The Democratic advocate., 1909-08-27
THAT SUIT OF HERS.

Just momentg timidly began Mrs.
Tibbs.
Yes. dear" replied Tibbs, laying
down his paper
Il want to talk to you about my
suit ! am worried to death about II.
What suit is II, my dear? You
don't need another suit. do you? You
just got suit"
John! How can you say such
thing2 You know I haven't had a
suit for a long time" retorted Mrs
Tibbs Anyway you said could
have Il"
oh. did /? Well, how about the
suit you just got? The suit we've
been talking about SO long?"
That's the suit ! mean"
Il am quite sure you told me the
other day that you mad ordered It,"
Well, you never more than half
listen TO what | say" She fished two
samples out OF her portemonnaie.
Now ] want you to tell me honestly
which Of these you like better Please
put your mind on ii for a minute"
Tibbs took the samples and eyed
them languidly.
When did you get them?" he ask
ed.
Those are the same that showed
you before"
Tibbs looked at them a little more
| closely.
so they are" he admitted. but
why are you asking me about them
again? DO YOU think I'll change my
mindy
which do you really like?" she
went on, ignoring his question.
i told you the other day liked the
| light goods, he answered raaher alb
ruptly and tossed them into hSr lap.
That's just the trouble. Men have
such queer taste. ! hoped you'd like
the dark stuff"
DO you like the dark thing better r.
No. II does not make a particle OF
/ difference to me. Auntie likes the
/ dark cloth better. though. and Mabel
| likes the light. but she's going to get
a light suit made the same waS and I
didn't want them 90 be so near alike.
/ We go out together 10 much. YOU
know But Mabel waa awfuIly nice
about H. She thought IL might be
nice " they 8cre something alike.
Goodness ! don't want to make a
mistake
don't see how you can make q
n.siake.' said her husband rcasanrs
lngly II you Ike them both II makes
/ no difference which you take Shut
your eyes and grab
Why can't you treat II seriously ?
] suppose you men simply don't un.
derstand"
Il admit don't understand. You
asked my advice and | gave II the
heat | could he replied.
Well what Is Il you don't like
about the dark matoriaiY'
4 thought II looked rather cheap.
That's all"
Now isn't that funny7 You think
the dark looks cheap and I think the
light looks cheap. and besides u
seems kind OF Aleazy That's the rca-
son | ordered the dark"
SO you've ordered II after all2 You
just said you didn't order f."
What ! said was that I didn't order
Il the other day"
What is the argument for II it's all
settledg'
Il can change the order easy
enough. Of course wouldn't think Of
taking the dark u you think Il looks
cheap"
II didn't say II looked cheap"
You certainly did You said II
looked cheap"
Well II | did ! didn't mean a.
What meant was that II looked COM
paraugoly cheap Compared to tho
other. you know"
Well don't you think tho light
stun looks kinds of hlcazy
Maybe Il ls. but that's one reason
! like IL"
Well. II can't get lhn dark goods
perhaps i'l take the light after all
What do you mean By not beiug
able 10 get Is? I thought you said
you had already ordered it7"
! did. but Mons Blanc. you know
| only has the Ramplra he has to send
out and buy the mntefial after YOU
select Il, He said he'd call me up this
| evening and tell me whether he could
get II or not lie knows I'm worried
10 death. There's tho telephone now
I'll bet you that's who Il is"
Now what do you think OF that
Isn't Is eHasperating r aha exelaim-
ed upon her return 10 the library after
long conversation with the tailor
What's wrong nowf"
lie says he can't get the dark
cloth"
That's good" exclaimed her hus-
band, That puts an end 10 the argu-
ment"
Why. John how stupid, Don't you
see that he tells me he can't get the
dark goods because ne wants 10 sell
me the light materinl2-
II don't see how that follows at all
tie doesn't care which he sells you.
He wants you 10 be satisfied"
Then that makes II worse. II the
dark Is really all sold out, II proves
what | thought, that II Is the best
Goodnessl | don't know what In the
world to do"
You'll have 10 do something
What did you tell him2"
Il told him to go ahead with the
light What else could | tell himg
Tibba heayed a sigh OF relief and
picked up his paper.
Nov Just one more question, John,
and won't bother you any more. How
would you have the skirt made, piait-
ed or plain? They're making them
both ways Now auntle thinks"
Gee whizzl" interrupted Tlbbs,
rising and jerking out his watch II
almost forgot an important engage
ment I'm half an hour late as It IL.
I'll not be out late. Don't wait up"
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