The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1907-07-16
OTHER PEOPLES
BILLS


namel Andrews, too," remarked tn,
sprightly woman OF that name as sh,
and her husband surveyed their new
nat. ut may prove very handy. Il
anything nice comes addressed tS
them ! shall simply appropriate IT,
But she had forgotten this laugh.
ing announcement when the post.
man rang the bell the first morning
after they had moved In and Il was
In all innocence that she tore open an
envelope and then sat staring at its
contents.
Carriage hire, s28;" she gasped.
why. we haven't ordered 30 much
as cab for weeks. Paul. what does
II mean2"
He studied the oill. Meant II
means the other Andrews he de-
cided. Better mark II Opened by
mistake and put It back into the
box"
That was the beginning. Three
mails day brought bills. bills, bills.
r. ~ Andrews was the other
mans name and her husband hap
| pened 70 be p. M. Andrews-a Diff
erence so slight that creditors scorn-
ed to notice. Besides. the other man
had failed 10 leave his new address.
How do such people hve7" sput-
tered Mrs. Andrews one morning
when she had been looking for Q
mail box choked with nothing but
the former tenants bills. "Thcy
never paid for anything, II seems.
There have been collectors here
from all the dry-goods stores and
some of them made themselves alb
solutely obnoxious through the speak
Ing tube. They won't believe un-
less ! actually see them face to face
that I'm not the same Mr9. Andrews
that they've been used to calling on.
or course we're newcomers in the
neighborhood and I don't want to
get the reputation Of being disagree
able. SO try to be polite to them all.
But-the milkman. the sroceryman,
the iceman and a lot of others have
been here and I'm tired"
1T won't do my credit any good,
will it7" said AndrewB. with q grin.
II think the worst is over, though.
They'll begin 70 let up now. Pm
sorry for the creditors myself"
And I'm sorry for me-" was the
response from his wife. "If you
had TO answer the string OF people
that I do you'd wish your name was
Haberbusch. This afternoon a young
man came to collect q years sub
scriptlon for q weekly magazine that
/ had never heard OF and he simply |
wouldn't allow me TO be anybody |
but Mrs, r. N. Andrews. He was
fairly inperticent TO me-"
He was, eh7 Well, don't you
stand a bit OF that There's no rea-
son why q man that never runs an
account anywhere should have his
wife annoyed over other folks bills.
You'd better be sharp with them
after this. Shut the door in their
face II necessary. We've had en-
ough."
"All right, ngreed Mrs. Andrews.
with stolid satisfaction. =.
The next morning. fired by the
tact that a new month had begun
md the same old batch OF bills had
,ome again. she waited almost i'm
patiently for the nrst collector.
The day wore on and promptly at
o'clock IN the evening p. M. An
irews walked into his house with
IN expectant. conquering hero air.
stepping TO the dining-room door, he
ave a comprehensive glance at the |
able and then grinned broadly.
You've forgotten Il yourself" ha I
aid. as his wife appeared. "If you
ave I'm going to cry about It the
gay you did last year"
What in the world do you mean"
"Ha. hal To-day's the 9Th. my
ear. Didn't the flowers come2"
paul are you crazyf What fow-
rs?"
MY dear. this is our wedding an
iversary," was the triumphant an
ouncement.
TITS no such thing. / married I
ou on April 10th" 4
THE dickens you did" Then he /
dded, looking more crestfallen every =
"And ! squandered IS on
overs to prove to you that could }
It for once" 10
"Flowersl Five dollarsl Oh, Paul. 4
aul, did you pay cash for them?" d
What a question: You've got !
Ills on the brain. Why. no. Il :
slephoned the florist out here to
md 'em over and told him I'd A
,me In and pay him In the morn
lg."
Mrs. Andrews fell into her hus-
and's arms. He didn't understand.
spoke to him down the tube
ouldn't let him come up--and all
3 would say was: Box of flowers
IT Andrews. s6.' oh, II was the :
rst collector since our talk last night
ou see. so j Just gave him all the b,
rath I've been keeping In for i've J..
eeks. He kept ringing and ring y
g the bell after ! told him to 20
I'D at last he said his boss told him
,t TO come away without the cash
I'd told him I'd have him arrested
he didn't 60, and he said the whole
knew we never paid
ir bills.
But. Paul Andrews" she broke .
with q hysterical sob. ''the worst II
~ Il