The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1905-12-23
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They had been chumS IT cotese, anu
tbcv called each other John and Jack
respectively.
Jack, you ought to get married
mot by ju.ful. Dc you think I'll
give up my Independence
"Plague take yQDE, Independence.
Don't | enjoy. as .llsssrca .of,it as YOU dof
tell ycG'i-
What yoIs, have. told the thousand
times before'-
Jack. what do you have against the,
women anyhow"
ooh. guess | know thing or two
about them, and they're all alike"
You're cranky. Look here, take nc
own case
Eyes even your own CASE
"Jack. what do you mean"
"That your Wife
you don't know anything about her.
You've only seen her once or twice"
Don't matter. She IS handsome. in
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 II you have q dozen,
She's jealous, and can prove 1t to you.
In less than a week LII bet a dozen.
bottles Of champagne on it. Take me
up If you dare"
Take you up! or course | will, and
w might as well have the first bottle
now at your expense, because
well see"
.Why, Jack, the excursion we are 60
IT.. on tomorrow will take us three
days and you will have only four left"
"Ncver 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 Juggling my camera
about | shall have to leave her to your
tender mcrces Mostly
"Your sister, Jack! Why, haven't
seen her since you and l were at col
lega together. and she was just little
girl then. How delightful"
about In the mountains. fine weather,
grand scenery. glorious time, and
then away again.
Two days later Jack called at thu
home OF his friend. John is not there
and that he knew beforehand, but his
wife Is. OF course the little trip Jack
and John have made together becomes
at once the subject Of conversation.
"Yes, indeed, we had most delight.
ful time The weather, the mountain
air and the scenery-oh, | enjoyed. II
ever so much, and 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 !
preferred to stay here at the seaside
with the children, especially as l am
not very fond Of the mountains any
how. Yet John has been telling me so
much about Il l almost wish l had
gone"
Eyes, I'm sure you would have ell
joyed 1t. OF course I had my camera
with me, and l took some pictures,
snapshots. Oh, nothing special Mere
y amateur work, but l thought you
might enjoy looking at them. and so
I have brought up some Of them for
you. l will just leave them here, SO
you can look them over at leisure"
well, how kind you are! OF course
l shall enjoy them ever so much"
Two hours later John comes home !
and finds his wife wearing q look on
her face A. threatening as cyclone
stormcloud.
That must have been a fine time
you had on your trip
Certainly. Haven't l been telling
You about 1t till my tongue almost
won't wag any moref
ooh. yes, indeed I'm on to your
"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, Lott!e l told you about all
the places we went to AMI all the PEG.
pie we met"
Eyes, and who Is this woman with
you Who
That? Why, that Is Jacks sister. !
merely forgot
"Oh, yes, you cant work that 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, sle stepped on a stone
and would have ripped and fallen II |
hadn't caught he, but where did you
get these?"
That nice friend Of yours was kind |
enough to give you away"
"A dozen bottles Of champagnew
And then he broke down. and be laugh.
ed till he cried. While his wife looked
on. half wrsthful. half inclined to join
In his merriment but utterly at sea az
to the cause OF Il Then he confessed