The Cairo bulletin., 1910-05-31
T. II RIVAL.

associated with domestic finance he
had Just been called up on the phone.
Hal" said the wife, she being a
jealous person. Some creature is call
ling him up!"
So she remained out of view in the
anteroom
Hello!" said the husband at the
phone. who's that you say? Oh, it's
you, eh, Jack? Hw'are you, pal Any
thing coming OFF,"
c"lt's that horrid. dissipated, fiirta-
tious Jack Hotclip talking to him.
said the wife to herself. Il always did
suspect that many
Huh? Say, is that SOP said her
husband through the transmitter.
Mighty glad to hear that Say, where
did you trap her, anyhow"
c"Her," shifted the jealous wife.
"Oh, | knew there'd be some devilment
in the wind with that Hotclip man
calling him up.'O
We'll, bling, | sure am glad you've
nailed her. matey,' went on the hus-
band at the phone. Say, is she sure
enough looker?"
c'Well, just hear that" said the
wife to herself "Looker!n
"Honest-Injun thoroughbred, ..oo,you
say" continued the husband at the
phone. We'll, me for her, then. sure
want to look her over. What's that?
A raging beauty, is she? Well guess
that's poor That's the kind I'm hunt
ing for"
con, such hideous deceitfulness. -
painted the wife in the anteroom.'
"Y'know I'm pretty tired of having
these imitation NUTS flashed on me, :"
the man at the phone went on conf
dentially. Il want nothing but the
real bang up thing I'm willing to
cough up anything within reason too
to get the real thing, as told YOU
('The traitor," hissed the man S
wife, trembling with rage)
Say, you got her there with you
now, old man? What's that? Oh, you
have, hey? Curled up in your lap right
now, Ell? Good! But you want to re-
member that she's as good as mine,
old boy"
("Curled up in his lap--horrible"
gasped the jealous wife.)
Look here, " went on the unsuspect-
ing husband at the phone, cant you
fetch her down here right away and
let me look her over? Let's see, it's
pretty near lunch time and I'm sort
of expecting my wife down pretty soon
and Of course I don't want my wife
to see her, see? But you just trot her
down here now and I'll have peek
and then we can fix it. What's that ?
You'll be over in five minutes? All
right, old boy. I'll be waiting"
Whereupon he hung up the receiver
and turned to be confronted by his
white faced and wrathful spouse
Naturally he looked surprised. Just
as naturally she took his surprise look
as sure thing indication of guilt
So, SIR she opened up, you are
going to have that Jack Hotclip bring
some wretched tawdry creature here,
are you?"
He hung his head. He looked like a
man nailed with the merchandise.
'Oh, heard every single solitary
word you said in the the phone, so you
needn't deny it," his wife went on
breathlessly. How dare you carry on
in such manner right here in your
office? Have you no pride or self-re-
spect? What do you mean by profess
ing to l-l-love m-m-mme, and t-t-then
-v
She was relapsing into angry tears,
and of course he tried to take hold Of
her to comfort her and square him
self.
Don't you d-dare TO t-touch
m-m-me.' she gurgled, shaking him
off. Il hate the v-y-very t-touch of
YOUR h-h-hand, you scandalous, de-
ceitful th-thing!"
But look a-here, my dear" he be-
gan you are all dead wrong you
know. Lemme set you right, for
Heavens sake"
Wrong!" she exclaimed angrily.
'D-d-didn't hear your very words to
that horrid brute on the phone? Isn't
he g-g-going to fetch some miserable
baggage down here and
Just at that instant, however, John
Hotclip arrived at the office with the
miserable baggage. He was carrying
the miserable baggage in his arms,
and he deposited her in the guilty
husbands arms, where she promptly
cuddled up and looked content.
Here, my dear" said the husband
to his wife, is the young female in
dividual about whom | was talking
with Jack on the phone. I've had Jack
on the lookout for good one for a
long tire and he has been kind
enough to get this crackajack for me,
| wanted her for a present--a surprise
present-for you, you know"
He handed the dainty little Japan
ese spaniel over to his wife, and it
was her turn TO look ilty.-New
ypriy Gun