Life — April 26, 1917 — page 79: what you’re looking at

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he? Says he is going to redecorate it.” “T know, with red and yellow flowers and a crimson hall. They always do. | What is Mulligan really like?” “Well, he parts his coat-tails when i he sits down, Need I say more?” “You say he is a good business man?” “No, you said so. But he is. Brou himself up from nothing, by econom “Economy! Is he close?” “Can't help it.” Mrs. Parsival pondered. “Like most newly rich Americans,” she said, “he doesn't know how to spend | his money. Well, darling, be easy in | your mind. I'm glad you have spoken | to me so frankly. I think we can man- age this little affair.” Two months later Mulligan one after- ore ue Like walking noon walked across the space between ch PA on a golf green— the two houses and engaged Parsival in COsHioW HEE ‘On Gly atieet asphalt, conecle—the. turfs conversation. : : i “Well,” he said, “I'm sorry, but I'm ER RUBBE going to leave you. I've sub-let.” 405! Reo Parsival feigned surp “Great heavens, sir he exclaimed. “ What can be the matter? Haven't we—" “Don't mention it. You did every- thing. You did too much.” like tread of Cat's Paw Cushion Rubber Heels speed you along. Your softened stride is also sure. Cat's Paws take you safely over wet and slippery going. The Foster Friction Plug slip.proofs the way for you —while discouraging wear. Oh, yes, Cat's Paws are more economical than hard, Mrs. Parsival at this moment joined sages of hole that Hrother heels; They lis} longer: them, prepared to use a neat suburban , handkerchief—one that you get at a Hey attached op Mies Monday ba in sale, Women and Children, “Yes,” said Mulligan, “too much! FOSTER RUBBER CO. The second night after we moved in I 105 Federal St., Boston, Mass. was called upon by a delegation of some “ realty company who wanted to save the Oriainaiors sud Teegecs honor of the town by getting me to sub- which prevents slipping. scribe a thousand dollars to protect a piece of property in the next block. The You can mix a good cocktail. If you have the finest of old liquors and years of experi-| ence in blending. But if (as is true with most of us) these requirements pre- sent some difficulty— Then meet them with RUBBER HEELS # Club Cocktails next evening I was asked to help lift the has passed that I haven't been held up mortgage for the country club. The fol- by someone. My life has been a constant lowing night the church guild waited on misery. You may afford ‘to live here, whose smoothness of blend and me in a body to get me to raise the but T can't. Good-bye. I move to a se- delicacy of flavor stamp them as the | parish debt.” cluded apartment in the city. Society . f . | “Yes,” broke in Mrs. Parsival, “I'm can go plumb to the devil.” creations of connoisseurs, president of that guild, and I was so in- Mrs. Parsival almost wept dignant at their precipitate action that I “Dear Mrs. Mulligan,” she said refused to come.” run right over and tell her how heart- G. F. HEUBLEIN & BRO. Yo did well said Mulligan. "Then besten ea Hartford New York London there was the tennis club that had to As for Parsival, when Mulligan had Importers of the F have a new set of courts, a hospital that gone, he said: “You're a wonder.” NOES S CTC ee aroue wanted me to give five thousand dollars Nonsense, my dear. All T did was to BRAND'S A-1 SAUCE Why, I give you my word that not’a day tell everybody to act natural.”