The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-09-18
UNHAPPY Mr.. BLANK
PEDESTAL OF RIGHT DOING HIS
BUT FOR A MOMENT.
Then Manifold lniquities Of His For
settulness Dawned With Telling
Force Upon His Bet
ter Half.

Mrs. Rlank gave her husband four
letters to mail for her the other day.
She is not without knowledge OF the
usual way of man with letter but
like every dutiful wife. she thinks her
better half is a little different from
overyones 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-
uon.
Four days later Mrs. Blank came to
Mr.. Blank in the most dreadful agita.
tion. Isn't Il perfectly awful?" 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 so home withoet seeing
US"
"weng" queried Mr.. Blank, pr
tiently.
"Wen. II 1t is well--Alice and Sac p
do not speak to each other, and it
would be perfectly impossible to we
them here at the same time. fon
know how they quarreled about Nc
Henry, and, while I've never hear the
details of the affair, I'm quite sure
they we're each wrong-but they
.oathe and despise each oths :, just
IKE they were in vendetta, OF one of
those unpleasant Italian Black Hand
things"
What / admire about you" said
Mr. Blank. slowly, lis tho absolute
temperateness of your Ian mage. So
they loathe and despise ach other,
DO they? What's the ms ter writing
to Sadie and asking her 10 defer her
visit for another week.
For Alice" asked Mrs Blank,
never She would be aurt to death,
and quite right, too. Whatever shall
] do?"
Mrs Blank leaned aer forehead on
her hand in despair and Mr.. Blanb
watched her in an amused silence.
Cnddenly he had thought
stay" he said softly to himself.
and began to 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 a wom-
an would have thought one small
pocket would hold He sorted these
slowly, while his wife quivered with
impatience, aud 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
your"
Il forgot all about lt," returned
Mr.. Blank.
What a blessed angel you are, dear
est, always doing the right thing at
tte right moment! You will never
know what a load you have taken
from my mind Now Alice can come
this week, and Sadie can come next.
and all will be we'll / do think you're
sweet"
Mr. Blank smiled a self-congratula-
tory smile, and Reemed to grow In
stature.
Ten minutes later Mrs. Blank had
a thought John Blank. she said,
"let me see the rest OF the letters in
that pocket"
Mr.. Blank complied slowly, ana he
looked nervous as his wife sorted
them on her own 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 a
week ago, one for my dressmaker.
very important. and explains probably
why did not get my gown Saturday;
one ordering the new matting-John.
III never trust you with another let
ter as long as l live; / think you
are the meanest thing"
Which" said Mr. Blank later to
himself, mikes man in his MIND
/ considerably"