So I again enslave myself with fidelity for 6½14 complete days. This Thursday, I think so, me & Nogi should see that delicious cemetery while brightness of weather was there. Once more I write Nogi, “Come meet me at kitchen, so we sure find each other.” He reply back, “Will do.”

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Next Thursday come up. More sunshininess of thermometer I never saw. On such days birds gets headaches from too much song. So I was prepare to elope away for slight vacation. By early date of breakfast I encroach up to Mrs. Boss and reply with butler voice, “Thursday have arrive!”

“So glad you remind me—so he has!” she gosp. “If you had not speak I would forgot—Daughters of Samantha Stitching Society meet here this p.m. You must assist with salad-eat for 41.”

“Are this not my outside day?” I repeat for slight peev of tone.

“Be less impertinent in your impudence,” she snagger while walking.

I remain where was that afternoon. Yet my soul became so sogged he nearly dropped out. At 2 p.m. while I was chopping up detestable chicken for salad-feed, my Cousin Nogi make smiling knock-knock to kitchen door.

“When shall you get out?” he require with fashionable derby.

“I am hopelessly sentenced for life,” I reply spirally. “Set down in chairs and enjoy my imprisonment.”

Ring-door occur so I must lay aside my apron15 and other sorrows while opening knob for assorted fat ladies. When I go back to kitchen and commence explaining indignation in Japanese to Cousin Nogi, then Mrs. Hoke poke her features in door.

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“Who that?” she require hashly, making points to Nogi.

“My affectionate cousin Nogi,” I corrode.

“You are not permitted to amuse cousins while working,” she snib. “Howeverly, Nogi may remain if he help pass salad to Daughters of Samantha.”

Loudly crash heard when Nogi was escaping through window.

Mr. Editor, Thursday Out are like any other form of love. If you never had it you never miss it. I had 2 Thursdays removed from me and was getting accustomed to do without.

When another Thursday arrive up all Nature look cross & aggravated. Extreme cyclones begin 

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