Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1908-12-18
Her Two New
Hats
Mrs. Jones VIII Probably Never
Enjoy Them

penses and makes her pay back TO
him every cent which he happens to
spend for things to eat That is, If
Mrs. Jonesey telephones down to the
Office to ask him TO bring home two
pounds of cherries for dinner. the first
thing Jonesey says when he comes in
side the door is;
you owe me 40 cents"
And he collects it, too.
Jonesey will lose two or three dol
lars a day trying to beat that moss
grown cinch, the &c game for cigars,
and at least once a week he sits into
little game of draw poker This is
expensive, for Jonesey is impulsiye
and curious Also he gives little din
as much as SIS or $50 on one with
out turning a hair as the saying is.
But afterward he goes home and
tells his wife that she will have to cut
down bitson the household expenses.
Jonesey flatters himself that he is a
pretty good husband and father, and
he has told Mrs Jonesey about 1t so
often that she believes him. Mrs.
Jonesey is not an analyst it gives her
a headache to think, so she accepts
Jonesey at his own valuation and be-
lieves that he is about the grandest
thing that ever got off street car.
If you should tell her that Jonesey
is thoroughly selfish and mean she
would not believe you, but she would
hate you to the end Of her life. That's
the kind of a little woman Mrs.
Ionesey is, and We will all agree that
she is three times too good for him.
But tbi- has nothing to do with the
: new hat.
Jonesey had been putting her off,
waiting for the summer hats to come
down in price A few days ago he
saw few signs in the windows stat
ing that ali trimmed hats were cut in
two, so he rang the telephone and
asked Mrs, Jonesey to come down to
the office. The time was ripe for that
new hat
Mrs. Jonesey was all in a futter;
she told Jonesey that he was too dear
There! There," and led the way to
one of the cut-in-two establishments
He figured to spend all of six dollars
On a hat; you ought to get q pretty
nifty hat for six dollars with the
summer season half gone.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jonesey were met at
the door of the millinery place by
no
eyes. Jonesey always did like brown
eyes. Mrs. Joneseys eyes are pale
blue-the washed-out kind.
Before Jonesey knew it, the table
was covered with hats-big fuzzy
ones. little fiat ones and two-story af-
fairs with crinkled brims. Mrs.
Jonesey held her breath as she tried
them on, for she was afraid to ask
the price.
This is most becoming-don't you
think SOP" The brown-eyed houri ap-
pealed to Jonesey. Il think that gen
tlemen have such good taste in mat
tiers of this kind-some gentlemen.
Now there are some who do not care
what sort of a hat their wife wears,
but I saw at once that you were not
that kind of a man
The browne eyed houri ratified on as
she went from one hat to the other. At
last she picked out two-a blue one
and a black one. Jonesey was in a
trance. When appealed to, he agreed
with the little saleslady that the two
hats were the pick of the entire stock
and both so becoming.
at is very hard to make a choice"
said the brown-eyed lady. (Which do
you like best?" And she bent her soft
searchughts full on the perspiring
Jonesey.
Take EN- both" he blurted out.
Mrs, Jonesey gasped.
20, no." she said, Il don't"
Wrap EN- up!' said Jonesey.
The brown-eyed houri gave Jonesey
a dazzling smile and while under its
influence he learned that the black one
was SIS and the blue one $12
Jonesey took out his pocket book.
without word, but his ears grew red.
Then he led the way into the street.
MIS-. JoneSey was afraid TO look at
him They walked for two blocks be-
fore Jonesey broke the silence.
You worked me pretty slick" said
he grimly. You didn't need any two
hats Why didn't you say so?"
Then he told her that he would not
be home to dinner and Mrs. Jonesey
took the street car alone. When She
reached her room she had q good cry.
Jonesey figures that his wife owes
him S27. He will collect it, too. Mrs
Jonesey wants TO apologize, but does
not know how. and all her pleasure in
the new hats is gone. She is afraid
to wear one of them.
But if you should call for the good
husbands and fathers, Jonesey would
be the first man on his feet.
Funny world isn't it?"
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