Okolona messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1900-current, 1906-02-21

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my rank humility"
And very good one, too" sait
Eva.
Very WE'LL" said BERTHE; "ver.
well. II ones own wife"
The expression was SO novel an,
delightful that they joined in EN-
phasizing it in the usual way.
III ones own wife" BERTHE con
tinued.
People can see in at the windows,
said Eva. moving further away from
him.
"All right; we're married"
"How are they to know?"
That seemed reasonable.
If ones own wife sees through
one" he went on in an injured tone
where on earth Is one safe?"
| "And II ones wife doesn't sci
through one, who on earth is there Il
improve one by frank criticism?"
"Oh!" said BERTHE, you married mt
to improve me-"
Il did not altogether despair"
This is pretty state Of things,
said BERTHE; and again, this is pref
| ty state Of things"
Il marry wife," he moaned, "and
suddenly, without warning, she sug.
gests that she can improve me. Never
before has anybody suggested that
could be improved"
WAS it SO hopeless?"
eAa~od b1anlyI1r o,,k a. .wxgSm
dow.
I'VE can still be friends" she said.
"Friends" he echoed. Friends!
That It should come to this, that II
should come to this!"
NEED you say everything twice;
need you say everything twice?" she
murmured, drearily.
II thought many things, but never
thought we should be friends"
Things often turn out better than
we expect"
The carriage drew up. He looked
out. This seems very like a railway
station. Where are you thinking OF
going for your honeymoon?
II was thinking of Sir John Ward
laws little place near Torquay."
Really" he said with some show
OF interest. How awfully jolly. May
get you ticket?"
Thank you very much. And one
for my maid"
He went to the booking office and
was back in few minutes with the
tickets.
Thank you" she said. And where
are you thinking Of going for your
honeymoon"
II? Oh, haven't quite made up
my mind. A run down to Margate
perhaps a little Whit Of the briny-
as married men say"
His man, Samson, came up at the
moment to mention that the luggage
was all in.
who told you to put mine in this
train?"
Samson expressed no surprise, but
admitted that he had done it on his
own initiative, misled by recent events
into false inference Of fact.
ct is very good of YOU" said Eva,
ito come and see me of like this"
"Not at all" said BERTHE, anybody
in my position would have done Is
much and more"
BERTHE raised his hat with cheer
full smile and the train was gone
He turned round and found Samson
sitting, on the largest portmanteau,
scratching his worried head. ''Is any
body likely now" asked BERTHE, ito
mistake us for newly-married pair?"
mo, sir; but If that was the object,
sir. amt the means to 1t rather
strong?"
BERTHE took turn up and down the
platform.
When Is the next train to Tor
quay?" he asked, abruptly
Samson replied with alacrity: "Four
thirty-nine, sir"
'sThree-Quarters Of an hour" Berthe
grumbled. "Get tickets" He had de-
cIded to forgive her. At last the 4: 39
was ready to start Berthe approached
the guard and gave him half crown.
"That is for you" he said, III you
to do your best to overtake
the 1927 before It gets to Exeter"
1t was a magnificent race, The S:27
had had little more than an hours
start, and, OF course, saw no special
reason for unusual hurry, The star Of
the 4:39 were bent on earning each
man his share Of the half crown.
AS they swept shrielSing through
swindon Bertie caught glimpse Of
/ handsome girl standing IA the lamp
light BY a pile Of luggage on the tip
platform. The vision went Ike fash.
He leaped back and rushed for the
guard. He saw 1t all Il ives Eva
who had got out al Tie lFst Stopping
place and was now waiting FOR the
next train back to town
sThis train must Be stopped" said
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