The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-09-03

reading MS paper Dy the SltliHg- roOln
table The light shone softly on his
meek and b enevolept face and illu-
minated the .Sun moon en the top OF
his small butN sensible head. Mrs.
Toodles was hitting i'm her favor
tie rocking chair Wy the cheerful. crate
fire
But something ras ons Mrs.~Teodles'
mind. She Above the 6ktten to play
with the ball of YARN dropped from her
capacious lap without once, stamping
her substantial feet ,eRdAcrydng ''scat. y
Finally she laid he1A long. glistening
| knitting needles DOWN and aimed her
penetrating spectacle s. straight at her
! diminutive husband vhos without see
| ing it, felt the influence of Sthe steady
| glare and moved n,ea&ly<tin conse-
| quence.
! "Mr. Toodles!' at las I shetbegan- ST
am going to take boar taers9end make
| money"
Are you, my dear?" FsheAsnswered,
looking sweetly at he, strong and
rather masculine featur, IS, i"where are
you going to take them?"
Right here in this he hseSand right
away" she said, decide hlE 'Mrs.
Brown does, and she's bought herself
| already q sealskin sack, - NEW piano
and lots of lovely furnituress out of the
profits. You always say You can't
afford those things, but know better.
Now I've made my mind up to earn
them myself, and don't .Fou! dare OPP
pose it, This house will DE "a palace
| before I'm through"
How many boarders Will thestwins
leave you time to work fcr, my dear"
he gently asked, withoutS surprise or
! losing the place he was reading, 'and
what rooms can you give tbemf"
| IN get two to start with and
| give them your room and put you
in the attic on a cot. You like the air
up there, you say, and think the view
| is charming, and as for the twins, Mr.
Toodles, you'll be delighted ito hold
them when Tmtbusy, of course
/ "And it won'ttcost cent es ira for
| the table, either. What feeds four will
feed more when l do the buying and
serving. o! 1t takes woman to man
| age those things. And then you'll have
| company to talk with, at home, so you
won't have to visit tine y'clube-as you
| call it,"
Twill your boarders4s7pokeApipe my
| dear, or cigarettes in our sitting room
| evenings? You can hardly be ar a good
! cigar now, you know, and then the
| odor psrmeating the housefmight ossify
| the twins and lead2theua tos love cigar
cites, too"
MY boarders willEgot sm pike if Eden't
like it-any more than syou,.s AIR.
Toodles," snapped the good lady.
But you can't prevent them smoking
in their room, my dear. andlth at,is next
to yOurs-and the twins
Mrs. Toodles made noNreplysi for
awhile, but hers. woma mss. mind was
shaken bit.
They can smokscwiths,their heads
out OF window. Maybe theywont
use the vile weed at all. Every man
isn't chimney. putting as liza ton OF
soft coal was burning ;insidetof him"
! she vehemently replied.
No, indeed, nv dear" blandly7 an
swered the husband. who loved a cigar
next to his wife, but who'll let the
boarders in at night IL they are out
past our bedtime? You know you
wouldn't want to trust sirsngers,with
latch key to our home
Well Mr.. Toodles, if youtain't man
enough to sit up for them rll.let them
in myself, sir"
Suppose, my dear" spoke thetmild-
tempered man, they should come home
slightly hilarious from liquor aud tried
to kiss you"
Mrs. r. spectacles blszed furiously
at the unmoved and apparently sincere
countenauce of her little lord and mas
ter.
Then with an impressive sweep of
her ponderous right hand she ex-
claimed: MIR. Toodles, what do you
mean? l think can take entire care
of myself under those circumstances as
you, sir, know by experience. Hs, I'd
like TO see man attempt nonsense
with me. You amt jealous already, l
hope"
20, certainly not, my dear" smiled
Mr.. T., I'm only too proud when your
charms are admired by the sterner sex.
The fact Is, my darling, l like your
plan SO much that III get a boarder for
You tomorrow"
The angry cloud on Mrs Toodles'
face changed to the brightest sunshine.
spoken like a true. good, loving hus-
band You are, she shouted in her ten
derest tones, and now, dear Timothy,
lets go 70 bed for l must be MP 1T dav-
. light you know, 20 prepare for the
boarder"
The next morning Mr.. Toodles called
on . large, reliable friend.
jack he said. when they were
alone. Il want you TO I'LL your trunk
with bricks and come with it TO
my house and play boarder for week.
Mrs I. has got boarderS on the brain,
You know, and want YOU TO cure her
II your appetite is as good As i: used to
be you il DO il sure. Her cooking you'll
find well worthy OF your sphlimest eT-
forts 10 the Castronomical line.