The daily tribune., 1909-01-21
|HerTWo New
Hats
Jonesey's wife needed a new hat.
Mrs. Jones viii Probably Never
EnJoy Them.

l weeks ago, Oul Delu& one VI lnUSc
gentle little women, wrapped up In
her husband and his small son and
heir. she did not bring the matter to
| an issue until few days ago.
Jonessy Is of very generous ma
| ture-where Jonesey is concerned. He
| is that particular sort of q good In
dian who allows his wife q certain
psnses and makes her pay back to
him every cent which he happens to
spend for things to eat. That is. II
Mrs. Jonesey telephones down to the
! ONCE 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 1t, too.
Jonesey will lose two or three dol
lars day trying to beat that moss
grown cinch, the 26 game for cigars,
and at least once a week ne sits into a
little game of draw poker. This Is
| expensive, for Jonesey is impulsive
and curious Also he gives little din
ners to his male friends and spends
as much as SIS or $40 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 bit on the household expenses.
Jonesey fatters 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
Jonessy IL not an analyst; 1t gives her
headache to think. 30 she accepts
Jonesey at his own valuation and be-
lieves that he Is about the grandest
thing that ever got off street car.
II 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 little woman Mrs.
Jonesey IL, and We will all agree that
she Is three times too good for him.
But this has nothing to do with the
new hat.
Jonesey had been putting her of.
waiting for the summer hats to come
down In prioe. A few days ago he
saw q few signs in the windows stat
ing that all trimmed hats were cut in
two, 10 he rang the telephone and
asked Mrs. Jonesey to como down to
the once. The time was ripe for that
now hat
Mrs. Jonesey was all in a hutter;
she told Jonesey that he was too dear
for anything. and Jonesey said:
There! There!" and led the way to
one of the cut-in-two establishments.
He figured to spend all of six dollarA
on hat: you ought to get 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 a
bewitching little houri with brown
eyes. Jonssey always did like brown
eyes. Mrs. Jonesey's eyes are pale
blue-ths washed-out kind.
Before Jonesey knew 1t, the table
was covered with hAts-bis fuzzy
ones, little nat ones and two-story A.
fairs with orinklsd brims. Mrs.
Jonessy held her breath a. she tried
them on, for she was afraid to ask
the price.
This IL most becoming-don't you
think so!" The brown-eyed houri ap-
pealsd to Jonesey. II think that gen.
tlemen have such good taste in mat
ters Of this kind-some gentlemen.
Now there are some who do not care
what sort of a hat their wife wears.
but saw at once that you were not
that kind Of 4 man."
The brown-eysd honri ratified on as
she went from one hat to the other. At
last she picked out two-a blue one
and q black one. Jonessy was in
trance. When appealed to. he agreed
with the little saleslady that the two
hats were the pick Of the entire stock
and both 30 becoming.
at 10 very hard to make . choice"
said the brown-eyed lady. which do
you like best!" And she bent her soft
ssarchlights full on the perspiring
Jonesey.
Take EN- BOTH" he blurted out.
Mrs. Jorssey sasped.
20. mol" she said. II don't
Wrap EN- upl" said Jonesey.
The brown-syed houri gave Jonesey
= dazzling smile and while under its
influence he learned that the black one
was 11B and the blue sne e17
Jonesey took out his pocket book.
without 4 word. but his ears grew red.
Then he led the way into the street.
Mrs. Jonessy 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 sol"
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 good cry.
Jonesey hgurcf that his wife owes
him SAT- He will collect II, too. Mrs.
| Jonesey wants to apologize. but does
not know how. and all her pleasure in
the new hats Is gone. She Il afraid
| 10 wear one of them.
But II you should call for the good
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