Show O Getting Even Eveni Event t I i f I have often orten wondered why it Is that when women arc nrc late Inte it almost inVariably in in- in Variably makes them good humored There There i is n a breezy cheeriness about a woman who vho Is late Into which commands command toy ray rep respect ct So I said to my wife upon this occasion oe oc casion that easlon-that that Is upon one of ot the many occasions when she came In late to dinner I dinner I said to her My liMy dear you seem unusually cheerful cheerful cheer cheer- ful tul this evening yet you are not any I Inter lAter than usual W What at Is the reason I I have been skating said my wife I X feel exceptionally good Skating I observed Is the new fad tad My wife wile colored slightly or was It the effects of ot the skating At any rate rate she observed I dislIke that Word fad excessively as you use It so indis Tou iou sa say It t of or every every- tl I am nm expecting er e every week that you rou will apply that odious term to my er Why not I replied with n a slight touch of asperity which I occasionally occasional occasIonal- 1 ly allow myself In the presence of ot my superior Hairdressing among American Amer Amer- mer Mean ican women Is a personal fad tad i ing Is only ephemeral If We wont won't discuss that point any anymore anymore more more said my wife who I am bound to say has an admirable temper for a city woman but you ou are to skate with me on Friday nl night bt I have formed a club I My wife Is always forming clubs it It seems to work upon her spirits In a n progressive mannerZ manner I Z would rather not I said gald as an opening gunYou gunYou gun You must said my wife It has all be been n arranged When my wife says It has hns all been arranged It means that a n German army corps equipped with 42 centimeter guns and Von Hindenburg back of ot them cannot dislodge her Nevertheless Nevertheless less I began besan to apply appl my usual Strategy I 1 x n fo First I 1 smiled Do you remember I said In an offhand way the horrible exhibition that I I Imade made of myself dancing with jou lust winter I And with others said my wife also smiling at fit the recollection You wanted me to dance I said You dragged me around with you admirably concealing your amuseS amuse amusement ment went ment or shall I say BaY horror at my efforts efforts ef ef- ef- ef forts torts because why why because because you wished to dance Hance yourself So you yon encouraged me and I went on deluding lug ing myself that I 1 was really dancing until Jenks dear Jenks-dear dear old Jenks took Jenks-took took me aside one night and said to me Old man I am your you are making making mak mak- ing tug an ass of yourself ours it Well I stopped dancing And now you rou ask me to skate kate No th thank you youl 1 By the way war bow did you learn to skate Oh I 1 said Bald my wife I am nm taking lessons I have already had two and before the week IB Is s out out out- Arriving ArrivIng- at nt the rink on Friday evening evening eve eve- ning my Ite explained to the rest of ot the company that we were both be be- You kno know Henry here here she said taken any lessons but Im I'm sure Im sure he ho will learn easily Ive I've had two two- and and- and Then I 1 executed a few movements the ih the grapevine the fig figure re eight and the tho back cut before b her r astonished eyes And It was the only moment of rea real real- triumph I ever had bad during my long married career My wife actually actual actual- ly Iy gasped Where did you yon learn learnT 1 she asked iong Long before you were born I replied re re- plied piled briskly pirouetting before re her ber You forget torget my dear that I spent pent my boyhood in the country when skating was not a 11 fad At this moment Jenks came up By Jove 1 I he exclaimed Give me mo mea moa a lift will you Fm just rm just learning I took him by the arm confidentially Old man I whispered whispered rather rather a ft aloud aloud I loud whisper too too Old Old man dont don't do doIt doIt doit It It 1 I Dont Don't ma make e an ass of yourself I In |