The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-10-18

MRS. DOLBY ASKS FOR KISS AND DEATH.
sob. He must either ask her the cause
of her sorrow or learn more about the
bed. and be read on. The None Such
folding bed did not claim to be a
clothes closet. refrigerator. wash
ing machine and mothproof chest all
in one. No. 1t was only a folding bed.
Samuel" said Mrs. Dolby at this
point, you must have heard all about
it down town, but you are not saying
anything to me-
The deacon had heard nothing except
that Elder Henderson's COW had swum
across the millpond. and so he centered
his interest on that bed. 1t was a bed
fit to ornament the parlor of the rich
est man in the land. When folded up
it appeared to be gilt cabinet to hold
all of Shakespeare's works. and tho
mirror in it was something simply gor-
geous. When unfoIded it was Turk
ish divan of oriental magnifcence.
Samuel" said Mrs. Dolby between
her sobs. while you was gone Mrs.
Fletcher dropped in here to see what
was going to do about II. She heard it
was coming over week ago. and sup
posed you had told me. When told
her you hadn't said word she said
that only one inference could be drawn
from it-you was in hopes I'd be
killed."
The deacon cooked up his cars. Here
seemed to be something of Importance.
but he'd no questions to ask. The cir
cuIar went on to say that President
| Taft slept on folding bed and had
never before awoke in the morning SO
free Of backache, and that the -Four
Hundred of New York city estimated
the social standing of family by the
number Of None.Such beds in the
house.
No Hiding Piae. For Wife.
Eyes. Samuel" sobbed Mrs. Dolby.
the inference is plain. You knew q
week ago that the Japanese were 60
ing to lombard the United States. but
you never said a word Other hus-
bands have dug holes in the back yard
for their wives to creep into when the
bombs begin TO come. but not a thing
have you done. You was goin: to
leave me to be hit and smashed all to
f.inderS."
The deacon sighed with relief. He
had had a jaw with a tin peddler tive
weeks before and was afraid it had
got to Mrs. Dolby: He turned TO the
circular to read that the other folding
beds of America had folded up on
5000 people In the last ten years. while
the None.Such had behaved itself like
a real lady. You didn't have to spike
it down or use a logchain. 1t stayed
where you put it and never wandered
away.
Yes. the Japs have got mad again,
Mrs. Fletcher says, and this time they
are real mad and are going to shoot.
She says they have a gun that will
throw a bomb 800 miles. and we have
not one that will throw 80. They will
just stand of 500 miles and lombard.
and where will we be? She thinks
may be the first One killed"
Mrs. Dolby was looking up through
her tears. but she did not catcR the
faint smile on the deacon's face 1t lin
gered as he read that the None-Such
cured insomnia. indigestion and nerv-
Gus disorders by wooing sleep. Try
all the beds in America. but you must
come back to None-Such in the end.
Doctors every where recommended it,
and hospitals everywhere were order
ing it. So great was the demand that
orders must be sent six months in ad-
vance.
"tou are man. Samuel continued
the fearful voiHe. land you can dodge
bombs, but can't; I've got to be hit.
shall be hit. You want it so or you
would have dug hole in the back
yard for me to hide in. l am old and
homely and lame. and Of course you
want to get rid of me. I've seen it all
along for years past. and now it's right
at hand. A bomb will come whizzing
and l will be gone"
Tho Deacon ObIivious.
Here was direct accusation, but
the deacon didn't refute it. He read
from that circular that while it took a
steam engine to fold and unfold other
folding beds. the most innocent and
tender hearted babe could manage the
None-Such. No hitching Of yoke of
oxen to pull the foot down at night.
The newest None-Suches were equip
ped with the wireless system. and one
could lie there between the sheets and
communicate with his mother-in-law
a thousand miles away.
Samuel. I've been a good wife to
you. I've made over thirty barrels of
soft soap since we was married. and