Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1909-03-18
HerTWoN New
Hats
hars. Jones WIN Probably Never
knIoy Them.


weeks ago. but being one OF those
gentle little women. wrapped up In
her husband and his small SON and
heir, she did not bring the matter to
m Issue until q few days ago.
Jonesey is Of q very generous ma
ture-where Jonesey 10 concerned. He
10 that particular sort Of Q good In
dian who allows his wife Q certain
sum every week for household ex-
penses 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 10 cents"
And he collects It. too.
Jonesey will lose two or three dol
lars O day trying to beat that moss
grown cinch. the rs game for cigars,
and at least once week he sits into
little game Of draw poker. This is
expensive. for Jonesey 10 impulsive
and curious. Also he gives little din
ners to his male friends and spends
% much as SIS or $50 on one with
out turning hair as the saying il.
But afterward he goes home and
tells his wife that she will have to cut
down q bit on the household expenses.
Jonesey fiatters himself that he is q
pretty good husband and father, and
he has told Mrs. Jonesey about II 20
often that she believes him. Mrs.
Jonesey is not an analyst; 1t gives her
q headache to think, 10 she accepts
Jonesey at his own valuation and be- |
iieves that he Ia about the grandest
thing that ever got on street car.
II you should tell her that Jonesey |
10 thoroughly selfish and mean she |
would not believe you. but she would /,
bate you to the end Of her life. That's |
the kind Of little woman Mrs.
yonssey 10, and We will all agree that |
she 10 three times too good for him.
But this has nothing to do with the
new hat.
Jonesey had been putting her on,
waiting for the summer hats to come
down in price. A few days ago he
saw few signs in the windows stat
ing that all trimmed hats were cut In
two, so he rang the telephone and
asked Mrs. Jonesey to come down to
the ONCE. The time was ripe for that
new hat.
Mrs. Jonesey was all In 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 dollars
on q 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
bewitching little houri with brown
eyes. Jonesey always did like brown
eyes. Mrs. Jonesey's eyes are pale
biue-the washed-out kind.
Before Jonesey knew 1t, the table
was covered with hats-big fuzzy
ones, little fiat ones and two-story AZ
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 so?" The brown-eyed houri APP
pealed to Jonesey. II think that gem
tlemen have such good taste in mat
tiers Of this kind-some gentlemen.
Now there are some who do not care
what sort Of q hat their wife wears,
but / saw ut once that you were NOT
that kind Of man."
The brown-eyed houri ratified on AZ
she went from one hat to the other. AT
last she picked out two-a blue one
and o black one. Jonesey was In
trance. When appealed to. he agreed
with the little saleslady that the two
hats were the pick Of the entire stock
land both 20 becoming.
ut ID very hard to make q choice"
said the brown-eyed lady. (which do
you like best?" And she bent her soft
searchlights full on the perspiring
Jonesey.
Take 'em bothi" he blurted out.
Mrs. Jonesey gasped.
20, mol" she said. II don't
Wrap 'em up!" said Jonesey.
The brown-eyed houri gave Jonesey
\ dazSling smile and while under its
influence he learned that the black one
was SIS and the blue one III
Jonesey took out his pocket book.
without word, but his ears grew red.
Then he led the way into the street.
Mrs. Jonesey was afraid to look at
him. They walked for two blocks be-
fore Jouesey broke the silence
"You worked me pretty slick" said
be- grimiy. 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. Jcnesey
(ook the street car alone. When she
reached her room she had good cry.
Jonssey figures that hiE wife owes
-. 49, L. I'm ,.nlIanf A. foa Mra I