The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1904-12-24
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Jack. you ought to get married"
mot by jugful. Do you think III
give up my Independence
"Plague take your Independence
Don't l enjoy as much Of it as you do
tell you
What you have told me a thousand
times before
Jack, what do you have against the
women anyhow"
ooh, guess l know a thing or two
about them, and they're all alike"
you're cranky. Look here, take my
own case
Eyes, even your own case"
"Jack, what do you meant?
'That your wife,
"You don't know anything about her.
You've only seen her once or twice."
telligent 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 il you have q dozen.
She's jealous, and can prove 1t to you
in less than a week. I'll bet dozen
bottles OF champagne on it. Take me
up If you dare"
Take you up! or course will. and
we might as well have the first bottle
now at your expense, BECAUSE
"We'll see"
"Why, Jack, the excursion we are 60
Ing on tomorrow will take us three
days, and you will have only four LETT"
"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
herr, and as III be tugging my camera
about l shall have to leave her to your
tender mercies mostly"
"Your sister,. Jack1 Why, l haven't
seen her since you and l were at col
lsge together, and she was just little
girl then. How delightful"
Then followed two days of tramplng
about u the mountains, fine weather,
grand scenery, glorious time. and
then away again.
Two days later Jack called at the
home Of his friend. John Is not there,
and that he knew beforehand, but his
wife Is. or course the little trip Jack
and John have made together becomes
at once the subject Of conversation.
Eyes, indeed, we had a most delight
ful time. The weather, the mountain
air and the scenery-oh, enjoyed it
ever so much, and SO did John! He
wns very much taken with the trip.
and his only regret was that you
weren't with us to enjoy it too"
Indeed! Well, that was very nice
for him to remember me. But really
preferred to stay mere at tie seaside
with the children, especially as I am
not very fond of the mountains any
how. Yet John has been telling me so
much about it l almost wish l had
gone"
Eyes, I'm sure you would have en-
joyed It. OF course / had my camera
with me, and l took some pictures,
snapshots. Oh. nothing special! Mere
" amateur work, but thought you
might enjoy looking ut them. and 80
have brought up some Of them for
you. l will just leave them here, so
you can look them over ut leisure"
"Well. how kind you are! OF course
I shall enjoy them ever SO much"
Two hours later John comes home
and finds his wife wearing look on
her face as threatening as a, cyclone
stormcloud.
"That must have been fine time
you had on your trip"
Certainly. Haven't been telling
you about it till my tongue almost
won't wag any more!'
"Oh, yes, indeed! I'm on to you!"
"Why. Lottie, dear
Don't you Lottie, dear me!
know just what kind Of time you
have had. and I've got 1t black on
white too. Oh, yes. you needn't look
so innocent"
"Why, Lottie, L told you about all
the places we went to and all the peo-
pie we met"
EYES, and who. Is this woman with
you Who
THAT? Why, that IL jacks sister. l
merely forgot
"Oh. yes, you can't WORK mat on me!
There. how tenderly you help her
across the stile, there eating from the
same lunch basket. and there even
actually holding her in your arms!
You miserable
"Why. Lottie, she stepped on stone
and would have tripped and fallen II
hadn't caught her, but where did you
get theseY'
THAT nice friend Of yours was kind
enough TO give you away
"A dozen bottles Of champagneV'
And then he broke down. and he laugh
ed TIL ne cried. while his wife looked
on, half wrathful, half inclined to join
In his meirlment, but utterly at sea as
to tie cause of It. Then he confessed
II all, and she laughed. too; laughed
till the tears streamcd down her face,
hut Jack laughed hast, and he had the
best laugh OF them all
And Jack. Well, lac doesn't seem to