Anadarko daily democrat. [volume] (Anadarko, Oklahoma) 1908-191?, 1908-12-09
How He
Fooled Her
BY Max Adeler.


ought TO. So one day he went up to
the city after leaving word that he
would be gone two or three days.
While there he arranged with a friend
to send a telegram 20 his wife at a
certain hour announcing that he had
been run over ON the railroad and
killed. Then Bungay came home and,
slipping into the house unperceived, he
secreted himself i'm the closet in the
sitting room to await the arrival of the
telegram and to see how Mrs. Bungay
took IT, After awhile it came, and he
saw the servant girl give it to his wife.
She opened it, and as she read It she
gave one little start Then Bungay
saw a smile gradually overspread her
features. She roag for the girl and
when the servant came Mrs. Bungay
said to her:
Mary, Mr.. Bungays been killed.
I've just got the news. l reckon I'll
have to put on black for him, though
l hate to give up my new bonnet for
mourning. You just go round to the
milliner's and ask her to fetch me up
some Of the latest styles of widows
bonnets, and then bring the under
taker here"
While Mrs. Bungay was waiting she
smiled continually. and once or twice
she danced around the room and stood
in front of the looHngglass and Bum
gay heard her murmur to herself:
Il amt such a bad-looking woman,
either. I wonder what James will
think Of me-"
"James!" thought Bungay, as his
widow took her seat and sang softly,
as If she felt particularly happy.
Whom the thunder's James? She
certainly can't mean that infamous old
undertaken, Toombs? His names James
and he's a widower; but it's preposter-
Gus to suppose that she cares for him,
or is going TO prowl after any man for
husband as quick as this"
While he brooded I'm horror over the
thought, Mr.. Toombs arrived. The
widow said:
Mr. Toombs, Bungay is dead; run
over by a locomotive and chopped all
up"
sympathize with you in your aflic-
ton"
Thank you; it is pretty sad. But
don't worry much. Bungay was a poor
sort of a man to get along with; and
now that he's gone I'm going to stand
it without crying my eyes out. Wen
have to bury him, l s'pose, thought"
l.. la n n
such cases."
We'll, want you to tend to It fol
me. reckon the coronerll have TO sit
on him first But when they gel
through, if you'll just collect the pieceI
and shake him into some kind Of q
bag and pack him into a coffin, I'll be
obliged"
Certainly, Mrs. Bungay.
81 will attend to it,
"And, Mr.. Toombs, there is another
matter. Mr.. Bungay's life was insured
for about $4,000 and | want to get II
as soon as possible, and when l gel
It shall think of marrying again"
Indeed madam
"Yes; and can you think of anybody
who'll suit me?"
Il dunno. might Twenty thou
sand, you say he left?'
Twenty thousand-yes. Now, Mr.
Toombs, you'll think me bold, but
only tell tho honest truth when / say
that prefer a widower, and a MAJ
who is about middle-age, and in som'
business connected with the ceme
teriss."
How would an undertaken sui
you?"
Il think very well, If l could fint
one often told Bungay that | wished
he was an undertaken"
well. Mrs. Bungay, it's a littlI
kinder sudden; l haven't thought mucl
about it; and Old Bungay's hardly go
fairly settled in the world of the here
after; but business is business, and
you must have an undertaken to low
you and look after that life insurance
money, It appears to me that | am jus
about that kind of a man. viii yo
take me?"
"Oh, James! fold me to your be
som!"
James was just about 10 told ne
when Bungay, white with rage, burs
from the closet, and exclaimed:
"Unhand her villain! Touch tha
woman and you die Leave this hous'
at once, or I'll brain you with thu
poker! And as for you, Mrs. Bungay
you can pack up your duds and quit
I've done with you; l know now tina
you are a coldhearted, faithless, abo
minable wretch! Go, and go at once
did this to try you, and my eyes arr
opened"
II know you did, and | concluded Il
pay you in your own coin"
That's too thin. II won't hold wa
ter"
"It's true, anyhow You told Mr.
Magill you were going TO do It, ant
he told me"
"He did, hey? I'll bust the head of
| NJ him "