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Show BUT HE RATHER OVERDID U Husband's Bright Idea of Changing the Conversation Left Him lr Somewhat of a Fix. A man who hadn't been home to dinner and who didn't arrive la time or midnight luncheon if there had been one finally' landed at his apartment apart-ment and was greeted with a silvery, "Is that you, dear?" from his wife's room. "It is," he responded succinctly, not caring for much conversation. ' "What time is it?" "Oh, not so late!" he answered; and then observing a large bunch of roses on a table in the hall he sought to change the conversation by remarking: re-marking: "What a beautiful bouquet of flowers 1" "They are lovely," assented the wife. "Beautiful!" continued the late arrival ar-rival enthusiastically. "Fresh, too, I should say. Their perfume Is delightful." delight-ful." "Can you smell them?" "Oh, yea; their perfume goes through th entire place. It is lovely." love-ly." "You always did like the perfume of roses," cooed the wife. "Yes, and these are especially fragrant." frag-rant." , "Well, go to bed if that is the case. You sco, my dear, those are paper, roses." |