Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1894-11-29

ed face. Suppose be wasn't there? Ju0S
as she felt sickening sense of disappoint-
ment she saw him.
Even in her gladness she noticed some
thing strange about him, and the people
with him were stranger still. Men and
women alike wore checked ulsters, with
collars turned up to their ears, and satch-
els thrown over their shoulders The men
were beardless, the women blonded, paint
ed and penciled. She had come prepared
for much, but she felt ashamed to be seen
with them. After kissing her, her hus-
band tucked her arm in his, and they
walked out of the station
Once alone in their room in the hotel he
held out his arms and. ike a. tired bird,
she few into them. He kissed her eyes.
her hair and her mouth. She laughed and
cried alternately, II any thoughts of the
company occurred to her. she banished
them. Finally she pushed him away from
her. explaining, Il want to see if you have
changed, George. -
How can man change in two
months?''
'sYou have-on the outside. =" specula-
lively. 8ssSN $50 Vsa
He looked conscious. "Oh, you mean
my clothesl I suppose they look rather
theatrical to you, don't theyse
Rather" She sighed, but said moth
ing more, although 1t was a shock to see
him garbed in the fiashy attire of the sue
cessful comedian.
after all. what are these things-mere
outward trifles. = Mrs. Bright said to her
self, but there were misgivings.
At $50 Mr.. Bright suggested they go
down to dinner. nf N H
$50 early?" inquired his wife
II must be at the theater by 4" he ex-
planned.
She walked to the mirror and began
brushing her hair.
''I'll go down to the dining room ahead
of you, Gertie, and order" remarked Mr.
Bright.
But, George, 1 can't go into strange
dining room alone. y
"Oh, pshaw, that's nothing, lots of wo-
men do It'll 1 have something to attend to
at the office. Just ask the elevator boy to
show you to the dining room, +" and before
she could protest he was gone.
1t was only small matter, but three
months before he had been one of the most
conventional of men. In fact, he had
taught her to expect those attentions
which women love but rarely get from
their husbands, and now it all seemed
changed.
He was almost through his dinner and
oonversing with a man across the room
when she entered the dining room.
The waiter had but served her when
her husband, hastily excusing himself,
left her alone She felt slighted He
seemed to have forgotten how to be cour-
teous At one corner at the same table
were the long legged comedian and the
yellow haired soprano She recognized the
soprano as the original Of picture she
had found among her husbands things.
On it was written, ITO George Bright,
with thanks for his courtesy, from Adele
Rathborne." She wondered what the
courtesy could be.
She tried to be interested in her dinner,
but somehow she wasn't hungry As she
walked out of the dining room she felt con-
scious of several pairs of curious eyes, and
with breath of relief she stepped into
the elevator. She met her husband com
ing out Of their room. He had gone up
stairs to change his clothes, he said
Won't you come over to the theateri'
he asked.
81 am too tired. 1 will unpack my
trunk, take bath and read until you
come back. VIII 1t be longi,, wistfullys.s
mot very. Still don't know; hardly
before IL. Order a hot bird and cold
bottle for II sharp" sas4
"a cold bottle and a hot birdl What
fori' at.H a8it
why, to eat, you goose!''
Her husband would not be back fo1
three hours at least, and she would be
thoroughly comfortable she thought Aft
er slipping on a fluffy white bath gown
she began taking down her hair. 1t was
beautiful hair, as black as a ravens wing
and as soft and fine as satin. AS she laid
the pins on the dressing table her face
was a study How strange her husband
should go away and leave herl She tried
to reason out what was different about
him besides his clothes. All she could de-
eide then was that she was disappointed.
Exactly at II she rang for a bellboy.
bring up hot bottle and cold bird, y
she ordered. "
''Mam?' exclaimed the boy. N
"Oh, mean a cold bottle and hot
bird, y she corrected YEARLY.
When he returned with the supper, she
sat down to wait. & He will be here any
minute; he never kept me waiting before ?
she thought "A half hour passed Twelve
o'clock struck, and he hadn't come. The
bird was cold and the bottle warm Step
ping out into the hall, she looked over the
balustrade. A man was putting out the
lights. What could it mean7" she de-
manded Of herself. "A boy went toward
her door with note. Hastily tearing II
open, she read: s.ss .
NV DrAR Grpr-Ay N, detained AZ tha- ,fheafe,
be In before 2. GEORGE
'tThere g is no answer"-to the boy.
How dare hei''-aloud as the door. closed
sit is brutal insulting, cruel The first
time he has seen me in two monthsi Oh,
1t is too muchl' And with gesture oi