| Show RIJS OLD D c U CAL CL CLy y y 5 71 MONG O G the other guests Invited to H the little Informal the J a El planned to give Sho was wan nl one In particular lar whom Mr 11 J 3 was wildly enthusiastic about and decidedly Insistent upon ask aRk askIng aRkIn lag Ing In For Fo n a whole week beforehand he be behn had hn dilated and expanded and anc boosted the wonderful charms of or this old college chum of ot his who had bad recently been heen ap appointed pointed poInte to the lie Army Arm from civil life If I nobody else was wal there the tIe old oIl college cole e chum Mr beg pardon Jack Jock should bo ho at nt the feast with wih bells on fn It I was B simply ab ob absurd abSurd surd to oven oel think of ot leaving him omit Olt Why Wh Vim m dear leOr Mr r J youl be tie simply crazy eroz about him him when whew you see him lies Hes lel the man you ol vor er laid eyes on oil 01 and n a 1 corking good goodfellow fellow clow nil all ni thin the way Va a through h Just you ou ouI I wait until you jou OU see peo him Now Non o please b be f nice milco Ileo to him wont you and let lel him sec see what u n dear little Ito wife I have Mm Mis h forthwith though Rho she haul had suggested that It would be tie IC nice to Invite Albert ono one of at her bur le Ie legion glon gion of oC On the evening of at the thc little blowout a ml avery very small affair anti and Ind very er Informal In II keeping with wih Mrs r Js strenuous efforts to economize Mr Jr wan WI nil ni smiles 11 and good goo cheer and welcome to our city cl lie ne fairly as 11 he hc greeted every new Il guest with wih the time very ery wittiest of oC apropos po welcomes It J was wa really rea I quite proud prud of oC him For once It seemed ho hail lind forgotten tor hits his hIt dally daily enly ledger lerler and amid the affairs at the thc honk bank There cameo a n ring ril at nt the Ile door a sharp smart ring such ns gus lS one expect from a I military 0 I I 0 chaji chaI bats lack whispered Mr r J Joy Joyously joy Anti And nII so eo It was nt Erect alert W I naIl and spick ns or you YOI please Lieutenant L There Them b salted Into 1110 tho ho room A JA picture of fr vigor h or In his hil uniform anti heavy gracefully hanging military cape he every last Inet I woman present mar ajar married ned ried or lc gasp Oh Ob In II the thin depths of ot her liar Innermost l soul Truly he I was wan al beautiful to look 1001 nt at Aud mitt lie lio was strictly right there thero with the thu th goods oOs when IL It caine enne to the ladles lie IIo IQ taut talk of or lur 11 sit alt up tip lp hike n a bump on en UI n a log and speak only when he ho isas spoken n to In Iii II a C Unit that went straIght to tho lie heart of o tho thio th femininity present hu lie lund had something Just t but hiL not too toi to much to say tuy P y on 0 evory cIry sub subject tub subject that came up for discussion Mr Ir fairly beamed with wih zip and nl his hil hiI rested fondly on In Jocks Jacks manly form In Iu that fro so 0 I Mrs Irl J wan wn still tl 11 n dubious but butI I willing to tD bo be bl Lieutenant Jock Jack managed during the coarse of or the evening to tall tal at least 11 uninterrupted minutes with wih every even woman at the thc gathering and make her herred feel red by Implication not Dot by actually spoken compliment that that ho bo had como come for tor forthe forthe the tho express purpose of or meeting her Naturally he be was s a hit with lh the ladles ladies Ills II easy eaRI manner sufficiently restrained ODd and conservative to dodge the possible accusation of or frivolity appealed aled to not D t a n afew afew few tew of or the tho men Several of or them In tn fact the tho older married ones who at nt times looked fondly back cent upon the thc Joyous carefree days of oC their bach bachelorhood sort of ot formed a mental picture of ot what n a Jolly good companion ho bo would make on a little agricultural experiment sighed In the tho sowing of ot wild outs oats Then they Mr Ir was Wil here herc there and every everywhere Ofer everywhere where tolling telling everybody what n a corking