ook Louis, what a nice packet has come by express, I wonder what it can be. Oh, open it now dear Louis," she added, laying her hand coaxingly upon his shoulder, as he was about to pocket the wonderful packet. "I am dying with curiosity, to see what it contains."
"It is only a business affair, nothing to interest you, little curiosity," he answered playfully.
But she was not so easily satisfied, for the start of recognition as he glanced at the writing, had not escaped his wife's quick eyes.
"But I do so want to know what is in it, I felt something hard like a little box, and it is such pretty writing," she said.
"Perhaps the drugs I wrote for," he returned carelessly.
"Drugs from a lady, Louis," she said archly.
"Oh I forgot, no it can't be the drugs, but it will keep," he replied, thrusting it into his pocket. "I must teach you not to be so curious Natalie.
Then laughing, she endeavored to withdraw it from his pocket, but he took the little hand in an iron grasp, saying "don't be silly Natalie."
"Oh Louis, you hurt me," she pouted.