The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-12-13
NCLEY'S
OR EAT IDEA."

1
She had been limiting for II for a yeai
| and when the furniture man arrived
she was so excited that she fairl,
| danced in and out of the rooms, study
| ing effects and trying different ar
rangements. Dingley, however hat
forgotten all about 1t by that time ant
was deeply immersed in the plot o
his new seriah great idea haC
Just come to him SO he shut himself
up in his den. told his wife to &c
ahead and fix things anyway she
liked. and sat down to work out the
story
He had scarcely written three words
when there was timid knock on his
door.
"Oh. Richard" cried Mrs Dingley
softly. do come and tell me whether
YOU think the diyan looks all right
in this corner or if it would be better
over by the window
In the goodness OF his heart Ding
ley could not quench her joy SO ne
put down his pen and sailed forth to
give his expert opinion.
"Oh. the thing looks good enough
there. he said abseutmindedly, say
Kitty. what do you think of heroine
with snow white hair? Wouldn't that
be a sumner; and
81 don't know" broke in Mrs Ding
ley. thoughtfully. whether ii would be
in the way there or not We GER
tainly need something 10 fill in that
space. but it is too much in the shadow
now to show the grain OF the wood,
and over by the window it would
"Oh. well" repeated Dingley,
change it round to suit Yourself.
Don't you take any INTEREST,""
sighed Mrs. Dingley GROSSLY.
of course, of course, but -
We'll. then. help me to move it over
by the window and Wen try it there
Now, that does look better, doesn't
it?"
Lots better" agreed Dingley get
ting his breath again. Now I'll go
back and write
Wait a minute" cried Mrs. DinGley
II want you to put the shelves in the
book case. don't understand all
those dinky little screws and things.
For 90 minutes Dingley labored with
the boards and props and tried to keep
his mind on the story Then he went
back to his den again.
f'Richard, dear" called Mrs. Dingley,
inst as he had gotten settled aud
swung into the great idea once more,
I've decided to move the diyan back
again. 1t really takes up all the space
in that window and there's no room
for any plants, and besides it shuts
out the light"
YEARLY Dingley rose and once more
applied himself TO the task OF moving
the heavy divan. Then, the chairs had
TO be all replaced and the book case
showed over into the space between
the windows After that. Mrs Ding.
ley could not be happy until some OF
the pictures were changed around,
lowered or shortened and rehung. 1t
took Is minutes to decide just whether
each picture was straight or not, while
Dingley stood on shaky foot-ladder
and Mrs. Dingley stood off and squint-
ed one eye to get the effect
Once more Dingley, tired and dis
trait this time, shut himself in his
den. And once more the voice of his
wife called him back TO earth again
Dearest" Git was the pleading voice
Of Mrs Dingley again, would you
| disturb you-just once
more?"
Dingley swore softly under his
breath.
What In thunder is it now" he
Don't YOU know that If I'm
not allowed TO write this thing can't
pay for the bloomin' furniture?"
Il know. dear" Mrs. Dinsley's voice
was almost fearful, but this is most
really"
Dingley jerked open the door of his
den.
Well" he demanded, what do YOU
want? Speak, and be quick about it."
Now, don't be cross" said Mrs
Dingley, pouting. But just look how
dreadful the whole thing looks against
that wall paper It won't do at all"
Well, do you want me to paper tho
wall?" roared Dingley.
NO. But I've decided to change
things about little, and just wanted
you 10 move IL all into the otker room.
Don't you really think it would look
Dingiey laid down his pen. popped
his paper into a drawer. took OF his
coat and spent the rest of the day
moving When. the next day. he re-
turned 10 his serial his great idea"
had fed. The famous magazine bought
the thing he wrote. but It was so com
monplace that they have never or
dercd another. and the Dingleys face
the proposition OF living with that
mission furniture for the rest Of their
lives.
But Mrs Dinslcy insisted that her
husband is a genius, and that IL is
all the bad taste Of editors ana ieal-
ousy and spite on their part that keeps
Dingiey down" lie would be IA
nous II be only got half chance.
And Dingley thinks SO. too.
Family Of Good Shots.
Three hrofHu named King living