The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1896-10-30
WISE AT LAST.

He had run through some EDO, 600 or
10. 1000. He had dropped money on
be turf, at the tables, and made a
pei Of himself In various ways; but
e fellows who knew him best were
i of a mind that "dear old Harry"
hd never before made such fool
himself as he did in converting
tie Myra Bromley into Mrs. Henry
hpel.
Nevertheless, 1t was a matter of opin-
n. In the theater, in the dressing
oms. there were not wanting ladies
Miss Bromley's own profession who
nsidered that the girl was getting
good deal the worse of the bargain.
My DEAR" said the girl who played
Amazon chief in the highly sue
Fsful burlesque which had Just en-
ed the second year Gifts run, my
r, take my advice and never marry
kentlemani Marty a hummer for
lee or a shopksaper or a shoeblack,
kpest of 2I don't marry anyone
ut gentleman's fatal, and a gentle
an without any money-good I.ordw
Words failed her; she threw up her
binds rafningig. and small chorus
approval showed that the house
as with her.
All the same little Myra Bromley
ID marry her Harry Capel. For one
ing, he was the first man who had
er asked her to be his wife; and for
other, she was very genuinely in
Fe with him, indeed.
She migrated from her "combined
pm" in the Remington quarter to
Finished apartments In Maddox
feet. anGehere, on the first floor OF. a
iging-b e4se.tfhe fI-assorted couple
|tagted housekeeping.
1t is scarce necessary to say she left
[,e stage. Some things are inevitable,
Ind one of them is that an actress al
Fays leaves the stage when she mar
[ies. and as invariably returns to 1t
|ooHer or later.
she I'D not want to leave 1t, for she
NEW her husbands position. and un-
|erstood that the f5 a week salary
bat she was drawing would be very
|selul to them, but Mr.. Capel insist
b.
MY dear child" he said, SIS It like
would allow you to remain? We
bay not be very flush just at present,
PIT l am sure we shall be comfort
|bie. and l should not know a mo-
pent's peace If you continued at the
udacity as my wife. No, no; Wen
I've quietly here for awhile until
Fop into something, and presently,
Pike my word for it, you will forge.
|ou were an actress at ALL"
! As. matter of fact, the conclusion
fas somewhat irrelevant, for her de-
4 re had been prompted far less by
my yearnings for histrionic triumpbs
ban by the wish to augment their
lender income. But she obeyed, as
wife should, and for six months Or
ore her only visits to the theater
tere made in the dress circle or the
3alls. Sometimes she got orders. and
mctimes Mr.. Capel paid. At first it
as very good fun, the unaccustomed
Psition on the other side of the foot
Ehts. She enjoyed the novelty of 1t.
pr glosed hands folded and the lorg-
Ftte by her side, but by degrees both
the pair began to sigh for the past
ey had relinquished. The girls
oughts followed the players to the
essing-rooms between the acts and
c man began to reflect moodily that
e matrimonial blisses were a shade
bw compared with the bachelor frol
of old lang syne.
And he did not drop into" anything
pa their capital ran very low. The
nScrbread began to show through
e gnt, and it was stale gingerbread.
oreover, at least to sthe man.
little Mrs. Capel was neglected by
Fr husband and bored by her medi-
ticns. He took to going out alone
the evening now. He said that il
r was 10 get hold of any post, it was
ecessary to meet fellows, and keep
. the swim. There may have been
omething in it, but it was not lively
or the woman staring at the clock
nd tic reread periodicals or the scat
oldinss of the houses that were under
DING repairs on the opposite side of
he way. She told him so once; it
'as the prelude to the crisis He was
ut all day and only returned at din
er time TO hastily swallow the meal
nd retire to his room In order to dress.
When he re-entered the parlor, she
INJURED where he was going.
rs it essential" she said ironically,
70 come in at all? Your visits are
, brief that 1t seems to me you must
nd II IN inconvenience to make them
"Wial do you meanY
AZ mean" said Mrs. Capel "that
m moplng myself to death. / mar
ed you for your society. Harry, and
|necd not remind you that am not
Rtting much Of it."
de vas hiDped. angry, out of sorts.
= had lost at a race meeting that
).
| am sorry" he said savagely. shat
i regret my marrying you; If you
re single again. you may take my
rd for II, wouldn't"
6 was the arst occasion that any
hs Ike plain speaking on the sub
had occurred between them. He