The gold leaf. [volume] (Henderson, N.C.) 1881-1911, 1906-01-18

getting along III years anyway, SO the
syndicate turned her over to rich old
duffer who cared for little else than
good housekeeper. She has good home.
Don. worry about her. Think of me"
. Whittier gasped. we'll he exclaimed.
this is certainly sublime. L suppose I
must accommodate myself to the change.
BY the way. how's dinner?''
His new wife smiled. Lets go down
and see. Can you COOKE
well, l suppose so. Why do you ask?'
! "WelI, you see. when I came the serv-
ants all left"
what. Why. they've been with me for
! long time
~ know it, But 1 had some words with
them, and one thing led to- another. and
l told them 10 get out. No impudence for
met
Perhaps il you had been careful Of
them-used little tact. for example-they
might have stayed
! Possibly. But that's not ny way.
Come, now, get to work Fix this fire
and skirrlish around and cook something
/ for dinner
J My dear girl" he exclaimed, I'm not
| used to this sort of thing. I'm hard
! working business man. You're 4 woman
| and should look after these matters. You
! cook, and I'll wait.
, Not one bit OF it! I'm not that sort
Of Il wife. I'm not a cooking wife. I'm
! attractive ard bright and young. You
selected me, didn't you? When you said
| you wished YOU had me for a wife you
didn't require a list Of things 1 could do"
| "Certainly not; but. my dear girl. one
| takes certain things for granted"
well, YOU ere soft one!' she ex-
| claimed. Here you agree that you are
disappointed in the wife you have, and,
| just think, out of all the women in the
| whole town that you sec you pick me to
| take her place, and now that you've got
| mo satisfied If
| like a man.
But" replied Whittier, this is all SO
sudden. If / only had time to think it
over Perhaps We could have arranged
| for a preliminary trial.
| She stopped him short.
| "a preliminary trial. she exclaimed.
And what, pray. do you think of me?
| Here | an, an attractive, stylish young
| girl, with loads CT admirers, Obliged to
| be tied down to an old baldheaded codger
| like YOU"
I'm not baldheaded!'
! "NVeu, you're atnost, and you'll be en-
| tireIy before / get through with you. !
| say. what do you think Of me? / sup
| pose about al you expect from me is to
! run after servants, make beds. mend your
clothes and b. household drudge in
| stead OF Going to Inatiaees and balls and
| partics. Eo:i, I'll fool you. I'll have all
| the fun l want, and You'll pay for it.
Am | dreaming OF uot?' he groaned.
His new wife caught him by the few
| remaining hairs of his head. He was
actually beginning to hate her cordially.
| eyes, she exclaimed, you are dream
| Ing And the best of it is that you can't
| wake up"
| But must v AXE up.
| t'N0nser..snt Haven't you selected me
for lie partner? And aren't you obliged
to stick by me? / just guess YOU are"
! She polled linn in the stomach.
! but | shall die If l don't have some
thing TO cat. | feel terrible gnawing."
mo: you won't die. III keep you
| alive
| IF you touch ne I'll holler.''
| Whittier tried in vain to halloo and was
| just about to give it up when he felt
some one shaking him violently.
| He opened his eyes. His own dear wife
looked at him sympathetically. 'There"
! she said. That's TEat one of those club
| dinners has done for you Was it awful?''
Whittier put h arms around her in the
very ecstasy CT love.
| "DarIin@" Re !n>'r.cured. cit was the
| worst ni"h. nare [ ever had-but--I 'le-
| served j.. -
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