The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1934-04-19
Another Mans
Wife
Rv SHIRLEY DENTON
= ~ Mcclure Newspaper Syndicate
VI W WNU Service

"ARE1 DUMMY nhS" iAS -
u ceived that invitation to have
a,nner with his sister and her husband
chat something was In the wind.
"And when Sis promises my favorite
..,od chicken and mushrooms-well,
Mtt,e brother knows his leg Is going
IN he pulled in some way"
LITTLE brother was quite right. It
v,s lust following his second helping,
: large. fat drumstick, that Betty said
sweetly:
"You know, Carey, Sam and i are
.oing off again to France and"
ooh. that's it, and am to have that
,rfernal bother of renting the apart
ment for you. The scramble last time
v.s like an Irish meeting, and | spent
three whole days dashing from the
.Aice to the apartment with an assert
ment of apartment seekers"
aYou're the first edition of the apart.
ment hunters guide" laughed Sam. II
suess we'd better ask $50 a month
and there won't be such a riot"
Carey found himself In for 1t. so ne
hecame resigned, put the advertise.
ment In the daily papers and his own
.A.ce address and telephone, made the
s,,entory. saw Sam and Betty of and
awaited the rush. .>
There were two inquiries before he
,s.ched the office, and along they
came until Carey was quite fed up
falling people about the apartment.
r Vas the voice of John Wilson over
The phone, however, that prompted
carey to sense the right tenant.
.Tf that apartments the right thing"
aid Wilson, "Tll send my check to
day. Mrs. Wilson is coming In all the
way from Easthampton, hoping we can
SECURE 1t, and said she'd be there about
twelve"
so It happened that Carey waited
the arrival of Mrs. Wilson.
OF course, he had not thought she
would be such charming woman. But
abe certainly seemed charming when
abe stood poised in the doorway with
m inquiring look In her big soft eyes.
This was the moment for which
CArey blessed his sister for asking his
assistance in renting the apartment.
aWhat lovely apartment" she ex-
claimed, "and good view of the Hud-
son. Oh, dear, do hope Mr.. Wilson
told you how very much we want III"
She turned imploring eyes on Carey
and he felt bewildered by their bril-
lance
Carey sighed and remembered telling
her that Mr.. Wilson had all but settled
4 for her.
"Since you and your husband seem
destined to have drawn the prize from
the multitude. why not take the keys
for good9'
A curious smile crinkled the fair
sne's eyes.
But won't your wife want to-well
look us over, tool"
my sister, corrected Carey. "is on
he high seas"
sOh," commented the lady. Having
got the Information, she seemed more
animated. "Is there any way we could
ct In touch with you this evening
should any questions come mp which
Ne might want to ask you aboutr
carey gave her his card and telephone
numbef.
After q moment or two longer he
had to watch her vanish into the sub
way.
The rest Of the afternoon seemed
both short and long. Always through
Carsy's brain kept running. 'Thou
shalt not covet thy neighbours wife, !"
but that didn't prevent his heart los
tns beat at the very remembrance
u her loneliness each time the tele.
phone rang.
He hoped against hope that some
information would be In demand about
the apartment but It was not until
after five that Wilson rang him up
I say, old chap" said Wilson, "my
vile Is tremendously taken with the
apartment and wants to celebrate. We
wonder If you'd waive convention and
Join Us at dinner and show. My
sister Is along and 1t will just make
rours0me.n
mus 1t was that Carey, armed with
TWO OF the daintiest, tiny nosegays he
could secure. met Mr.. Wilson. his wife
snd sister and started off.
Carey was about to tuck the sister,
= ne supposed, under his protective
wing, when Wilson stopped him with
Z laugh. -
MRS. Wilson and have been mar
NEG I'VE years, but I still prefer to
!, Ae charge Of her-rather than let
as other fellow do It."
Oh. ! say" laughed Carey with a
susa that was more joyous than
sIoiosetic. Il supposed" he looked In
ulminatingly at that wonder woman
ao was not his neighbours wife, "in
was led to believe"
w. II was your own mistake" said
:" Wilson demurely, 81 only speak
my brother a. Mr.. Wilson, which
auite correct-when addressing q
Rrtect stranger"
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