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Show But for Courage, Henpeck Might Never Have Knoivn Desperately in need of 50 cents, Mr. Henpeck finally got up enough courage to open his pay envelope before taking it home to his exacting ex-acting wife. Somewhat mystified at what he found therein, he hurried hur-ried back to the cashier. "You've given me ten dollars too much, I'm afraid," he stammered. stam-mered. The cashier counted the bills and coins, then replied impatiently: impatient-ly: "It's quite correct. I suppose you've forgotten that you got a ten-dollar raise last month." Mr. Henpeck placed his hand across his eyes, shrank into his collar still farther, and said faintly: faint-ly: "My wife never told me." |