The Detroit times., 1913-02-26

WAS Just about 10 begin to cry again
over the last words or the Judge
when the only bright spot in the day
so far suddenly happened. Pet Bu'
ford blew in with the pinkest cheeks
and the brightest eyes | had seen
since L looked in the mirror the nlsht
OF the dance She was in an aWIuI
hurry.
Molly. dear" she said, with her
words literally falling over them
selves, tom says you'll give us some
OF your dinner left-overs 10 take Tor
lunch in the Hup. for We are goihs
way out 10 Wayne county 10 see
some awfully tine tobacco ne mas
heard is there. don't want 10 ASK
mother, for she won't let me 20; anu
bis mother. IL he asked her, VIII De
gin TO talk about us. Tom SAID CONS
TO you and you would understand
and fix II quick. He said kiss you ior
him and tell you he said Come on IN
the waters fine Isn't he a joke!
And we kissed and laughed and pack
ed a basket, and kissed and Laughed
again FOR goodbye. felt amused
and happy for a few mlnutes-aha
also deserted It's a very good tning
for woman's conceit TO find out no"
| many OF her lovers are just make
| believes. may have needed Toms
detection.
anyway, | don't know when ever
was so glad To see anybody as | was
when Mrs. Johnson came in the front
door A woman who has proved TO
her own satisfaction that marriage Is
4. -.
other women. | needed tonic badly
this morning and got II.
Well, from all my long experience.
Molly she said as she seated her.
self and began 10 hem dish-towel
with long steady stabs, husbands
are just stick candy in different jars.
They may look a little different, but
they all taste alike and you soon get
tired OF them. In two months you
won't know the difference in being
married TO AL Bennett and Mr.. Car
ter and you'll have 10 go on living
with him maybe fifty years. Luck
doesn't strike twice in the same place
and you can't count on losing two
husbands. AIS father was Mr.. john
sons first cousin and had more
spells that lasted a week and family
prayers three times a day. though he
got drunk twice year for month
at q time. AL looks very much like
him"
Mrs Johnson" | said after a min
ute's silence, while | had decided
whether or not had better tell her
all about 1t. II womans in love
with her husband you can't trust her
to keep a secret, but | decided to try
Mrs. Johnson. II really am not en-
gagged exactly to Alfred Bennett,
though I suppose he thinks SO by
now II he has got the answer TO that
telegram. But-but something has
made me-made me think about Judge
Wade-that is he--what do you think
OF him, Mrs. Johnson" concluded
In the most pitifully perplexed tone
OF voice.
All alike, Molly; all as much alike
as peas In a pod; all except John
Moore. who's the only exception in all
the male tribe I ever met. His mar
rying once was just accidental and
must be forgiven him. She fell in
love with him while he was treating
her for typhoid, when his back was
turned as it were. and it was Gods
own kindness in him that made him
marry her when he found out how
| Il was with the poor thing. There's
not q woman In this town who could
marry. that wouldn't marry him at
the drop Of his hat-but, thank good
ness, that hat will never drop and
I'll have one sensible man to comfort
and doctor me down into my old age.
Now. Just look at that, Mr.. John
sons come home here In the middle
OF the morning and III have to get
| that old paper | hunted out OF his
desk for him last night wonder
how he came to forget it," It's funny
how Mrs. Johnson always knows what
Mr.. Johnson wants before he knows
himself and gets 1t before he asks
for it,
As she went out the gate the post
man came In and at the sight OF an
other letter my heart again skunk OF
into nay slippers, and nay brain seemed
about to back up In corner and re-
fuse to work. In fash II came to
me that men oughtn't TO write let
ters to women very much-they real
ly don't pillow deep enough, they just
irritate the top soil. | took this mis-
sive from Alfred. counted all the If
teen pages. put it out OF sight under
a book, looked out the window and
saw the ginger barber coming de-