The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1915-10-25
THAT SUIT
OF HERS


need another suit, do you? You Just
got suit
John, How can you say such a
thing? You know haven't had a suit
for long time" re orted Mrs. Tibbs.
Anyway. you said could have it.
"Oh, did l? Well. how about the
suit you just got? The suit We've
been talking about so long?"
That's the suit I mean"
II am quite sure you told me the
other day that you had ordered it,
well, you rever more than half
listen to what say" She fished two
samples out Of her portemonnaie.
Nov | want you to tell ne honestly
which of these you like better Please
put your mind on it for a minute
Tibbs took the samples and eyed
them languidly.
when did you get them" he asked.
Those are the same that | showed
you before"
Tibbs looked at them little more
closely.
so they are" he admitted, but
why are YOU asking me about them
again? Do you think III change my
mind?"
(which do you really like?" she
went on ignoring his question
II told you the other day | liked the
light goods he answered rather alb
ruptly and tossed them into her lap.
That's Just the trouble. Men have
such queer taste ! hoped you'd like
the dark stun"
do You like the dark thing better?"
No. 1t does not make Il particle of
difference to ne. Auntie likes the
dark cloth better, though, and Mabel
likes the light. but she's going to get
a light suit made the same way and
didn't want them to be so near alike
We go out together so much. you
know. But Mabel was awfully nice
about it, She thought it might be
nice if they We're something alike
Goodness. | don't want to make a
mistake"
II don't see how you can make a
mistake said her husband reassur-
ingly IF you like them both it makes
no difference which you take. Shut
your eyes and grab"
why can't you treat it seriously?
| suppose you men simply don't under
stand"
Il admit ] don't understand. You
asked my advice and gave it the best
I could" he replied.
well. what is it you don't like
about the dark MATERIAL"
Il thought it looked rather cheap.
That's all"
Now isn't that funny? You think
the dark looks cheap and | think the
light looks cheap, and besides it seems
kind of sleazy. That's the reason
ordered the dark"
$50 you've ordered it after all? You
just said You didn't order it."
What | said was that | didn't order
1t the other day"
what is the argument for if it's all
settled?"
Il can change the order easy enough.
OF course | wouldn't think of taking
the dark if you think it looks cheap"
Il didn't say it looked cheap"
You certainly did. You said it
looked cheap"
We'll, if did didn't mean it. What
meant was that it looked compare.
lively cheap. Compared to the other,
you know"
We'll, don't You think the light
stuff looks kinds of sleazy?"
Maybe it is. but that's one reason
like it."
We'll, if can't get the dark goods
perhaps I'll take the light after all"
What do You mean by not being
able to got it? thought you said you
had already ordered it?"
II did but Mons Blanc. you know,
only has the samples He has to send
out and buy the material after you Sc
lect It He said he'd call me up this
evening and tell me whether he could
get it or not. He knows I'm worried
to death. There's the telephone now
I'll bet you that's who ii is"
Now what do You think of that
Isn't it exasperating? she exclaimed
upon her return to the library after
long conversation with the tailor
whats wrong now"
He says he can't get the dark
cloth"
That's good" exclaimed her hus
band, THAT puts an end to the argu.
ment"
Why, John, how stupid, Don't Won
see that he tells me he can't get the
dark goods because he wants 10 sell
me the light material?"
Il don't see how that follows at all
He doesn't care which he sells Won
He wants you to be satisfied"
Then that makes 1t worse. If the
dark is really all sold out. il proves
what | thought that il is the best
Goodness I don't know what in the
world to do"
You'll have TO do something. What
did you tell him."
Il told him to go ahead with the
light. What else could tell him?r
Tibbs heaved a sigh of relief and
picked up his paper
Now Just one more question, John.
and | won't bother you any more. How
would You have the skirt made. plated
or plain? They're making them both
Ways. Now auntie thinks"
Gee whizz." interrupted Tibbs
rising and jerking out his watch. Il
almost forgot an important engage.
ment. I'm half an hour late as il is
I'll not be out late. Don't wait up"