Kingsbury County independent. (DeSmet, Kingsbury County, S.D.) 1894-1929, 1911-07-07
Mr.. WYSp AMI HIS WIFE
THE EARLY BIRD.
by Helena Smith Dayton

In the morning, Henry wysp sang
with the canary, frolicked with Fido
n even signed checks for Isabel like
an angel. Isabel just hated TO see all
that good nature go TO waste at such
an unearthly hour. for in the evening,
when she was in her gayest mood,
Henry was q tired business man
who wanted 10 read his paper and play
solitaire. And between the TWO moods
stretched a whole long day during
which they never met.
One morning Isabel, from a front
window, watched Henry swinging
b~uoyautly along, self reliant, alive and
perfectly groomed, looking az II he
bwned all out doors. He always walked
TO the office for exercise.
The contrast was brought home
sharply to Isabel when she happened
to glance into q mirror. Henry would
face the world in the bright morning
light Of Avenue, but Isabel with hast
lily tossed up couture and a kimona,
would feel III at ease before the groc-
cry boy, And that was the picture
N< Henry would carry OF her through the
ut must be awfully nice walking
own 10 business In the morning" OBJ
gerved Isabel that evening ar dinner.
TITS great declared Henry.
II think / need more exercise went
on Isabel. and nice, fresh morning
nirl't
Better come with me- suggested
Henry. laughing. The idea of Isabel
out early in the morning seemed 10
strike him as an amusing impossibility.
But the next morning as Henry was
selecting a walking stick to match his
suit eyes, he was rather a FUSS, lisa
bel appeared trim and hated.
GOOD for you!" said Henry.
They swung down the quiet street
at a brisk gait and Isabel almost skip
ped with Joy.
1.-THE air seems 10 have been washed
and Ironed,'' she said. why, it's like
the Iii you get In the country
Mr.. Wysp had the pleased air OF
pro~prietorship of one showing familiar
scenes to a stranger.
Il low to see the houses wax up,
he said. First, the window shades are
pulled up, like fluttering eyelids. and
then the front doors yawn open for
fresh cir. There's n smart looking
houseman in a white Jacket fixing up
the flower urns. D'you know. Isabel,
it's always been my ambition to some
time have a houseman In a white
coat2"
This unexpected weakness of Henry's
filled Isabel with admiration.
"Wha do you suppose they do be-
sides wear n white coat?" she asked.
why water the window boxes and
urns and come out on the steps and
Tool up and down the strickland wear
a white coat" declared Henry con
clusively.
sOur's viii have 70 beat the rugs |
and wash windows Isabel's mind
was busy with other duties she would
heap upon the white coated parsonage.
"Oh, MOI" protested Henry. Wed
saul all that o0rf re farrrly .n.ff va, 4
mustn't ever suggest such a thing 10
him."
II won't.,' said Isabel. giggling. "But
anyway. we could have some window
boxesl''
~ AXE peefs!e whe have wsada@
passes gets the benefit Of them. Aren't
those white daisies and red geraniums
just too jolly FOR anything"
Everything is jolly agreed Isabel
Look at the sun shining on that white
door. / DO wish / had a white door
They now began TO pass little shops
where the windows were being trim
med up for the day.
How fresh and nice those vege-
tables look, observed Isabel. Now I
won't have TO cudgel my brain and In
rent imaginary things TO order when
the boy comes to take my order"
AS they progressed in the shopping
AAAHkthGL " q lin AAkAi9 NNAG UG1ilA
drawn on the displays OF feminine
wares, Tsabel's heart gave a bound.
Here was the dream OF her life come
TO pass. She had Henry I'm her power
mt last! Never had she beer able ia
lnveigle him into a shop TO help her Sc
lect anything hard 70 please as he was
critical OF what she wore,
ssOh, Henry, let's look In this window
o moment" she pleaded.
Henry, first taking a glance up and
down to the street and seeing ii pleas
Anfly deserted, allowed himself 70 be
meekiy led up 10 a clever display OF
hats. 1t was arranged with harmony
and the secret OF window trimming art
t~-discretion. A few hats-but such
hats.
Now that's the kind OF a hat you
ought to have. Isabel That one with
the little, blue dofunnies on Ii. Get III"
Farther on. Henry Wysp succumbed
TO a pattern In f0ulard silk, Il necklace,
b rug. a Japanese screen, a fancy hair
band and a u cleaner. Isabel
had no intention OF getting them at
M5nce,p ft would make the walk too ex-
pensive. but she ~triumphed because she
had brought Henry and these maryels