The Mitchell capital. (Mitchell, Dakota [S.D.]) 1879-1918, 1909-12-23
pARSLEY'S

Albert E. Bull in Philadelphia Ledger.
He had read all about IL IN "a Dook,
SO he knew tina it must work out ALI
right. Then, again, ne had talked it
over with Thomas Whelk, and checked
all the points seriatim, with h same
fesu!t.
You see, it's this way" he observed
60 Thomas, as he sat in that worthys
summer house and SMOKED the pipe OF
whole thing-a case just like mine,
written up IN a story, n a rare pretty
story it a too What the mar did in
that case was just to wait till his
.nissus went away TOR a few days, N
then he pitched out all her fal-de-lals,
could smoke in it--just h same as he
did before he married her." j
"Ay, ay,' replied Whelk. "And what
then, James,"
"Oh, the missus m back al a
nagging, as usual. Why wasn't he at
the station to meet her? Why didn't
he write while she was away? Did he
call the brass plate clean? and all that
just as he expected"
"And what then, James?"
"Oh, he stood up, same as I'm going
to do, and he says to her-just the
same as i shall-Madam,' says lie,
we've la about enough of this nom
SCllSC. L gave SOu SOu1 1llIl6 dllu SOO
took it. Now, I'm going to AVE NINE.
In future, madam he says, there's go
ing to be n head TO his house. and
that's me- What do you hin OF
that.'
Sounds all right assented Thomas,
nodding his head approVingly, and look
ing wisely into the bowl Of his pipe.
this story book?"
ooh. she carried on a bit, But what
was the use? He squatted down in his
chair, and 1xed her with his eye Mad
am,' he says, speaking gruff, when
you've finished your talkin', you get me
my tea, cause I'm going down to the
Club"
II s'pose she hadn't allowed him to
go to the club?' suggested Whelk.
THAT she hadn't" assented Parsley;
mo more than my missus allows me te
go to the institoot; but, anyhow, this
man in the story, he simply glares al
her when he says it, and puts his eye
of the y that does it. Have you no
ticed my eye lately?"
NO. Which one?'
Either one. 1t don't matter which,
| retorted Parsley, a little pettishly
Have you noticed my eye. I say?"
Cant a that I have! What's The
| matter with it?"
Nothing the matter-only I'm train.
ing"
"Training? What for" +
ooh, nothing" replied James Parsley
hastily. IF you haven't noticed j
doesn't matter. Well, anyway, thi.
here maj in the story book, he fixed
his wife with his eye, and she suddenly
stops her nagging.
Its no use, my LASS he says
| speaking kind but firm. It's no use
Your reign is over. I'm the new king.
And. to make a long story short, sht
felt the power of his eye, and h JUS
crumbles up &
Sounds all right" said Thoma,
whelk. Did he go to the club?"
"Now listen to me-" James Parsle,
went on. Things amt all nuts and al,
over to my house, as you know"
Whelk shook his head solemnly.
You amt the man you was, James,
ne assented. "You'm never at the in.
stitute evenings, and If I calls over t.
see you I'm never asked in, while 70,
hardly looks me up once a fortnight
When I met your missus h other da.
I almost tole her that my old garden
seems scarcely wot it was, with 70,
only dropping In once OF twice {
month"
You didn't tell her that?" criet
James, in alarm.
mo: but I nearly did" y
But you mustn't. You see, she dom
know"
How do you mean, James?"
IT mean-why. l thought I told you
Well. it's like this. I'm not supposed
to come here at ALL"
"Ho! Indeed! Not good enough foI
the likes of your"
"'Taint that, Thomas. Jane Esthe:
thinks YOU don't do me any good. o
course, I don't agree with her. That!
partly why I'm planning my little sur
prise"
And then the guileless Thomas whell
began to realize that James Parsle,
was right. Such tyranny. such ignor
ance must be promptly made t o recog,
nize authority.
So the two Matched their plans. Jan.
Esther Parsley was going away for {