The Winslow mail., 1900-10-04

going to get you out of that, and
that's all there is about 1T. 1t all came
to me tonight that it's not the real
thing for me to blow you up and yell
at you and raise the dickens around
when any little thing happens to go
wrong, and | made up my mind to
stop all that sort of thing forever.
I'm just going to turn over a new leaf
in whole lot o ways, that's what I'm
going to do. In the first place, [ don't
believe you're as well dressed as the
wives of lot of Washington fellows
down here who don't make any bet
ter incomes than l do, and I'm going
to start right in tomorrow to get you
fixed up. Just hand me that pencil
and pad, and I'll take down list of
the things you want-don't make any
difference whether you really need
'em or not-and tomorrow morning
you can get on train and run over
to Philadelphia and buy the whole
outfit"
'But L can get along very well with
what I have" said Mrs. Jobson. "Of
course, did want a new foulard this
summer, instead of having my last sum-
mer's fouiard made over, but"
"Well, you're going to have the finest
thing in the way of foulard that can
be bought for money tomorrow" in
terrupted Mr.. Jobson, putting down in
large, uncertain characters, "Foulard
Dress on the pad. "Just you buy the
goods, and the best they've got, and
get it made up, that's all. And l saw
that Mrs. Elistreet, who belongs to the
same guild as you DO in Washington,
on the board walk tonight with gray
tailor-made dress that was a beauty,
and you're going to have a better one
than that. Just as soon as it can be
bought and cut and p!eced together"
Well said Mrs. Jotson, with fin
ger at her lip, 81 was rather anxious for
a new tailor-made suit to wear Oh
cool evenings down here, but"
"But | was such mean, stingy old
scheesicks that you were afraid to ask
for it, that's all" interrupted Mr.. Job
son. making the note, Gray Tailor
Made Dress" on the pad But, hence
forth and forever. you needn't be afraid
to ask for anything that I'm able to
buy for you. By the way, what kind
of hat was that you pointed out to
me on the board walk the other morn
ing and said you liked So"
"Oh, that shepherdess hat" put IL
Mrs. Jobson. Il did want to get one
of those before we left Washington,
h1rf 10
things that / needed more that /"
We'll, I'd just like to see the shape
and color of the shepherdess hat that
you can't buy for yourself tomorrow,
that's ALL broke in Mr.. Jobson. 81 tell
you what, l hate to think of what
close old screw I've been for the last
few years. I'll just put 'shepherdess
hat down here, and l want-you to see
that you get good one. By the way,
notice that lot of swell women down
here are wearing those becoming lor-
gnette things, with long chains around
their necks, and | want you to get one
of 'em-they set a woman off immense
ly. just you pick out one that you like
when you are making the rounds in
Philadelphia tomorrow, and"
You are SO good!' exclaimed Mrs.
Jobson, moved almost to tears over
Mr.. Jobson's sudden accession of gen
erosity. 81 have been wanting"
'Well, whatever you want in the fu-
ture you're going to get, that's all"
said Mr.. Jobson. thickly, but deter
minedly. Haven't you helped to build
me up all these years? Haven't you
been right at my side through all of
my struggles? Haven't you"
A tremendous yawn broke off Mr.
Jobson's sentence, and it was plain that
he was very sleepy.
There's no need of my putting all