The herald. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1905-1953, 1917-05-03
TOM AND DICK
BY ISABEL LEE

s Selp AZ YOU know how worried l
TOMS wife sighed p'' nett Ivy
won't bother you with my
d J You have so much to be
'as.', .bcut and so many plans to
y, S.. ~ sancee bit her pretty lips IS
ce. :, At all sure there is going to
(, >, =, Wedding" she said i'd - %
IL s % shop hop or not" added add d. the h,
~ y woman. What's the use scot OF
fans che things when l don't know
ns shall want the-the wed
sns. n and white satin and the
prt don't talk about poor little
"a 50 much rather know why
~. wife laughed softly. First
:, Tie teacup." she said: 1t wa, was
,,,Ins be asked me for a lem
Tss next evening he had mys-
y. IIttls package when he came
Il was a hOrrid, sticky teacup,
.T.II the next night it happened
inch a horrid old cup. That
tor several days. | asked him
hat n was all about
.T.r YOU have caught me, shook
l. ,.ysnt you% Those were the
lords be used, and then he
- a little, rather sheepishly,
,,,.d 10 kiss me. 4 didn't want
~ you at first he said. 1 thought
- make q fuss about it. But that
T. English secretary
nat new English secretary-and
n ,ss the first time that | had
= heard Of the resture-he said
no have tea. They all do in Lon
b DO said.
.Touye never had tea with me- |
a and now for this brazen English
.rs.y. But why make a fool OF
rr,slf BY bringing the cups home""
.Tsats where the Joke comes in,
old laughing. I thought OF get
!, Miss Stebbins to wash them, but
rbelled.'
sjua because l am a woman, l
cps you think / must do the
riry | never washed a dish in
Hh II you want a servant you
"a have hired one, and not q
uapaphsr, said Miss stebbins.
III an sure don't at all blame
= Ssbbins, ] said" /
Tm did perfectly right" said
NJ, aancee. 81 know all about it.
bnd Dick carrying not only one,
two cups home at night-his and
sretary's. He even brought
kr around to wash, and then he
4 ne, Just as Tom did you, about
rature. Only he wouldn't say
na and | said less. | didn't want
ND tell you that was Jealous and
tpt really that. Only, of course,
khi b the kind of man Dick is, II
hhs sort who stoops to Office fir
6nG'
Tw you seen herr" inquired
xi wife, patting away an imagin-
iW through the meshes of her
Havens, no, and / don't want TO.
curse, she Is a tall, willowy,
ntA English women so often are"
ne dea seemed to occur to them
az once Of stealing Unexpectedly
ne once where Tom and Dick
ntir tea orgies every afternoon.
less than half an hour the two
N had started downtown with all
Intense excitement Of a real ad-
ma
lint as II we were doing any
underhanded," assured Toms
FOR | am sure any wife has a
V call at her husbands Office.
w suppose they sent way to
m for her! l don't see why
ouldnt have got some honest,
ns American girl who would
sssn quite satisfactory"
y lad reached the office and
we went in first. Tom and
Ws both In and showed no end
1ars at the visit. They took
a' INTO Toms big, roomy Of
around for a half hour
ION said. and you can have
u Dictr 'n''i'u'ion'
IONS wife and Dicks fiancee
e0ldly. But it was part of
@ 70 stay. They peered around
'u'e and listened for every
apectins to see the willowy ,
a wear But the only petit
T saw were worn by the ,
Miss stebbins, who sat
Autw eSS'y az her !
ys We can get the ,ad,e. -
= NE Dishes" suggested Tom, :
nuisance to have to cart ,
vie had her cue and wb,Is !,
A ssse fairly trembled at what G
pound to follow, she be- a
70 me- that the English {
-. ~ better do the dishwash. t
hn. !. was the English secre.
Nd Dick began to lang, \
AN . 700 ons,' said Tom, and {
slss,. summons. a tall, fine-look- I
~ welltailored man n