The Cooperstown courier. (Cooperstown, Griggs Co., N.D.) 1902-1913, 1904-12-22
"um," unused Mr.. Jobson, still looking

"Um," unused Mr. Jobson, still LOOKING
thoughtful.
After Mr.. Jobson had got away with
his two after-dinner smokes that even.
ing Mrs. Jobson got him to accompany
her on walk downtown to AXE looh
at the shop windows in their Christmas
fnery. Needless to say she stesred him,
before he tired and began to thinS Of his
pipe and his armchair, to the furrier'a
window in which cher squirrel coatwal
fastened loosely and jaunt ily around the
pffsonsof a handsome, dark-haired wax
The wrap Of the dark-hatred lady Of
wax claimed Mr.. Jobson's attention at
once.
What kind Of an animal or bird fur
nished the pelts for that coat?" he asked
Mrs. JobsQn, evinefng distinct interelk in
the garment, which looked distinctly
+ swagger in the mellow light Of the fur.
rier's window. .,..s..
/. "Why. that's one Of the new squirrel
coats" replied Mrs. Jobson saot with any
particular show Of interest. THAT is,
they first came in last year."
: Like the thing?" inquired MT. job
son, viewing Mrs. Jobson with what he
thought was fine craftiness out Of the
.slants of his eyes.
l. "Um-ye-es." answered Mrs. Jobson;
cts handsome, Of course. A little ultra,
as the milliners say of the striking hats
they make. but suppose that is be.
cause the squirrel coats are so new, and
because We are not used to them yet"
"Well." said Mr.. Jobson, right at him.
self when Mrs. Jobson's view seemed to
clash with his own. II think that coats
justripping, myself think it's immense
It's" "
But" mildly interposed Mrs. Jobson
somehow or another that squirrel fur
always looks to me as if'-and here she
laughed merrily-"well. as if COW had
licked It the wrong way. don't you
Think"
Mr.. Jobson cooked his head on one side
and then shook 1t negatively.
mo-" he replied, 81 don't think any.
thing of the sort. OF course, the hide
doesn t lie down pat and fiat. like the Sat.
urday night haircut of a plumbers ap-
prentice. suppose you'd want 'em to
use bears grease or vaseline to maks
that fur lie down as fiat as pancake,
Ell? Did you ever see squirrel with his
hair lying as close to his hide as if he'd
been swimming in Standard oil tank?"
Mrs. Jobson was constrained to reply
that she had never witnessed such phe.
nomenon.
Now" went on Mr.. Jobson, "that-er
that sticky-up. sort O. porcupiny look
of that squirrel coat is just the thing that
makes the hit with me. It's artistic.
hate these cut-and-dried, too-blamed.
smooth things, anyhow. There's sort
of jolly carelessness about the this-way.
and-that look of that squirrel fur that
strikes me-looks like a good. strong,
nipping breeze were blowing against It,
eh?"
"Well," replied Mrs. Jobson, musingly
with finger to her lip. at has sort Of
artistic effect when viewed from that
standpoint, really"
"Of course 1t has" eloquently put in
Mr.. Jobson, expanding with his subject
"By Jove, didn't give you credit 70,
being able to catch my meaning. Your.
coming along, for fact-association
after all these years, is at length begin.
ming to do marvels for you." and Mr.
Jobson smiled complaisantly at his lit.
tie Joke.
do you know said Mrs. Jobson. a,
they went away from the furrier's win.
dow, "that you are right about those
squirrel coats? 1t'r remarkable how
quick you men are 30 catch an effect
Positively, it hadn't dawned upon me al
all, until you mentioned it, that those
squirrel coats are thoroughly artistic,
but can see it now as plain as day.
Really, if everything goes well, I be.
lieve should like to have one nextyear.
| do so love to wear things that you pick
out for me. because they invariably
prove to be just right, and next year"
"Tush! Let's go somewhere and have
some oysters" put in Mr.. Jobson, maxi
ing an elephantine effort to switch the
subject, and then Mrs. Jobson knew
that that squirrel coat was az good as
hanging In her closet.
She was sure of it when on the follow.
ing afternoon she purposely passed the
furrier's and saw that the squirrel coat
had been removed from the window.
She went into the furrier's shop and
merely directed an inquiring glance at
him. He nodded pleasantly. Then no
handed Mrs. Jobson the SO rebate that
was coming to hef.-Washington Star.