The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-07-16
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give up my Independence
plague take your independence.
Don't ! enjoy as much Of 1t as you dot
| tell YOU
what you have told me thousand
times before
Jack, what do you have against the
women anyhow
"Oh, guess | know thing or two
about them, and they're all alike
You're cranky Look here, take my
own case"
yes, even your own case
"Jack, what do you mennT'
"Ihat your wife,
"You don't know anything about her
You've only seen her once or twice"
Don't matter She Is handsome, in
teligent clever, yet for all that as
Jealous as
Jack, you're joking. Why. I've been
married five years and have two
"Don't care II you have dozen.
She's jealous, and / can prove 1t to you
In less than week. I'll bet 3 dozen
bottles Of champagne on it. Take me
w If you dare"
Take you up! or course | Will, and
we might as well have the first bottle
now at your expense, BECAUSE
Wen see"
"Why, Jack, the excursion we are go.
ing on tomorrow will take us three
days. and you will have only four left. "
Never mind. I've thought OF that
The next day they arrived at their
destination, the little summer resort In
the mountains.
John. my sister Is going to join us
here, and as I'll be tugging my camera
about shall have to leave her to your
tender mcrCIes mostly
"YOur sister, Jackf Why, | haven't
seen her since you and | were at col
leg" together, and she was just n little
girl then How delightful"
Then followed two days of tramping
about In the mountains, fine weather,
grand scenery, a glorious time, and
then away again.
Two unys Inter Jack called at the
home of his friend John Is not there,
and that be knew beforehand, but his
wife IL. OF course the little trip Jack
and John have made together becomes
at once the subject OF conversation.
Yes. indeed, we had a most delight
full time The weather, the mountain
air and the scenery oh, enjoyed IT
ever so much aud so did John, He
was very much taken with the trip,
and his only regret was that you
weren't with us to enjoy 1t too"
Indeed. Well that WAS very nice
for him to remember me. But really |
with the children. especially as ! am
not very fond OF the mountains any
how. Yet John has been telling me 20
much about II | almost wish | had
gone"
Eyes, I'm sure you would have on
Ioycd IT, OF course | had my camera
with me and | took some pictures,
snnpshots oh. nothing special. Mere
ly amateur work, but | thought you
might enjoy looking at them, and 80
| have brought up some OF them for
you will Just leave them here, SO
you can look them over at leisure"
well. how kind you are! OF course
| small enjoy them ever so much"
Two hours later John comes home
and finds his wife wearing a look al
| her face ns threatening "a cyclone
stormcoud
"rhat must have been fine time
you had on your trip
certainly. haven't | been telline
you about 1t til my tongue almost
/ won't wag any moreY
ooh. yes indeed, I'm on to you"
why Lottie dear
Don't you Lottic denr mel
/ know just what kind OF time yor
! have Ind, and I'VE got it black OF
white too Oh yes, you needn't look
SO innocent"
"Why. Lottle, told you about al
the places We went TO aud all the PEG
/ pie we met"
"Ncs. and who is this woman witt
you who
"Thuy why, that is Jack : sister.
merely forgot
"Oh. yes. you can't work that on me
There how t,uderly you help hc
across the Sttle, there eating from TIN
same lunch basket, and there eve,
actually holding her in your arms
/ You miserable
why, lotttc. she stepped on a ston'
and would have tripped and fallen II
hudn't caught her, but where did go,
get these
"rhat nice friend " yours was kin,
enough 10 give you away"
"A dozen bottles Of champaGne'
J And then he broke down, and be- laugh
eel TN he cried, while his wIrc looke,
ON. hur wrathful hnlt Inclined To join
/ ia hts mrrrlment, but utterly at sca 81
10 the cause of IT, Then he coufc~ss
/ II all and she laughed too; mughv,
I tjll the tears streamcd down her face
/ but Jack laughed last, and he had IA,
4 best laugh OF them all
And jack, Well. he doesn't seem (,
/ have had amy very serious objection
against women, after all. for he 80
! mHrried lately married Lottic'S sister
who Is 50 much Ike Lottic that peo
i pIe say Il il wasn't for the Slight djlrr
rn,c On their axe they never could TEL
\ them apart Francis Langc IN hos
tom tour.er'