Show MRS by KENNEDY tv T john I 1 do wish get a dress suit mr somers and ld turpan look BO nice in theirs so dews charlie the head waiter at the morton house almost every man in our set wears a dress suit continued mrs bromley in a n voice let em let cm said mr bromley cordially it s good or trade 0 cloth have to order a business suit soon this one s on the blink do get a double breasted vest john arnest als has one and its so be coming mr bromley threw back bis head and gave a big laugh anne be the one perfect wire in existence if only stop trying to make a dude of me lait year it was polka dot socks year before tw as colored vests now a double breasted one and a dres suit added sirs brom ley amiably understood how many years have we discussed dress eh anne mrs bromley kissed him followed him to the door and watched till be was out of sight hue bad done this AMS HB BLURTED OUT I 1 BOLD THAT DRESS SUIT TO LAST for twenty years he was to her the hand finest looking best man ever created she was determined he should have a dress suit for judge jaray s wedding she bad hoped wished desired nov she was determined since fifteen years before when the first dress ault bad appeared in cedar valle sirs bromley s central ambition bad been to see sir bromley la es shirt front white lawn tie swallowtails swallow tails and silk faced lapels bior years the ambition waa a secret one but as population grew its dress aulta multiplied and the sight of each one increased her desire the man without a dress suit was now in the minority een the boys paraded themselves at all even ing affairs in dress suits the fact that mr bromley despite bis frock coat and white vest looked to her handsomer than any other man pres ent did not suffice Hand es but in a dress suit be would be be her own dress did sot ruffle her thoughts one bit she always bought the goods and selected the style of making that mr bromley liked the youthful colors and girlish designs of her clothed caused many smiles among ber acquaintances A smile in return would have been given bad she known this a pitying smile for their poor judgment that mr bromley was BO desirous for her to be decked out in finery and clung so tenaciously to plain clothes for himself gave mrs bromley conald erable worry before this it had never passed beyond the thinking stage now she made up her mind to act A little ashamed of such plotting but resolute she took mr bromley B tailor into I 1 er confidence lou want mo to make the suit then tell him it was ordered by some one out of town who failed to come for it and offer it to him or half price Is that it les she assented eagerly and I 1 II 11 pay the other half mr bromley likes a bargain as much as he hates a dress alt and I 1 m positive be 11 buy it it you can get him to try it on it be doean doesn t you can sell it tor what you can get and I 1 II 11 pay the balance the man smiled he 11 buy it said he the price 11 catch him for a week mrs bromley B emotion alternated first she knew he B then she knew he t he did anne be announced with a augu arious smile I 1 vo bought a dress salt then be explained oh johnl waa all mrs bromley could say but she looked co happy and him so that brom ley s smile changed to a quite cheerful one their daughter who bad not been taken into her mothers confidence bened with amusement as her mother talked of the coming wedding of judge gray the talk waa all of your fa ther lour father II 11 be the handsomest man there eva there won t be a man that can hold a candle to him iou always think that anyhow said eva her eyes twinkling of course but now every one else 11 think U too mrs demons said venter day that your father and mr would be the best looking men there mr clemena indeed d just wait till she sees your father thursday t and she II 11 never mention mr clemenia iia again in the bame breath I 1 can tell you eva did not answer mr clemena waa a aare subject to mrs bromley he was certainly a very handsome man even mrs bromley had to admit that and bad to admit too that some people thought him better looking than mr bromley thursday night blie thought bouli down that belief onca for all mr clemena bad no aresi suit and mrs bromley smiled bap ally alth a restraint that deserved a martyrs crown she refrained from telling her friends of the vision that was ial dazzle them at the coming event bhe resisted too ber desire to talk it over with mr bromley hut athla wag diplomacy A the wedding day drew near mr bromley g face began to lengthen he dmn almost bet beaming one pave him at moments a feeling that he tried to believe was comp enaa alon for the coming misery the morning of the momentous day be looked even joyful but at dinner that evening te was so dejected and unhappy that sire bromley a con science gave her several hard twinges but they were as drops in the bean to tl e happiness that filled her she ft ath the joy of it shall I 1 help you dress she asked fluttering and excited he looked at her a moment with shifting eyes then bis jaw squared anne he blurted out mopping the perspiration from bis face I 1 sold that dress suit to demons last night lie gave me 35 for it more than I 1 paid but bringing his alst down on the table with a bang that made the dishes rattle I 1 d have given it to him before I 1 d have w orn the blamed thing I 1 adv ays hav 0 a pretty good time ft hen w e 0 o out e culna but that dress suit would have settled the good time for all time to come I 1 m sorri aune he said penitently I 1 tried to brace my self up to it dear but I 1 just coulden couldn t As he spoke her eyes had held shuck astonishment disappointment chagrin and at last a light that told of love in finite I 1 m glad you sold it she murmured in pitying voice her arms around bla neck I 1 dian didn t understand how you felt about it john I 1 m truly truly glad you sold it she eald and meant it some women are made like that |