The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1914-11-26
HER INTUITION

suburban train.
eWhy, hello" he cried, surprisedly
Then: Say, Come on back to the of
fee with me and III 90 on home EARL
err with your
His wife beamed. then hesitate'
vaguely. oh" she protested, g
really ought to go on home It's lat,
in the afternoon"
What if it isl" said the man
There isn't an earthly thing for yor
to do when you get home Com,
alongW
Somehow" she said as she fell
into step with him, Il have the un.
comfortable feeling that ! shouldn't
! can't remember anything, but my in.
tuition"
Fudge for your intuition" said the
man, agreeably. you've just got in
the habit of thinking you are indis-
pensable out there! There won't be an
earthquake or anything-what's the
matter ?"
His wife had stopped short between
two autos that were approaching from
opposite directions and her eyes were
full of accusing horror.
"Therew she said, 81 knew it was
something's had to go to that little
tailor shop out there to have that skirt
refitted. If miss my appointment he
won't have it done in time and shall
not be able to wear it to that lunch
tomorrow"
"Too late now" said her husband.
you might as well come on, Wear
something elsew
ooh, certainly" said the lady, with
infinite sarcasm. Having one tailor
suit, / can pick out any of my 10
others! If man isn't nuisance
"But I'll help you carry these
bundles" soothed her husband. "Why
under creation didn't you have them
sent"
II wish I'd had even more for you to
carryw declared his wife, unkindly.
Serve you right! Now, hurry up with
that stuff on your desk and we'll rush
homew
Anyone would think it was really
necessary for you to be therev scot
fed the man. "For Pete's sakew
His exclamation was due to the fact
that his wife had dropped her maya
zine and cried out tragically.
"Therew she said. 81 just remem-
bered-it's the maids day out and
Isabel didn't take her door key when
she went to school, as | told her to do,
and she can't get in. And it's wet
and the poor child has terrible cold"
She fell upon the telephone fran
tically and called her deserted and
empty house. Nevertheless, intense
ensued while her husband
waited breathlessly. Finishing, she
eaned back and dabbed her brow.
Burglars ?" asked her husband.
Isabel" said she. isabel said she
md Louise tried every window and all
he doors and then they simply had to
get in because they were going to
rave a committee meeting about the
Judge party. So they went into the
louse next door, out an upstairs bed
DOM window on to the porch roof
hat runs along the whole block and
nto one Of our front bedroom win
lows! ] expect dozen thieves who
aw them do it will now try the same
cheme! And they might have broken
heir necks falling from that slippery
oofw
Wow" said the man. what want
ids do? Well, that's all right, any
ow! Just let me get at this"
EDGAR walled his wife in two sec
nds, again reaching for the phone.
The cook isn't there-and they have
he stupidest delivery boy at our mar
ct. ! expect he's left out on the back
teps the expensive porterhouse-steak
blew myself for and some animal has
arried it off He'd never have sense
nough to put it between the screen
Dor and the other door!'
She got her number and frantically
Isabel.
"She's gone to look" she told her
aiting husband. Hello, Isabelw
She jammed up the telephone re-
lived and held her head and moaned
ISABEL says" she recited, "that the
ickie's cat must have eaten the steak,
n the wrapping paper was halfway
rough the side fence. And the eggs |
ere tumbled down the steps and |
oxen! Oh, knew should have |
me home"
Come on" said the man, banging /
3 desk shut. Lets go before any i
her tragedy develops! Next time / Il
e you coming on downtown street i
shall run rapidly around the blockw H
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