The Marion daily mirror. (Marion, Ohio) 1892-1912, 1908-11-09

tears. except for intermittent aban-
donments TO grief
The next time she came the man OF
all work fell out of tree and broke
both his feet. Mrs Jones telephoned
Jones to hurry home from the Office
and from the tears in her voice he
knew home was never like this" ex-
cept in times of great mental stress,
When she arrived the third time
and the maid quit without giving no.
tice, Jones and his wife began to get
superstitious. Every time letter
came from her Jones felt the old at
tack coming on and mentally won
dered II the house would burn or the
hot,water plant explode.
Yesterday she dropped in for q
fourth visit and Jones left home in the
morning with fear in his heart. Sure
enough, when he reached the office
down town. there was a telephone call
to ring Summerdale 234 as soon as he
possibly could
Jones rushed to the phone and mad
ly began an effort TO get into connec'
ton with his house. After a lively
tilt with the telephone girl, he man.
aged to get Summerdale but he
couldn't reach his house. Glancing at
his watch he saw that he had time to
catch the 1910 train for home, IL he
hurried.
Just as he was tearing across the
bridge TO the suburban station, the
bridgetender swung the structure and
left him stranded in the middle of the
river II seemed to Jones that all the
boats In the lake passed through that
draw before the bridge finally swung
into place again.
II was too late then 20 get the 1910
train and he resolved to return to the
Office Upon arriving there his stenog
grapher advised him some one haC
been calling again from Summerdalt
and II wasn't his wife!
Il suppose it's the undertaken thiI
time he mentally noted as he un
hooked the receiver. Getting the busy
signal in his ear, Jones fell back into
his chair, discouraged
What should he do?
Just as he was considering the ad
visibility of making dash for II ir
the auto the door opened and his wife
walked in.
when you came away this morning
dear, you left your keys on the dress
er. | knew you would be afraid tha
you had lost them, so I telephoned
couldn't reach you so left word will
the operator that was bringing then
down TO YOU that you might unlocl
your desk!"
oh" gasped Jones, in masterful re
lief lis THAT all? thought" bu
just then the cousin followed Mrs
Jones into the room, and what Jone
thought he kept to himself But
really and truly believe, from the lool
on Mrs Jones face, that she knew
just about what Jones thought!
o o O
Cheer upl
Has your luck been dead agin you an
the hours full o. sorrow?
Cheer up! There's another day a-comin
Have you been a-hopn' somehow tina
your luck would change tomorrow
Cheer up! There's another day a-comin
never Hlltlu lHt lllhA IdpptHeh
Reep a-forgin straight ahead;
Let the past be deeply buried with II
days an nights OF dread;
Keep your eye upon the future, into sun
light you'll be led.
Cheer up! There's another day a-comin
-E. A. Brininstool.
o o o
Yes, dear, the song, Down In a Goa
Nine" must have been written by on
of the minor poets.
tHtf y 4 4
A husband at tho club isn't hndinI
fault at home, anyhow.
4 4 a
Are you blue today: Codnt you
blessings!
4 n r
Vanity is the milliners right-han,
Fss,.,N,,M,c,..,ps, ! u,