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Show THE REASON LCt EORGE," the wife began ab-I ab-I ruptly, "I'm perfectly sure J that those Youngmarrys across the street have had a dreadful quarrel." Whlttlngham knew that ho might as well have it over with. "Now, Genevieve," he answered, "you're always suspecting something. But what makes you think they have had a misunderstanding?" "You know how much they always seemod to think of each other," she said, "and how they always seemed to be sucti ah " "Sillers and cooers." "Yes, that's It exactly. Well, this morning, aftor you had gone, she came out on the poroh as usual and got into the swing. In a little while he came out, too, and he never once offered to kiss her good-by, which is something ho never before failed to do. He seemed so stiff and straight, and he simply marched right down the steps and away up the streot without looking look-ing back once. I never saw it happen before. He always kisses her good-by good-by In plain sight of all the neighbors, and he alwayfl kissed her first thing when hs reached home In the evening." even-ing." "Why," esld Whlttlngham, "I camo home with him this evening, and " "You needn't tell me that you didn't notice anything amiss," interrupted Mrs Whlttlngham. "I know you didn't Men never do But what I noticed only confirms what you call my suspicions." sus-picions." "After vou left him at tho steps you didn't look back. But I watched and Mr. Youngmarry marched right up and Into the house with his face straight in front of him as dignified and cold and unbending as a ramrod. Mrs. Youngmarry appeared to smile a little half-ashamed smile, and she got right up and followed him inside. "And then while you were working in tho garden Mrs. Youngmarry called little Jimmy Monson and sent him hurrying off to the drug store. I Inquired In-quired of Jimmy what U was that Mrs. ! Youngmarry asked him to get, and Jimmy said he couldn't remember the name, but that the bottle had a skull and croesbones on it. "I think it's perfectly dreadful for a romance as sweet as that one to end so. And such young married folks, too!" "Well, ray dear," said Whittingham, "you see "Now, there's no excuse for It at all," went on Mrs. Whlttlngham, emphatically. em-phatically. I'm sure they haven't been married a year, and here they are quarreling like cats and dogs To think of their not kissing good-by! I wouldn't be surprised if she took that poison 8ho sent Jimmy Monson after! I'm all excited over it. I'm waiting every minute to see the ambulance rush up to their door and carry out her poor dead body! Men are such heartless thlugs, and I think that something ought to be done before It's too late. I thought maybe Mr. Youngmarry Young-marry said something to you about it on tho way homo men are apt to tell ono another their troubles " "He did," responded Whlttlngham. "And you've lot me worry all this time! George, that's downright mean of you! I don't see why you couldn't tell inc." "I've been trying to tell you for ten minutes. Youngmarry did not kiss his wife this morning, as you observed, and I know that be walks stiff as a pokor. That is because he has a large pet boll on the back of his neck. The poison that Jimmy Monson purchased was nothing but a little iodine I advised ad-vised him to paint it with. And so your terrible tragedy is not going to be pullod off this evening!" "Oh," breathed Mrs. Whittingham. I'm sure that's too bad!" Wary. A woman, wearing an anxious expression, ex-pression, called at an insurance office one morning. "I understand ", she said, "that for five dollars I can insure my house for a thousand dollars in your company." "Yes," replied the agent, "that Is m right. If your house burns down we pay you one thousand dollars." K "And," continued the woman, anx- B. iously, "do you make any inquiries as K to the origin of the fire?" E, "Certainly," was the prompt reply; tt "we make the most careful inquiries, madam." m "Oh!" and she turned to leave the t office "I thought there was a catch K in it somewhere." K |