Alma record. (Alma, Mich.) 1878-1928, 1911-06-22

to jump into the library If the fury
of the General should be directed at
him.
You bet I'm excited I'm AS loozy
as crane mean crazy as a loon.
| want my wife, tell you. Where il
she?"
We'll. General" Harry replied stiff
fly, I'm not running a guessing con
test, you know"
None OF you nam donsensel You
know where my wife Is"
MIR. Medders stepped forward with
his hand raised to calm the General,
and, speaking TO Harry, asked
"Knowest thou aught OF his wife.
Harry"
II don't know what can be the
matter with him." Harry evaded
The Count sided toward the door
into the hall. saying meekly;
Il think / Am going, now"
The General stopped him with .
flourish Of his cane, and shouted:
You stay right here! You may
know something OF this"
Lucy now found q chance to ask
something.
What is II the man sayeth Of thee,
Harry" she asked.
Before Harry could reply 70 her the
General demanded:
Has my wife been here today7"
81 can answer for him." Lucy re-
piled gently. No strange woman
has been here"
The General looked puzzled. He
took off his hat, tucked his cane under
his arm, and mopped his brow
That's remarkable" he said My
wife telephoned from this house not
half an hour ago. They told me so at
the millinery store down the street
stopped there to inquire for her"
They must have been mistaken"
Harry said. 1t is just possible that
they had the number mixed. | don't
believe they even know who We arc
here We don't deal with them"
Well Harry" the General said,
slowly looking from one to the other
of the faces before him. and realizing
! that he had been in error. I'm sorry
made such an ass Of myself. You
| don't know what IL is to be worried
about wife-yst. You'll pardon me.
won't you?"
Why, certainly, General" HAIRY
said, grasping his outstretched hand.
Let bygones be bygones and all that.
| know how you feel I've been wor-
fled once or twice myself-but not
about a wife"
Well, my boy, your time will
come" sagely promised the General.
Il trust the ladies will pardon me, and
you gentlemen. also"
Lucy and Carolyn, Mr.. Medders and
the Count cheerfully forgave him and
he started out, when-Oh, luckless
fate!-from the room where Daphne
and Mrs. Blazes waited, came q
sneeze 1t was not a stifled sneeze, 1t
was not weak, apologize sneeze-
1t was a big, whole souled sneeze-
sneeze that told by its very sound
that it had been held back as long as
possible and was glad TO be given It's
liberty, The General famed into
wrath, and whirled on his heel TO con-
front Harry.
"Ha!" he exclaimed. my wife's
own sneeze! I'd know II among a
million. I'd recognize her sneeze in
the midst Of a battle. It's no use to
bamboozle me. My wife is in there"
He leveled his cane at the door as
thought about to fire a volley through
the panels Harry clutched chair
back to steady himself.
MIR. Med1ers came over to Harry
slowly, waving a hand at the General
to inform him that he would take
charge of the case from now on.
Harry" he said, seriously. What
does this mean
81 don't know" Harry replied. I'm
guessing, just as much as anybody
else"
Thee would not let me look in
there" Lucy said, accusingly.
"Oh. Harry" Carolyn wept.
The Count chewed his mustache
and trembled
The Generals eyes were now blaz-
ing. He awaited the denouement.
Harry looked at them all. Save
Carolyn he could find no sympathy
Suddenly he reflected that, after ALL