The central record., 1922-03-30
GOD OF FUN


cn0eiderntion. Mabel Sugden had ar
Nved at the decision that as the wom-
O's Reform league candidate for may
-. she could no longer tolerate the
ar1ve,css conduct Of william Susden.
her husband. she would move her
personsl belongings to Dreamvaie.
their summer cottage. and proceed to
set william free. to pursue his chosen
career rs satellite 10 Miss Maizie
Lightfcot of the "follles."
As she did not care y have this
news disseminated before she was
ready to act. she Informed the serv.
ants that she wished to rehearse her
speeches for the coming political cam
paisn and they could take the day On.
Having thus cleared the track. she set
about sorting and packing her belong.
lngs.
Mr.. william Sugden. waking from
an early morning zap. his frsi at home
for several weeks. groaned and rolled
over. Last nights party had certainly
been the best ~ q series Maizie was
n ''peppy" little bunch ~ frills. she
could make q fellow forget for the
time being that he was an old ccdeer.
He tried TO select another rnore
comfortable position. hut no amount
" moving seemed to relieve the steady
boring sche IN ms uhcA. inen nv o~
thought himself of the llniment In the
bathroom. and with hope again return
Ing. started for the medicine closet.
win her carry start ana no 'n'e'-
ruptions. Mrs susnen hsn Ss'ena''
'esiy cieaheu OUT hh W 'ne ei"ses'
sorting anu packing h''h"ul'ahS.
Nery,hihx nao oeen eAa'n'neu anu
packed. or rejected eAcep' one sna'.
box. she drw TINS 10 the miaue "'
e'e' "a'e WI"
TN the TOP lay pair of r"undt"ec'
oiaek SIX dsheihx slppers ana o'a'h
shn orange harlequin cap. She shi'''"
tSihhy as she resnrnen these ar'c'es.
no" ansuru 10 'hihs tha' Mrs' ""ue'
snsden. candidate Tor mayor on W.
Womens reform league Ticket '"uiu
''." ""'e WI" "e
sue pu' on '"e s"ppe's hnu p'a'.u
the harlequin cap over her esre'p'y
waved couture Removing layer OF
tissue paper, she uhco'e'eu o'A'A
harlequin suit tr'minen WIN n'e u"es
OF onhse NeNe'' "h''h sie he'" !"
'front.' "f her.
Really. while she had become more
dlgnined. her ngure was no bigger
than when she wore this absurd dress
si their parting coed banquet. She
hau mace an suoraoie iams lama
gri. biiiy had called her pun "i
thistie down ana now they hha
laughed and laughed when she danced
and capered beforv the big neure OF
the "biiiiken.
She delved into the box further ana
there was the Bllliken costume with
It's grinning features Making mock
ing bow she humined ilght'y ana maue
rev tentative steps of the OLD dance
Then Win sure certain steps. she
started TO dance to the tune OF MY
haos' baoy nhhken
William sugden. making his way
with suppressed sroans down the hall
way. caught the refrain of the song
and listened. shaking his head.
~ ne drew near MS wires ehamoer'
hs Was startled TO hear clear burst
OF the chorus "for YOUR my BABY
Baby blliikeh.
Entirely forgetting his agony VIII
liam drew himself quickly into the
shelter OF the por'ieres and peeked
into the room. His wife, entirely un'
aware OF 'fe presence oi another per
son I'D 'he mouse was Oesihhihe 'he
second verse OF her song As she
shded ana bowed before h"f billlAeh
Oh the SOFA "iiiiam sudseh hsd one
ui the inspirations whlch hsd ilited
him from side street hard~ar re-
'ailer To owner OF a chain OF stores
Controlling his desire 10 groan aloud,
he Dropped softly To the noor and SIT
iing bolt upright Win ms arms close
10 ms SIDES IN the posture OF the
original binisen, he sild himself ny
degrees INTO the center OF the cham
Der whiis his VIE sestured ana sang
To the hi'llhsh "heh she reh'heu
ersi times
His wife gave startled shrek al