Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1896-09-09


"Ah. then. it wasn't the same. But
what an extraordinary coincidence!
Most extraordinary. 1t only shows
what these men are
Yes, the wretches And-and-did
did you put down the kiss in your re-
port?"
''N-no l was like you, my dear.
thought it read sufficiently strong with
ruJ. misunderstanding worse hap
pened to me. II my experience had
had-ended where yours did, l should
not so much mind. Some one saw my
Ilan kiss mer'
"Oh, how dreadful Wto was it?"
"Tle last person l could have wished
to do 50 except my husband. One of
my own dOmestics."
Il say, How did that happen?"
well it CHANGED to be the cook
evening out. and by the most un,ucky
/ coincidence in the world she was spend
: ing IL at the Indian exhibition with her
/ young man. I-I-was not aware at
/ the time that she had witnessed the
| the-unforunate occurrence, but this
morning when l complained to her
! about the-the-dinner, she spoke to
me most impertinentiy, and upon my
giving her notice, she told me what she
( had seen, and threatened, unless l with
drew the notice. TO report matters to
my husband. I-I-had to give in to
the woman in the end. / was never so
Inundated in my life. And the worst
of it Is she still has it in her power to
expose me to-to-Tom."
&c drao
sorry for you, Gladys"
well, it is most uncomfortable for
me. OF course, you know, I'm not in
the least afraid of Tom, but still
shouldn't quite like him Toto"
Exactly. And, of course, I'm not in
the least afraid of Robert. But l
shouldn't quite like him Toto"
Precisely. Men are so hasty."
And so unreasonable"
They make no allowances. 3"
"And always believe the worst
THAT comes of judging others by
themselves
Eyes: but we must not blame them
too much. Look at the matter the other
way round We should be righteously
incensed. my dear, II we found our hus-
bands kissing strange girls in places OF
pubic amusement-shouldn't we?'
"I-I-should like to catch Tom kiss
ing a strange girl in a place of public
amusement or anywhere else" eXclaim-
ed Gladys, bridling.
And if | caught Robert, ne should
have good reason TO remember IL
"Besid S, my dear Amy, we occupy a
totally different position. We were kiss
ed. lnyoluntarly, against our wish.
"Oh. OF course. Quite against our
wish"
I'VE didn't like it,
Simply hated il"
Just so. Whereas, men-the wretches
kiss voluntarily, Of their own iniGa-
tive. and-w,u, of course they do not
hate il: else they wouldn't do IL. That
makes all the difference"
ITO be sure 1t does; l didn't think OF
| that
But, coming back TO the point, l
can't think what am to do about cook.
! wish you would advise me"
"I-I-really don't know what to sug-
gest. EI-tell you what 1t is. Why
shouldn't you place yourself in Roberts
| hands? He's considered very clever az
ehe bar. and I'm sure he could help you
if anybody could"
do you think he would?"
"Oh, I'm certain Of 1t"
THAT would be dreadfully kind. / Go
want m mean some clever person S
assistance"
wei. look here. Come home to tea
with me by and by. Robert generally
( drops in for a cup of tea about o'clock,
and then YOU can see him and talk TO
him confidentally.'
And you will back me up and assure
/ your husband that my-my-little es-
capade was perfectly harmless?
"Of course l will. But you need not
be afraid of Robert. He is strict in his
/ ideas about me, his wife, You KNOWN
fact. ridiculously strict; but he S very
easy-gc.ng in his ideas about everybody
else"
I'm glad to hear that-the lasS parS
/ of it. | mean. Very well, then, dear,
/ III come home with you to tea.
So shortly after the two ladies quit
ted the Apasia Club and adjourned TO
Amy's home. a nat in the Cromwell
road. They had just seated themselves
comfortably TO the afternoon tea table
when the sound of mems voices laugh
ing and talking was heard in the passage
outside. and just afterward the master
of the fat, accompanied by friend, en-
tered the drawing room, where the TWO
| ladies were seated.
Robert. the barrister, was tall,
handsome man of imposing aspect, with
dark hair and a clean-shaven face.
eve brought in a friend he said,
"who is thirsting for a cup OF your eX-
ce,lent tea. Allow me to introduce
vhv-Hlloa! Why-Gcod Lord-my
dear. /"
Robert. the barriser, had suddenly
turned very pale indeed; his face be-
rokene1 extreme confusion and dismay.
He stared angrily, yet shame facedly at
| Gladys. and then turned, depreclatlns-
ly to his wife. -, ,
"My dear ne went on, my dsar-I
hope you have nc, believed anything
that this-th,s-ycung person
But his wife was not listening to him.
| Her ewes were fixed, in hOricr-struck
| dismay. upon Roberts frisnd. who HIM
| If seemed by no means at his ease.
| He was a fair man, with blue eyes and
! a haxen moustache-a very prepossees-
.ng type Of the Anglo-Saxon.
GLOW dare you, sir, cried Amy. COW
ering her face with her hands. This is
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