The Cairo bulletin., 1911-12-21
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NJ Ihey brought the coal this after
noon. Harry Mrs. Newsom an,
.nounced as her husband sat down al
the dinner table and she placed the
|steak before him.
Good" calculated Newsom. EN-
build furnace FIRE tonight, Kitty
were starting 1t earlier this year
sthan we did last"
Later" Mrs. Newsom said, ID ne
seated herself opposite him. Last
year we built our FIRST furnace are On!
Oct. IS. remember the date Der.
Ifectly: II was the day entertained
tine card club and Mrs. Warren
couldn't come. Her sister was iii and
MRS. Warren remained at home Ia
take care Of the children. much to my
irehef; she Is very fussy woman and
you know how a furnace Are makes
. Esuch an odor when it's started?.
4. Newsom nodded bis head as he cnt
INTO the steak. Il don't remember all
that, OF course. BIT do remember
tnat we started the furnace later.
about the 2Sth, think"
i How ridiculous az you to insist
upon that, Harry. when I've just told
you when We did start Ill" Mrs. New
som rejoined herscheeks flushing. n
lIs."
VI I've not tie slightest objection Id
your saying that my dear, because
you evidently believe 1t. provided YOU
grant mo thep rivilege OF saying that
we started the fire on Oct. 2S.a
You're exasperating. Harry" Mrs.
Newsom exclaimed, rising to her feet
I'll get my diary and settle the mat
ter once for ALL" She rushed out or
the room.
Newsom called after her: 'T'il get
the coal bill; that will settle it,
AT the end Of several minutes Mrs.
Newsom appeared In the library,
where her husband was searching
through a letter file.
Harry, you've hidden my diary so
! can't convince you OF your mistake"
she accused him. What have you
done with III"
Il haven't seen your diary. What
have you done with the coal bilIg9s
They're somewhere In tha file. You,
can look for them while, I'm eating my
s9nner' don't propose u dffig on
cold steak and potatoes after had
the trouble OF making them hot. sim.
ply because you're obstinate"
Mrs. Newsom swept out of the
room, only to return the next Instant.
declaring with visible citation: Nov.
I'm certain we did start the fire on
the 18TH because the day after that
the man put up the storm windows,
and he swept the coal dust off the
walk"
Wonderful memory you have"
Newsom declared. shutting the file I'M
disgust. How do you happen to re-
member that Oct. 10 was the dsy the
man put up the storm windows and
swept off the coal dust?"
Because that was the day after
we started the furnace fire on the
18TH" Mrs Newsom answered, tri-
umphantly. Nov. are you conyinceds
And. speaking OF memories. you de-
stroyed last years recipted coal bills
when we cleaned house. so it's hardly
worth your while looking further for
them"
I'm not convinced" NewsomI
shouted springlng to his feet. He,
dropped the file in his furry and scat
tered the contents, which did not ada
TO his amiahlllty But there must be-
some way Of convincing you Yes.
come TO think OF Il, | made note on
the direction card that hangs beside
the furnace. Now, I'll show you"
you never mentioned before that
you made a note on the card when
we started the furnace" Mrs. New
some said, suspiciously.
In the dining room thye encoun-
tered Mrs, Newsom's young sister.
who exclaimed: What's the matterY
Why aren't you eating your dinnerr
! ran over to borrow the evening pa
per for mother; dad forgot to bring
one"
"Rhoda," Mrs. Newsom cried. des-
perately, do you remember what day
we started our furnace last year?
Wasn't It the day entertained the
card club and you helped me serve?"i
mo. indeed" said her sister. "Tho
women nearly froze that day sitting
arouBd In their thin dresses" was the
unexpected answer 1T was the next
day. remember perfectly. because
you had to keep an appointment at
the tailor's and you were afraid to
leave fresh fire unmatched"
"I--I--well-" Mrs. Newsom stopped
and reminiscent look crept into her
eyes. But that was the day the man
put on the storm windows. and can't
recall that went to the tailor's.
stlll--wait a minute. III telephone
mother. She always remembers evy
erything."
Mrs. Newsom rushed to the tele-
phone and Newsom made his escape
downstairs. The next moment Mrs.
Newsom exclaimed, the receiver To
he ear: THE 10th? You're sures
The day you brought Betty's baby
over and the fat wa1 SO lovely aud
warm? You're quite positiveg"
Mrs. Newsom flew downstairs and
breathlessly confronted her husband
as he lighted the gas In the base.
ment. 1--WE are both wrong" she said.