The daily morning Alaskan., 1903-11-15
THE RESULTS
 OF A JOKE
IorrInal

LuUUl AlIHAAH tAAA AtN MAa AA-t--ta - duced to but one man, who stuck to l him. This was Albertus Whiteright ! Wu.targht was an exemplary young | man with an exemplary young wife. The Whucrights were members of St. l Andrews church, and Burt was af ways on hand Sunday nights to show strangers to seats and pass the plate. Mrs. WMteright before her marriage had made it an indispensable condition tnt che man she married should be Q good churchman, and as she consid' cred her church the only true church Burt was obliged to be confirmed be- fore he became her husband.
 Smfto was quite intimate with the Wmterights. counting Mrs. Whiteright one of his closest friends, as well as her husband. Frequently when Burt was detained late at the office Tom would keep his wife company. One u-ht Tom called at the Whiterights' about 70 o'clock. ond though he re- malncd uU 12, the husband did not re- turp
 .You needn't look for Burt hn 8 o'clock in the morning" said Tom.
 "Why notg asked the wife, looking up surprised.
 .iWhy. this is the night of the French ball. Burt is undoubtedly there"
 Now, every one who lives in New York knows that the French ball or annual gathering given by the CerclJ Franchise is masquerade composed of clements and productive of antics ren- derIng 1t an unfit place for one occupy ing high place in the church. Mrs Whiterigut looked shocked and wos about to make an indignant reply when she remembered Toms prociiv. iy for faccuousness. She simply looked grave ond said nothing Shaf- to. seeing that the lady declined to bo Iouied on SO serious a subject turned it and began to talk of other matters Soon after he took his leave
 Att in the morning Whiteright pu' his night key into the lock and let him self in softly thinking that his wife was asleep and not wishing to disturb her. To his surprise. she was sitting u Che library.
 "Wly. my precious darling, what arc you doing up at this timeF
 "Itis a wifes duty to bear her bus bands burdens with him. If you must work SO late, ! decline to rest in luxurious bed"
 Irs very lovely of you. but unueees sry.
 "What was Che nature Of your work tonight:
 "Au error .n the cash. was obliged to find it or carry 1t oyer which would have made t all the worse
 "Hy the bye did you know that thi. is tle night of the French ball"
 "Frpucl uaug Wh.teright started.
 "Yes."
 "Wmt do you know about the Frencl b.uE
 "I know that 1t is am improper bal for my husband to attend"
 "It My dear SO you accuse me oi such a tlugE
 "I have been told that you wcr' there"
 WhtcrIeht caught at the back of chair for support
 "Wh0 told you such a thing
 "Onc of your intimate friends
 "U-h-h0w d-d.l he kuowT
 "TLat doesut matter Burt ] am ashamed Of you. a man of your posi- tIon. And to think that you should have so deceived me, ! shall never have any confidence in you again"
 Mrs. Whiteright took out her hand ilerchief wiped her eyes and rising went upstairs. There 0as weeping and waumg and guashing Of teeth be tween ,lc Whiterghts not only tha night but for nights and days to come
 The next afternoon Shafto saw Whitorieht coming down the street and had a joke ready for him. What war his surprise to sec Whiter.ght pass him with his head in the air. Shafto hur rIed after him.
 "Wlat in Che worlds the matter Burtg Have you gone blindT
 "I have always supposed, replied tho other augrily, that you had the de ccncy not to give a man away to hir own wife,"
 "I give you away to your wifet ) never did any such thing
 You did it Inst night
 "L0st night: UowF
 "You informed my wife that ] wat at the French ball."
 .You at the French ball3 Who would believe that you would go to such @ Dluce? Certainly not ]. Now l remem ber did say something of the sort as 8 joke"
 "Joke or no joke, was at the French ball. was masked, and mo one would have known it fl 1t hadn't been for your coutempdble give away Good morning.
 And with a snort Whiter'ght broke away from Shafto and their friendship came to a termination
 The end ls not yet. Mrs. Whitersht who had a conscience like a poker decided tlat her husband was not in spiritual condition to gQ to the com mmiou table. All her troubles wert divided into two classes. the one fol her doctor. the other for her pastor This was for her pastor. She conddet the whole affair to him. The pasto' invited the delinquent to his study and told him that the oGense mus -. Ln IL. .o.LL. NLnn MLiLnrluh-