New-York tribune., 1907-01-07
WAS A REAL SURPRISE.
1t Was Heightened by the Wife's Over
hearing the Discussion.

When this Jealous wife OF a rather good looking
husband several years her junior reached his office
the telephone
HAL said the Jealous wife to herself. Some
creature telephoning to him. perhaps"
So she remained in the anteroom- Her husband
was in tho main office and. as he stood at the
phone with his back TO her. he did know that
she had arrived.
'Hello!" he said in the phone who's that you
say? Oh. Jim Why. hware you old man7 Any
thing deingT'
cts that horrid. hrtatious James switrclip talk
Ing TO him. said the jealous wife to herself IT
always did suspect that man.
'Huh?" went the Jealous wifes husband at
tho phone. Say. is that so? WE'LL I'm mighty
glad 10 hear that Say. where did you trap her.
e. Herr" snorted the Jealous wife from her
ee some devilment in the wind with that Swiftclip
-; %;Rjing I'm delighted that you've nailed her. old
is she on ooeF oos suy at the phone
too 9h r., how Sa Saa can keep my hands or him NUT
Dead sure thoroughbred. you say. eh?" went on
seTo ssT husband at The the phone Well me for her
raging beauty. you say? Wen, 1 suppose that's
bad.perfecty wretched. huh? fhat's the kind I'm
ooh. such deceiHulnessr' muttered the Jealous
You see. I'm tired of having the,. NUTS flashed
a Sn the man n az the the phone went on eTnfden
dig up anything within reason to get the real kind.
ooh; the traitorF' Kissed tho mans wife, tremb-
Say, you got her there with you now. old man?
What's that? oh. all right. Curled up on your
lap right now. hey? Well. you want to remember
gasPed2
Say went on the unsuspecting husband at the
phone. cant you fetch her right down now and
lunch time. and oelieve my wiferi be down some
time pretty soon. and OF course, don't want my
wife 10 see her. see? But you just trot her over
s IT, WSa & snq YOUTH bs oTe Saa
in five minutes? All right old boy. I'll be waiting"
whitefaced and wrathy wife.
He looked somewhat surprised. She took his sur
SO, sir she began you are going 10 have soms
wretched tawdry creature brought to your Office
SSu3 by that miserable s'0undFe James swif'elD are
The man hung his head. He looked Ike man
II heard every word you said in the phone so
you needn't deny It," his wife on. breathlessly.
a manner? What do You mean by protesting TO
l--love me and t-t-t-then-"
She was relapsing into tears and. OF course the
man took hold OF her 10 attempt 10 comfort her;
Don't you d-did-dare ID t7t;t-touch me-" she
t-t-touch of your hand, you scandalous. decetful
MY dear" he began. III you understood the cir
cumstances of this matter 1 am sure you would
Odd didn't hear your very words TO that horrid
brute in the phone? Isn't he going TO fetch some
Just at that instant the happy go-lucky Jim
Swiftclip arrived at the office with the miserable
in his arms and he promptly deposited her in his
friends arms. where she cuddled up and looked
Here my dear" said the man to his Jealous
wife, lis the young female individual about whom
Jim on the lookout for good one for a long time.
and he has been kind enough 10 get this colored
TO you-you'd often said how much you wanted one
Then he handed the dainty little colored lady
spaniel over to his wife.'-Washington Star.