The Ordway new era., 1909-12-17
An Expert Paper
Hanger
.,.m1es. Can't Be Bea, at the Job

=, that adorned the nan OF MS apart
and as he laughed he tore on
,,,e triangular piece OF wall paper
I. ,smInded one OF certain type OF
", eating piece Of pie) and looked
.,stediugly iocular.
.whs, are you laughing at?" asked
m. Merrliegs' ,
.,..,use feel so good. The pattern
.,,hl, paper has distressed me for so
,,, that | laugh at the prospect OF
4, early relief
.yeu picked It out" mused Mrs.
v,riless. "just the same"
q laugh as WE'LL" said Mr.. Merri.
,,, with a don't.interrupt.me wave
:, The hand. "at the landlord who re.
,.,sd to repapcr the hall. and laugh
!, the papc- hanger who wanted SIS
hr A lob which ! am doing for less
n,n SO. Is the paste ready?"
-An ready" said Mrs. Merrilegs.
n. careful, Charles. OF that knife"
-Dont you worry about that knife"
aa Mr.. McrrIlcgs. slashing away at
he paper In n professional manner.
Il know what I'm doing"
4 don't know what would happen to
re" said Mrs. Merrilegs. "if you were
Ia stab yourself. Charles"
Nov, I'm not going to stab myself"
aid Mr.. Merrilegs. so don't you get
rs nervous"
And so saying. Mr.. Merrilegs
,.,bbed himself brlskly In the palm
o' his hand and Immediately an up.
mar arose In the Merrilegs apart
zent
Perhaps said Mrs. Merrilegs when
The excitement had abated to a point
,here Mr.. Mcrrilegs suffered his
land TO be bound-"perhaps 1t would
A better, after all. Charles. II we let
tie paper hanger finish II now"
The wounded man arose from his
chair in n way that would have been
an Inspiration to any designer OF
aekin.the.boXes.
What" he shouted.
ssh" said Mrs. Merrilegs.
4 won't 'Sh!'" shouted Mr.. Merri.
kgs: 81 won't 'Sh,' Here I've gone
and got the wall paper and the brush
ard mixed the paste and everything
and bought paper hangers knife
(tra, that paper hangers knife), and
first you make me cut myself and
don't know how to paper the hall. any
tow, and that I'd better quit and turn
It over TO someone who does-or cam"
He stopped because he was quite
out Of breath. Tears of sclf.pity al
most stood in his eyes.
"And that" said he. with a fright
iul motion OF despair to the cuckoo
clock. which pointed at half past
that is all the thanks !
ge,."
Cuckoo" said the clock.
Nov, Charley" said Mrs. MerrI-
legs, you know I didn't mean 1t that
way at all"
Mr. Merrilegs held his injured hand
at a prominent angle. as one who
would say. See how suffer for my
country" and he looked like man
who might forgive df he were suffl-
GENTLY coaxedD but who would not for
get.
And II you think you can finish It,"
continues Mrs. Merrilegs. why go
ahead and finish it-and welcome"
"0h, I'll finish it." said Mr.. Merri-
legs Don't let that part of 1t worry
'ou for moment. I'll finish 1t all
right"
Il would." said she.
Il will" said he.
And, bouncing up. he bounced into
The hall and slashed away in grim,
grim manner that BODIED equally Ill for
wives and wall paper In halls.
If" began Mrs. Merrilegs, follow
ing him.
III you will kindly do me the favor
% go away out of this hail." said Mr..
Aerrilegs in that tone Of extreme
courtesy which a husband never uses
except when he is on the point of Gre
ating disturbance. II will go ahead
with the papering. Otherwise not"
III you will let me help you,
Charles" began Mrs. Merrilegs.
You wouldn't help me-" said Mr..
Aerrilegs bitterly. you would him
Ter me-"
AT least"
viii you go out?"
Charles"
will you go out? I sayl"
Listen"
WILL YOU GO oUT7"
And seeing, at last, that he WAS
made of the same sort Of stun as Tell
IND Washington and Bruce and Nell
,on and all those other great and In
lomitable souls who knew SO well
'ow to persevere to the end. Mrs. Mer-
'llegs, perhaps. felt thrill Of pride in
lef liege !. and m. At any rate she
leased and retired from the scene.
And SO, ha-ha-ing, Mr.. Merrilegs
rose, stepped cleverly in little pool
u paste, fell, tried to save himself.
urned, and rolled himself in the
ensth of sticky wall paper on the
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