to i m not none but if we don t have a i ll miss my guess go to it no skin off my ear think i want to be fifth wheel in the coach no but look here the little has a friend with her from and some gay bird and harry and me thought maybe you d like to off for one evening no rats now forget your everlasting dignity you used to be a pretty good sport yourself when you were foot free it may have been the fact that mrs s friend remained to an ill told it may have been s voice wistful in the pallid evening as she sang to it may have been natural and virtue but certainly he was positive i m married for keeps don t pretend to be any saint like to get out and raise and shoot a few drinks but a fellow owes a duty straight now won t you feel like a when you come back to the after your me my moral in life is what they don t know won t hurt em none the way to handle wives like the fellow says is to catch em early treat em rough and tell em nothing well that s your business i suppose but i can t get away with it besides that � way i figure it this is the one game that you always lose at if you do lose you feel foolish and if you win as soon as you find out how little it is that you ve been for why then you lose worse than ever nature us as usual but at that i guess a lot of wives in this would be surprised if they knew everything that goes on behind their backs eh main street they i say boy if the good wives knew what some of the boys get away with when they go down to the cities why they d throw a fit sure you won t come think of getting all cooled off by a good long drive and then the e iy s white hand mixing you a good guess i won t grumbled he was glad that showed signs of going but he was restless he heard on the stairs come have a seat � have the whole earth he shouted she did not answer his she sat on the porch rocked silently then sighed so many out here you haven t had the screen fixed as though he was her he said quietly head aching again oh not much but this maid is so slow to learn i have to show her everything i had to clean most of the silver m and was so bad all afternoon he so poor soul he was hot but he did wear me out you usually want to get out like to walk down to the lake shore the girl can stay home or go to the come on let s go to the or shall we jump in the car and run out to sam s for a swim if you don t mind dear i m afraid i m rather tired why don t you sleep down stairs tonight on the couch be cooler i m going to bring down my come on ke the old man company can t tell � i might get scared of little fellow like me stay all alone by himself it s sweet of you to think of it but i like my own room so much but you go ahead and do it dear why don t you sleep on the instead of putting your on the floor well i believe run in and read for just a second � want to look at the last � and then perhaps i ll go by by unless you want me dear of course if there s anything you really want me for no no matter of fact i really ought to run down and see mrs she s so you in and may drop in at the store if i m not home when you get sleepy don t wait up for me he kissed her os nodded to jim stopped main street indifferently to speak to mrs but his heart was racing his stomach was he walked more slowly he reached s yard he glanced in on the porch sheltered by a wild vine was the figure of a woman in white he heard the swing couch as she sat up abruptly peered then leaned back and pretended to be nice to have some cool beer just drop in for a second he insisted as he opened the gate n mrs was calling upon protected by aunt have you heard about this awful woman that s supposed to have come here to do � mrs � awful moaned mrs they say there s some of the on at her house � mere boys and old gray headed in there evenings and drinking and every kind of on we women can t never realize the thoughts in hearts of men i tell you even though i been acquainted with will almost since he was a mere boy seems like i wouldn t trust even him who knows what women might tempt him especially a doctor with women in to see him at his office and all you know i never hint around but haven t you felt that was furious i don t pretend that will has no faults but one thing i do know he s as simple hearted about what you call on as a babe and if he ever were such a sad dog as to look at another woman i certainly hope he d have spirit enough to do the tempting and not be into it as in your picture why what a wicked thing to say from aunt no i mean it oh 