One Blissful Evening

She (whispering) - Mamma is in bed sound asleep. He- Asleep! This time in the evening? "Yes. Last evening she thought] you were here, and I didn't let on you weren't." "Was any one?" "No, it was only the phonograph. Well, I slipped up stairs without her seeing me, and she sat up until 3 o'clock this moruing waifcingtogivemea pieceof hermind." "Yes." "Well, then she came down and found Vd goneup 6tairs, of course." "Yes." "Well, all day today IVe kept her trotting around so she couldn't take a nap. You can