could could have done In the back of ot the orchestra for a a. dollar and a half That may do for the afternoon for you girls but I bet Eldredge himself wouldn't be seen there In the evening Ill Til take you Make It a pound of chocolates against a 8 box of ot cigarettes All right You might as well get the cigarettes now Dont you be too sure The next morning Paul was called to the office telephone by his wife Dont make any engagement for tomorrow to tomorrow tomorrow to- to morrow night Paul rv Ive I've a plan on hand What Is It Jt Walt and B see H This was all the Information he ho could extort from her after he got home and It was with a good deal of curiosity that he approached the house on the following evening As he ha entered the door he heard voices s In the living room and walked In upon the Were going to have a a. family dinner here together and then go to the family circle hand In hand announced d Frances s. s Paul did not enjoy his dinner es es es- Was Frances Francell not going a little too far he wondered The Eldridges seemed such Buch nice people How would they tak take the family circle He had to struggle to seem easy and cheerful But when the they got to the family circle he found the took It ver very well They displayed an an astonishing astonishing- familiarity with Its works and wa ways S that made Paul Pau f feel 1 himself rather rether behind the times Never been here heTe before exclaimed Mrs Eldridge Phil and I take all an our oui theatres this way Its It's lots lotI more fun tun to tc come four tour times for 60 50 cents each than once for 12 2 apiece How has your system stood th the shock asked Frances as they rode rod home after parting from the Eldridges Eldridge and planning for tor another party of ot th the thesa sa same sort the following week Very well wen thank you ou Say I didn't know such nice nico people sat up In the attic Indeed the they do Arent Aren't you glad youre you're going again You bet I am And by the way heres here's a a. confectioners Come on in an and let me get you u that pound of chocolates Frances FIances where In thunder are all an my ms silk socks r I Middle drawer back at the left left lett camo came Frances Frances' vol voice e up the stairs Well We Ive I've turned the whole whole- darned bureau Inside out and I 1 cant can't find the blooming things I Frances Franc ran upstairs and nd tim the RIght night that m met t her eyes showed her that the whole bureau hureau had Indeed been turned nearly inside out Shirts socks ties gloves glo underwear wore strewn about an anin and andIn in Inthe the the midst of ot them stood a halt half dressed and Irate husband Frances went to the th bureau pulled out the middle middIe middle mid mid- dle dIe drawer thrust throat her hand to the back of the left heft side and brought forth a handful of silk socks Just 1 15 t where I told you ou she he said calmly A muttered word of ot thanks and while Paul went on with his toilet Frances Fiances be began be be- gan gnu to pick up and put back the scattered scattered scat scat- garments Ill TIl do that when rm Tm dressed vouchsafed vouchsafed vouch vouch- Paul gloomily Id rather put them away myself then myself then Id I'd have hae some Idea Mea of where to find them But you ou never do put them away said Mid Frances Francos You know I always used to pile your our clothes on the bureau when they came from the wash and they would stay stav there gathering dust until I put them In the drawers myself The They were In In Inno no ones one's way vay but mine and if I J didn't object to dust on them I dont don't lIe see why anyone else should But they looked fo so o untidy What barm harm did that do It was waa unpleasant for tor me Oh of ot course when It comes to choosing choos choos- ing tag between your comfort and mine have haveit it your our own way Paul you are like a 2 naughty little littleboy littleboy boy said sald Frances laughing In spite o of herself Come now be good natured and dont don't scold your poor wife My In Intentions Intentions In- In are good even If IC I do bother you out of your our life If It you would Just I leave ave my ray clothes B al alone ne' ne No o more more was said at the time but the next morning as soon as Paul was fairly out of ot the way wiy Frances Frances' turned her at attention at at- to his bureau drawers Any putting put had been of or the ting Ung away aaY he had done most indiscriminate character and the garments might have hae been thrown In Inand Inand inand and then stirred up with a stick She sorted out the tho different articles of ot clothInG clothing cloth cloth- ing and laid la-Id them In orderly plies piles In Int t their usual places Then she wrote the names of each Variety variety varlet va va- on labels pasted these on the edges of ot the drawers opposite the garments named added to the stickers such uch needed as 85 Silk SlUt lIo socks ks back left Ift side side- Cotton pock back right side Dress Drees ties middle compartment back d etc tc There she Bhe said when hen she had concluded con con- eluded the task tuk I feel that I ha have earned the bl blessing of the p peacemaker cema er That was not the blessing Paul bestowed bestowed be- be be bc stowed upon her however His was far farI more comprehensive He lYe looked at the I contents of or the drawers Inspected the i labels abels and then turned an appreciative on his wife glance fiance Fran FranJ Franl he said ald I hand It to YOU ou When It St comes to having your our own way you vou beat bea t all creation And the best of oft are clever enough to make It t is Ie you rou me believe I actually like your sour way ay as u aswell aswell uwe we well as my n own |
