Evening journal., 1909-05-19
SOME GOOD ADVICE
ALL AROUND,
BY M. QUAD.

lCOpyrighti lsUS, Oy Il. =. McClure.l
The six footer who yells through the
megaphone to call up the carriages aft
er the theater will persist that he has
never made a mistake, but you can
doubt his word If he hadn't on this
night Mr.. Bradshaw and Mrs. Dins-
more wouldn't have found themselves
side by side in an auto, and Mr.. Dins-
more and Mrs. Bradshaw wouldn't
have taken the same cab. Mr. and
Mrs. Bradshaw had had something OF
misunderstanding before leaving
home, and during the performance at
the theater he had made up his mind
to say things on the way home.
For ave minutes the woman beside
him ignored his existence. She was
still in the sulks, and she might have
continued to ignore had not Mr.. Brad
shaw suddenly uttered a swear word
and announced to the chauffeur that
mistake had been made. Mrs. Dins-
more gasped and uttered little
scream at the announcement, but did
not lose her self possession. For three
long hours she had been thinking how
she would like TO lacerate the feelings
/ OF some man, and she said:
'rm going to ask you how you use
your wife"
MADAM. isn't that rather a singular
question: he replied.
"You may think so. but I'm some
thing Of a reader Of character. If you
are not one of the bossy kind around
your house then I'm much mistaken.
think you are also selfish and con-
ceited. You were at the theater with
your wife. III wager that you gave
her to understand that 1t was a mag
unanimous concession on your part.
You'll expect her to sit with freezing
feet and save ton OF coal the next
week to make even. oh, know your
sort. II you weren't so self important
you'd have never made this mistake.
, You thought you owned the only auto
in town and that this must be yours
because It drove up to the curb. There
Il feel better, and you can take me
home. / am Mrs. Dinsmore Of $40 Ma
pie avenue"
''Yes," said Mr. Bradshaw as he
headed the machine IN that direction
1T so happens that know your hus
band. / know that he is hard up and
on the point Of failure, and / have
heard dozen people say that 1t is on
account Of your extravagance. Don'i
interrupt me. but you are living in Q
, too expensive house. Your wardrob'
costs too much. You keep too many
servants. Your husband is afraid o.
you and darei not hint at retrench
, ment. You are wearing diamonds
now that win be in the hands Of hi
creditors in less than three month";
IL you don't hold up. Here is Maple
avenue. and here's No. 342. and there
, your husband and my wife waiting 70
US"
| On leaving the theater and findinl
themselves In the same cab Mr.. Dins
more and Mrs. Bradshaw discovered tn
I mistake by the time the driver haS
Travelled a block. The vehicle was or
!; dered to set them down on Maple ave
/ nue., and they had been waiting Their
half an hour when the others drov'
up. Meanwhile they had been talking
: "Oh so you are Mr.. DinsmoreY re
, peated Mrs. Bradshaw. have hear
l OF your wife"
"Yes7"
"She goes into society good deal"
"Yes," was the reply, accompanies
/. by long drawn sigh.
That sigh caught Mrs. Bradshaw
, she was a sympathetic woman by ma
ture, and she had just witnessed a
5 emotional play and was more sympa
thetic than usual Besides. she ha
heard about Mrs. Dinsmore's extrava
gance. Therefore, weakened and hun
BILE minded as she was in the presenc
OF the overshadowing Mr.. Bradshaw
! she plucked up courage to say:
'Mr. Dinsmore, am very. very sorr
for you. but yet 1t is our own fault 4
a way"
Just what do you refer tor"
ITO your wife, OF course. Why don