The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-08

estly. She held up = silencing forellr
ger Just listen to that she said
Mr., Belknap listened ard wrthed an
4 comfortably. That was unmistakabI
. he bark ~ a dog
ITS that horrld dog next door.
suppose, Mrs. Belknap went on. MI
Bellinap composed his agitated feature
and hoped mis- wife had moi noticed hi
perturbation II wish they gel ri,
Of him." Mrs. Belllnap continued. 'Wh,
anyone warts 10 have hateful. nois,
dog arounl I'm sure can't imagine
Mr.. Belbnap devoted himself to hi
shicken ME and held his peace. II,
was not the man 10 Interrupt when
lady had The tloor.
Bht when he had partalen Of as
many Of II fayorite dishes as coulc
be fitted into one dinner he thought Il
time 10 try diplomacy
This was really very nice OF you
MY dear" he said
| Mrs. Belinap came and sat on the
arm OF his chair and rubbed her cheek
affecionately against his Think so %
she cooed. She visited button Of mis-
/ coat and spoke with pretty assump-
ton OF dididence
Il wan 10 ask you something, she
said but I'm afraid to-
Mr.. Rell,nap laughed. oh hats
what he Gunner was for2'
"Of course. said Mrs Belknap. ora
zenIy Did you suppose ] was going
10 give yop a dinner like that and gel
nothing in reurn?"
Mr. Belknap laughed again. "0u,
with it. ne said
But It's a ye.y special favor" said
Mrs Belkaap.
IN say yes 10 anything you've
mind 10 ask, MIR Ben;nap promised
rashly
You'd letter LEI me tell you frs
what | want said Mrs Belknap For
she explained honestly. Il don't think
you1l like it"
Mr.. BeiAnap thought he saw way
to win ont on the dog proposition MY
dear" he said 10 his bstter-half, "a
man who Won't grant his wife's re
quests before she tells him what she
wants is 4 pretty mean sort. say
yes, and mean YES. "
Mrs. BeltEap dropped an ecstatic |
hiss where his hair was beginning to !
thin on BIT and raI from the room |
Mr. BelkHap lnan~d bach in his chair
with sien of characterization
Great Scott this is TOO easy! he
bought After that she certainly /
can't say no 10 the dog
Then Mrs Belknap came back She
carried carefully a fluff o. white far,
which she deposited' on her husbands
,nee
\ Kitten" that gentleman ejaculat-
ID weakly. He hated eats even as MS
wife detested dogs
Isn't t a love- Mrs Belknap said
me soft white fur. And
tS pedlseeed-a real Angora. rs |
mother has taken prizes a. three car
hows. Aud you've said could keep
t, haven't you. DEAR"
Mr. Belknap nodded unhapply. The
og in the woodshed had a reputation
5 slayer of cats.
But I've taken mean advantage
I you Mrs. Belknap said though il
Tas partly your fault. You know
'anted 10 ieil you what was after be-
lre you promised. and you wouldn't
Il me. But | guess | can be generous.
DO" She lifted the kitten and cuddled
against her cheek IF you don't
aally want me to keep it, why
ont" she said
Mr.. Belknap thought regretfully OF
le dog 3ut he was a man OF his word ]
nd a gentleman.
"A bargain is a bargain he said
You keen your kitten | dare say I
lall grow 10 be quite fond of it--in 1
me S
He looked at his watch "Wil you {
,cuse mo tor an hour on so. my dear? .
We got too meet-man on-on bust j
SIS" Mr. Belknap was NOT a faciIs i
ar. {
Mrs BelSnap looked mp from her kit
n to saY; Don't be long" And Mr. a
'll,nap wenl out {
Under cover of the darkness he p
aalthiy ,cmoyed he dog from the il
polished The dog licked his han I
d Mr. 8a.knap patted his head re- p
euully. Il
Sorry. old chap" n said. but Ct
Exon il can't be helped. Wish / knew
" she iii H. Why 90 was all settled il
lore / hal even chance 10 50 much IT
-ay log And She GOT a cat into "
p bargain et
And al tHat identical moment Mrs fc
lknap IA, mlkj9s a conhdant Of III tr
lie kitten Ki,..." she said ~wt m
,k as advantage OF him. For u
d a dog. actually dog in the wood 4
I'd and all through dinner he wa
ing to ! luck mp courage 10 ask 81 III
Chs keep t. But we simply couldn m
ye a horrid dog aboat the place. nov III
I'D we. kitty. loye?' WI
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