Show by her time hold the baby please ni be back in just a minute said she ten twenty thirty minutes passed baby awoke and yelled as if seven ghosts were after it taking child ha went to wife sha isn t here said the neighbor she has gone to the dressmakers bat ahe left her parasol hera and said she d call for it in just a minute have a chair thanks baby screaming head thrown back face red eyes shut bacar stiff kicked off one little red shoe and made its mouth and hands go half an hour no wife he carried the baby to the dressmakers where he was told your wife here she has gone to the milliners but she left a dress pattern here and said shed call for it in just H minute be seated thanks he trotted the screaming child on his knee laid it on its back rolled it over on its stomach tossed it in the air stuffed a handkerchief in its mouth and hummed we wont go home till morning asked fora rattle bos but the dressmaker got mad and said she married half hour no wife he took the child to the milliner who said your wife here she has just left for home ob what a cute little mouth that child has been crying 1 faint he started for home and met hig wife on the street tossing the child into her arms he away muttering TH be back in just a minute chicago or new york time dear your time he thundered that was two years ago and she seen him since chicago herald |