The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1912-07-06
What
Happened
Then

down AZ the office and he felt like
nothing so much as simply being
quiet saying nothing to any one and
having no one to say anything to him.
Cons equnntly he silently proppcd the
evening paper against the sugar bowl
and continued reading the column CT
Wall street gossip about Harr.nan
eobbliug another railroad
Mrs Jones stood the strain CT 81.
lonc. as long as she could ard then
bgi forth desperately: wei, what's
neW down town."
"Nofhing much" said Jones auto
ma'ically.
Have a good day down at the OF.
fice?'
oh. about as usual" answered
Jones
Has Brown been giving YOU any
more troubleo"
Nope" he grunted shortly.
How does your new stenograpaer
get on?"
There was no hidden trap in this
question, no secret jealousy concealed.
Jones's new stcnographer was an
elderly maiden who wore spcctacles
and goloshes and Mrs. Jones's mind
was perfectly serene regarding her
'tW ri" responded Jones between
mou,hfuls.
Il believe you'll like her much bet.
ter than YOU did that pert girl YOU
had, said Mrs Jones. "Sho seems
sensible and respectful quite dir
cEt from that llu'fy.hairol thing VIII,
always Looked At mo 80 crticail,
whenever | camc down to the Off ..
fairly i tested her, the little ninn, ~
Mr. Ioncs TIRED uncasily, but maIc
no reply, aud after a pause Mrs. Jones
said. How r1uch docs that clerk she
married got"
Now. see here, Maria" said her
husband, looking up impatiently.
! Cant YOU see I'm reading? Flow can
| tell whether it's Hartman or Bat
Ting Nelson I'm reading about when
you keep firing question into me cv-
cry two seconds"
Seeing that it was useless to try
to make him talk. Mrs. Jones decided
TO do the next best thing-talk her.
self.
THAT Mrs. Bowman who's moved
into the fiat overhead was down again
today" she began. DO you know,
Henry, hate to say il, and OF course
It's no business of mine, and for all
know she may have taken it as
medicine. but | was almost certain I
caught the smell of whisky on her
breath. | wonder il she drinks. OF
course she acts like a lady and wears
good clothes and is polite, but you
can't tell what you're going to en-.
counter in New York. don't believe
IN spreading scandal but when Mrs.
Green dropped in here this afternoon
| happened to mentior my suspicious
to her, and asked If she didn't think
IT was awful for woman to take to
and then she said she met n woman
that would deceive you just the same
way down at Bath Beach last summer.
She said this woman y"
'Oh. | don't care what she said or
what this woman did," exclaimed
Jones angrily, showing back his chair
from the table and flinging his napkin
down on the table
Mrs Iones's lips Quivered. She
buried her face in her handkerchief.
Now. don't start that" said Jones.
"You know didn't mean to hurt your
feelings"
These were just the words needed to
start Mrs. Jones of in full cry. liter.
ally. Her husband listened to he.
sobs for 4 moment and then as his
wife begun to pour forth a torrent OF
rcproach, he twisted uncomfortable
for 4 few minutes end then angry
both at himself and 1T her jumped up.
ana put on his hat aud stalked ont of
the flat. banging the door behind him.
Straightaway he Went To the corner
emporium, hoping - find some old
cronics there Wiz: whom he could
laugh away bis disgust with thincs in
general B,i, lie found mona present
and after solitary drink. went ont
and slowly walked down the street.
Accet.-C thoughts aesai,ed him.
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