Greenbrier independent. [volume] (Lewisburg, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1980, 1897-11-11
Why She Was Out Shopping,
SHE HAD HIDDEN IN THE CLOSET
AND HEARD WHAT HE SAID.


They met at the remnant counter
in one of the big dry goods Shops
One of them was evidently married
and the other looked like teacher
" You look sort of haggord to-
day." said the teacher. "Didn' "
you sleep well last night?"
Um-no," was the reply. "I-
well, you see, James went to his
club right after dinner, and l knew
he meant to stay pretty late, because
he told me so carefully that he ex
pected to meet Minneapolis man
with whom he hoped to do a nice
little stroke Of business. He also
unnecessarily mentioned the fact
that should have the prettiest new
frock in Chicago if he succeeded"
comp
"M'hm! Well, as it happened,
was going out myself. 1t was the
evening for my card club and | didu't
really mind his going, too, though,
Of course, l told him not to stay
late"
Eyes. Well ?"
| ieaCueu nome aJ lZ:oO and
found, to my horror, that he hadn't
come yet. The truth is that had
let both the maids go to a ball,
and"
But l thought your husband told
you never to do that"
I" He did. But mans place is at
home with his wife, anyhow. Be-
sides, l knew that even if he found
out that | had done it he would only
scold little, while if l refused to
let Alma go she would probably
leave and coax Christine to give
warning too"
"Oh, never thought of that!"
No, dear, they don't seem to
teach girls how to be wives and
housekeepers at Vassar. When /
found that James hadn't returned
yet was awfully frightened. Nell
and Tom brought me home, but they
were so anxious to get off and begin
to quarrel about the way she trumped
his ace and how he frowned at her
publicly for it that she slipped away
as soon as my key turned in the lock
Ana there L was, alone in that big
house at nearly one O'Clock, and nv
lawful protector at his club playing
pokern
1t Itcertainly was not very pleas
ant experience"
1t was not at all pleasant, and
waited an hour and half, getting
madder all the time. The worst of
1t was that l knew he'd meet my re-
proaches with the story of the Min
neapolis mau and the promise of the
new frock."
We'll, didn't you want new"
My dear, l meant to get the
frock anyhow-a man can't let his
wife wear rags. AT 2:3O heard
him coming up the street with that
horrid MIR. Wilde, and l just deter
mined to give him fright. I
turned down the gas and slipped
into the little closet under the stairs
where we kept the coats. Then
waited, with the door opened about
an inch, to hear what he would saw
when he found the house empty and
and the woman he had sworn to love
and cherish probably robbed and
| murdered"
| les. ana what did he do 2"
asked the teacher, breathlessly.
"He hunted all over the house,
then he went and called to Mr..
Wilde, who had stopped to light a
cigar, say, old man, Pm in luck :;
she isn't home yet! Let's go back
to the club for an hour, and I'll tell
her got home 1880 and the house
was so lonely without her that went
over to the Young Mems Christian
Association to pass the time.' And
then the two of them walked away
down the street whistling Sweet
Rosie O'Grady.'"
Yes but you had the comfort of
telling all about it at breakfast this
morning." said the teacher, consol-
ingly.
Yes, had, and that's why Pm
out shopping now," returned her
friend, grimly.