Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-07-07
Stimuli >ATING HIS INTEREST.
BY DAISY RIIINEHART.

AK
an?" he shouted. Whats come over
what in the nation have you got on your
mind?p
His wife looked up into his face with
q sweet and engaging smile 4 was only
a-lookin' for you. Siram." she SAID. oe-
murely.
Now. by all the canons of the F1reside
Friend Mr.. Mimms at this juncture
should have begun to act In iover.Hke
and affectionate manner. But he didn't.
He stared long, with plugging eyeoaHS.
Then he turned on his heel and went out.
On the front porch he sat down In the
chair lately occupied by his wife, and,
leaning over with his elbows on his
knees, gazed at his feet In deep thought.
81 never would have dremp itr' he said
at length. II never would have dremp
1t! I've always knowed. as how her aunt
Jimmy went this way. but Sarah's always
ben so quiet and. peaceable like. I've
hearn as how a disappointment or bein'
crossed in anything brings 1t out. but
Sarah is too sensible to take on SO bout
a leetle thing like that. hope she amt
a-goin' ter git violent! She amt that
kind, neither, but I've often hearn her
tell bout how her uncle Mace woke up
one night an found her aunt jimmy
a-leanin' over him with the cyarvin' knife
a-screechin' out somethin' bout KILN
hawgs."
Cold sweat suddenly broke out upon the
brow of Mr.. Mimms. He looked anxious
ly down the road to see II he could see
anything of old DIR. Lindsay coming along
IN hi
was no one In sight. In the house he
could hear his wife singing as she washed
the dishes, and he noted with increased
anxiety that instead Of Here I'll raise
my Ebenezer," as usual. she was hum
ming something about Meet me when
daylight is fading'-a ditty he remember
ed to have heard long years ago when
he was young man and used to go
across the mountain every other Sun
day to keep comp'ny" with her, much
against the wishes Of his parents, who
wanted him to marry a valley girl. He
had never regretted his choice. She had
been a good and "biddable" wife to him,
and had never crossed him save in the
matter of extravagant notions In the way
of dress, which he had been prompt to
curb.
AS he listened anxiously to the sound in
the house and watched for the doctor
Mr.. Mimms mechanically picked up the
Fireside Friend from where his wife had
disapproved absolutely of the paper as a
foolish and needless expense, but was in
the habit of reading 1t for two reasons
to be able to quote such portions of it's
advice to women as seemed to him most
glaringly' silly, with scathing criticisms to
his wife. and also to get the moneys
worth out of the paper. He reasoned
that two people reading it would be more
apt to do this than one.
The picture on the front page caught
ND a ont rryfkA 1f0H4
at the simpering young woman he turned
half unconsciously to the article. AS
he read on, his expression became more
fixed, and presently look of comprehen-
sion began to dawn on his rugged coun-
tenance, followed by an expression of
extreme relief. After he had read it
through once he turned back to the be-
ginning and read 1t again. At the close
he laid the paper down with chuckle.
wal, of all the tarnation fool pieces
that ever / read this beats en- remark
ed Mr.. Mimms. AN to think she should
have ben actin up to 1t that way"
Suddenly look of noble resolution took
possession of his hard countenance. $50
the French husband keeps his wife sup
piled with flowers and bonbons. does he?
1 wonder what in the nation benbons
are?" The flowers seemed too frivolous
even for the frivolity of the occasion. As
he idly paved the magazine in his con-
sideration of the matter, enlightenment
came to him. On the back cover the pic
ture of another young lady engaged IN
eating, with great apparent relish. num-
Der of small round object from box
labeled BEST Assorted BOnbons" caught
his eye.
CANDY he CALCULATED. succinctly and
he seized his hat and started down to-
wards the village.
When his wife came out on the porch
some ten minutes later, he was just COM
ing up the steps with small bulging bag
in his hand. 1t was Mrs. Mimms' turn
to stare. Some half dozen times in her
married life such bag had been pre-
scented to her. and this limited expert
ence told her-or tried to tell her, for she
was too incredulous to believe it-that the
bag contained lemon and peppermint stick
candy.
Here's your bonbons.' said her hus-
band, with something more Of indulgence
in his face than it had worn for twenty
years. An think / can manage to git
that thar dress for you-ef you won't
make it cost too much,'' he added, pru-
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