good fellow Lieutenant Jack Jac was waa und and Illustrating his bin bl thousand and amid one good gool IO I qualities by b countless anecdotes and In Incidents of ot Jacks exploits while In col college college lege before he ho b gave his invaluable servO services ices to Undo Uncle Sam Is la car certainly charming Homer Mn Mrs Ir managed to Whisper to 10 Mr Ir J I 1 during thin the tl course of the lie evening We must havo hn 0 him up tip lp soon 1001 alu And Amid Mr Ir wax wall 11 radiant Jarl was Wil the thin lust Jnet I t to 11 de tie the privilege of at nn an old olti oll college collego f I S J V v A 1 Iii k very ivery cr hiNt present married or wasp RUP Oh Ola chum When Wh n he h dIll did leave heave amid a n per par feet foet storm of ot Invitations to come again n at nt any nn old oil oll time amid an 1 to J t drop droll In lii II Informally tho door closed ell mind IDl the tho Ioor tho ho co remnants of ot the tho feast Dont you like hike him hm queried Mr Ir J Jus JUI us tim UI one sure IUt of oC lila bin hil answer Well Wul eIl I should say I do Mrs Mr Just wed replied emphatically Im crazy about him n a perfect di ulear ar arMr Mr smiled approvingly Mitt And cHI he Is hi 1 no so 0 polished went on Mrs J so bO cultured Did Ill you ou notice how bow promptly he hc rose rie from his chair this tl eve evo eC though one of oC the thc lie ladles but so 50 much as tiC I moved roC for tor n a second I do so 10 love iota to see that In a u man It I Is IR a n athing thing In which you tou are arc Iro at nt times sadly negligent n Homer dear I know now that you QU know klow what to do lo tint you arc fre so 10 engrossed E SSell with wih your bank hanl that you jou QU for tor forget get PC t Mr 1 smile sUle this tuN time Instead ur he lie grew very er quiet lint very cry thoughtful And nl nd he lie Is 19 n a hand of man 1 Mrs rg rambled on us AS she the liar her prize price cutglass away In the tho chIna closet such Hueh n a handsome mull mini Quite the tho handsomest noun Ivo Ive 0 ever I Why hr I hoard heard iolyn Fay F that Ibe shin h BOO how bow u a I man mUl ns as handsome I as ns a that thal could possibly have gone hone EO so IO long Ion without some fome woman oman corralling him his Ufa uniform becoming Yes nm cr yes admitted Mr Mn I J 3 JerY very erY gravely It It la LI l very cry There was nothing Joyous jOO In his hi tone nothing enthusiastic nothing exuberant at atlie He lie seemed ns os one on who thought ho bo had h I gotten a 1 good oll thing aud amid been stung And Anti his good coor humor Is II simply con can It I Homer Vimy Wll from rein tho the very cr crr moment ho entered the apartment until be he left ler there n nt one tingle lc solitary dull dul moment moment lIes Hes 19 tho the most agreeably chatty cha Hy person Ive Ic met for tor a n along along long time He no always knew Just what to soy say e and when to toOh Oh Homer I wish you were like JC Sometimes when you OU have hae to go 10 out with wih me moe youre ouro BO ao 81 grumpy and taciturn and andOh andOh Oh I am nm nun nm I n There was genuine Irritation In Imi II Mr r voice Ho Tie room turned suddenly and moodily left time the Indeed you are nrc dear came In Mrs In J H dulcet tones anything hut but soothing to t tIr Mr Ir J 1 who had butt down flown In a n chair In the tte and amid begun to rend read the tlc evening viciously Indeed OU paper you are nrc But HIlt Its s only negligence on your our part ant you 01 can con be he 1 different t If It you on would only olly the effort erol I like le your jour our Lieutenant Jack very crT much Indeed I Lots Ints have him up umu U to dinner soon will wi you OU grunted Mr Ir J In no wise vise enthusiastic All Al right dear be hc Hue When then chicO Ihal It be beOh Ob Oh I dont care any time line any time Um But nut Mr L UH us preoccupied ns all ot all nih his answer seemed to Imply Not ot at atall lt al Vory ory Q well then thon lots lets I ts maim ranko It next neit Thursday and oh Homer Domer dear d nr well veil hive have sister Kister around to meet that that bo ha Just adorable If If he ho should should 1 I |
