Union County courier. [volume] (Elk Point, Union County, D.T. [S.D.]) 187?-1913, 1882-06-07
HOW TWO LEARNED Il LES
SON.

Betty signed. NOW why she should
have sighed at this particular moment
no one Oh earth could tell. And it was
all the more exasperating because John
had just generously put into her little,
sha ely hand brand-new $40 bill. And
here began the trouble.
"What's the matter? he said, his
face falling at the faint sound, aud his
mouth ciapping together in what those
WHO kne. him but little called an sob
stinate quicker" snow, what is it
Betty, who had just begun to change
the sigh INTO merry little laugh rip
ping all over the corners of the red lips,
stopped su istenly, tossed her head and,
with q small jerk noway conciliating,
sent ont the words
You needn't insinuatc, John, that
Tn always Troublesome ="
- lilia't in7inIa.e-who's talking of
insulating? cried he, thoroughly in
censed at tbs very idea, and, backing
away a few steps, hs elared down from
his tremendous height in extreme irrlt..-
ton. 81 Its you yourself that's forever
inspiuatiug and all that, and then for
you 10 put it on me--it's really abomin.
abie!"
l.to voice was harsh, and tho eyes
that looked down iNto hers we're not
/ Il asant 10 bchold.
And ii you think, John Peabody,
that I'll stand and have such things said
to NE, you miss your guess--that's all 7"
cried Is tiy, with TWO big red spots com.
lng II I..r checss as she tried to draw
nei H.tle erect ii ure up to its utmost
dimensions. Forever insinuating! I
guess you wouldn't have said that before
1 married you. Oh, now you can, Of
ccIpyt-
Didn't you say it first, III like to
know" cried John in great excitement,
drawing nearer to the small creature he
called WIFE, who was gazing at him
with blazing eyes of indignation; ~
can't endure everything!"
"AnI if you bear more than I do"
cried Betty, wholly beyond control
now, "why, then I'll give up" and she
gave bitter little laugh and tossed her
head again.
And here they were in the midst OF .
quarrel These two who, but year be-
fore, had promised to love and protect
aud help each other through life!
Now" said John. and he brought
his hand down with such a bang Oh the
table before him that Betty nearly
skipped out Of her little shoes-only she
controlled the start, for she would have
died before she had let John see it,
"we'n have no more OF this nonsense |"
His face was very pale, and the lines
around the mouth SO drawn that it would
have gone to any ones heart to have seen
their expression.
~ don't know how you will change
it, or helpit." said Betty, lightly, to con-
ceal her dismay at the turn affairs had
taken, "I'm sure!" and she pushed back
the light. waving hair from her forehead
with saucy, Indifferent gesture.
That hair that John always smoothed
when he petted her when tired or dis
heartened, and called her "cllild." Her
gesture struck to his heart - he glance
at her sunny locks and the cool, indiffer-
ent face underneath, and before he knew
it he was saying
There is no help for it now, I sup
pose"
"Oh. yes, there is. said Betty, still
in the cool, calm way that ought not to
have deceived him. But men know SO
little Of woinen's hearts, although they
may live with them for years in closest
friendship. "You needn'ttry to endure
it, John Peabody. if you don't want to.
I'm sure don't care r
"What do you meant"
Her husband grasped her arms and
compelled the merry brown eyes to look
up to him.
II can go back to mothers" said
Betty, proyokingly. "She wants me
any day, and then you con live quietly
and live to suit yourself. and it win be
better all around"
Instead Of bringing out violent pro
testation Of fond affection and remorse,
which she fully expected. John drew
himself up, looked ut her fixedly for Z
long, long minute. then dropped hel
arm, and said through white lips very
SLOWLY
"Yes, it may be as yon say, better al
around. You know best ]" and Was gone
from the room before she could recove,
hom her establishment enough 10 utta,
: sound.
With Wild cry Betty rushed across
The room. first teasing the 80 bill sav-
agely = far = she could throw it, and,
singing herself On ths comfortable Old
-; broke. INTO ) 6ood d hittse teary
re 6rst she had shed during her mar.