The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-02-24

you a set Of mink furs at the same
time?"
What What" exclaimed Mrs. Per
kins. why, you never sent them a
red cent?"
THAT is true" slowly replied Mr..
Perkins, after pushing off his slippers
that he might rub his toes together.
"On second thought I concluded not to
send them any money for fear of hur+-
ing their feelings. think it was
wise move on our part
But you didn't use the money to get
my furs with
mo, but there were reasons for that.
You had youremind setsdn mink furs.
You didn't say coon, fox, Woodchuck or
muskrat. You pinned me down TO one
single thing. When I called at fur
house what remark was I met with?"
THAT you were the greatest man on
earth to wiggle out Of things"
Let US not be sarcastic. Mrs. Per
kins I stated my desire to see a set
of mink. ansF-the. fur man replied:
=" Mr. Perkins, IF they are for your
wife, let me say a word or two. The
peculiar odor of mink is not fashionable
this year. In addition, it has been found
that ladies wearing mink catch cold
sooner than others. and are victims OF
sore throat all winter. IF your wife
J will not take coon or muskrat, she had
better get along without any AS a
matter of fact, furs are only fad any
how, and are certain to 60 out of fash
ion in a year or two more. 1 tell you
this, Mr.. Perkins, because you are an
old friend. and I don't want to see you
/ lose Ny compliments to your Wiffs and
say that I hope she is looking as hand
/ some as usual
''Those were about his words, Mrs.
Perkins, and what was I to do about
it?"
DO? do? Why. you should have come
home and asked me what other fur
wanted Did you do it, Have you
mentioned one single thing about LHls
since the Sth day of last July! GIVE
me straight answer, and no weighing
about"
Mrs. Perkins. after my talk with the
fur man I thought that If you mad a
new dress and hat and shoes ana stock
ings you would be more than satsfed
and let the furs go
But I have had no new dress aho
hat" go,
Claus also brought you a fine present
What! You bought me q fifty-eenl
purse Do you call that fine thing.
1t was good of you, of course but II
was nothing compared to set OF lne
Mr.. Perkins had to rub his toes to
! gether about twelve times before ne
could think of a reply, and then he
Mrs. Perkins, you do not exactly
grasp the situation. suppose mad
brought you home set of coonskin
furs2''
IT should have told YOU to take
them back. -
.'Of course you would You would
have said that you wanted no ring
/ tailed furs in yours, and you would
have been right. The coon continues
to give his price away long after he is
no more on earth. You would have
said that you refused to wear such
cheap furs. and I should have an
swered that they were plenty good
enough for you. Our relations would
have been strained at once. We
should have been drawn apart. Once
a husband and wife begin to draw
apart. who. can tell where it will end ?"
"That's all bosh, Mr.. Perkins.
you think so now. but suppose
that I had argued that had made a
great mistake in taking you for my
second wife. and that in my disap-
pointment I should have plotted
against you? There is but one step
between plotting and murder Some
night Mrs. Perkins-some night I
should have got softly out of bed and
looked for the axe and"
Mr. Perkins, you are so mean that
I won't say another word to yOut