Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1899-01-20

up the lot with my e200. 1t would please
her awfully, poor little woman"
| | nearly choked with laughter, but 1
managed to control my countenance.
"A splendid idea and does you great
credit told him.
We arranged it so successfully that I'M
few days a check for e202 1Ss. I'D. went
to Doris from her publishers.
She came round just before dinner next
| day to tell me, but, TO my surprise, she
| seemed very dismal. After few minutes
gloomy conversation she sat down on the
rug ut my feet as she used to do when she
was n child and put her head on my knees,
sobbing as If her heart would break.
"Ho has never said one word to me
about the pictures " she cried, "and-and
II looked in his heckbook-and-hes
spent it all. I know It is on-some one
else"
l was for moment completely at a loss
what to do or say. Then 1 resolved to
pooh pooh the matter
II have more faith in Harry than his
foolish little wife has," l said cheerily.
| Come, come, my dear, you mustn't give
way like this"
II wouldn't have cared for myself If he
had just bought something for the dear
| little baby" she continued huskily.
GIVE him little more time" sug-
gested. Meanwhile I'll sec what can
find out. l shall sec him at the club this
evening, If you let him OUT
He can go just where he pleases and
when he pleases," she said scornfully. Il
don't want him."
"Don't be a little donkey" said sharp
ly. l seldom speak Grossly to Doris. III
do, she generally cries and makes me feel
| a brute. On this occasion, however, It
| acted as a tonic.
Men are all wicked, deceitful wretches, "
she pronounced emphatically II suppose
| you and he will make up some fine story
| to put me Off But won't believe a word
of it, so therel" And she bounced out.
| went round to the club after dinner
! and found Harry watching the billiard
| tournament, us l expected He was very
| dull, and after "a bit drew me into an al
| cove.
Look here, uncle" he whispered,
Doris hasn't said word about the check
! for the poems. / thought perhaps she
hadn't opened the letter-you know she's
careless about such things-so 1 went up
| to her room when she was out this after
noon to see II it was lying on her table 1t
asn't-but the envelope was So was
her chcckbook l didn't know she had an
account even. l suppose it was shabby,
| but l looked at it and found that she had
IA lot of money knew nothing of and had
| just paid check for over a couple of hun
| drcd D."
Good heavens, man. cried "You
surely wouldn't suspect her of anything
wrongY"
"Wrong-certainly not; foolish-noth-
ing more likely. Anyhow, she hasn't been
straight with Inc. l don't know If she
thought l might want her money" He
kicked n chair savagely.
"You fellows are missing the best game
of the season." said the interfering ass,
| Dobson, appearing at the corner of the al
cove Harris has just made 49, So I'VE
went to look at the play. At least did.
| When turned round to speak to Harry,
he had bolted
] saw the game through while consid-
cred the matter. Then left and took a
cab to their house, resolved to have done
| with secrets The truth might hurt their
vanity, but they'd have to put up with
| that When l entered the drawing room,
they were both there, and l plunged at
once into the matter.
Look here, yonug people. said, you
| both have n secret" But Harry put his
arm around her, and they looked at one
another and laughed.
I've found out, said he
$50" she said, "have l. think you re
| pair of wicked, deceitful creatures, and
l should be very cross if-if-I didn't like
you both so much. y. A. Flynn in Chi
| cago Times