Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-11-11
A WIFE'S REVENGE.

Nellie Palmer was lying on the
lounge in her pretty bed room, crying
and looking very unhappy. And yet
she had been married only six months,
and to such mice, handsome man,
as all the young ladies 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 married man, had
recently taken to flirting with these
very Young ladies at all the parties in
Middleton, leaving his wife to take
care of herself Surely it was enough
TO make any six months wife cry
especially one so sensitive as Nellie.
''Hallo! been crying again, l declare"
exclaimed Mr.. Bob Palmer, suddenly
ceasing his little whistle, as he en-
tered the room, on returning from
his Office. whats the matter now,
Nellie? Canary refused to sing, or
Madam Viglini not put flowers
enough in your bonnet?"
"Oh, Bob, how can you?" sobbed
Nellie, beginning atresh.
Look here, Ellen" said her hus-
band, sitting down on the lounge.
and speaking more seriously: Il
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 sniveling
about the house after this fashion,
and moping away in corners, looking
sullen and miserable, as you did last
night, at Mrs Macklin's. Why peo-
pie will think me perfect domestic
Vyrantw
'Ah, Bob, don't speak so. 1 can't
help it, indeed. l do feel SO miser-
able. You make me so, Bob"
Ill Well, that is rich! Perhaps
you'll be good enough to let me know
of what enormity I've been guilty
that has turned you into modern
Niobe?"
Nothing really wrong, dear; but,
oh! if you knew how much a wife
thinks Of her husbands love; and"
Here poor Nellie broke down again.
Mr.. Palmer's eyes opened very wide
nWhew!" whistled he; III this
Eisn't really absurd. So she's jealous"
Indeed, no, dear Bob! But-but
-" she could hardly speak for the
choking in her throat-'you can't
understand the pride woman takes
in having her husband treat her
with affection and respect before
every one, or how it humbles and
mortit1es her to be neglected by him,
and have other women consider them
selves rivals-like Isabel Baden"
Ma. Bob Palmer laughed outright,
and thea he grew angry.
YOU'RE an absurd little fool, Mel
lie" he said. "As IL Isabel Baden
were anything to me beyond pleas
ant and agreeable young woman to
amuse ones self with at a party.
NONSENSE
i,She don't think So" said Nellie;
<-and-and the others don't think so.
They all think you are getting tired
of your wife, and Isabel flatters her.
self that she has cut me out, and is
trying to let people see it,"
'tFiddlesticks," said Bob, rising
impatiently from the lounge. I'm
astonished at you, Nellie, and had
really given you credit for more sense
as well as temper" he added severely.
''I wish you'd amuse yourself in So
ciety, as do, instead of going mop
ing about in this fashion. You can't
expect to have me tied to your apron
strings; land I'd much rather see
you flirting a little yourself than
skulking away in holes and corners,
like a spider, watching your butter
fy OF husband, to see If you Can't
detect him in, doing wrong. You
make me quite ashamed of you, / de-
clare"
Mr.. Palmer took his hat and
walked out Of the room with an all
OF mingled dignity and injured in
nocence. His wife SAL up wiped
away her tears and unused awhile
with eyes flashing and cheeks flushed
with wounded and indignant feeling.
"Yes," she said to herself, 'since
he has requested it / will amuse my
self as he does and see how he like:
it. Ashamed of me, is he? And be
did not used to be so when I was ga,
and happy. Oh, Bob if you only
knew how I loved you"
Andlonce more, despite her reso
lutely closing her eyes and pressing
her fingers upon them, the tear:
would come.
There was to be, that very even
ing, party at Col. Johnson's; anc
Nellie took particular pains in dress
ing herself for It She had been Of latt
rather careless on this point, and wa:
now rewarded for her extra care b.
her husbands glance Of approval anG
his remark that that pink silk wa
becoming to her. In consequence
her eyes and cheeks were brighter. AM