The Weekly Tallahasseean., 1901-10-04
A sIIGHT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

him from hurting it still more, Mrs:
SpiIkins had done it up carefully IN
a handkerchief and, after tying 1t
tightly, had made a moose Of it and
nung it around his neck. Pete looked
on, all the time in amazement, stared
blindly. and screached whenever he
wanted to pound and couldn't.
Mr.. Spilkins came in the next night
cross. His favOrite in the horse race
had been beaten anu he had lost his
$500. Pete had also lost the dollar
he had bet with Mrs. Spilkins.
Mrs. Spilkins alone remained Sc
rene in the midst of all these disasters,
and those of the previous day, as men
toned at the close of our last chapter.
Mr.. Spilkins came in the house,
threw OF his coat, shoes, hat, and then
proceeded to wash up ready for sup
per. After wiping his face and hands,
he sat down in chair for few min
utes and seemed wrapped in silence.
Then he electrified Mrs. Spilkins by
exclaiming suddenly:
IAluh, Au1A VIC VIII 6NAA ONS
next week and go to New York
"SirI" remarked Mrs. Spilkins, did
l hear you right?''
81 expect you must have" grOwled
Mr.. Spilkins, 81 said that 1 thought
We should sell out next week and go
to New York"
"Sir!" said Mrs. Spilkins, very Sc
verely, 81, sir, l repeat it, l, sir,
shall remain. You can go to New York
next week, SIR if you wish to go, bul
|, sir, shall remain in the bosom OF the
family" Then Mrs. Spilkins burst
into a flood of tears and refused to be
-comforted.
A man is always helpless when a
woman falls to crying. He can stand
almost any amount of ordinary abuse
but no man fully understands wO-
mans tears. Mr.. Spilkins felt the
force of these circumstances and began
to grow uneasy.
4 tell you, marin, it's no use of
crying"
No answer.
Il said that l should sell out next
week and go to New York" A long
pause, as if Mr.. Spilkins was waiting
to see the effect of his concession.
Still no answer.
THAT l thought if l sold out l
should go to New York." continued
Mr.. Spilkins.
''Brutel" SObbed Mrs. Spilkins.
That if l sold cut my interest in
the Haynes property" said Mr.. Spill
kins, now beginning to see a way out
of his incautiOuS speech, 81 should
go to New York next week.
Mrs. Spilkins stopped crying and
sobbed only occasionally, and looked
up. Mr.. Spilkins now saw his way
clear, and bright thought struck him,
so he said:
$50, you see, marin, if we sell out
we, not 1 alone, but we, will go to
New York
Mrs. Spilkins stopped sobblng, dried
her eyes with her handkerchief, and
even ventured to smile feebly.
And from there we will go to Buff
falO and see the exposition, marin,
see the exposition"
By this time his spouse had her eyes
dried and beaming, the last ray of
the evening sun flashed through the
window and sent a warm glow about
the room, and even Pete was serene
enough to give a gleeful screech.
Half an hour later, when the cook had
spread the table and brought the tea
in, there were no signs of the previous
storm, and the evening passed in an
unusually pleasant manner. Mr..
Spilkins explained full his plans, and
it was decided to go to the Pan-Ameri-
can and to take Pete and the nurse
with them. Mr.. Spilkins was to know
fully by the end of the week IL the
property was TO be sold, and the ar
rangements for leaving town could
easily be made and in a very short
time. These things explained and talk
ed over occupied the best part Of the
evening. Before retiring for the night
Mrs. Spilkins had decided to have a
candy pull for the young folks of the
village on the following Saturday af-
ternOOn. While Mrs. Spilkins attend
ed to her sewing, Mr.. Spilkins very
a6sent-mindedly picked up an old pair
Of glassless spectacles, and, perfectly
unaware of the fact that the glasses
were gone, settled himself serenely to
read his evenings paper.
What a comfort a good pair of
spectacles are" said Mr.. Spilins, after
reading for some time in silence.
'Yes,'' sighed Mrs. Spilkins, "but
you must not depend upon them too
much, my dear"
"Umph," replied Mr.. Spilkins.
when you do get anything you can
depend upon you cannot depend upon
t too much" and Mr.. Spilkins contin-
led for some time to read with the
'yeless glasses, and then carefully took
hem down, wiped his eyes with his
handkerchief, and folding I'D the
classes, carefully put them in his
'ocket. Mrs. Spilkins was almost
sleep, nOdding, in fact, thinking of
he property sale he was about to
make.
I don't think the trip will be very
Expensive" said Mrs. Spilkins, going
n with her sewing.
"$5,OOO," said Mr.. Spilkins, referring
D the property, "and commission"
Mercy sakes, what did you say?''
Fifteen per cent, as usual"
But l don't understand"
mo, Of course not" said Mr.. Spil-
ins, waking up, eff we take the night