The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1907-11-15

When Mr Briggs came home ono
evening and found his wife with eyes
suspiciously red .he only kissed her
as usual and made no remarks.
Briggs was man who nrided himself
On his tact lie studionsly guided
the conversation on commonplace sub
ieets while they sat at supper Mrs.
Briggs answered in monosyllables Of
forced cheerfulness.
Nov, my dear, what Is the mat
ter?' he suddenly asked when the
meal was finished
"Oh, nothing, replied Mrs. Briggs.
biting her lip and with eyes cast
down.
Aha, Watson, the beautiful lady
has a beautiful redness about the
eyes. She has been weeping. Ergo.
she has something troubling her.
soliloquized Briggs in d humorous
way he had Of burlesquing Tie famous
detective Of fiction.
Mrs. Briggs pouted, hesitating be.
tween tears and smile. AT this op.
perfume moment her husband arose,
went around the table and put an
arm about her shoulders
NOW, tell me all about it, little
woman" be said you see, it does
no good denying that something is
troubling You Ny powerful analy
tic and introspectively deductive
mind cells me otherwise
After moment Mrs. Briggs spoke.
'Ill never give another cent to that
hateful fresh air fund, never" she
said, and held handkerchief to her
eyes
What have they done to hurt
your" he ventured.
Mrs. Briggs arose, went to the side
board and took out a paper. Pointing
to paragraph. she bade her husband
read It was under the list Of fresh
air fund subscriptions and read as fol.
lows:
"One check was received signed "A
Friend This OF course, cannot be
credited"
Briggs read the item and looked at
his wife,
But l don't see-does this make
you feel bad?" he puzzled.
Certainly, stupid, sent the check"
she explained You see have been
reading about the poor waits that live
In those big tenements on the East
side, and have such pinched little
lives, and lots of them die every sum
mer And they keep one Of them In
the country, where they can drink
milk, and pick flowers, and romp on
the green grass and get healthy for
five dollars So | decided / could
spare ten dollars, and sent 1t. Oh, |
felt so good. thinking that two little
children We're out having good time
on my ten dollars
And how did you sign the check
you sent?" asked Briggs, trembling
with suspicion of the truth.
q just signed it "A Friend" re.
piled his wife. 4 didn't want to let
my right hand know what my left
hand was doing SO I signed it that
way, and now comes that horrid let
ter"
Briggs spared for breath When
he could trust himself to speak he
did so, guardedly
"Mm-most extraordinary" he
mused iudicially. Very untactfuI on
their part to say the least still, II
may be that they use the full name
system. 1t is, in fact, quite pos.
sible, I may say probable"
"The full name system2' asked Mrs
Briggs doubtfully
Yes, explained Briggs. "You see.
it is a check system in which the
fun name must be signed and no pseu
donym. | think, it is my opinion,
you should have signed your full
name. and then requested in an
accompanying letter that they should
credit your subscription to A Friend
This system Is almost universally
used now"
Mrs. Briggs eyes we're wide with
wonder
Dear me, | might have thought Of
that, she said business is so com
plieated. III send another check
Briggs was a man who prided him
self on his tact.
Too Vivid Imagination.
A woman in strasburg, receiving
the news OF the death OF a relative