The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-02-17
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SuppOSe you CHUCK THAT WOt-.
basket for once and we go over 70
7 Others" he said to his wife. "vye
haven't been there in two weeks"
II know it," she answered, "but
| can't tonight. Somebody has to stay
with the baby, and Augustus going
out"
Augustus going out! That has
familiar sound"
Don't be unreasonable, dear. You
know we never have the least trouble
with Augusta when we engage our
evenings ahead"
Enderby INDUCED in a mild snort.
Engage our evenings ahead! II it's
come to this, it's time we made a
strike for liberty"
Mrs. Enderby dropped her embroid-
cry in CONSERVATION. If you should
she began.
Don't you worry. II should act,
1t would be done SO artistically she'd
never know 1t happened"
| He took up his newspaper and Mrs.
Enderby thought he had forgotten all
about 1t. However, next morning,
just as Augusta was bringing in the
breakfast he looked across the table
and said:
Don't forget the reception tonight,
Dorothy. We ought to take the 1903
train"
| Augusta went out with a perceptible
cloud on her face and Enderby
| 7rinned.
What do you mean?" his wife de-
manded.
81 mean we're going over to moth
er's to spend the evening. If it's nee
essary to invent important engage
ments. can do it."
Enderby came home early that
night, and Mrs. En- 1erby thrifty pro-
posed that he put in his extra quarter
of an hour opening the crate of fresh
eggs that had Just come from Wiscon-
sin. Augusta happened to be in her
own room at the time and when End.
erby came back to the library he was
carrying, with furtive glee. a paper
bag containing a dozen fresh eggs.
Il just happened to think it would
be nice to take these over to mother"
he said.
That's so; I'm glad you thought of
1t. Oh, we can't, either!" Mrs Ender-
by added, remembering the evenings
program. "How would it look to Au-
gusta If we started to reception with
bag of eggs!"
why do you suppose 1 sneaked 'em
in here now, If not to guard against
that very thing?"
well. what are you going to do
with them. now that they're here?
With a masterful stride Enderby
walked to the waste basket and
buried the eggs beneath its contents
His wife laughed outright At the tri.
umphant look on his face.
"But I'm afraid she'll see US when
we start" she suggested. And here's
another complication-werl have to
dress for a reception, just to go over
to your mothers"
That's all right" he answered
It'll be a treat to the folks to see us
In our good clothes for once"
Augusta put the baby to bed that
night and then came to the library fol-
final directions from her mistress
who was just getting into her evening
wrap. Enderby, high hat and cane In
hand, was impatiently awaiting Au
gusta's departure, when suddenly. as
If prompted by some imp of darkness
Augusta walked across the room ant
picked up the waste basket.
81 forgot to empty this today" she
apologized
"Oh, never mind" Enderby and hi.
, wife gasped in duet, but Augusta, will
, unprecedented swiftness already wa.
disappearing through the doorway.
"There!" said Mrs Enderby, turn
|, ing on her crest-fallen husband. "Thi
whole thing is your affair and 20,
may get out of it the best way 20,
can. l shan't be here when she come,
back!" She disappeared into the bed
/. room just as Augustus footsteps wer,
heard approaching.