The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1894-08-16

"Business," I thought, ''but why
should a newly married man have any
business his wife was not permitted
to take an active interest in?"
Little by little, as the hours went
BY. and the groom did not return, 1
began to hate him and wish with all
my soul that l dared to cross over
and comfort that poor, pretty young
thing, who by this time was undoubt-
eddy burning her lovely eyes with
tears OF anguish and regret
So worked up did l become over
that couple that my " dinner had
no permanent attraction for me.
Soup plate 10 hand, l hastily slipped
my consomme in full view OF that
window opposite. S~ubstantials that
could not be eaten from my hugers
were passed by as beneath my notice,
and when the patience Of my hus-
band was finally exhausted and he
was giving out dark, dire hints rela-
tive to paresis and a residence in
some nice, coy asylum, | COnde-
scended to tell him why 1 was so ex.
cited, whereat, he told me l was POSI-
lively the sillieSt person he ever
heard Of; that the people across the
way knew their own business, and
that il the man had beaten his wife
l had no right to interfere-it was
his wife. and he could whip her ii he
wanted to. This sentiment, it is
needless to say, did not tend to
soothe me. there being something en-
tirely too personal In the favor OF
the remarks
About : o'clock my husband went
out. l at once turned down the gas
and %snuggled INTO a great easy chair
by the window TO keep an eye on
that room in which that poo bride
was crying her heart out. Yes, there
she was. l could see quite plainly
into the brilliantly lighted room, and
l noted at once that she was alone.
Alone and in trouble, for she was
wringing her hands and walking up
and down, and by the aid OF my
opera-glaSs, which l had pressed into
service, | saw that she was talking
to herself. Poor gil-on her we'd
ding Journey, too The man is a
ulOuSUCI' AL hCL ole hOuSlNiSi
whispered, as l thought OF the cold,
unfeeling sentiments expressed bv
my better half. In a minute l saw
that she was making preparations 10
60 out Good girl-brave little
wife l said aloud in my darkened
apartment, II admire your spirit"
and mctaphorically l shook hands
with her and gave her an approving
pat on the back. If all wives were
to do as she is about TO ii would put
an end TO this unnecessary %gallivant.
ing. II be goes outlet her go cut,
too, and threw kisses TO the pretty
creature who a moment befo:e | had
commiserated so deeply. A lowered
light told me that she was quite
ready TO leave, and, when sufficient
time had elapsed for the descent from
second oor 10 lower hallway, / saw
my pretty wife give orders 10 IA wait
ing cabman, then step inside and
drive OF rapidly.
| must have fallen into a doze af-
ter this first exciting act in the do
mestic drama that | was Witnessing.
for a hand on my shoulder reused NE
from one OF those jumbled-up, un-
happy dreams that you are apt to
have after a hastily-Swallowed meal.
and my husbands voice astonished
me by proclaiming:
Little girl, what on earth are You
doing here alone 10 the dark? Don't
yon know it is close on TO midnight"
Good gracious" l exclaimed sit
ting up and ~instinctively looking
owe the wav TO the room where my
thoughts had been so centered in
the earlier part Of the evening. 1t
was all dark vet. Evidently they
had not returned, for my woman's