Show Getting Even f ft t for the Slam I He Gave Her HerSt St L Loj oj t I By HAROLD CARTER t d t i 1 1924 1921 Western Newspaper Union HILTON I stooped down and rOHN raised a small object out tint I the mud of his garden Ills His friend to looped p d down n to examine It John he lie said sold so solemnly arising you are a n lucky ma man hen hen- began John Hilton Hiltons with voice It t Is just what you thought thought thought-an- ari- ari J wen the other It Is the blended berry I Worth Worth EA A plant like that would be worth boat bout two thousand dollars said said fi rice flee e. e The he blended strawberry which bear fruit all the summer had beady been created six years before y But the plant died and tty thousand crossings had failed to toe e it again The he be seeds s of the strawberry would There was no doubt of that ut the plant had borne only one fruit it as had don dons j lIi MInna t 1 called John Hilton ex ex- te as be Je saw a sunbonnet appear Ithe back porch Minna c ome come ere erel l I pretty tittle woman made her her way wayward ward the excited pair Minna Hll- Hll n nn was as s a u bride of eight month months She as still as much In love with John as asben ashen lien hen they had been married W Well i ie ave ve e you two old fogies found some- some lI ting ling g remarkable she asked Henry Price was an old bachelor il is affection for John whom he had hod 1 Town awn wn a good man many years had mand man- man ed d to survive Johns John's marriage But 4 1 iad ad never overcome his feeling of toward the woman who had hade me me e to share Johns John's life Uie Dont Don't tell her John he whispered vertly ertly If she knew that straw straw- straw straw- rry rry was worth a fortune fortune- I know what hat you want to show me ar said ald Minna Its that funny Deckled strawberry isn't it I noc no- no c ced d It this morning Yes es my dear answered John In a irking voice And please remember l at It t Is to be preserved very care care- illy lily But though he seemed calm lough loogh he lie was angry with Price What had the old fogy Insinuating that inn Lana inna a was was was- John said Price as he stood at ate atI I e door saying good-by good Im sorry If accidentally accidentally- accidentally j Oh that's all right old man an- an rere ered vered John His good humor was restored by that time But ut John persisted Price for ravens raven's sake salte dont don't say a word about Jo Io o anY anybody ody You have a fortune in lat at single plant Certainly it did seem as though the fly ily safety lay in absolute silence t lie he single fruit was invaluable It is as as to in be plucked as carefully as J lough It were ere the last hair from the head and and placed In a pot i hd Price was to convey comey it t to a green green- 1 use se and and and- The The da day was set for the experiment id ad on that afternoon Price Puce came to toa a J Minna made them nave nave tea bere be be- re going into the garden But both bothen bothlen en len were too much absorbed In l ought to eat much In vain Minn them with ith her scones and ikes V mt you try a little more of m my mytra tra Im trot she asked Price coaxingly You now v it was you and Johnn Johnny who ho are for it v IIo low Is that my dear John asked Why V hy Ive I've made it from the best It t in th the garden arden she answered and nd I put the blended strawberry In n i lit l as you told tod me me me- What yelled oth men in chorus Dear me how excited you both re said Minna loftily you ll I me Johnny that It was to be preY pre- pre Y d car carefully ully You You you put the strawberry the strawberry the In that Jam jami Inquired o ohn n Hilton gazing at his wife wile stonily Yes Yes ies Johnny Wasn't that right 1 Olt yes It was right enough relied relied re re- lied her husband Only well Only well you ave aye lost us a fortune Minna l that's 11 11 lit enry Price glared at the p poor or Joan and then a word out into the hall han and thrust on onA hat A moment later the garden to Je slammed behind him Is sound indicative of his final Gnal Ite arture relieved the tension of the motion Cation Minna put her head down on on her folded arms John rose up and came behind her and this arms about her Never Never mind dear he said it was wasY Y b fault and you couldn't have own Ill I'll try again Minna Dont Don't lj The tears were str streaming down tana's tanas nas na's face but hut she was not cr crying ing g e was laughing h hysterically Oh Johnny she said It I I It well wasn't true I 1 INot Not true I 1 You didn't put the INot ended stran berry I No o. o Its It's still there there where It was owl But ut I Just wanted to pay at L old Henry Price for being j so 10 o ean can an You see I heard what he said saidI d- d j. j Minna said John solemnly five later Inter when he had satisfied that the strawberry was really I ere re I guess things have beet beer I ened up now You'll forgive ol old olo enry eiry hr wont won't you And well we'll ask hire hint itea tomorrow 4 r ii U ii right dear answered Minna Minnal l tod d we wont won't say any mow IDOl about li serves reserves erves will wUl we I |