The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-01-18
WICHITA, KAN.

"Oh, guess know a thing or two about
them. and they're all alike
YOU'VE cranky. Look here, take my
own case
Yes, even your own case"
Jack. what do you meanf'
THAT your wife
''You don't know anything about her.
I You've only seen her once or twice"
Don't matter. She Is handsome. In
telligent, ol,ver, yet for all that
"Wells'
"As jealous as
Jack, you're joking. Why. I've been
married five years and have two
'Don't care II you have Il dozen She's
jealous, and can prove 1t TO you in less
than week"
Ridiculous
IN bet you dozen bottles of cham
payne on IL. i can
Get away. YOU'RE
Take me mp il you dare.''
Take you up, OF course I will, and
we might as well have the first bottle now
at your expense, because
Wen see"
"Why, Jack, the excursion we are GO
ing on tomorrow will take US three days,
anu you VIII nave on lSour lcIt
Never mind. I've thought OF that"
The next day they arrived at their des-
tination, the little summer resort in the
mountains
John. my sister is going to join us
here, and as III be Juggling my camera
about ] shall have 10 leave her to your ten
der mercies mostly"
Your sister, Jack. Why, 1 haven't
seen her since you and were at college
together, and she was just a little girl
then. How delightful"
Then followed two days OF tramping
about in the mountains, fine weather.
grand scenery, glorious time, and then
away again.
Two days later Jack called NJ the homo
of his friend. John Is not there, and that
he knew beforehand, but his wife is. OF
course the little trip Jack and John have
made together becomes at once the subject
of conversation.
Yes, indeed. we had n most delightful
time. The weather. the mountain air aud
the scenery-oh, i enjoyed it ever so mech,
and so did john He was very much TAX
en- with the trip, and his only regret vas
that you weren't with Us to JOY IL too. +"
Indeed Wen, that was very nice for
him to remember me. Bat really pre-
ferred 20 stay here at the seaside with tho
children, especially rs am hot very fond
of the mountains anyhow. Yet John has
been telling me 80 much about IL / almost
wish had gone
Yes I'm sure You would have enjoyed
t. OF course had my camera with me.
and took some pictures, snap shots. Oh,
nothing special Merely amateur work.
but / thought you might enjoy looking nc
them, and 40 ! have brought up some IL
them for you. / will just leave them hors,
SO you can look them over at leisure
'Well, how Kind you are' OF course
shall enjoy them ever so much "
Two hours later John comes home and
finds his wife wearing look on her face
a. threatening as a cyclone stormoloud.
That must kayo been fine time you
had on your trip
Certainly. Haven't beon telling You
about IL tin my tongue almost won't wag
any morof'
"Oh. yes, indeed I'm on % youl''
"Wby, Lottis. dear
Don you 'Lotfie. dear fnci know
Just what kind Of time you have had,
and I've got it black on white to- On,
yes, yDu needn't look - innocent
why. Lottic. / told you about all the
places we went to aud AL the people ws
met
Yes. and who is this woman with you
who
That Why that Is Jacks sister.
merely forgot
Oh. yes, you can't work that On ne.
Their. hov ;SnderIy you help her arrrzs
the stile. there eating from the same lunch
basket, and there even actually holding
her IN your arms You miserl.bls''--
Why, LOttie, she stepped on n stons
and would have trlpped snd fsilsn n
hadn't caught her. bot whore did you ct
tbese'"
That nice friend Of yours was kind
enough "-
The rncsn rascslf'
How r.san Ia hsm 70 give you away.
indecd,'
4 dorm bottles - ehsmpayne'" and
tEeE Ee broke down. snd h. laughed tllI
- cried. while bis wife looked On. fsff
vrathfui haif .ucitns4 - Join Ia hls MR.
r!rueut. bat utterly a. "a a. - the cass.
% r. Then d. crufessed IL az. ard SD.
laughed too laughed I'll the tears str.ara-
- down hsr face. bot Jsck laughed las..
and Re hse tlss ~. laugh q them all.
And jack Vel, be doesrl ;, ..-rn o have
hsd Any very serious obgrctlon sSsinss
women. after az. fer he go married lss~ay
Loftie's sister who g. 40 uzzrS
Iike Lo'tia thst people ssy II 3. vault fus
tie slight dlnersncs iu their are they n~v~
louif tell ~ ~ apart fazC.z J. Lscs>
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