Los Angeles herald., 1909-07-03
JOHN HELPS HIS
WIFE TO DECIDE

"John, dear, may I interrupt you
just a moment?" timidly began Mrs.
Tibbs.
Eyes, dear" replied Tibbs, laying
down his paper
II want to talk to you about my
suit. 1 am simply worried to death
about it,"
"What suit is it, my dear? You
don't need another suit, do you? You
just got one"
"John How can you say such a
thing? You know 1 haven't had a suit
for a long time" retorted Mrs. Tibbs.
Anyway, you said 1 could have it,"
"Oh, did L? Well, how about the
one you just got? The one we've been
talking about so long?"
That's the one 1 mean"
"I am quite sure you told me the
other day that you had ordered it."
"Well, you never more than half
listen to what I say" She produced
two samples. Nov, want you to tell
me honestly which of these you like
better. Please put your mind on it for
Tibbs took the samples and eyed
them languidly.
when did you get them?" he asked.
"Those are the same ones l showed
you before"
Tibbs looked at them little more
closely.
80 they are" he admitted. But
why are you asking me about them
again? Do you think I'll change my
mind?"
(Which one do you really llke?" she
went on, ignoring his question.
II told you the other day 1 liked the
light one" he answered, rather alb
ruptly and tossed them into her lap.
"That's just the trouble. Men have
such queer taste. 1 hoped you'd like
the dark one"
do you like the dark one better?"
asked her husband.
mo. 1t doesn't make a particle Of
difference to me. Auntie likes the dark
one better, though. And Mabel likes
the light one but she's going to get
light one made the same way, and L
didn't want them to be so nearly alike.
We go out together so much you know.
But Mabel was awfully nice about 1t.
She thought it might be nice If they
were something alike. Goodness! 1
don't want to make a mistake"
Il don't rec how you can make a mis-
take" said her husband, reassuringly.
"If you like them both it makes no diff
ference which one you take. Shut your
eyes and grab"
l.
suppose you men simply don't under
stand"
"I admit I don't understand. You
asked my advice and gave 1t the best
1 could" he replied.
well, what is it you don't like about
the dark one?"
II thought it looked rather cheap.
That's ALL"
"Now, isn't that funny? You think
the dark one looks cheap. and I think
the light one looks cheap, and besides
it seems kind of sleazy. That's the rea-
son l ordered the dark one"
80 you've ordered it after all? You
just said you didn't order It,"
What 1 said was that 1 didn't order
II the other day"
But what is the argument for If it's
all settled?"
II can change the order easy enough
OF course, ! wouldn't think of taking
the dark one If you think 1t looks
cheap"
II didn't say it looked cheap"
You certainly did. You said it looked
cheap.
well. If I did I didn't mean it. What
meant was that it looked compara-
lively cheap. Compared to the other
one, you know"
"Well, don't you think the light one
looks kind of sleazy?"
Maybe 1t is, but that's one reason L
like it,
"Well, if 1 can't get the dark one per-
haps I'll take the light one after ALL"
What do you mean by not being able
to get it? I thought you said you had
already ordered It,"
II did; but NJ. Blanc, you know, only
has the samples. He has to send out
and buy the material after you select
1t. He said he'd call me up this even
ing and tell me whether he could get 1t
or not. He knows Pm worried to death.
There's the telephone now. I'll bet you
that's who it is
Nov what do you think of that?
Isn't 1t exasperating?" she exclaimed
upon her return to the library after a
long conversation with the tailor.
whats wrong now?"
''Ie says he can't get the dark one."