Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-04-13
ANDREW AND IMOGENE
By Roe FulkerSon

Andrew" said Imogene, handing him
package, take this over to the drug store
for and have it mailed. I don't know
what the postage will be. It's that yoke
for baby dress, I embroidered for Mable."
mo writing in it, is there?" he inquired
'Send it parcelpost," said Imogene
''Is there any writing in it?" repeated
Andrew
Nothing much,'' said Imogene Gust a
little card wishing her luck and things
like that. Not regular letter."
Then she goes letter postage" said An.
drew. ''Why, you have marked it mer-
chandise' when you knew there was a
letter in it,"
'Well, it is merchandise" insisted Imo-
gene.
"And a letter." he added.
''That's not a letter. I told you 1t was
just little card and nothing else"
Listen to me- demanded Andrew.
''Why did you write that word "merchan-
disc on there?"
"Why-er-well, it is merchandise"
"You know perfectly we'll that you wrote
that on there to create the impression that
there was no writing in it"
'Well, what is the difference I want to
know" fumed Imogene. "Why do you
make such mountain out Of molehill?
Will it take any more time, any more trou-
BILE, any more clerks or anything else. to
carry that package with that little card
in it?
"Why should I have to write another
envelope and pay another stamp to send
Just a few words that want to get there
the same time the package does, and you
know the letter might get lost"
''That's not the question" insisted An
drew, SIT is a question of common hon.
esty. 1t is just like hiding behind news
paper in the hope that the street car con-
ductor will pass you without taking up
your fare"
"Then you think / am not nonest! u.s.
manded Imogene ils%
''Women are never quite honest" re-
piled Andrew. "a woman will go across
the city to give aims to a poor family and
beat the street-car conductor en- route. she
will work a month to embroider piece
of fancy work to send to a friend who Is
expecting the stork to light on the roof
and then try to cheat the government out
of two cents on the postage.
women are dishonest in things so small
that they do not matter"
"Humph," said Imogene. 81 think wom-
en- are just as honest as men in every.
thing. However, il you are going to mall
the package, you can soothe your conscience
by putting on as much postage as you
like
Five minutes after he left the telephone
rang. eyes Andrew" said Imogene into
the phone. ooh, am sorry forgot to
put on the state. It is New York, Of
course. You add it to the address,"
After he was home, she went over to
him, and handing him five cents, said:
"You were so nice about mailing the pack
age, here is the money for the telephone
call. 1t is a pay phone over there isn't
it,"
"Yes," said Andrew, pocketing the nickel.
Thanks
Imogene stood with arms akimbo, look
ing at him.
"You are a fine man to preach to me
about honesty" she exclaimed, ~ II listened
on the telephone and you did not pay
nickel, for they never let you put it in
until you got your party on that phone.
If you used that pay telephone, the girl
forgot to tell you to drop in the nickel and
you cheated her; then you come back here
and cheat me out of another and :. -
Andrew flushed and raised his hand for
silence admitting guilt with a gesture.
Copyright, 1922, by 21st Century