A couple was invited to a swanky masked Costume Party. She got a terrible headache and told her husband to go to the party alone. He protested, ever the devoted husband, but she insisted: she was going to take some aspirin and go to bed, and there was no need of his good time being spoiled. So he took his costume and away he went.

The wife slept soundly for an hour and awakened without pain. As it was still early, she decided to go to the party. Since her husband did not know what her costume was, she thought she would have some fun by watching him to see how he acted when she was not around.

She joined the party and soon spotted her husband cavorting around on the dance floor, dancing with every woman he could, and touching a little bit here and a sneaking a little kiss there. His wife sidled up to him and, since she was a rather seductive woman, he left his partner high and dry and devoted his time to the new stuff that had just arrived.

She let him go as far as he wished, naturally; he was her husband. Finally he whispered a proposition in her ear and she agreed, so off they went to one of the cars and had a little fun. Just before unmasking at midnight, she slipped away. Back at home she hid the costume away and got into bed, wondering what kind of explanation he would make for his behavior.

She was sitting up reading when he came in and asked what kind of a time he had had. He said, Oh, the same old thing. You know I never have a good time when youre not there.

Did you dance much? she asked coyly.

Ill tell you what, he replied, I never even danced one dance. When I got there, I met Pete, Bill Brown and some other guys. You know they hate those kind of things, and you werent around, so we all went into the den and played poker the whole night. But Ill tell you something else: the guy I loaned my costume to had a HELL of a good time!