Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1898-09-23
H ed i i HIS WIFE
Mr.. AND MRS. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ANT EVENING.


Spite o. Himsslk. and He Had The satis-
fAstioa Of the Last Word.
"oh, Fred,'' said Mrs. Bfimbers, "Ido.
Rish you would ever help me ID some men
aelp their wives. II you would pay any
attention to whist Is going on around you,
! might hnvo w0n . prize this afternoon.
Mn. Tfiglcy had some company, md, We
had to see how many words We could CON-
struct with letters used in the word friend.
ship.' Don't you remember reading In
some paper several. weeks ago about .
party Of that kindf e you had shown any
Interest at that time and had helped mo
find words, I might have been prepared
for IL today. Az IL was, I was ne1t 20 the
highest one"
"Pshaw!' replied Mr.. Blimbsrs. eve
got something better to do than waste my
time over such olaptrap a that. I have
20 do 90 much thinking during the day
that to exercise my brain in figuring out
such fool things 3 your friendship words
would be the height Of folly. How many
words did you setf"
"Forty-eight. Would yon like to zee tho
LIST"
mo. Is tea ready, Gosh. but TN tired,
1suppose Of course you've got fried in
your lists
ooh, yesi That was n Of the first
words I thought Of. There. I've got them
ill written out on that sheet Of paper.
Look them over while I see about the tea"
mo; keep your paper. I don't want
60 be bothered" /,
just then the bell rang, and they went
into the dining room. MI. Blimbers alto
silently for o few minutes and then sud-
denly asked:
"Got 'dies'"
eyes, I've got 'die,' " his wife replied.
81 wonder what senseless thing the
women will get up nextf" MI. Bllmbers
mumbled az he swallowed q mouthful of
potato salad. "But I suppose It's well
enough to let them give their brains q lit
tie exercise onoo in awhile. They need 1t.
II they had to dosuch thinking as the men
must, though. they wouldn't feel like
worrying over these senseless games, I'll
bet. 1 wish you wouldn't bother me with
any more Of them. I've got other things
to OCCUPY my mind" i.
"Oh, well, don't worry about 1t, them"
said Mrs. Blimbers. sim sorryI brought
the matter up, II that's tho way you feel
about 1t. But I thought you'd be inter.
ested. Goodness knows you tako little
enough interest In me and what 1 do, and
r. t5
"Have you got 'ire' on your lists'' Mr.
Blmbcrs interrupted.
"Lct mt Sec" his wlfc replied rs che
unfoldcd ~ sheet Of paper and began look
ing up and down several rows Of words.
II don't believe I have. It's queer I didn't
think OF that. II I hnd, I'd have boon tied
for the prize"
"Hu,nph!" Mr.. climbers enrcastically
calculated. 1.-THE only thing TINT surprises
me is that you women succeeded III doing
anything at all with such O puzzle or
game or whatcver you cal 1t because it
takes some thinking. II I had q chance in
such n contest az that, I'll bet I'd win ov-
cry time. Now don't bother mo any moro
with this tt ing. l want to read"
Mrs. climbers had some matters to look
after IN tho Kitchen whilo tho girl was
taking things of the table, and Mr.. Blim-
bers went out to the porch. About five
minutes Inter he rushed into tho hall and
yelled:
."Florcnce! Ho, Florencc"
"What is it!'' Mrs. Blimbcrs called back.
Have you got rider bawled Mr..
Blimbers.
YES" his wife replied.
"Confound these fool women, anyway!''
muttered MI. Blimbers as he returned to
the porch and sat down. IT wish their
blamed old games vera all in Skaguay. I
haven't any time to waste over them, and
I need my energy for more useful things.''
Then he began to read. Presently he
came to the word ''1re,' and that remind.
ed him.
FLORENCE. " he yelled. sis that you in
the parlori"
Eyes" was the reply.
"Have you got 'freP'"
"'Firef' Let me nee. Yea, I've rot
fire."
Mr.. Blimbars slapped his paper down
upon the floor and took several turns
around the porch to calm himself.
They had been out the night before, and
Mrs: Blimbers was weary, % abe retired
early and soon fell asleep. She had had
several pleasant dreams when sho awoke
and saw that Q light was burning In tho
dressing room.
Erred" she cried, sis that your"
"Yes." he replied. I
'''What time is itp'
"a little after H."
"Goodnessl Why don't you como to
bodp'
"I've got three more words than You.
bad" he trtumphantly declared as he en-
tered the bedroom, dourishing her list.
..But oonfound IL, I wish you'd leave your
foolish games behind you when you come
home from parties hereafterl I ought to
have been asleep two hours ago. I'll have
o head on mo like . block OF wood tomor-
row." S
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