The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-03-06
In the Interest
@ of Truth


His wife having been called to the
telephone, Ryder heard her say "Hel-
10! Yes. Oh. hello. Marion. What
did you say? | am awfuily sorry. Mar.
ion, because I'd like to ever so much.
but Walter and ] are going out this
evening. You know you would be per.
fectly welcome TO II II wasn't going
to wear II myself Good-by."
I'D like 70 know where you and /
are going this evening" said Ryder
when his wife had hung up the tele-
phone receiver.
don't know that we are going
anywhere" said his wife, 'but I'm just
not going to lend Marion Marsh my
beautiful white hat. She Is so care.
less with everything she wears. and,
besldes. think she has a lot Of as
surance 70 try TO borrow that hat
when the weather is so threatening. I"
Wei, then" growled Ryder. why
didn't you tell her the truth? The
way you women hand sugared false
hoods 70 each other is q fright. Hon
esty is always the best policy, and,
anyway, it's ever SO much simpler
You'd never find man lying or beat.
ing about the bush iii a case OF that
kind He'd just give the other fellow
to understand that he did as he
pleased with mis- own things"
Far be 1t from me to undermine
masculine honesty" said his wife,
"but that sort of treatment iust
Wouldn't do with women So be good
enough to let me tell my taradiddles
in order to keep myself popular"
Ryder grinned All right" said
he. But don't oyerdo 1t. Now, this
is the first Saturday afternoon I've
had TO myself in six weeks and I'm
going down to the basement and fin.
ish those book shelves. Remember.
my dear. that If anybody calls to see
me I'm not al home"
Mrs. Ryder smiled in her turn. Am
70 tell your falsehoods as well as my
own2" she asked
But Ryder did not hear.
Ten minutes later she went to the
head of the basement stairs and called
down, You're wanted at the phone.
Walter"
Soon she was listening to this con
versation I'm awfully sorry, old
man, but the fact Is that ! am suffer
ing from a sort Of grippy cold and !
don't think I'D better make that trip
with you today Some other time I'll
be glad to go out there with you"
Why, Walter, l had no idea that
you we're threatened with the grip,
said Mrs. Ryder sweetly as Ryder
started back to the basement.
"Oh, I'm not, seriously" said Ryder
rather sheepishly, but, you see, had
promised Hughes to go out with him
to look at lot which he thinks OF
buying. It's somewhere out in May
wood and it would take the whole aft
ernoon to make the journey and I'm
going to finish those shelves today or
break a leg"
The merry sounds that rose present
" from Ryder's workshop indicated
clear Conscience and good progress.
However. It was not very long before
he was called to the telephone again.
This time Mrs. Ryder was regaled
with the following.
I'm sorry. George, but had an ac-
cident--broke the handle of my plane
the other day and | haven't had time
to 20 around to the store and get a
new one. It's shame that / can't
help you out hope youll be able to
manage somehow"
Why. Walter have you broken your
beautiful new plane?" asked Mrs.
Ryder, with exaggerated solicitude.
mo ] haven't" said Ryder shortly.
but surely YOU wouldn't expect me to
lend that fellow Burkins an expensive
tool, would you? He's as clumsy as
an OK. Why, he'd be as likely to
plane nails with it as not. Still, he'd
be sore If refused him. ! was
chdmp to show my plane to him the
other evening when he was down
there looking over my work bench "
ION, that's all right said Mrs. Ry-
der, demurely, but ! thought you men
studiously refrained from preyarica'
ton in all your dealings with one an
other
We'll, l guess you've got me. said
Ryder And as one prevaricator is
about all any well regulated family
can stand III do the proper thing and
save you from telling what isn't so.
Now, If you'll manage to arrange an
early dinner III give you chance to
wear that white hat, for Wen go down
town and spend the evening at the
theater"