The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1905-01-21
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respectively,
Jack, you ought to get married
mot by jugful. DO you think III
give up my Independence
"Plague take your independence,
Don't enjoy as much Of it as you dol
I tell you
..What you have told me 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 my
own case
Yes, 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
telliCent, clever, yet for all that AZ
| jealous as
Jack, you're joking. Why. I've been
| married five years and have two
Don't care IL you have a 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 nae
up If you dare.'
Take you up! or course l 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 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 u
here, and IL III be Juggling my camera
about | shall have to leave her to your
tender merrdes mostly"
Your sister, Jack? Why, l haven't
seen her since you and I were at col
leye together, and she was just iittls
giri then. How delightful"
Then followed two days OF tramplng
about in the mountains, fine weather,
grand scenery, glorious time, ana
then away again.
Two days later Jack called at tho
home q his friend. John Is not there,
and that be 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 a most delight
full time. The weather. the mountain
air and the scenery--oh l enjoyed ie
ever 50 much, and 30 did John! he
was very much taken with the trip,
and his only regret was that yon
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 the seaside
with the children, especially as l am
not very fond Of the mountains any
how. Yet John has been telling me 20
much about 1t l almost with l had
gone"
Yes, I'm sure you would have en-
joyed 1t. OF course l had my camera
with me. and took some pictures.
snapshots. Oh. nothing special! Mere
u amateur work, but thought you
might enjoy booking at them. and 70
l have brought up some Of them for
you. l will just leave them here, 70
you can look them over at leisure"
well how kind you are! OF course
I shall enjoy them ever 10 much"
TWO hours later John comes home
and finds his wife wearing a look on
her face as threatening as cyclone
stormcloud.
THAT must have been a fine time
you had on your trip
Certainly. Haven't | been telling
you about 1t till my tongue almost
won't wag any moreY
"Oh, yes, indeed! I'm on to your
why. Lot,ie, dear
Don't you Lottie, dear mel I
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 | told you about all
the places we went 10 and all the peo-
pie we met"
Yes, and who is this woman with
you Who
That? Why. that is Jacks sister.
merely forgot
"Oh. yes, you can't work that on mel
There, how tenderly you help her
across the stiie, there eating from the
same lunch basket. and there even
actually holding her in your armst
You misera ble"-
WHY, Lottie. she stepped on q stone
and would have tripped and fallen II
hadn't caught her, but where did you
get thesc?
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 he cried. while his wife looked
on. half wrathful. half inclined to Join
In his merriment, but utterly at sen 40
to the cause OF It. Then he confessed
II all, and she laughed, too; laughed
till the tears stresmed down her face.
but Jack laughed last, and he had the
best laugh OF them oil