Show SMITHS SMITH'S DINNER PARTY Chicago Reporter En Entertain a G Gnet et Under Clr Circumstances That Were Vere Far from Pleasant The Chicago Journal tells this story on Smith a a. young YOU newspaper man who vho has a multitude Of debts some ability and arid a young wife His debts far overshadow his other poss possessions Smith is not at all proud of ot his debts Neither is he proud of his ability though many men in-en with much sandus less Jess are quite conceited But he be is proud of his wife lie He thinks no nD other man ever had one so good or so beautiful beautiful beautiful beau beau- an and those thos who kaow- kaow her here cape espe J l' l l. l 6 f AT t. daily dally his unmarried unmarred friends think he heis heis is not far from irom right Tight Ono day not long ago Smith invited one of his friends out to dinner The invitation was gladly accepted for or there is no more sos enjoy enjoyable ble place to spend an evel evening ng than with Smith and his wife Jut But when the two men reached the door it was waa evident that something terrible le had lied happened Mrs MlIs Smi Smith h greeted her husband with tears teals in her ber eyes and her voice her voice h trembled trem ti-cm- ID bled as as she cried Oh John the constable ble has been here herc and nail carried off every bit hit of the furniture It was only too true Even the dishes and the kitchen range vero gone But nut SD Smith th was not DOt one whit abashed 1 Ho ITa insisted on his friend staying to dinner an and off of a ii u box and out of a II few broken en plates Smiths Smith's friend ate one ODe of 91 the most nest enjoyable able aft after r a pleasant evening Smith and nod wife journeyed d downtown where Smith used his nerve nero for tor one ono of ot the best rooms in a leading They ma may be bo staying staying- b X I |