The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1891-04-04
TURNING THE TABLES.

Nellie Palmer was lying on the lounge IN
her pretty bedroom, crying and looking
very unhappy. And yet she had been mar
ried only six months, and to such mice
handsome man." as all the young ladie:
declared, that surely she ought to have
been happy with him. And so she had
been, until-until, to tell the truth, Mr.
Bob Palmer, forgetting or seeming to for
get that he was d married man, had recent
ly taken to flirting with these very young
ladies at all the parties in Middleton, leav.
ing his wife to take care of herself. Sure
" it was enough to make any six months
wife cry-especially one SO sensitive as Mel
lie.
"Heiloi been crying again, ] declareP'
exclaimed Mr.. Bob Pal Ger, suddenly ceas-
ing his little whistle as he entered the
room on returning from his Office. What
the matter now, Nellie? Canary refused
to sing or Nine Viglini not put flowers
enough in your bonnet?"
"Oh, Bobl how can your" sobbed Nellie,
beginning afresh.
Look here, Ellen" said her husband,
sitting down upon the lounge and speak
ing more seriously; 81 don't like this at
all | never come home that your eyes are
not red and swollen with crying. What
have you to cry about, / should like to
know It's an insult TO me to go SWIVEL
ing about the house after this fashion, and
moping away in corners, looking sullen
and miserable, as you did last night at
Mrs. Macklins. Why, people will think
NE perfect domestic tyrantw
'Ah, Bob, don't speak sol l can't help
it. indeed / do feel so miserable. You
make me so, Bob"
81 Well, that is richl Perhaps you'll
be good enough 20 let me know of what
enormity I've been guilty that has turned
You into a modern Niobe?"
Nothing really wrong, dear; but, obi If
you knew how much wife thinks of her
husbands love; andn- Here poor Nellie
broke down again. Mr.. Palmer's eyes
opened very wide.
"WhewW whistled he; 'if this isn't
really absurd. So she's jealousi"
Indeed, no, dear Bobl But--but"-she
could hardly speak for the choking in her
throaG-"you can't understand the pride a
woman takes in having her husband treat
her with affection aud respect before every
one, or how it humbles or mortifies her to
en- consider themselves rivals-like Isabel
Baden"
Mr.. Bob Palmer laughed outright and
then he grew angry.
YOU'RE an absurd little fool Nellie" he
Said. 'As if Isabel Baden were anything
to me beyond pleasant and agreeable
young woman to amuse ones self with at
party. Nonsenser'
-. ~. l.
and the Others don't think So They all
think you are getting tired of your wife,
and Isabel fiatters herself that she has Gus
me out, and is trying to let people see it"
''Fiddlesticksl" said Bob, rising impa-
tieptly from the lounge Pm astonished
at you, Nellie, and had really given you
credit for more sense as well as temper"
he added severely. 81 wish you'd amuse
yourself in society as do, instead of going
moping about in this fashion. You can't
expect to have me tied to your apron
strings, and I'd much rather see you firt-
ing little yourself than skulking away
in holes and corners like spider, watch
ing your butterfly of a husband to see IL
you can detect him in doing wrong. You
make me quite ashamed of you, declare"
Mr.. Palmer took his hat ard walked out
of the room with an air of mingled dignity
and injured innocence. His wife sat up,
wiped away her tears, and unused a while
with eyes flashing and checks flushed with
wounded ana indignant feeling.
YES" she said to herself, "since he has
requested it ! will amuse myself as he
does and see how he likes it! Ashamed OF
me, is he? And he did not used to be so
when was gay and happy. Oh, Bob if
you only knew how loved youl''
And once more, despite her resolutely
closing her eyes and pressing her fingers
upon them, the tears would come
There was to be, that very evening, a
party at Colonel Johnson's, and Nellie
took particular pains in dressing herself
for it. She had been of late rather care
less on this point, and was now rewarded
for her extra care by her husbands glance
Of approval, and his remark that that pink
silk was becoming TO her. In consequence,
her eyes ana cheeks were brighter, and her
spirits more buoyant, as she entered Mrs.
Johnson's crowded drawing rooms.
Scarcely had they paid their respects TO
the hostess when Mr.. Palmer accosted. or
rather was accosted, by Miss Baden, a bril-
liant, confident girl, VINO tried TO ensnare
him before his marriage; and at she same
moment gentleman addressed Mrs
Palmer. She answered mechanically. I'M
able to withdraw her attention entirely
from her husband and his companion. I'M
til, seeing something in Miss Baden's
glance at herself which she did not like,
her pride again awoke and she turned, rs
with sudden determination, TO the gentle
man at her side. He was recent conner
to the town-very pleasant and handsome
and Nellie Palmer forthwith began 10
try and make herself agreeable 10 him
He looked 50 plead ans was himself %