The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1906-09-05
UNHAPPY Mr.. BLANK
PEpE~-AL OF RIGHT DOING HIS
BUT FOR A MOMENT.
Then Manifold lniquities Of His For
aetfuIness Dawned With Telling
Force Upon His Bet
ter Half.


Mrs. Blank gave her husband four
letters to mail for her the other day.
She is not without knowledge Of the
usual way of a man with letter, but
like every cutiful wife. she thinks her
better half is a little different from
everyone's else, and that all rules fail
in his case. so she gave him these
epistles without a doubt that they
would ultimately reach their destina-
tion.
Four DAYS later Mrs Blank came to
Mr. Blank in the most dreadful agita-
tion. Isn't il perfectly awfulg" she
said. Il wrote inviting Sadie to come
TO us for next Saturday and Sunday
and here this very morning in my mail
there's a letter from Alice saying that
she is coming, that she feels she
knows me so well she doesn't have to
wait for an invitation. and, besides.
she will be in this neighborhood, and
she cannot 90 home without seeing
us"
"wen?" queried Mr. Blank, pa
tiently.
We'll, il il is well-Alice and Sadie
do not speak to each other, and 1t
would be perfectly impossible TO have
them here al the same time. You
know how they quarreled about Nc
Henry, and. while I've never heard the
details of the affair. I'm quite sure
they we're each wrong-but they
loathe and despise each other, just
like they we're in a vendetta, or one of
those unpleasant Italian Black Hand
things"
What I admire about you" said
Mr. Blank slowly. lis the absolute
temperatures of your language. So
they loathe and despise each other,
do they? What's the matter writing
TO Sadie and asking her TO defer her
visit for another week."
For Alice" asked Mrs. Blank.
never. She would be hurt 10 death.
and quite right. too. Whatever shall
/ do?''
Mrs. Blank leaned her forehead on
her hand in despair and Mr.. Blank
watched her in an amused silence.
Suddenly he had thought.
stay" he said softly to himself,
and began 10 search his pockets.
Mrs. Blank looked up wide-eyed.
From the inside pocket of his coat
presently Mr.. Blank brought forth
number OF letters. more than wom-
an would have thought one small
pocket would hold. He sorted these
slowly while his wife quivered with
impatience. and finally he selected one
from the bunch and held it out be
tween his thumb and finger. rs this
the epistle you wrote Sadie?" he
asked
john" cried Mrs. Blank, falling on
his neck You didn't mail it, did
you?"
Il forgot all about it, returned
Mr.. Blank
What a blessed angel you are, dear
est. always doing the right thing at
the right moment. You will never
know what load you have taken
from my mind Now Alice can come
this week, and Sadie can come next.
and all win be well. do think you're
sweet
Mr. Blank smiled a self-congratula-
tory smile, and seemed to grow in
stature.
Ten minutes later Mrs. Blank had
thought. John Blank" she said,
let me see the rest OF the letters in
that pocket"
Mr.. Blank complied slowly, and he
looked nervous as his wife sorted
them on her ewn account. There was
an ominous silence for several min
utes. and then the woman in the case
broke forth: One here for moth
er that should have been mailed
week ago; one for my dressmaker,
very important. and explains probably
why did not get my gown Saturday;
one ordering the new matting-John,
I'll never trust you with another let
ter as long as live: think you
are the meanest thing!"
which said Mr.. Blank later to
himself. mikes a man in his mind
considerably"