The Montgomery tribune. (Montgomery City, Mo.) 1892-1910, 1905-09-29
VIRTUE
TRIUMPHANT


no business ltplsniSA \ rspeat lfcon-
bipef that the manners OF tho day are
depiorable-yours- g9oal W An
q, ;'AL.all cyenp yIick TO the point. We
are discussing PimPle!op's nanpsrs'
" siit SShavssIisc a boor."
II agreed WIN sou. 3 rtntuk he does"
mo. ydu DIDN'T. You saidHn earl can
d. anything .'"7s ~
"'wlth'impuhity' lie accurate"
''Dld YOU not pa - ~
"ycs. but 4 ~s.tcferrins- 10 his eating
banana down Riccadniy!T
"And you approved cfhk ~nlgarityf"
mi NV fFtFSSbs1lsssss sssttst
--bsm~~a-~.~s ftreaStt@y wound ststtste'
j. p~lmRIelon to the end u lime"
"a very silly speech. too. suppose
.aSc arr All ourselves 10 the ehd OF time..
- -Not always. ~ gsers'sihc rub. q
you're Intrinsic nothing. matters what
you do, but II yop assume y part In the
world you must never say or do any
thing Oh, ~ Character" 90"
1T " rwsi you defend Timpieson for act,
ing like an errand. hoy sbdJct you say
you dost approve ~ his vulgariiy,'
My dear, you have twisted my arsu'
eient out o. all recognition"
"Then what did YOU say"
II said-' u' r-r'
rYcs. 10 on. You said o
My dear. | really don't r'mop5er ex.
sctly what I said, but 1t wasn't What you
sail 7 said" 90
This IN q little sample ~ the Kind OF
smiablq discussion which had made Jo-
,yph Virtue old before his iiue. Mrs.
Virtue would start an argument and
work Il up With 'he vehcmchce OF n park
orator. Joseph we'll In hand nj hrs'.
3 would remain silent. then he would
Glce. Tia lotrort oi speech With an oc-
cas!1gnl lrtrrjcciion until at lorsth. cS-
asptrltiun gaining ground. be would
90 his silly head ard Join In. From
that mumcnt tho point would he lOsa.
.,.ry word ho raid serving enly TO send
Ma Virtue on a. a tangent until aide
suts multiplied themselves and r.
rv'syart rvcriminnt'ons sprcrg whole.
sal, inio beins. After these episodes
Jnfcph was limp Ms . rag but Mrs. Viz
tue seemed allihe better for hayin. got
4 IN her chlst." ard this Il was which
urLlci IN Josepn's injured mind. lie
hal tried taking down their quarrcls In
shorthand cnshls cur. bufJusi D. hehad
Inoe nearly aUcc,oded-in rendering hii
wife abjcci he ial,trci over one OF two
OF the hlcroglyphios, and she, dear
woman. seizcd tho opportunity Ia dis
cover that. 'of course he was making
thc whole thing up" Llfe was nasty
ttr the next fortnight.
On this occasion Joseph thought q III
tls air would relieve his tired brain. %
he stroiled out into the square. lie tried
q collect the scattered thr, ads Of his
osn premises In the late dispute, but
In wlie's shrl!l voice still rang In hi
ears and his braiu idly recapitulated
merely what she had vocifcratei, Al
that instant u faint, nasal. wheefy,
husky, metallic sound fell upon his ears
Joseph started.
The very ,hing.' he cried. III
shook palpably rs II from great excite
men and strobe away In the direction
u tho tube.
when he returned from the city 10
seth went In by the area steps. lie wa,
hugslnf a large parcel and he had the All
ofa thief.
'l.or', sir whatever In tho natter
cried the cnok. terrified at the rallor Of
Ill couatorarce.
lle explained tina, he wished to SNUG
Go n surprise present for Mira, Nirtu,
into the house without her knowing
Servants ADORE & sensation: they en-
tered lnto leagro with him at once, an'
4 was not difficult with their help /,
SET The Thing w With Its gaping NAV
turned TO where the two spouses gcner
aily sat together OF an evening, IL
wicked presence screamed by u shelter
lHs palm,
ia goln' to discourse sweet musi
- 'er u~nbeknowns'" said the house
iaa.l, who was al n romantic turn U
AalHd r. Ip. #tf
Aler dinner Joseph was attentive TO
deercc 10 Mrs, Virtue. he pressed her 4
Sit dt a particular angle, In a partieula
CHAR ard he brought his own up % 4
To- as aeliShtfully near her as possible
sLu eyed him With . mixture Of con
tamp,uous coraplacerey and, distrust.
81 hope you realize there Is only IN
o'hcr mouth to GLADYS wedding" sh
said. ~
Really, my dear! How time flIes!
He ialt stupid, but he wondered whs
she was diving a. ,a.iN
Yea, should imagine she has give
up all hope OF recei, Ing a wedding pres
ent from us now '''
Obi" replied Joseph, comprehensive
~. what is II to te?" HtnU .
"Welh- how-Rfach are you going I
spend2" answered his wife, IA your
COINS TO tie me down TO SOS, its no us
thinking OF jewelry or plate. fs ~"
%, Joseph agreed that II was not.
What 10 you -wSEt- 70 givo?" !