Evening journal., 1910-06-28
ACall
BY cHAUNcEY wARDwEIL
Copyright 1910. by American Press
Association.

this morning. Jamesr asked Mr.. Mar
BILE Of the waiter who had attended
him at breakfast
no. sir; Mr. Goodspeed 'asn't been
hin the club this mornin'. sir. Any
way. 'aven't seen i'm. sir l don't
think 'e'll be ere again very soon, SIR
why not9v
II card the chairman hov the 'ouse
committee sayin' 10 Mr.. Hedwards that
arter the scandal Mr.. Goodspeed ort TO
be suspended, sir"
"Scandalg What scandalT"
what 'appened between I'm and
Mrs. KrinlSle."
what did happenT'
.sWhy, sir. Mr.. Goodspeed 'as rs
rooms at the St Dominick. Well. e
was hin is sleepin' room the other
mornin'. 'avin' shaved and dressed.
and was Just goin' downstairs when e
card a voice There's another room
adioinin' is bedroom that e doesn't oc-
cupy 'imself. with door between the
two This door was locked. but Mr.
Goodspeed could ear the voice comm
through hit, and the voice was famil-
iar to i'm, sir. Hit was a very pleas
ant voice. sir"
well. what did it say7"
''Hit said. oh, Tom. dear. II only
'ad you 'erer You know Mr.. Good.
speeds first name is Thomas. sir
I've seen hit hoften on the list hov
members-Thomas c. Goodspeed. SO
e knew the voice referred to 'imself."
WAS there no other reasonY
"Yes. sir: e recognized the voice. Hit
was that how 'er as 'ad been Mrs. Good
speed. They 'ad been divorced some
years before, and Mrs. Goodspeed 'ad
married Mr.. Krinkle."
"wen. so on"
'Nfr. Goodspeed. sir. forgettin' as 'ow
e wasn't married to the lady. but she
was the wife hov another man. walks
out into the all and hopens the door hov
the room where the voice came from.
Mrs. Krinixle was a-standin' with 'er
back turned from Inn, 'er dress un'ook-
ed. ID hentered without maxim hany
noise. and. gettin' down on is knee. e
begun to 'ook hup 'er dress beind
"1s that you. 'Oward? she said.
'Ow did you 'appen TO be on 'and when
! wanted you? You are the most hin
considerate man I hever card hov.
When you are 'ere to button my dress
you can't find either the 'ooks or the
heyes. You're much more apt TO put
the 'ook in the lace You've ruined
'alf a dozen dresses for me already
My poor dear Tom, whom / treated Sc
badly, would never ave been so stu
pid. Tom 'ad both brains and a good
disposition. You 'avent either. ! ave
rued givin i'm hup for you bevel
since sent i'm away
''Mr. Goodspeed didn't say anything
e Just went on feelin' for the 'ook,
and loolSin' for the heyes. never swear
- IN or anything when he couldn't fnS
'em and provin' what the lady said
that e ad n first class disposition
That's what / call a model husband
SRA man as can 'ook hup is wife
dress aud neven break none hov tn
Ten Commandments a-doin' hit"
"Go on. ! don't care to hear abou
man angels. not being one myself"
'eWell. sir. when the job was finish
ed. without even 'ookin' a single 'oo
on the wrong heye. Mrs. Krinkle turn
ed. and, seein 'er former 'usband o
lis knee before 'er. raised 'er 'ands {
'eaven and exclaimed:
"'My goodness graciousr
= "Mr. Goodspeed e looks hup wit
n Just such heyes as a man would nal
urally ave who could 'ook hup a W,
mans dress without swearin'. and
says:
HIN. my dear, you wanted m
mighty bad. didn't your
"'Ow did you know I wanted yo
TO 'ook my dressY she asked.
"'When / ear any woman a-cryil
for 'elp in 'er dressin' room / kno'
that's what she wants-some one
do that. Besides. I'd card you ca
on me for that hoften.
"'Oh, Tom. when let you sc
didn't know 'ow dependent was O
you ] can never get another man
'ook my dress as you do hit
"'And I didn't know the force he
'ablt. When go to breakfast hin Il
mornin' without 'avin' 'ooked hup
dress / can't eat anythink Hits III
not 'avin' 'ad a cocktail that ones us'
TO-
=" For 'eaven's sake. Tom. what a
we thinkin' hov? Supposin' hanyboS
should 'appen 70 come him
with that the door hopened, and h
walks Mr.. Krinkle.
What are you doin' hin my wife
bedroomT arsked Mr.. Krinkle.
"'A-doin' what you never did wit
out maxim a mess hov hit put
Mrs Krinkie. fOw do you hexpect 1
goin' to get out hov this room witho
some one TO 'elp mes'
I'm your lawful 'usband, exp'
tulated Mt. Krinkle.
"1'd rather ave my unlawful I
band cried the lady. than a man
don't know 'ow 10 put a 'ook in
heye without gettin' hit hinto
wrong place.
"'Leave the room. siry cried
Krinkle 10 Mr.. Goodspeed.
"Then. air. the men got to ightl
and hit was hall hout that Mr.. Co
speed was caught in Mrs. Krinkl
room And that's the reason why
don't hexpect Mr.. Goodspeed at
club. because the governin' commit
n ave to suspend i'm again. Bu
hexpect if e gets a divorce and MARI
is own wife ag'in they'll take