Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-09-06

~ ~ you ever stop to think why 4
married man-supposedly sane and
immune-nine out Of ten times
makes all 81 varieties Of the genus
fool of himself Just as soon as a
pretty woman. other than his wife. maui
tests IN Interest in bis prowess or his
skill? Yes? Well, so is Mr.. Homer Just
wed these days-and he's medltating upon
the subject very deeply, too. AS yet he
has not asce-tained the whyfore Of It, but
he is taking to heart the sad. sad lesson
lie learned. And 1t happened thusly:
On c:c of those bright. snappy morn
tnSs for which Oceanroar is so we'll
known, Mr.. j. wandered corplacently out
from the diDlng.room onto the veranda.
Lighting his cigar he t:ollcd, with a
swinging stride, up and down. up and
down. drinking In the pleasures Of an
ideal Forming by the sea.
Presently Mrs. Justwed, with Mrs.
Thompson and a certain Miss Gwendoline
Joined ha. Now Miss Gwcndoline was
- the fills and furbelows type-smart
and trim. bit as dainty and petite as you
please. nhe had fancied Mrs. Justwed
Immediately upon their arrival at the
hotel for their real summer vacation, and
Mis-. J. lad teciprocated with equal
warmth She wished to know more Of
tn" Jusewe1s
Isn't 1t simply divine, MI. Justwed!''
SrSLcd Mrs. Thompson. "Have you ever
TASTED such air!"
perfectly glorious!" chimel in Miss
Gwendoliae-not ut the conclusion Of Mrs.
'.'h"mpson's remark, bat simultaneously
Hith it-in strict observance Of the uni
,ersa custom of feminine conversation,
which DEGREES that every woman present
shall talk to and listen to every other one
ut the same time
1T sure Isl" agreed Mr.. J. heartily.
"Too good In fact to waste In idling
around. Let's be up and doing something
really worth while this morning"
Yes indeed" said Mrs. ]. but what
shall 1t be-the pier, a walk on the
beach or perhaps We can go crabbingr'
oh -oh-oh! I have IT." cried Miss
Gwendoline, clapplng her hands In the
childish fashion she had been told was
quite fascinating. II have it-let's 60
sailing!"
Mr.. Justwcd frowned.
Lets go sailing" continued she Of the
baby-talk diction. 'I'p sure so athletic
man as Mr.. Justwcd must know all
about sailing a boat!''
Mr. Justwed smiled
Sure" he said. with a radiant SMILE
That Is, II Mrs. Thompson and Blossom
would like to. Would your"
Would II" exclaimed the efrervescently
inclined Mrs. Thompson. "Would |! Why.
I'm jus: "razy about it!'
But Mrs. J. failed to respond with an
equal amount of enthusiasm. In fact.
she seemed quite the reverse.
'Are-arc-you-Quite sure, Homer
abe asked, slowly, ''you know enough
about sailboat to take US out and back
safelyY'
Mr.. ]. gave her one quick, whitening
glance. And 1t was IL sort wives know
so well how to give their husbands In
publlc-and the kind, too, that husband
he they ever so dense, cannot help but
assimilate and initiate without knowing
they are doing so. 1t took but an 10.
stant-for Mr.. J. had been married longer
than month. He replied quite non
Chalantly:
Il am surprised at your misg',ings on
that score Mrs. Justwed. 1t Is true I
haven't handled boat for some three or
how ! simply lived In q sailboat In COL
.ege!"
''Certaiuiy he can-of course!' insisted
Mise GwendoIine. Besides, just look at
the ocean-it's as smooth as billiard
table"
Mr.. J. r.garde! Hom:r.dear once
again quisxicafly. ~ hesltated a. moment,
aud then capitulated
In q half-hour they were swinging
away from land. running before the wind
at a merry clip. M.s. Justwed In tho
bow, Mrs. Thompson amidships, aud Miss
Gwendoline astern near Mr.. J., who "a:
with the tilier In one ha,,d and a pipe in
the other.
There was long. lazy swell on thu
0osom of tie ocean. with the wind blow
qv,~ cto h,,t uNt IN
Ror dangerously. The trim little craft