Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1886-06-25

about the button, suddenly relaxed
his expression of torment, lifted hii
eyes toward the ceiling, brough
both hands to his throat, opened bis
mouth, curled his under lip, put hil
fingers through a series of awkward
struggles with the two ends of the
collar and the slippery button, and
contracted his brows and muttereG
something which neither Frank mol
the telephone caught when the collar
slipped off the button at the back q
his neck. After a moments pause
he again grasped the refractory linen
by the middle, ducked his chin still
deeper into his shirt bosom, con.
quered the rear button for the second
time, raised his eyes once more te
the ceiling, struggled desperately
with the two ends and the slippery
button in front, panted for breath
awhile and wigsled his head to and
fro to take the stitch out Of his neck
as at last the collar rested securely
in its place.
" Now. 1 hope you're satisfied y
he said, rather shortly.
Eyes, I am, Grovy dear, and
love you better than ever before.
I feel happier now, hubby. You
don't know what a load of trouble
you have lifted from yourl little wifey's
heart"
Trouble, load lifted-what dc
you mean, Frank ?"
Why, Grover, tie horrid news
papers used to say you always but.
toned your collars before putting
them on and then slipped them over
your-your-your head, but now
know they We're lying. How the
wicked newspapers used to lie about
you, anyway, didn't they, Grovey
I've been so unhappy thinking about
this collar business, and the girls at
school used to make fun of me, and
say they would never, never marry a
man who put his collars on that way.
And I've even dreamed of seeing you
with your collar just coming down
over your ears and eyes like a hang.
mans moose (here the President
winced) and it made me feel JUS.
awful. But now 1 know shall sleep
sweetly because 1 see that you put
your collar on just as any other man
does. Oh, you splendid old Grover,
your
Here there was a sound which the
telephone failed TO transmit intelli.
gibly; but which one CT the l-dy
correspondents gathered about the
telephone receiver blushingly said
she recognized.
There's another thing, Grover, "
Mrs. Cleveland resumed; "I hear
that good many brides come here
to call on the President. Now, I
shall insist upon being present when
they are received. And as for those
women correspondents and literory
females (here the President lifted his
finger warninsly, apparently with
sister Rose in his mind, I am going
to hire q man whose business it shall
be to set the dog on them. TN not
going to have a parcel of women pry.
ing into my husbands affairs, so l
am not
"And while we are having such q
good talk, hubby dear
lyon mean while you are," inter-
rupted the President.
While We are having such a nice
talk" the late Miss Folsom contin.
ued, all unabashed, suppose we
lay our little plans to save some
money. Let me see-your salary is
$500 year. That is $961 So q
week. How do I know? Why,
because some of the girls at school
figured it all out one day. We have
no rent to pay, and I understand
that Uncle Sam is to board US.
Now, Grover, We must save some
money for rainy day, and I shall
insist that all of our household and
personal expenses pass through my
hands. l want some authority, some
responsibility, hubby, aud you will
have quite enough to attend to with
out bothering with the money"
Here the President yawned az il
were sleepy, but the young wife
opened one of the windows for frest
air, and continued:
"In the morning want you to
telegraph the butler ard tell him
that no orders but mine are to be
obeyed. Aud I want it distinctly
understood that when Baby Bisssl
how we'll I know that sly, double
chinned dog-I want it understood
that when he comes down here from
Buffalo he is to be searched before
he can be admitted. That man cam
sneak any read bottles into my hous.
when I am around. For, Grover
you are very fond of q tablespoonful
of ten-year-old whisky, aren't you
Don't deny it. because I kept my
eyes open when you ware my papa''