The National tribune., 1893-10-19
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Witherby Injecting Dashaway Hello. old
mani You're just the fellow I'm looking for
Come around to my house Tonight. will you I?
Wife away. Stag party. You understand.
Dashaway-Game?
Witherhy-Of course. Will you bo there?
Dashaway-WiIi | be there? viii the sun
set? You bet will. old man.
Wtherby-All right. I'll count on you.
Ta-ta.
Dashaway-So long.
Wtherby Injecting Kinglyl-Just the man
I'm looking for. Come around to my house to-
night, will you?
Kingley-What's going on?
Witherby-Oh, little jollifcation. Picture
cards on green table, and all that sort of
thing.
Kingley-Why. when did your wife go?
Witherbv-She goes on the noon train to-
day. | know your wife has gone. old chap,
aud thought you would like to join u.s. Is it
a go?
KingIey-Why, certainly. Just the thing.
YOu can rely on me. old man. Pll be there
Witherby-All right So long.
kingley-Au rerOir
Wtherby Injecting Bingol-Wife aways
Bingo-Yes. Left yesterday.
Wtherby [deiightedly l-E,egantl Mine
leaves today on the noon train. Come around
and join the boys at my house tonight. old man.
BIngo lsmiing What do you want to do
rob me of all / have?
Witherby-Oh, no. Well give you a chance
for your life. How is it7 Will you come?
BingO-YOu know Pm too much of a patriot
to go back on the red white and blue. I'll be
there, old feHow. You can count on me. By
bye.
Witherby, after stopping at several places on
his way to order various concoctioRs and mple-
ments, arrives home at p. M, tired and dusty,
but radiant with antici patton. The first person
he meets on entering his house is his wife.
Witherby [aghast l-Wh- why-great Cesar,
Sarah, where did you come from?
Mrs. Witherby-I c-c-couldn't go, dear
Witherby-Couldn'tg go Why not? What's
the matter? Miss the train? Didn't Won have
money enough? Why, you could have sent
for it.
Mrs. Witherby-No, no. dear that's not it.
But when the time came / just couldn't make
up my mind. l thought of yOu being here all
alone. and how hard it would be. and [sob of
all your devotion to me. and [sobl how much
loved yon, and l just couldn't [sobl make up
my mind to CO.
Witherby kissing her soothingly l-Ofc COURSE
my dear, it is hard, and no one knows it better
than do patting her on the back, and think
ing to himself all the while ]-"Great Scott
what am l to do? She's got to go. If she
stays, she'll never forgive me- and yet. if | op-
pose her. she will stay anyway. Quick, old
man, brace up. No time to lose. No Opposi-
ton, and let her have her own way for
starter."-O course, darling. / wouldn't have
you go for anything. if you didn't want to.
Mrs. Witherby-I just knew you would feel
that way. Oh, it is just comfort to have you
love me so, and you don't want mo to go, do
you. dear?
Wtherby-Why. of course not. darling Tre-
feciivelyl. But knew you wouldn't go, any
way.
Mrs. Witherby-Did you? [smiling.l How
did you guess il?
Wtherby-I knew how hard it would be.
You know you didn't want me TO go to the
train with you. and suspected that when the
time came you wouldn't have the courage. 1
told Bingo so to-day, and he laughed at me.
why" says he. my wife is mighty glad to
get away for few weeks rest" You don't
know my wife, says she isn't happy un-
less she is By my side" well" says he /" 1
should think you would get tired of that sort
of thing" Tired" says l.; of course not
Why, the woman can't help loving me So"
Mrs. Witherby-Did you tell him that?
Nitherby-Of course. Why, you not
ashamed of your love for me, are you, dearest ?
Mrs. Witherby ignoring the questionl-I
think you are just hOrrid to say such things
You know / am not your slave.
Witherby-Certainly not. my dear. But you
arc perhaps a trife-er-mOre dependent on
me than other women on their husbands.
Mrs. Witherby-Pm not!
Wtherby attempting to kiss her Why |
shouldn't you be? don't mind.
Mrs. Witherby-Indeed You are not con-
ceited one bit, you? Oh no! Dependent! |
Umph The idea! Where is that timetable? |
Witherby-Time-ta table? Why, surely you |
Mrs. Witherby-Yes, 1 am. Here it is. /
Turning it over. The next train leaves at 3.
l can catch it. Run out aud get me carriage. |
Witherhy-But be reasonable. dear.
Mrs. Witherby- Reasonable indeed De-
pendent! Well, Pm not going to be laughed at
by any woman. Come, hurry up!
Witherby-Won't you please stay?
Mrs. Witherby-No. | won't!
Witherby-Well, if you take that view of it,
my dear, have nothing to say. Pll have that
carriage around here in three minutes.
Mrs. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. / never saw him
so spry before. Dependent The idea
Witherby rushing out wildly, to himselfl-
Come on, boys !-Bdzar.