News and citizen. [volume] (Morrisville, Vt. ;) 1881-current, 1914-09-02

| She patted his arm. nank yOC
my doubly welcome guest" she said g
always knew there was grain or tw
of reason behind those vaporou
| dreams of yours. And this"-sh
helped herself to some Of the tongu
lis another evidence of your prac
ticality What would we do withou
this rebel, Bob? / always put RIM
around the Wednesdays on my ealen
dar as the one day the sun doesn't Sc
in this place"
Dick bowed. Such eloquence, M.
dear hostess, or--guest, should say?'
and he indicated the array of picked
delicacies.
Guest, if you will, Dick. You GER
tainly saved the day | never have
been such an ungrateful wife in my
life and l felt just terrible over it. l
haven't been sick at all, but was so
interested in the matinee and got
home so late that I simply forgot all
about the dinner"
"Ha," Dick exclaimed. There you
are; the system again; the theater.
Another means Of the robber class to
divert the minds of the people from
the real issue"
"Ill take a little cheese with that"
Reynolds interpolated, "and give Dick
some more beer. Hope is the systems
deadliest foe. One stein and it is dis
covered; two, and it finds worthy
rival; three, and it is thwarted; four,
il is vanQuished, and five, it is oblit-
Grated. Dick, you should get job in
a brewery"
CLEAR heart" replied the prophet.
"The Messiah of a new creed is
squelched by the proletariat. A great
chance have in this household. If l
threw a bomb one Of you would catch
it and think it was candy"
"Jane," said her husband, getting
back to earth, I have a piece Of news.
The butcher called on me today. He
came down to the Office to dun me for
my bill. TWenty-siX fifty-eight, I think
it was. You remember, I gave you
the money Monday. I'd let it run over
the month a bit, but that doesn't give
him the right to ask for it twice. I
told him to get out and when he got
rude I threatened to throw him out.
He said you hadn't paid the bill, but, of
course, he was mistaken"
Mrs. Reynolds got up.
She made no reply to her husband
81 thank you again, Dick, for this
most welcome treat" she said. you
have certainly proved yourself a savior
of domestic harmony"
She walked over to the window seat
and dOnned her new hat. Then she
came for aard
why Jane, that is perfectly stun
ming" said her husband.
Some hat, if you ask me-" agreed
Dick.
"Oh, I'm so glad you like it. Do you
really think it is becoming, Bob? You
know, it is the first one have had |
for a year, l mean, whole new one"
81 know" responded Bob, you ought |
to have more Of them. But what can a
husband do when the system is against
him? Pretty fine looking girl, ell,
Dick?"
Gust as fine as they make them
Wouldn't she make a great queen of
the Reds?"
mo, thank you" said Jane; "but
appreciate the proffered honor"
She stopped and kissed her husband |
He looked up at her, Il tell you there
must be something to s1at old proverb,
Fine feathers make fine BIRDS" he
said
Something to it," answered Dick,
mine million dressmakers live on it.
"You know, Bob" continued his
wife, II just had to get that hat. The
old one had been twisted, and turned
and worn until it was almost falling tu
pieces"
Eyes, I know it. What of it? Why
shouldn't you get a new one?"
We'll, Bob, there is another confes,
sion coming and l just won't fib to
you. l saw this in the window, and
I got reckless and lost my head, and
didn't pay the butcher. But you
won't be angry with me, now that you
see how pretty the hat is, will you?
wanted it so bad and needed it, too,
and was afraid it would be gone if
wanted till l saw you and told you
about it."
Reynolds looked distressed. He took
Two or three steps across the room and
turned back toward his wife.
mo, dear, l am not going to be
cross; 1 am just sorry, that's all. If /
had the money you could have a mil.
ion hats. l don't know anything in
he world that would give me more
pleasure than for you to have pretty
hings, for l know how dear nice
.hings are to a girls heart. But !
haven't got the money, that's all You
when we were married up
state five years ago, we both agreed
hat what we wanted most was a home
md we finally got this place. Now,
vice a month they are at the door for
he money, and if l should miss one
payment we'd lose everything. I've
lever told you how hard it is for me to
meet that obligation. I have met it