The Yakima herald. [volume] (North Yakima, W.T. [Wash.]) 1889-1914, 1910-09-28


bank that Saturday afternoon
fully an hour late. Moreover.
he seemed quite wrought up
over something; In fact, even
excited. Had Mrs. Justwed been
woman given to nervous frights she
might have risen from her chair by the
window and greeted him apprehensiveIy
~ he entered. But. since she was quite the
opposite. she merely laid aside her maya
sine ind remarked cOmposedly:
II suppose you've had a ard day Of Il,
Homerl Poor hoy, | know how you
dread Saturdays"
Blossom" said Mr. Justwed, ignoring
her sympathetic welcome, we're going to
move"
''What-wh-wha haiti" she exclaimed.
Were going to move" repeated Mr.
j. In that peculiar tone OF decision and
nnaiity indigenous to husbands when they
wish family matter settled without ar.
gument
''Whst-moveT' easped Mrs J. For
goodness sake. where to-when-how-
why-wh-what are we going to move
for. Homer
Mr.. ]. walked over to his humidor.
selected a cigar. bit OF the eud aud
seated himself impressively In An arm.
chair directly In front Of Mrs J.
Yes indeed" he said-not az an Ell
plapa ton, you understand. but rather
rs a simple statement of facts IT'S
about time we moved-Im sick Of this
apartment after a whole year In It,
We're paying big rent for something
that isn't worth the money. We can
amount. Moreover"
why. Homer" Interrupted Mrs j..
"when did you change your mindi I've
been trying to get you to move for the
past two months without giving you
the impression that | was dissatisfied
with the fiat, which I'm not. I'll go
right out the first thing Monday and
look for an apartment-I'm Just so
pleased over moving. DEAR
Monday Oh. no. Blossom. thereI. he
no need of that-it's all settled" said
Mr. j.. with compacent smile I've
got the fat all picked OUT
"Aii-all-pickel out" echoed Mrs
Justwed-with no little apprehension
Where is IT. wh-what does it look
like, When did you select IT.
Mr. j. iay back leisurey il the chair
and blew u few smoke rings ceiingward
before replying.
This afternoon" he said presently.
quite as one would in purposely delaying
the cruz Of an important statement Just
to see how anxious and interested his
hearers might he. Yes this afternoon
That's why I'm late. Went to look at
1t before coming home. It's pippn.
too. So you see. there'll be none OF
this idotlc fat hunting and chasing
around from one rea estate office to mn.
other for ours this fall! Nor will you
see me tearing my hair over the For
Rent columns of the newspapers Now
don't ask me anything more about it
I'll take you to see 1t tomorrow morning
In the meantime | want to Leep 1t us q
nice little surprise. No. I'm not going to
tell you. so don't ask me to-"
And he wouldn't and didn't, either
which, to Mrs Justwed naturally seemed
sssininely absurd and perfectly ridicu-
lous
But the following morning he hurried
through breakfast aud fairly dragged
Mrs. J. along to q trolley car. Alighting
in a new aud extremely fashionable sec
= ton of the town. be led her down u
street still encountered with bricks and
mortar and building material, Stopping
before = partly completed apartment
house be pointed drama ticaliy upward.
'sCAsrs Il ist' BE- exclaimed. '"rhe
epsseh door fvoas!'
HS smilsd scstaticaliy. turned suddenly
81 rtsoksd down at No. Jnstwsd In
easys4sA
q q, rot sssm to te sisr:ns his
N4y-~hy. what's the mattsrr' he
Gsatss1sA
'@1astssy' asked Mrs. J.. coming to