Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-08-28

~ yrars. THAT evening Mrs. Bling after
expressing her delight. asks her spouse
n he's paid the rent. This Il rent day.
Jon know. Grnrd male Mr. n pock-
cts are empty Paints. Curtain.
Mr.. Tllford was too worried 20
laugh. but u gave him nm idea. and he
looked NJ the date on the paper. The
eleventh. Was their anniversary nenrf
Could that be what Elsie was fretting
fort He ran over the ensuing dates
In his mind. twelfth. thirteenth. four
teenth OF April. Had any thing &C
CURED theni The fourteenth. why.
yes that was u, their wedding nnnl-
versaryi A light was breaking. Hts
wife was fretting for something and
was afraid to ask for n. Bless her
heart He'd have 10 fnd out.
Elsie. we have an anniversary IN a
few days," he begnn tentatively. EDO
you--is there anything you would
lIker
mo Henry. nothing. thank you"
He smiled. He'd no idea that her
trimming In economy had been 80 thor
oueh. After all war was a good thing
In i's way. Il disciplined people. lie
could naord 10 be generous
"weli. think n over. my dear. n you
change your mind LET me know and
well see what we Gao do"
Then Mr. Tilford had IN inspiration.
He thought OF the mirror.
"Of course. that's what II Is" he
thought delightedly. "EIae's been
cleaning house and doing over the han
and she wants that Washington mirror
she'staiked about alI winter. I'm hsye
20 look II up
For two days Mr.. TIlford looked NJ
colonial mirrors. He went 20 every
store. art shop and antique bazaar In
town. until he had seen enough mir
rors 20 build the Crystal Pnlace. by
mat time he was 20 confused he didn't
know what he wanted. so he deter
mined 70 let price make the choice. II
Elsie wanted a mirror she should have
a good one. and 50 he decided on one
ut Gormley's for two hundred dollars.
which they assured him was a genuine
antique.
On the night Of the fourteenth Mr..
Tilford. carrying n box OF roses. arriv-
ed home IN high spirits. The mirror by
this time had no doubt arrived and the
cloud which had lowered over Mrs.
Tilford for week would be gone. How
lucky he had thought % getting II.
What then was HIS surprise on enter
Ing 20 flnd Mrs. Tilford In the hall IN a
towering rage. and before her on the
floor two Washington mirrors. ldenti-
cal from the eagle on top 10 the gold
festoon on the sides and bottom.
'rhey told me n was genuine an
tique. and then sent me two. Are they
20 be had like mouse traps. six for
nickel. that they're 50 commoni only
bought one"
"onel You bought one" said Mr..
Tilford family.
"Yes. Henry. bought myself n mir
ror for an anniversary present and It's
been pinching my conscience ever
since. IL was afraid you wouldn't
approve Of n. aud It's been worrying
me dreadfully. I'd have countermand-
ed the order but couldn't think OF any
excuse. Now I've got good one and
back they'll both go. Antique -
humphl But I'm glad they made the
mistake"
"Dearie. n wasn't any mistake. Z
sent you one for an anniversary pres
ent. They told me II was genuine an-
tique. too"
Henry Tilford. you old deari DID
you really think OF our anniversary
I was sure you'd forget after all that's
why bought NY own present. But.
Oh. Henry. how I've worried. You see
I sent the bill 10 you"
Its all right. honey. Here's some
roses and II you'll Just cheer up and
not worry and stop signing I'll give
you the -four hundred dollars. too.
guess I have been pretty tight with
you lately"
Then" said Mrs. Tilford promptly.
an buy Liberty Bonds and Savings
Stamps washlngton's picture on
them win do for me-"
And Mr.. Tilford was satisfied.