The evening world., 1909-03-05
The Best Husband.

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"Tne only Compound baby on record
renlIed Mrs. Jeffr.es proudly. But that's
all Jim is And the most good-natured
fellow in the world, and the best nus
band"
I'm sure I did not look incredulous fo'
did not feel so. Yet Mrs. Jeffrie'
leaned forward anxously.
"Don.t you believe all you've read In
the papers about jim" she urged "H'
really drinks very little"
Then he's not bottle baby" ven
tured ,,
mo. he's not" Mrs. Jeffres laughed
"Xo. as a rule. Last night the boys
got him, and-well he may have taken
, few glasses too much. But, you see
WAS ton tired to go to the theatre VIII
him. and you can't blame him hn' ne
was =, grateful this morning wren ne
came in and didn't say cross WORD
"Iim's never cross. am sometimes
An, | really think OF him as Just a
great big baby that ! love and want
to take care Of.
"r have TWO maids out in Los An
re,es. but | cook his breakfast myself
ard darn his socks and sew on MS
buttons. wouldn't let any one else
do Il. lin doesn't eat much breakfast,
inst eggs and cup OF coffee, Really
co,fided his candid wife, you wouldA !
he,Ieve It. bu, en-, lots more than he
does"
lust here A very striking and very
young girl came into the ROOM
"NTy cousin" said Mrs. JeNries by
vav Of Introduction. Her name Is
Smith also"
That's what she says" called the
champion to me through the port!eres'
but don't you believe II. Her name S
Schmidt"
81 was Just a little east side girl Ike
that when I married jim continued
Mrs. JeNries, ignoring the interruption,
Her grandmothr brought me up,
was telling Jim to-day 1t used to be a
treat to me Just to walk over here and
see the houses on the west side. And
now here ! am in this hotel"
What She Looks Like.
Nothing more unlike your ideal OF
a prlze-fighters wife than Mrs. Jeffr'es
could be imagined.
She Is small, weighing perhaps 1S5 or
40 pounds She is gentle In manner
and very soft OF speech, with just the
slightest hint of n German accent. She
has very pretty brown hair and very
tender blue eyes had heard It stated
very positively that she Is the boss"
of the Jeffries household, SO asked
her about 1t.
"Oh, no." she laughed, Jim does as
he likes and do as l like"
but you told me he was your
baby" l objected. Sometimes ba.
bles want to do things that are not good
for them"
Yes, | know" Mrs. Jeffries acqui-
esced And in that case I always talk
to him about 1t, and ask him not To-
but nicely, as a wife should.
Some OF the papers have said that
Jim would fight again on my say-so,
and that he left the ring for my sake.
That isn't true. He quit fighting be-
cause he was tired of It, and he will
fight again II he makes Up his mind to-.
That's his business,
II haven't anything to say about t..
I realize that Jim doesn't belong TO me
He belongs to the public"
Mrs. Taft could not have made the
statement more proudly about the Pres
ident.
II didn't marry Jim because he was
fighter Ours was genuine love
match. We love each other now"
Mrs. Jeffries paused moment. Then.
with fresh enthusiasm. she continued:
II wish you could see my home In
Los Angeles. It's beautiful. have a
flower garden, and In the morning | tell
the gardener where to plant things |
play the piano Sometimes J go to a
matinee or some OF my friends come in
for afte moon coffee.
II have the dearest little dog named
Teddy. He's fox terrier, and he sleeps
with us on our bed. Teddy won't 90 to
sleep except on a silk Counterpart.
He Watches for Jim.