The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1919-04-19

solemnized at the home at 2 o'clock
this afternoon. Mr.. and Mrs. Spen-
Ger have gone east for a few weeks,
and will be at home to their friends
after May Is, at $40 West Seventh
street.
There will be a meeting of the Of
ficers of the Art Guild Monday night
to make plans for other exhibits, the
one which was closed Thursday night
| having been so successful in every
way. After all bills are paid. there
will be something over 500 in the
treasury 1t is very gratifying to the
members of the Art Guild that the
public responded so well, and encour-
ages those who had charge of the
| exhibit to hope that it was but fore
runner of others.
A young matron in town who's
stunning looking. and who has brains
in the bargain, holds the banner for
cleverness and quick wit when it
comes to preserving the cleanliness of
her own hearthstone. She has man
aged to eliminate more budding but
secret romances than any other one
wife in the city, and she retains not
only the affection but respect of her
husband, who, like most men of his
disposition, does not give a whoop for
| all the Anticipated women in the COM
munity. But, like most of the male
I
| little flattery and a few 1anguishing
looks, then it's all off.
He is really thankful at heart when
! his wife eXtricates him from all his
female difficulties" and swears by
the gods above and devils below. that
never again will he fall by the way
side. However, his wife. who knows
him and loves him, just goes merrily
| on, sending out a lifeline whenever
she sees that he doesn't know enough
to hoist the S. o. S. signal.
A few months back she discovered
| that husband was skidding again, and
! that certain vampire was hot on the
trail. She kept her own counsel and
| studied up the rules of strategy. Then
one fine day she blew into husbands
office while he was out. She'd been
tipped off that the sinuous vampire was
wont to call up about that hour every
day.. The wife sat there conversing
pleasantly with the secretary, when 10
and behold the telephone sounded out
its clear call for husband.
Quick as a flash wife said, 'Il1 an
swer that phone if you don't mind, :"
and the badly ratified secretary said
unto himself, Good night!''
Over the phone came the cooling
voice of the charmer, rs Mr.. B
| there?'
mo, Mr.. B isn't here, but Mrs.
B is, and I should like to tell you
right now that she knows who and
| W hat you are anu IL you Will kindly re-
! frain from calling up some other wo-
mems husbands and attend to your
! own If you have one, and if you
| haven't try your hand at getting one,
why Mr.. B will be able to attend to
his business without being inter-
rupted."
! There was a sudden silence and a
clicking of the receiver as the vam-
pire hung up.
When husband came in and had
! ID h e-
as a basket of chips, he asked his sec
rotary. Anybody cal. up?" at which
the secretary looked about to have a
stroke.
YES" butted in the wife. "a lady
and l answered the phone. She won't
annoy you again."
Husbands brain reeled ninety revo-
lutions a minute. as he tried to look
unconcerned, and had to give it up as
a bad job.
But his wife is a wise lady. She
never referred to the incident and
| husband was willing to let it drop if
she was. but the vampire was too
frightened to try it again.-Buffalo
Truth.
Notes and Personal Mention.
Miss Mamie Ham of Hiawatha, who
| has been the guest of Mrs. A. A. Hurd
and Mrs. D. E. Morland, has returned
to her home
Miss Roberta McKfrnahan left for
Tulsa, Okla. today. called by the seri-
| GUS illness of an aunt She hopes to
return to Topeka by the latter part
of next week.
Mr.. Clarkson Millspaugh, of Musko-
gee, Okla. is in Topeka to spend
| Easter with his mother. Mrs. F. p.
MilIspaugh- Mrs. Harold Copeland
and two sons, Edward and Frank, of
| Junction City. are also guests at the
MiIlspaugh home.
Miss Julia Whitmer entertained at
/ cards last night and this afternoon
Mrs Irving Pribble and Miss Mar
| iorie Petro will leave the first of May
for an extended eastern trip. They