Hopkinsville Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1889-1918, 1911-03-18

imagine your doing anything ike
that It's $3.50 daring"
"Oh, make me out stick and
coward" said Alcocl1. bitterly "Of
course you wouldn't care IL took my
life In my hands every time I ascend
ed-you hadn't thought OF that"
well. all I've got to say. Lucius Al
cock" said his wife, Indignantly. is
that any man with a family on his
hands thinks precious little Of his
duties and responsibilities when he
rushes headlong into LOGICALLY fool
ish dangers! I'd like to know what
Tommy and little Eva and I would do
II you got all smashed up cavorting'
around in the air just for your own,
selfish pleasure and not giving q
thought to those nearest and dearest
to you. At least they ought to be
dearest. but goodness only knows
nowadays what men think, rushing
OF at every crazy notion!"
That's always the way!" declared
Alcock. Women are not bit pro-
gressfye or interested In their hus-
bands advancement. All they care
about is to have them trot along I'm
the same dull old way. just SO they
turn In their pay checks at the end or
the week, They haven't thought
above groceries and the gas bili!"
well, I'd like 10 boar what yoad
say IL tried to feed you on picked
aIrships!" cried his wife. "Or II I
ran gasoline through the gas pipes!
guess you'd think groceries and gas
were pretty important things after
all! You can't make the family's
! clothes out OF sirshfps. either!"
"CIothes!" echoed Alcock. II sup
pose clothes are Of more Importance
than the-the progress OF the human
race! I suppose you'd consider that
necklace more necessary to the trend
of civilization than an sirship!"
81 don't see why mott" declared
Mrs. Alcock, tapping on the table with
her thimble. II don't see why 1t isn't
Just as important for me to keep my
self up and look as nice as | can and
wear pretty things so. the children
won't be ashamed OF their mother and
you won't. either-though goodness
knows | might change my dress five
times a day and you wouldn't notice
It,
"That necklace wasn't expensive
when you consider the ciearness OF
the stones and you can always sell
diamonds! | never heard Of any one
being able TO pawn an airship! Why.
an airship would be perfect drug on
the market. with no place to keep 1t.
because the back yard is too narrow,
besides there'd be no place to hang
the washing on Mondays! And Id
never consent to your taking little
Tommy out In II Sunday mornings.
no don't see what good II would do
the family. Lucius Alcock'"
EVERY bit as much good as your
diamond necklace" said her husband.
scathingly. Il couldn't wear II and
you couldn't even give It to Tommy
to play with. because he might swai'
low Il. And a man doesn't exactly
buy an airship to amuse the family!
"WeT. all I've got to say" declared
Mrs. Alcock. getting out her handker'
chief. rs that married man hasn't
any business spending lot OF money
on something his family can't enjoy
with him, IT'S downright selfish. so
II is, and Id never have thought 1t OF
you.- 4.
IT'S no more selfish than you and
| vour diamonds" asserted Alcook
sterniy. "Of all foolish Ideas that's
the worst"
"You never want me to have any
thing l WANT" kept Mrs. Alcock.
You're always down on my buying
things that I like" rstorted Aicock.
His eye at that instant fell upon
the hole in the rug and the scratched
l-kA - tha aofa A aioU grin aim