Evening star., 1922-01-03
THE MATRIMONIAL a."
ME only embarrassed person in
the Lindsay's small kitchen
when John Lindsay opened the


tho Ltndsay's small kitchen
when John Lindsay opened the
door and found his wife kiss
Ing the youthful Prof. Sheldon was the
professor himself.
John shouted at the guests mani
fest embarrassment. He hung an arm
around Merriam's shoulders and shook
hands cordially with the blushing.
young man.
Ought to have tipped you of that
my wife's terrible vamp-she wrecks
q home and breaks up family q day."
"On account OF the building short
age" Merriam explained. 1.-THE fewer
families there are the more houses
there will be left for the virtuous."
She whirled John about. Behold"
she cried, proudly waving her hand
at the pile of money on the kitchen
table I earned i'll earned it""
That's just it," John was squeezing
her hand as he pretended to criticise,
"she gives you no credit at all Shelly,
though. as nearly as l can recall It..
you thought Of selling the fudge and
carted 1t over to the school, and you
helped to sell it. but when l get home
she !, :, begins The feminine t song and
But she did, Sheldon assured
him; I'm proud OF her
groan. Right around her little An
ger. I used to be that way till I
married her and woke up to what I'd
done. But 1t ought to be lesson
and a warning to you. You can see
tkat wives are terrible egotists."
rv,to I'D 14A f,,lf fAk
ment. She casually swept her money
into colander. washed the table, and
began preparing dinner
stop Grating and peel potatoes"
she commanded. And as for you,
Proffy Shelly. you string the beans"
Am invited to dinner?"
You mean are we invited for din
rer. Be very careful not to say t.
You just heard John say he doesn't
like terrible Igotists."
Don't mind II at all for bachelors"
John was cheerful. But l sat back OF
out. and she sang I did 1t. I did It..
did all the way until my nanny was
dancing to the tune"
Cheer up. dariins." Merriam COM
fcrted him. She didn't mean any,
thing at all. It's like the editorial
And can't stand it any longer. even
il Shelly is here. Did you"
"Take the shipping clerk Job? I
did. You are now the proud wife OF
a day laborer. you boa constructor"
For her arms were around his neck.
Over his shoulder she winked at
Sheldon. But it wasn't until they
were dawdling over their coffee that
she edged her chair to Johns and put
her head back on his shoulder.
.ohee." she sighed. contentediy.
isn't it a nice, changeable world?
Here we were night before last broke
and no job, and here we are tonight
Ahem-and-and--a roomer."
"A roomer?" asked John. "Whadda
shelly He's coming to live here.
Eight dollars per week." she chat
tered.
You young blackmailer," John
was honestly apologetic. shes gone
money,-making mad. Sheldon You
don't have to come"
"oh: he suggested is" Merriam pro-
tested
Il forced myself in," Sheldon agreed
"I-er-wanted to take a special
home-taught course in matrimony.
sos to be ready in case some enter
prising young girl proposed to me"
And right away" Merry nodded
her bronze sa eurls solemniy Yn, your In,
learned how silly it sounds to hear
a man telling his wife not to say l."
you've learned how silly it Is for
man to attempt to teach an ignorant
wife that's good FORM" John ban
be the family rough-neck you ought
to keep UP the family mannerses, old
lady"
"He gets that old lady from his
new boss" Merriam jumped up de-
lightedly. That's what Thorne Blais-